Betty and Veronica #118 [Direct Edition]
(December 1997)

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 11811
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Veronica! You said we were both going to dress like mummies!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Veronica's costume, like her earlier suggestion to Betty, leaves out a few things.
Keywords
costume party; Halloween

Secondhand Sitter (Table of Contents: 1)

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; Melanie
Synopsis
Betty is called away from her baby-sitting job, leaving Veronica in charge.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inker credit changed based on the credits printed in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #230.

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

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

Script
Victor Gorelick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm Sure That
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick promotes Archie & Friends #26 and Sabrina The Teenage Witch #8.

When Nature Calls (Table of Contents: 3)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Salem
Synopsis
Sabrina overhears Salem talking on the phone.
Reprints

Romantic Plot (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews (fantasies only)
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica set out to write a romance novel together, but find it difficult to collaborate.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #231, Frank Doyle is credited with writing and Allison Flood is credited with the inking.

Cheerful Ending (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ms. Goodbody; Nancy Woods; Ms. Perky
Synopsis
The cheerleading coach drills the girls non-stop.
Reprints
Keywords
cheerleader; cheerleading

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #247, writing is credited to George Gladir and inks are credited to Alison Flood.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Dear Betty & Veronica / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sara Algase [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils
Susan Salas; Spot-Tee; Teneille Watson; Brandy Massoglia
Inks
Susan Salas; Spot-Tee; Teneille Watson; Brandy Massoglia
Colors
Susan Salas; Spot-Tee; Teneille Watson; Brandy Massoglia; Barry Grossman
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Veronica, This Year I'm Going To Challenge Myself
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom

Indexer Notes

The letter page is illustrated with fan art of Betty and Veronica submitted by readers.

Make Note of This (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Veronica buys a mini-camcorder to tape classes rather than write notes.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Veronica! You said we were both going to dress like mummies!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Secondhand Sitter
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. ["I'm Sure That"]
    Editor's Notebook
  4. 3. When Nature Calls
    Sabrina
  5. 4. Romantic Plot
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Cheerful Ending
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. ["Veronica, This Year I'm Going To Challenge Myself"]
    Dear Betty & Veronica
  8. 7. Make Note of This
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Shad Z. Daly
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen