B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine
#240
[Newsstand]
(October 2014)
Archie,
2011 Series
- Price
- 6.99 USD
- Pages
- 288
- Indicia Frequency
- five times per year
- On-sale Date
- 2014-09-03
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 722627468550 40
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #240.
There exist further variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Galvan (signed as
Galvan) - Inks
- Bob Smith (signed as
SMITH) - Colors
- Rosario Peña (signed as
RPeña) - Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is this party as crazy as the one last week?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
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The List!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Barbara Slate (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is thrilled to be invited to a famous rap star's party until she finds out it isn't as exclusive as she thought.
- Reprints
-
from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #220 (October 2006)
-
It's a Wicket World
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Alison Flood (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge (cameo); Smithers (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica challenge Archie and Jughead to a game of croquet, which quickly turns into chaos.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #598 (September 1989)
-
- Keywords
- croquet
Indexer Notes
The original story credited Frank Doyle with the script and Jim DeCarlo with the inks.
Match Point
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited as Jimmy DeCarlo)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
Betty- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Sheila the tennis pro; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Archie is getting tennis lessons from Sheila the shapely new tennis pro. Betty tries her best to sabotage any possibility that Archie and Sheila might become chummy.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #147 (September 1985)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
Special Delivery
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
Veronica- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to lure Archie away from Cheryl with expensive gifts.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #15 (July 1995)
-
A Pressing Matter
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Craig Boldman (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- John Lowe (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty's fumble fingers are causing her to have a bad day.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #147 (August 2005)
-
A Way With Money
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited as Gladir)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited as DeCarlo Jr.)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited as J. DeCarlo)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Cyrus Lodge (flashback); Jonathan Lodge (flashback); Malcolm Lodge (flashback); Vittorio Lodgici (flashback); Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Veronica tells Betty and Ethel stories about the entrepreneurial spirit that runs through her family history.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #45 (November 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
The original story credited Dan DeCarlo with the pencils and Alison Flood with the inks.
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chee, Betty, thanks for helping me with the gardening
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty's offer to help Archie with his yard work only clears his path to date Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #25 (Summer 1963)
-
Fashion Attraction
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #124 (May 2002)
-
[Josie and the Pussycats]
Josie / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Josie reprints.
Music For the Masses, Chapter 1
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
Josie and the Pussycats- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Alan Mayberry; King Bently; Felicia Bently
- Synopsis
- The Pussycats fly to the small European country of Moldaria to shoot a music video. Unknown to them, though, public concerts are outlawed in the tiny nation.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #48 (July 2001)
-
Music For the Masses, Chapter 2
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Alan Mayberry; King Bently; Felicia Bently
- Synopsis
- Learning of the danger of possible incarceration the group faces, Alexandra decides to try to use the information to force her way into the group.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #48 (July 2001)
-
Music For the Masses, Chapter 3
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]; Alexandra Cabot; Alexander Cabot; Felicia
- Synopsis
- Josie and the Pussycats are arrested in Muldaria for having a public concert.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #49 (August 2001)
-
Music For the Masses, Chapter 4
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]; King Bently; Felicia Bently; Alexandra Cabot; Alexander Cabot; Alan Mayberry
- Synopsis
- The King of Muldaria passes a law to allow public concerts and the Josie and the Pussycats get to perform.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #49 (August 2001)
-
[no title indexed]
Josie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Alan. Let me treat you to a soda
- Feature Logo
- Josie Pin Up
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry
- Synopsis
- Alan is too proud to let Josie treat.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #48 (June 1970)
-
Calling Collect
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets a get-well card from the phone company.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #338 (June 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Wet Set
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Ethel- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Ethel gets distracted while washing a car.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #61 (September 2003)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Chill Thrill
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie ride a roller coaster.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #138 (August 2004)
-
- Keywords
- roller coaster
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Wow Fashions
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #199 (June 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Changing Places
Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Bunny; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica is recruited to the Pembrooke Country Club by some of Cheryl's old friends as a replacement for Cheryl. Meanwhile Cheryl is easing into the vacuum left by Veronica in Riverdale.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #152 (August 2004)
-
Heads Up
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Barbara Slate (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited as Jimmy DeCarlo)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Nancy gives Betty a new hair style for five straight days and her new look catches Archie's eye.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #510 (October 1981)
-
The Big Pitch
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- At a charity girls softball game between Riverdale and Clarksville, Betty ends up micromanaging every aspect of the game from pitching to hitting, and from concessions and gate to public address.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #181 (October 2009)
-
- Keywords
- softball
Shopping Weather
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited as Bolling)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited as Milgrom)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica don't want to miss the wonderful weather cooped up in a mall, but they also don't want to miss shopping by going outside.
- Reprints
...While You're Outta Here
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited as Ruiz)
- Inks
- Al Nickerson (credited as Nickerson)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Working with a TV program, Betty and her friends remake Veronica's room to how they think she'll like it.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #149 (September 2004)
-
Flip Service
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Veronica signs up for a judo class because she's flipped over the instructor.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #243 (October 2009)
-
The Make Up Shake Up
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited as Webb)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited as Shultz)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited as Milgrom)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets a bad make up job from her beautician and none of her friends have the courage to tell her.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #69 (November 1997)
-
The Kindest Cut
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- To help Betty with her yard work, Archie borrows the Lodge riding tractor, and then loses control of it.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #179 (October 1989)
-
She's Back
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Barbara Slate (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica and Archie each have flings while Veronica is touring Europe, but they're not about to confess it.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #37 (September 1994)
-
Falling Apart
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- John Lowe (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Flashback cameos: Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Betty sees a leaf falling from a tree and panics because Fall is near. She literaly runs into Nancy and the two remember all the summer fun they've had. That gets them thinking of all the good things to come with Fall. Then Midge tells them of a teachers' strike, bursting Betty's happy thoughts once again.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #167 (September 2007)
-
Sprint Stint
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Ethel- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Ethel likes to pretend all the guys in town are chasing her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #210 (July 1975)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin Up Page / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I'm still angry with you
- Feature Logo
Veronica Pin Up- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica puts new restrictions on when Archie can come over.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #271 (August 1980)
-
Night Style
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty plants a huge kiss on Archie and then says he's aggressive.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #149 (June 1970)
-
[Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual #5]
Betty and Veronica / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bob White (signed as
Bob White) - Inks
- Bob White (signed as Bob White)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bob White ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys are such conceited puppies
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Bob White's signature was added to the art for this reprint.
Trial and Error
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie practices his moves on Betty as a dry-run for Veronica. After Betty confesses her broken heart to Jughead, Jughead sets his friend straight.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #31 (July 1957)
-
Glutton For Punishment
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to reform Jughead from his wicked woman-hating ways.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #31 (July 1957)
-
Dress Dilemma
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie try to decipher the insult code Betty and Veronica use on each other.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #31 (July 1957)
-
Cast of Characters
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty and Reggie try to convince Archie that he has a broken arm to sabotage his date with Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #32 (September 1957)
-
Music Depreciation
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- When Veronica tries out for the school band, it ultimately leads to good fortune for Betty.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #33 (November 1957)
-
Sweet Treat
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Moose help out Veronica at her horse stable, while Reggie helps himself to Midge.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #26 (November 1997)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Jinx / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed as
Ruiz) - Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed as
D'AGOSTINO) - Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- children
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Li'l Jinx reprints.
