(February 1988)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
nine times per year
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
Barcode
027100069607 02
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a dumb video! There's nothing but two hours of burning logs!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead doesn't see the entertainment value in the video Archie, Betty and Veronica are snuggled up together watching.
Reprints

You Don't Need Drugs ... (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Jon D'Agostino ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
Archie and his friends provide safe alternatives to drug use.

Gentlemen Prefer (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy; Kimberly
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are determined to make Archie express his preference between them. Archie is just as determined to dodge the question.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #218, writing is credited to Frank Doyle.

Givers and Takers (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
The gang plans to go Christmas caroling at the senior citizen center - - all except Veronica.

Veronica's Holiday Fashions (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.

The Christmas Wish (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Santa Claus; Rumpel The Elf
Synopsis
Santa gets a delayed in the mail letter from a seven-year-old Betty and sets out to grant her past Christmas wish in the present.
Reprints

The Rock Video (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie has big plans for The Archies' new music video.

The Day After Christmas (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica spend an afternoon at the mall trying to avoid each other so the other won't find out she's returning the Christmas given to her.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I Just Moved To El Paso

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["What a dumb video! There's nothing but two hours of burning logs!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. You Don't Need Drugs ...
    Archie
  3. 2. Gentlemen Prefer
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Givers and Takers
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Veronica's Holiday Fashions
    Veronica
  6. 5. The Christmas Wish
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. The Rock Video
    Archie
  8. 7. The Day After Christmas
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. ["I Just Moved To El Paso"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen