Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine
#166
[Newsstand]
(August 2006)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 2.49 USD; 2.99 CAD
- Pages
- ?
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Jan., Feb., Apr., May, June, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 009128468556 66
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #166.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's this? A new video game?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Keywords
- video game
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Shoe Enough!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Feature Logo
Betty & Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica have a totally different experience shopping for shoes than Archie did.
- Reprints
Betty's Backyard
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty explains the message that sending a particular flower means.
- Reprints
-
from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #99 (July 2001)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The Big Present
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Alice Cooper; Cheryl Blossom; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica both get presents from Cheryl.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #48 (July 2001)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The Big Scene
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty starts her summer job at the library.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #163 (August 2001)
-
- Keywords
- cartoonist; comics; virtual reality
Indexer Notes
A teen is reading a Sonic comicbook.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
That's My Life!
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
Veronica- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Phil Ripley
- Synopsis
- Veronica is furious when she is left out of a television biography of her father.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #112 (June 2001)
-
- Keywords
- television
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
P.I.P.
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Holly Golightly
- Pencils
- Holly Golightly
- Inks
- John Costanza [as Costanza]
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Feature Logo
Cheryl Blossom- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chrissy Arugala
- Synopsis
- Cheryl, Veronica and Betty are hired to protect rock star Chrissy Arugala.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #35 (October 2000)
-
- Keywords
- bodyguard; pop star; singer
Indexer Notes
Chrissy Arugala is a spoof of Christina Aguilera.
Readers' Summer Styles
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #272 (September 2019)
-
Barking Up the Wrong Tree!
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Leroy Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When Veronica's cousin Leroy finds an old treehouse on the Lodge estate, Veronica decides to remodel it.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #112 (June 2001)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Help! I'm A Mess!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Angelo De Cesare
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Blahara Shlubb
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica have a TV show where they give change a dull teen into a glamorous teen.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #162 (July 2001)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Beach Fashions
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Featuring fashions inspired by readers: Don't Forget the Sunblock! by Donna Fazzio (Columbus, OH); Skirted Two-Piece by P. Dini (Los Angeles, CA); Tankini--Red and Navy by Amanda Taylor (Oakland, CA); Breezy Beach by Jo-Ann Moro (Dallas, TX).
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #163 (August 2001)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
It's a Maze Thing Part 1 and 2
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 10 pages
- Feature Logo
- Cheryl Blossom
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Penelope Blossom; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Cheryl and Veronica get lost in a hedge maze and bond.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #27 (November 1999)
-
- Keywords
- bees; bush; charity; fall; fundraiser; hedge maze; puddle; shrub; slip; sprinkler
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Josie / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Josie and the Pussycats reprints.
Tropical Tribulation
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica writes letters to Betty from her vacation, bragging about her exploits, but then she realizes that Betty has Archie all to herself back in Riverdale.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #335 (April 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
A Golden Oldie
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
Betty- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Granny Smith; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty is hired to watch a rambunctious senior citizen for a weekend.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #92 (December 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
See You in the Funny Papers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vickie Williams
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica show each other how they can discern each other's moods by the word balloons and picture effects around them.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #149 (July 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Jungle Blossom
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Cheryl Blossom
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Penelope Blossom; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Cheryl saves the day when the models are unable to show up to her mother's fashion show. She has her friends wear jungle themed outfits.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #25 (September 1999)
-
- Keywords
- fashion show; gorilla costume; leopard print
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Cinderella Style
Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Cheryl Blossom
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom
- Synopsis
- fashion ideas from fans
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #29 (February 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Cookie Dough Nuts!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Al Nickerson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty & Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ms. Woolf
- Synopsis
- Veronica brings cookies she made to a bake sale and they become a hit as dog teeth exercisers due to their hardness.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["What's this? A new video game?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Do the Volcano Dance!
Lilo & Stitch -
2.
Shoe Enough!
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Betty's Backyard
Betty -
4.
Superman Brainiac Attacks
-
5.
The Big Present
Betty and Veronica -
6.
[This is the Part Where You Go Somewhere Better]
Super Mario Brothers -
7.
[Justice League frozen novelties for unlimited adventures!]
-
8.
[Archie's Subscription Offer]
-
9.
The Big Scene
Betty and Veronica -
10.
[Josie / Summer Fun Special Offer]
-
11.
That's My Life!
Veronica -
12.
[Archie Americana Series]
-
13.
P.I.P.
Cheryl Blossom -
14.
Readers' Summer Styles
Veronica -
15.
[Archie's 2005 Collector Sets]
-
16.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree!
Veronica -
17.
[Archie's Collector Sets]
-
18.
Help! I'm A Mess!
Betty and Veronica -
19.
Beach Fashions
Betty and Veronica -
20.
It's a Maze Thing Part 1 and 2
Cheryl Blossom -
21.
[archiecomics.com]
-
22.
[no title indexed]
Josie -
23.
Tropical Tribulation
Betty and Veronica -
24.
A Golden Oldie
Betty -
25.
[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
-
26.
See You in the Funny Papers
Betty and Veronica -
27.
Jungle Blossom
Cheryl Blossom -
28.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
29.
Cinderella Style
Cheryl Blossom -
30.
Cookie Dough Nuts!
Betty and Veronica -
31.
[Digest Checklist]
-
32.
[Big League Chew]
Big League Chew -
33.
["Guess who's behind our new Push-Up treat?"]
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- Mike Nielsen
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