It's About Time!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (signed as
by JOE EDWARDS) - Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx discovers that Charley can't tell time.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #316 (August 1976)
-
Getting To the Point
Mort / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Feature Logo
Li'l Jinx's Pal Mort the Worry Wart- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Mort; Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx tries to help Mort be more decisive.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #318 (September 1977)
-
As Two Shes In a Pod
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Greg; Charley Hawse; Russ
- Synopsis
- Greg tries to free up Jinx to pitch for the team by sowing the seeds of discord between her and Gigi.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #305 (September 1975)
-
Wash and Cry!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (signed as by JOE EDWARDS)
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx tries to help her father, but only makes things worse.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #279 (July 1973)
-
Speed Up!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Hap knows how to get Jinx to open the door for him.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #16 (1964-65)
-
Sweet Talk!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx catches Charley cheating on his diet.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #228 (December 1974)
-
Fashion Passion
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Betty stays up late trying to decide what outfit to wear on the first day of the new school term, then over-sleeps and has to throw on the first thing she can grab.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #54 (October 1997)
-
Veronica's Back to School Style
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #190 (November 2008)
-
Express Yourself
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Barbara Slate (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Betty begins writing her repressed feelings down in a journal as therapy. Then her mother lends the journal to Veronica, thinking it's her notes from class, allowing Veronica to find out how Betty really feels about her.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #129 (November 1998)
-
A Magnificent Obsession
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Randolph; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica has a crush on Randolph.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #180 (December 2002)
-
The Search Is On
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Veronica buys a new dress, then ruins her weekend with Betty scouring stores the world over for the right pair of shoes.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #212 (December 2005)
-
Picture This!
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Teresa Davidson
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee; Ethel Muggs; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Veronica and the girls are less than impressed with their school ID photos and demand retakes, which Mr. Weatherbee refuses to do.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #184 (December 2007)
-
Things Could Be Worse
Ethel / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited as Doyle)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited as DeCarlo)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
- Feature Logo
- Ethel
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to cheer up Ethel, who is dateless and down in the dumps.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #238 (October 1975)
-
Now You're Talkin'!
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Dan Nakrosis (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Cousin Marcy; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Cousin Marcy helps Veronica with a Latin assignment in exchange for Veronica attending a "Space Trek" convention with her.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #152 (August 2004)
-
Science Friction
Betty's Diary / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited as Bolling)
- Pencils
- Doug Crane (credited as Crane)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited as Scarpelli)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
- Feature Logo
Betty's Diary [stacked]- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily; Alice Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- As a reward for Betty's assistance in helping him move, Dilton makes a love potion and offers it to Betty. She makes the mistake of pouring it into the sink and it gets into the Riverdale High water system.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #200 (August 1992)
-
You've Got Cash
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge installs an ATM in the mansion for Veronica to use in lieu of her credit cards. But the ATM comes with a one hundred dollar per month limit and a two dollar per transaction fee.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #132 (December 2002)
-
Shirt Tales
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica risks life, limb and her reputation scouring the city for vintage Hawaiian shirts for her father.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #78 (December 1995)
-
Here's Health
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited as Doyle)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited as DeCarlo)
- Inks
- Alison Flood (credited as Flood)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica goes on a physical-fitness kick, but finds that Betty can easily do all the exercises that wear her out.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #247 (July 1976)
-
School Fashion
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #27 (January 1998)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Crush Rush
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (credited as Gladir)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)
- Inks
- John Lowe (credited as Lowe)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Betty discusses her crush on Archie with Nancy.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #125 (July 2003)
-
[Rumor Runaround]
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Craig Boldman (signed as
CRAIG BOLDMAN) - Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (signed as
Henry Scarpelli) - Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed as Henry Scarpelli)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge;
- Synopsis
- Veronica starts a rumor about Chuck and Nancy, and is amazed at how fast it gets back to her.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- from Archie Sunday (Creator's Syndicate) #?
-
Vacation Vexation
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica get to trading vacation souvenirs.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Peer Mediation
text story / 23 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Counselor Joanne King; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- The school sets up a peer mediation program where students can counsel other students on problems they have. Betty and Archie are selected to serve on it, which is a huge problem for Veronica and causes huge problems for Betty.
Indexer Notes
Excerpt from the Young Adult novel Diary of a Girl Next Door.
Quiet Please
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Malmgren ?
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren ?
