Betty and Veronica #59 [Direct]
(January 1993)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
A Archie Comics
Editing
Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed as DD)
Inks
Alison Flood (signed as AMF)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, mom! It's a couple of stray kittens! Can I keep 'em?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica show up at the Andrews' residence on Halloween night dressed as cats.

Greetings (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent (finished pencils)
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica try to figure out the reason boys engage in theatrical greetings.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #228, writing is credited to Jim Ruth.

Cheer Corps (Table of Contents: 2)

Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed as DD)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed as DD)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Coach Kleats; Floyd Clayton; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Coach Kleats wants his football team to show some emotion.
Reprints
Keywords
cheerleader; football

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

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

Meow Row (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper (as Tiger Girl); Veronica Lodge (as Meow Girl); Archie Andrews (as Cape Man)
Synopsis
Meow Girl, Appletown's only female super-hero, is jealous of the press Cape Man gets. She sets a trap to snare the hero, forcing his downtrodden assistant to assume the identity of Tiger Girl and come to his rescue.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Meow Girl's costume is highly reminiscent of DC Comics' Catwoman, particularly the version portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer in the film "Batman Returns". Cape Man is also very reminiscent of DC Comics' Batman, while Tiger Girl is just a version of Meow Girl's costume with orange and black tiger stripes.

Archie's Spindizzy Worlds Adventure, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Spindizzy Worlds; Archie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Saved By the Bell (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Burdened with so many other demands on her time, Betty forgets to study for an impending chemistry test.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212, the inks are credited to Henry Scarpelli.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
? [as Betty and Veronica]
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's a letter from a girl...
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

Toys R Them (Table of Contents: 8)

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; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Veronica catches Betty practicing with a paddle ball and a yo-yo for a school project and thinks the girl is just being childish.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #32 inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.

This Year...Take Home A Club Med Vacation (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Club Med; Archie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hey, mom! It's a couple of stray kittens! Can I keep 'em?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Greetings
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Cheer Corps
    Coach Kleats
  4. 3. ["As you know"]
    Editor's Notebook
  5. 4. Meow Row
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Archie's Spindizzy Worlds Adventure, Part 2
    Spindizzy Worlds; Archie
  7. 6. Saved By the Bell
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. ["Here's a letter from a girl..."]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Toys R Them
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. This Year...Take Home A Club Med Vacation
    Club Med; Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen