B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #271

(August 2019)

[How to get your free comic] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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Fortunately Enough (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Madam Velda

Synopsis

Veronica goes to a fortune teller to find out if she will end up with Archie.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jubilee (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)

Keywords

fortune teller; psychic

Winners & Losers (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Alison Flood (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Rex Dexter; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Cheryl's presence causes Betty and Veronica's competitive spirit to amp up, improving their beach volleyball skills just in time for a big tournament.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #103 (September 1996)

Keywords

beach volleyball

The Late Late Show (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Mr. Cooper; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Betty stays up too late watching the Late Late Show.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #174 (August 2008)

Boxer Boom (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Alison Flood (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Veronica shows up at the beach in baggy shorts and over-sized boots in her latest ploy to be the center of attention.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #10 (September 1994)

Looks Schnooks (Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Jim Amash

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Nancy convinces Veronica that Archie only dates her for the prestige of dating her rather than for herself.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #130 (October 2002)

Mind Your Tongue! (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica don't understand the slang that Mr. Lodge uses.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jubilee (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)

[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Netflix / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Splitsville (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Betty and Archie are 'Phfft'.

[Which Odd God Are You?] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Harper Collins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Not Real-ly (Table of Contents: 11)

Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo Decesare (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III

Synopsis

Hoping to garner increased publicity for the group, Alexander hires a videographer to record the group's every waking moment.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #91 (July 2005)

Clothes (Table of Contents: 12)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot; Josie McCoy; Alan "Alan M." Mayberry

Synopsis

Alex has a new, fancy, expensive, and ugly jacket made from yak hair.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #78 (September 1974)

The Magic Box (Table of Contents: 13)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III

Synopsis

When Alex declares his intention to write the Great American Novel, Melody offers him a box that contains all the contents of the novel he's going to write.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #63 (August 1972)

Fraidy-Cat Friday (Table of Contents: 14)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown]

Synopsis

Melody refuses to perform a concert date because it's on Friday the thirteenth.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #82 (July 2004)

Keywords

Friday the 13th; superstition

[Read it all on the Archie App.] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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[Archie Comics Presents] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Ethel Pin Up / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jughead! When you bury someone in the sand...

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Jughead buried Ethel in the sand.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #114 (October 2007)

[Kingdom Hearts] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Diamond Select / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Summer Style (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty, Veronica and Brigitte / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Brigitte Reilly

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #43 (September 2000)

[The Digest Bundle Pack Just Got Bigger!] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Mall Mutterings (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Betty models a new outfit for Veronica who's less than impressed.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #228 (August 2007)

Disaster Design (Table of Contents: 22)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge is frustrated by Veronica's new "ghetto garb" fashion trend.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #17 (October 1968)

Beach or Bust (Table of Contents: 23)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Samm Schwartz (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty helps Archie finish his chores before they can go to the beach, but she is exhausted when they reach the beach.

It's All Write with Us (Table of Contents: 24)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Al Hartley (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What is Betty writing, Ethel? She's been at it all day!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty is writing a story and Veronica wants to read it.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #24 (October 1969)

Keywords

beach; swimsuits

Star Struck (Table of Contents: 25)

Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Betty refuses to go out with Archie because her horoscope tells her it's a bad idea.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #31 (October 1970)

Keywords

horoscope

Double "W" Trouble! (Table of Contents: 26)

Wendy Weatherbee / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Wendy Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

Jughead is the only one who will talk to Mr. Weatherbee's niece Wendy Weatherbee.

Reprints

• from Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine (Archie, 2005 series) #12

Indexer Notes

Listed on cover.

Club Mad Vacation (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Frank Gagliardo (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie plays golf with Mr. Lodge and tries to let him win.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #113 (August 2000)

Keywords

golf

Dog Dazed (Table of Contents: 28)

Betty [Archie feature] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Betty dog-sits for a neighbor.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #128 (October 2003)

A Trip to the Day Camp Fair (Table of Contents: 29)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Wilcox (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jenny Wright

Synopsis

Veronica finds that being a day camp counselor isn't good for her image, but she accepts it.