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty schemes to get a handsome student out of the library and into her arms.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #137 (June 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
A Tale To Regale
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie keeps Betty company on a babysitting assignment.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #136 (May 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Sweet Gesture
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica hopes to sabotage Betty's impending date with gobs of ice cream.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #530 (September 1983)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Is this party as crazy as the one last week?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
[Diary of a Girl Next Door]
-
2.
The List!
Betty and Veronica -
3.
It's a Wicket World
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Match Point
Betty -
5.
Special Delivery
Veronica -
6.
A Pressing Matter
Betty -
7.
A Way With Money
Betty and Veronica -
8.
["Chee, Betty, thanks for helping me with the gardening"]
Betty Pin Up -
9.
Fashion Attraction
Veronica -
10.
[Josie and the Pussycats]
Josie -
11.
Music For the Masses, Chapter 1
Josie -
12.
Music For the Masses, Chapter 2
Josie -
13.
Music For the Masses, Chapter 3
Josie -
14.
Music For the Masses, Chapter 4
Josie -
15.
["Come on, Alan. Let me treat you to a soda"]
Josie Pin Up -
16.
Calling Collect
Veronica -
17.
Wet Set
Ethel -
18.
Chill Thrill
Betty -
19.
Wow Fashions
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Changing Places
Veronica -
21.
Heads Up
Betty and Veronica -
22.
The Big Pitch
Betty -
23.
Shopping Weather
Betty and Veronica -
24.
...While You're Outta Here
Betty and Veronica -
25.
Flip Service
Betty and Veronica -
26.
The Make Up Shake Up
Veronica -
27.
The Kindest Cut
Betty -
28.
She's Back
Veronica -
29.
Falling Apart
Betty -
30.
Sprint Stint
Ethel -
31.
["Archie, I'm still angry with you"]
Veronica Pin Up Page -
32.
Night Style
Archie -
33.
[Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual #5]
Betty and Veronica -
34.
From the Vault of Archie Comics!
-
35.
Trial and Error
Betty and Veronica -
36.
Glutton For Punishment
Betty and Veronica -
37.
Dress Dilemma
Betty and Veronica -
38.
Cast of Characters
Betty and Veronica -
39.
Music Depreciation
Betty and Veronica -
40.
[Betty and Veronica Shopping Spree]
-
41.
Sweet Treat
Veronica -
42.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Jinx -
43.
It's About Time!
Li'l Jinx -
44.
Getting To the Point
Mort -
45.
As Two Shes In a Pod
Li'l Jinx -
46.
Wash and Cry!
Li'l Jinx -
47.
Speed Up!
Li'l Jinx -
48.
Sweet Talk!
Li'l Jinx -
49.
[Two Inches of Turtle]
Diamond Selections -
50.
Fashion Passion
Betty -
51.
[20% off all Archie Comics]
Midtown Comics -
52.
Veronica's Back to School Style
Veronica -
53.
Express Yourself
Betty and Veronica -
54.
A Magnificent Obsession
Betty and Veronica -
55.
The Search Is On
Betty and Veronica -
56.
Picture This!
Veronica -
57.
Things Could Be Worse
Ethel -
58.
Now You're Talkin'!
Veronica -
59.
Science Friction
Betty's Diary -
60.
You've Got Cash
Veronica -
61.
Shirt Tales
Betty and Veronica -
62.
Here's Health
Betty and Veronica -
63.
School Fashion
Betty and Veronica -
64.
Crush Rush
Betty -
65.
[Rumor Runaround]
Archie -
66.
Vacation Vexation
Betty and Veronica -
67.
[Diary of a Girl Next Door]
-
68.
Peer Mediation
-
69.
[Diary of a Girl Next Door]
-
70.
Quiet Please
Betty -
71.
[Double Digest Sample Pack]
-
72.
A Tale To Regale
Betty -
73.
[Get your free digital comic now!]
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74.
Sweet Gesture
Betty and Veronica -
75.
[Subscribe & Save Now!]
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76.
Everything's Archie
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77.
[The Best of Archie Comics]
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78.
[Free Archie App!]
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- Mike Nielsen
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