B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #272

(September 2019)

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

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

A Squeak from Beyond (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

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

Synopsis

Veronica has a seance at her house and contacts her dead hamster.

Keywords

Ouija Board; seance

Hidden Agenda (Table of Contents: 3)

Blackjack & Powerteen / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Ian Flynn (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Hiram Lodge; Blackjack; Powerteen [Veronica Lodge]

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge hires Blackjack and Powerteen to investigate who had been robbing the safe in the Lodge Mansion.

Reprints

• in Archie Modern Classics (Archie, 2019 series) #3 (2020)
• in Archie & Friends (Archie, 2019 series) #10 - Superheroes (July 2021)

Keywords

sleepwalking

The Question (Table of Contents: 4)

Ethel / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Joe Edwards (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Ethel has a sure-fire plan to get Jughead to take her on a date.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #118 (October 1977)

Automation Vacation (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Gallagher (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Betty, Archie and Jughead visit a beach where the rules are enforced by a very aggressive robot.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #2 (October 1992)

Keywords

robot

Being Seen! (Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica gets a new car and can't wait to show it off around town but things don't go her way when it gets towed and she has to get Archie to pick her up in a clown car.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #92 (October 1999)

Leading Her Into Temptation! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Armand Dupree; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

Betty wants to meet a cute guy without Archie knowing. But he's one of Archie's old camp friends.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #218 (August 2006)

Keywords

car show; park

[Spider-Man / Avengers Mini-Mates] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Diamond Select; MiniMates / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fashion Passion (Table of Contents: 9)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Fashion page.

[Read it all on the Archie App.] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Three Marketeers (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)

Pencils

Al Bigley (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

The Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Melody Valentine]; Alexander Cabot III

Synopsis

Inspired by a rival girl group Lulu and the Ladybugs having their own store of merchandise, the Pussycats decide to get their own marketing director. The Pussycats find their image on an assortment of strange products.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #74 (October 2003)

Keywords

band; chalk; dumbbell; floor mat; garbage can; girl group; merchandise; perfume; pinata

The Joker Is Wild (Table of Contents: 12)

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; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis

Alex is making a nuisance of himself by pushing everybody into the pool with their clothes on.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #85 (October 1975)

High C's on the High Seas (Table of Contents: 13)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

The girls and Alex visit an abandoned lighthouse and encounter a pirate's ghost who isn't fond of rock music.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #93 (September 2005)

Keywords

ghost; lighthouse; pirate

High Jinx (Table of Contents: 14)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alex Cabot III; Professor Ion

Synopsis

The girls have trouble shooting their new music video because disasters keep popping up.

Reprints

• from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #2 (August 1987)

[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Netflix / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Wheel Wail (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica tries in-line skating.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #92 (October 1995)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie 1941] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty and Veronica Pinup / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whew! I'm hot! I've got to cool off!

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Veronica is too hot on the beach and needs to cool off.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #5 (August 1983)
which is reprinted
• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #212 (September 1973)

[Betty and Veronica Friends Forever] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Fun in the Sun Fashions (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Betty models bikinis at the beach.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #199 (September 1972)

Camera Angle (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger (credited)

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Kurt Schaffenberger (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty innocently causes havoc at the Lodge garden party with her new camera.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #38 (October 1971)

Blondes Have More What? (Table of Contents: 23)

Betty and Me / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Al Hartley (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump

Synopsis

A simple change in hair style has all the boys on the beach mad over Betty and Archie head over heels with jealousy.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #38 (October 1971)

Bomb Voyage (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Al Hartley (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie puts the engine from his jalopy into a boat.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #43 (August 1972)

She's Goth to Have It (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

Holly Golightly (credited as Holly G!)

Pencils

Holly Golightly (credited as Holly G!)

Inks

John Costanza (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty gets a makeover with a goth look.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #123 (October 2001)

Keywords

goth

The Big Puzzle! (Table of Contents: 26)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Mike DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Digikore Studios (credited)

Letters

Tom Orzechowski (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump

Synopsis

Veronica has been organizing a charity event at the country club and Betty has been making time with Archie.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #194 (November 2011)

The Battle for Riverdale Cove (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Midge Klump

Synopsis

The boys and the girls settle on a set of athletic contests to decide possession of a pond. Cheryl intentionally designs games that the girls will lose, so she can have the boys all to herself.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #83 (July 2008)

The Ring (Table of Contents: 28)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Brandy; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Every time Betty saves enough money for the ring she wants some emergency comes up and eats up all her money.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #114 (September 2002)

Fall Guys (Table of Contents: 29)

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

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jason Blossom; Cheryl Blossom; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Antipathy between "townies" and the Blossoms results in a mud wrestling match between Betty and Cheryl and Archie and Jason.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #530 (September 1983)

Keywords

mud wrestling

White Out Conditions (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty likes Veronica's new outfit, but Veronica finds that she can't do anything for fear she will get her white clothes dirty.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #220 (October 2006)

Keywords

clothes; clothing; fashion; ice cream truck

Lobster Quadrille (Table of Contents: 31)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge [Mr. Lodge]; Gaston; Mrs. Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica tries to save a lobster from getting boiled and eaten by Mr. Lodge.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #92 (October 1999)

Keywords

lobster

Shakespeare Beware! (Table of Contents: 32)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Brett; Lars Williams; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

After seeing Betty perform in Shakespeare in the Park, Veronica is inspired to act out Shakespeare on the beach.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #37 (September 1999), #37 (September 1999)

What Under the Sun? (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script

Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Veronica goes to extreme lengths to protect her creamy complexion from the harsh sun.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #128 (October 1998)

Tempus Fidgety (Table of Contents: 34)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica thinks Archie will make them late to a movie but she ends up being the one that makes them late.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #78 (August 1998)

The Right Motivation (Table of Contents: 35)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

While hiking in the mountains, Archie and Betty come across some snow spilled across the trail and Betty is afraid to cross it.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #148 (August 2005)

Keywords

hiking

Ultimo the Ultimate Teen (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; superhero; teen

Characters

Ultimo [Archie Andrews]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Michelle; Dilton Doily

Synopsis

A "summer fantasy", Ultimo doesn't pay Betty and Veronica enough attention.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #164 (September 2001)

Indexer Notes

Similar to stories in early 1960s Archie's Madhouse.

[20% off all Archie comics] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Readers' Summer Styles (Table of Contents: 38)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

?

Colors

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #166 (August 2006)

[The Digest Bundle Pack Just Got Bigger!] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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

Going Batty! (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Okay, Fat Charley! Here comes a strike!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley Hawse; Greg

Synopsis

Having lost their last baseball and their last bat being split, the kids are forced to ask Gigi to play baseball with them since she can provide a bat and ball.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #329 (September 1977)

Keywords

baseball

Playmates (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

children

Characters

Mort; Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley Hawse

Synopsis

Mort has forgotten that it's his birthday.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #377 (September 1981)

Keywords

birthdays; tennis

Discover Uncover (Table of Contents: 42)

Li’l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse

Synopsis

Charley finds some pennies.

Reprints

• from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #34 (October 1975)

Party Pooper (Table of Contents: 43)

Li’l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx tells Hap that Greg yelled at her.

Reprints

• from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #34 (October 1975)

Getting to the Bottom (Table of Contents: 44)

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

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Greg

Synopsis

Greg builds a soapbox racer that needs just one more thing to make it perfect.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #197 (September 1978)

Keywords

soapbox racer

What a Line! (Table of Contents: 45)

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; Hap Holliday

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx's dad is following an extension cord through the house.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #19 (Summer 1961)

[Graphic Novel Super Store] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

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

Paparazzi Problem! (Table of Contents: 47)

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

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Rosario Peña (credited as Tito Peña)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Ginger Lopez; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Randy; Lindsay Lane

Synopsis

Lindsay Lane, star, is harassed by the paparazzi.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #90 (September 2009)

Keywords

paparazzi

[Subscribe Today and Save At store.archiecomics.com] (Table of Contents: 48) (Expand) /

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

[Archie Milestones] (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

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

Robonut (Table of Contents: 50)

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; Dilton Doiley; R2YouToo; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler

Synopsis

Dilton's new invention causes havoc at the Lodge Mansion.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #79 (September 1994)

[Build Your Own Comics Double Digest Subscription!] (Table of Contents: 51) (Expand) /

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[Try these new Archie comics digests!] (Table of Contents: 52) (Expand) /

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[Riverdale] (Table of Contents: 53) (Expand) /

CW / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Scholastic / advertisement / 1 page (report information)