Reprints

• from Archie's Riverdale High (Archie, 1991 series) #7 (August 1991)

Keywords

Camp Fire Boys and Girls; day camp

Baseball Error! (Table of Contents: 30)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Veronica suggests that Betty coach the Riverdale Pee Wee baseball team so that she won't have time for Archie, but Betty gets Archie and Jughead to help out as umpires.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #25 (November 1989)

Keywords

baseball

Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed against the credits printed in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #227.

Who's Sorry Now (Table of Contents: 31)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Veronica decides to forgive Betty and Archie for dating behind her back, provided they forsake seeing each other in the future.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #140 (October 1999)

Rap it Up (Table of Contents: 32)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Each of the girls take turns doing a freestyle rap about their life.

Reprints

• from B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #217 (October 2011)
which is reprinted
• from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #145 (October 2006)

Underwater Find (Table of Contents: 33)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Ruth (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Hearing stories from Pop about possible treasure buried at the bottom of Lake Riverdale, the gang take a scuba excursion to the bottom with high hopes.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #344 (October 1986)

Keywords

scuba diving

Summer Ode to Softball (Table of Contents: 34)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Howard Bender (credited)

Inks

Howard Bender (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Melanie

Synopsis

Archie is the umpire of a softball game and Betty and Veronica are both on the Riverdale team.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #144 (September 2006)

Keywords

softball

We ♥ Nails! (Table of Contents: 35)

Betty [Archie feature] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Barbara Slate (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Caramel; Miss Rose; Krystal

Synopsis

Veronica treats Betty to a manicure at a new shop, We ♥ Nails.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #138 (August 2004)

Leroy Was Here (Table of Contents: 36)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers

Synopsis

Cousin Leroy is visiting and makes life heck for Archie by putting green dye in the suntan lotion.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #520 (September 1982)

I Ought to Be in Pictures (Table of Contents: 37)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ramon Suarez

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #46 (September 1995)

The Love of Poetry! (Table of Contents: 38)

Betty [Archie feature] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Betty writes poetry about the summer.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #195 (October 2004)

Keywords

poetry

[Graphic Novel Super Store] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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[Veronica on an inflatable floating toy being pulled by Archie] (Table of Contents: 40)

Veronica's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

[Archie at Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Finders Weepers (Table of Contents: 42)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Russ; Greg; Mort the Worry Wart

Synopsis

While playing sandlot baseball, the kids find a tin of money hidden in a tree. While the others spend their find, Jinx tries to track down the owner.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #365 (September 1980)

Hikes and Likes! (Table of Contents: 43)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

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Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Ga Ga; Hap Holliday

Synopsis

After the President calls for the youth of America to be more physically active, Li'l Jinx prepares to go on a fifty mile hike, which she thinks would be six times around the block.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #149 (August 1963)

Keywords

hike; snacks

That's What Counts (Table of Contents: 44)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis

One boy is "it" in a game of hide and seek because he can count higher than anyone else.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #150 (November 1964)

Fill It Up (Table of Contents: 45)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis

Greg has a customer complaint.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #37 (September 1971)

Pizza-Reeka (Table of Contents: 46)

Charley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx asks Charley about the pizza that he is eating.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #85 (August 1987)

Part-Time Help! (Table of Contents: 47)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx's father decides to give Li'l Jinx a quarter for cleaning her room, but Li'l Jinx only cleans a nickel's worth.

Reprints

• from Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #90 (October 1965)

[20% off all Archie comics] (Table of Contents: 48) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rest Pests (Table of Contents: 49)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Veronica wants to spend the day at the beach relaxing, but the gang keeps bothering her to play volleyball, chicken fights and football.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #181 (September 2007)

[Subscribe Today and Save At store.archiecomics.com] (Table of Contents: 50) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Archie Milestones] (Table of Contents: 51) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Play It Cool (Table of Contents: 52)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica decide to stop running around in the hot sun and concentrate on staying cool.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #228 (December 1974)

[Build Your Own Comics Double Digest Subscription!] (Table of Contents: 53) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Try these new Archie comics digests!] (Table of Contents: 54) (Expand) /

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[Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 55) (Expand) /

CW / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Dactyl Hill Squad] (Table of Contents: 56) (Expand) /

Scholastic / advertisement / 1 page (report information)