Betty and Veronica #98 [Direct Edition]
(April 1996)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.50 USD; 1.65 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816467483 09811
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[Snow Queen] (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

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica is slightly upset with Archie for building a gigantic snow sculpture of Betty.

Gum Shoo (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Mike Pellowski
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty chews bubble gum in defiance of school policy. Veronica casually remarks that it couldn't do any real harm. Then circumstances decide to show them how wrong Veronica can be.
Reprints

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

Fan Art / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Diane Kelm; Marlene Chua; Katelyn Wanucha; Jaime Barkowitz
Inks
Diane Kelm; Marlene Chua; Katelyn Wanucha; Jaime Barkowitz
Colors
Diane Kelm; Marlene Chua; Katelyn Wanucha; Jaime Barkowitz
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Hoop Scoop (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Randy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie challenges a wheelchair-bound teen to a game of pickup basketball.

Indexer Notes

Advertisement co-sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy Associations.

Twin Lives (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Marie the maid; Gaston the chef
Synopsis
Betty brings her cat over to the mansion to help Veronica celebrate the birthday of her cat, Muffin. To while away the time, Veronica verbally observes the differences in lifestyles between Muffin and Betty's cat, Sam.
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Indexer Notes

Rather than use Caramel, the orange longhair female that regularly appeared in Betty's own title, Betty's cat is a brown mix-breed male named Sam in this story.

Reasoning (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie is badgering Veronica for a date.
Reprints

[Statement Of Ownership] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Fred Mausser
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Filed October 1, 1995; Listed owners Michael I. Silberkleit and Richard H. Goldwater, both of 325 Fayette Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543; Listed Publisher Michael I Silberkleit, Editor Richard H. Goldwater, Managing Editor Victor Gorelick; Total Paid Circulation, avg 12 months: 45,587

Borrow Sorrow (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Glen
Synopsis
Archie's school buddy Glen feels no shame about borrowing everything Archie has.
Reprints

Reflect on This! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Mike Pellowski
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mangle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Reggie scoffs at Betty and Jughead's apparent belief that Betty's compact mirror has magical abilities.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer/Penciller credits changed to reflect the credits printed in B&V Friends Double Digest #222.

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

Editor's Notebook / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's Kick-Off Time
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick promotes Betty & Veronica Spectacular #18, Betty #36 and the Super Sonic Vs Hyper Knuckles Special #1.

It's All Relative (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee overhears Betty and Miss Grundy talking about a soap opera and becomes convinced that Veronica and Archie are actually brother and sister.
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Snow Queen]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Gum Shoo
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  4. 3. Hoop Scoop
    Reggie
  5. 4. Twin Lives
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Reasoning
    Veronica
  7. 6. [Statement Of Ownership]
  8. 7. Borrow Sorrow
    Archie
  9. 8. Reflect on This!
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. ["It's Kick-Off Time"]
    Editor's Notebook
  11. 10. It's All Relative
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Mike Nielsen