Betty and Veronica #20 [Direct]

(May 1989)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Ralston Morning Funnies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get the Drift (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Winter is ganging up on Veronica, so she decides to grab a little revenge for herself.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (March 2005)
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #230 (February 2013)

Keywords

doctor; snow

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whenever I Meet A Girl

Synopsis

Readers write in seeking advice.

Indexer Notes

The illustrations of Betty and Veronica are stats taken from the first story.

Dance Card (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty [Archie feature] / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rod Ollerenshaw

Pencils

Rod Ollerenshaw

Inks

Rod Ollerenshaw

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Word find puzzle with a theme of boys' names.

The Triangle (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; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

The author and artist speculate on how life would be if both Betty and Veronica could have Archie at the same time.

Reprints

• in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #93 (May 1994)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #132 (May 2005)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #222 (May 2014)

Keywords

fourth wall

Indexer Notes

Dan DeCarlo draws himself as the artist of the story. Among the items around his drawing board are a pencil cup shaped like Jughead's head and a small figurine that resembles George Baker's character Sad Sack, wearing a Riverdale sweater.

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #222, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.

The Rivalry (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica's attempts to upstage Betty on the group's ski trip inevitably backfire on her.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (March 2005)
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #222 (April 2012), #277 (March 2020)

Keywords

helicopter; skiing

Bejeweled, Bedazzled, Beguilding (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty [Archie feature] / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)

Inks

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper

Synopsis

No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.

Indexer Notes

The published title of the picture misspells the word "beguiling", the mistake possibly the work of artist Dan DeCarlo Jr. Fashions and concept by Angela St. John (Ontario, Canada).

Baubles, Bangles, Beads (Table of Contents: 8)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)

Inks

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #136 (October 2005), #231 (April 2015)

Indexer Notes

Fashions by Marie Dijuro (West Palm, Fla.).

Streak of Luck (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Veronica is intentionally wandering into the boy's gym class, disrupting class and driving Coach Kleats' blood pressure up just to boost her ego. So, to teach her a lesson, Betty and Jughead have Archie disrupt the girls' class in nothing but swim trunks.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #123 (June 2004), #232 (May 2015)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Blow-Out (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)

Keywords

P.E. classes

Sugar Bear and the Bumbling Bees (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Post Super Golden Crisp; Sugar Bear / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cocoa Pebbles BMX Bike Race (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Post Cocoa Pebbles; The Flintstones / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)