Betty and Veronica
#22
[Direct]
(August 1989)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.95 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year in Jan., Feb., Mar., April, May, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's much too tight, Miss Lodge!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unidentified sales clerk
- Synopsis
- Veronica shops for a swim suit that has the perfect fit.
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (1987 series) #22 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/194/w100/194939.jpg?-8628230279205666224)
Hawaiian Surprise
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Kakalina Ewa; Hiram Lodge; Lekinala Ewa; Ake Ewa; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge hosts Hawaii's Miss Teen Queen, her father and two brothers at the mansion. So while Archie is flirting with Kakalina, Betty and Veronica are busy ogling Ake and Lekinala.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #72 (January 1995) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #221 (April 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #221, writing is credited to Frank Doyle.
Veronica's Dotty Dots
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Archie Count
Dilton's Puzzle Pals / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Word find puzzle, but all the words are "Archie".
A Working Model
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Huxter; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Lodge tells Veronica to earn some money to support her lavish spending, Veronica applies for a job with a modeling agency.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #131 (December 1994)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (March 2005), #197 (February 2012), #250 (March 2017)
-
No Place Like Home
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to show Betty that she can see just as many amazing sights in Riverdale as Veronica is seeing in Paris.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #158 (May 2010)
-
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Since Kindergarten
- Synopsis
- Readers write in for advice.
Indexer Notes
The illustration of Betty and Veronica is a stat taken from the first story, with the Betty figure reversed.
Royal Pain
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Clarence; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Veronica hires a flunky to follow her around school in order to demonstrate her wealth and superiority.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #96 (November 1994)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #136 (October 2005), #205 (November 2012), #288 (December 2020)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["It's much too tight, Miss Lodge!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Hawaiian Surprise
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Veronica's Dotty Dots
Veronica -
3.
Archie Count
Dilton's Puzzle Pals -
4.
A Working Model
Veronica -
5.
No Place Like Home
Betty -
6.
["Since Kindergarten"]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
7.
Royal Pain
Betty and Veronica -
8.
["Hello again"]
Editor's Notebook
This issue was modified by, among others
- Igor Dybzinski
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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