Betty and Veronica
#44
[Direct]
(October 1991)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1991-07-23
- 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
- Alison Flood (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, have you found any more sea shells?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty searches for sea shells. Meanwhile, Archie searches Veronica.
- Reprints
-
in Betty et Véronica (Editions Héritage, 1971 series) #254 (Juin 1993)
-
- Keywords
- beach; comic books
Indexer Notes
Veronica is reading an issue of Laugh Comics.
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (1987 series) #44 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/194/w100/194961.jpg?2249594955360733800)
Return Engagement
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica prepare for the return of Elvis.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #89 (July 1997) - in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #96 (September 2003)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #225 (September 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #225, writing is credited to George Gladir and inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
A Very Special Occasion
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo; Dan Parent
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Pop Tate; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Betty does everything but hit Archie over the head to remind him that it's the anniversary of their first date.
- Reprints
- in Betty's Digest (Archie, 1996 series) #1 (November 1996)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #271 (April 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Despite the logo, Veronica Lodge does not appear in this story.
Scents of Danger
Josie with Melody / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
- Synopsis
- Melody is scared to try a certain perfume.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Veronica / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shopping at the Mall
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Word find puzzle with a shopping mall theme.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #38 (August 1997)
-
Sick of It
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Veronica is showing acute symptoms of hypochondria and everyone is concerned.
- Reprints
-
in Betty og Doris (Semic, 1993 series) #1/1993 ([juli] 1993) - in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #68 (September 2002)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #153 (September 2007), #255 (September 2017)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Festival (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
-
- Keywords
- hypochondria
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have a friend
- Synopsis
- Readers write in seeking advice.
Bring Your Own Bag
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Considering the environment, Veronica brings her own bags - - plural - - when she heads out to go shopping.
Indexer Notes
This is Archie's Environmental Tip #6.
Baby Talk
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cousin Sally's infant
- Synopsis
- Betty is babysitting a hungry infant. She sends Archie to the store for formula, forcing him to bypass an invitation from Veronica.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie, have you found any more sea shells?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Return Engagement
Betty and Veronica -
2.
A Very Special Occasion
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Scents of Danger
Josie with Melody -
4.
["Shopping at the Mall"]
Veronica -
5.
["Now That Summer Vacation"]
Editor's Notebook -
6.
Sick of It
Betty and Veronica -
7.
["I have a friend"]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
8.
Bring Your Own Bag
Archie -
9.
Baby Talk
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Igor Dybzinski
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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