Betty and Veronica #38 [Direct]
(March 1991)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
10 times a year in Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, July, Sept., Oct., and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie 50th Anniversary
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
newsprint
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

[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
Veronica, how do you get yourself to cry so easily?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; unidentified director; unidentified stagehand
Synopsis
Betty gets acting tips from Veronica.
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Royal Pain (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Mike Pellowski
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; "King"; King's manager
Synopsis
Unable to get tickets to the sold out concert featuring "King", Betty and Veronica impersonate maids to gain access to their favorite recording artist's hotel room.
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It's The Sign Of The Times (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and the gang hold a picket march against drug abuse.

Foul Weather Friends (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica is bragging about all the advantages her wealth gives her, and it's depressing Betty and Midge.
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Success Secret (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Arnold; Pop Tate
Synopsis
The girls are becoming exasperated with the short attention spans of the boys.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My Brother
Synopsis
Readers write in seeking advice.

Lost And Frowned (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Mike Pellowski
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Larry; Sandra
Synopsis
Riverdale High has started a lost and found box. Once Betty and Veronica get a glimpse of the handsome student in charge of monitoring the box, they start purposefully losing items in order to have a reason to visit again and again.
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Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed with the credits printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #208.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Veronica, how do you get yourself to cry so easily?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Royal Pain
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. It's The Sign Of The Times
    Archie
  4. 3. Foul Weather Friends
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Success Secret
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. ["My Brother"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Lost And Frowned
    Betty and Veronica
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