Betty and Veronica #121 [Direct Edition]
(March 1998)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.75 USD; 1.85 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 12111
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 (signed)
Inks
Alison Flood (Signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aren't you wearing your warmup suit?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
Veronica chooses style over practicality while warming up for the girls' basketball game.
Keywords
basketball

[The Midway] (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Colors
Jack Davis
Letters
?

Synopsis
A family staggers out of a carnival midway. But when you fold the picture at the designated points, you see a boy enjoying a Kit Kat Bar.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Winter Blues (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica uses psychology to get Betty away from the boys because Ms. Cooper is a little too impressive to the boys for Veronica's tastes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #219, writing is credited to Frank Doyle and inks are credited to Jim DeCarlo.

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

Fan Art / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelly Price; Shannon Barry; Aishah Adams; Nicole Roden; Ashley Adams
Inks
Kelly Price; Shannon Barry; Aishah Adams; Nicole Roden; Ashley Adams
Colors
Kelly Price; Shannon Barry; Aishah Adams; Nicole Roden; Ashley Adams
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

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

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

Script
Victor Gorelick
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As You Know
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick answers frequently asked questions from readers.

A Real Basket Case (Table of Contents: 5)

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; Coach Goodbody
Synopsis
Veronica has suddenly dedicated herself to basketball because she's decided she's going to join the WNBA and score a huge endorsement deal.
Reprints
Keywords
basketball

Snowboard Sweeties (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Pencils
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Inks
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie nabs some tender loving care from Betty and Veronica, but only after hitting a tree while snowboarding.
Reprints
Keywords
snowboarding

Just Kidding (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica attend Reggie's stand-up set at a local comedy club. Suddenly Veronica begins heckling Reggie, but for a reason that's not immediately apparent.
Reprints
Keywords
comedy club

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Sara Algase [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils
Ellen Leonforte
Inks
Ellen Leonforte
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida; Ellen Leonforte; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Veronica, Do You Think Perfection Is A Valid Goal
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Cold Shoulder (Table of Contents: 9)

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; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica construct a snow figurine that's realistic enough to fool Archie into flirting with it.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Aren't you wearing your warmup suit?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. [The Midway]
  3. 2. Winter Blues
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  5. 4. ["As You Know"]
    Editor's Notebook
  6. 5. A Real Basket Case
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Snowboard Sweeties
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Just Kidding
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. ["Veronica, Do You Think Perfection Is A Valid Goal"]
    Dear Betty & Veronica
  10. 9. Cold Shoulder
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen