Betty and Veronica #42 [Direct]
(August 1991)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
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

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Alison Flood (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty, when Daddy said he was getting me a new phone, this isn't quite what I had in mind!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge
Keywords
payphone; phone; telephone
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Stop the Presses (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Veronica tries out as an investigative reporter for the school newspaper.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whew! It sure is a windy day!
Genre
teen
Synopsis
word scramble
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie's Environmental Tip 4 / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Keep Our Beaches Clean
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
PSA encouraging readers to clean up their trash on the beach.

Field of Dreams (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Veronica hires her lawnscapers to redo the lawn at school. They are won over by Betty's lemonade and plant flowers in her name.

Veronica's Summer Things (Table of Contents: 7)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
Veronica models summer fashions inspired by readers: Karen Lachero (Muncie, IN); Elana Hooper (Tulsa, OK); Patty Tallman (Houston, TX); Lara Rose (North Miami, FL).
Reprints

Rough Times (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Aunt Joanie; Smithers (cameo); Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica's Aunt Joanie pampers the girls for a day.
Reprints
Keywords
Caribbean; pool; spa; yacht

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica answer readers' questions.

Foiled Again (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica get in trouble for practicing their fencing in the hallways.
Reprints
Keywords
fencing; French language; swords

Indexer Notes

Credits differ in reprint.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Betty, when Daddy said he was getting me a new phone, this isn't quite what I had in mind!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Stop the Presses
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  4. 3. ["Archie's 50th Anniversary Interview Contest!"]
  5. 4. ["Whew! It sure is a windy day!"]
    Veronica
  6. 5. ["Keep Our Beaches Clean"]
    Archie's Environmental Tip 4
  7. 6. Field of Dreams
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Veronica's Summer Things
    Veronica
  9. 8. Rough Times
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. Foiled Again
    Betty and Veronica
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  • Kristin Kavanagh
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
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