Betty and Veronica
#142
(December 1999)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 1.79 USD; 1.99 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 14211
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That does it, Archie!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica punishes Archie for his infidelity the only way she knows how.
Indexer Notes
Veronica is dressed as "Xena, Warrior Princess", which was popular at the time.
Campaign Refrain
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Smithers the butler; Svenson the janitor
- Synopsis
- Betty comes to Veronica's aid in the campaign for class president in order to counteract Reggie's dirty campaign tricks.
- Reprints
-
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #285 (December 2020)
-
[no title indexed]
Fan Art [Archie] / letters page / 1 page
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Reader submitted artwork by Shannon Olsen and Sylvia Dove.
Step by Step
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Hoofer; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Hassle; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When the school system institutes a ballroom dancing class at Riverdale and assigns a handsome instructor to teach it, Veronica takes private dance lessons at night in order to improve her proficiency and ace Betty out of being the instructor's partner.
Best Test
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Smithers the butler; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Choosing a theme for the upcoming dance get Betty and Veronica discussing how competitive they are.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #162 (February 2006)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #237 (February 2014)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #277 (March 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
The story mentions that Betty was elected class president, when Veronica was elected in the first story of this issue.
When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #237, writing is credited to George Gladir, pencils are credited to Jeff Shultz and inks are credited to Al Milgrom.
Mediocre Magic
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Golliher
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Cousin Esmeralda
- Synopsis
- Esmeralda is less than impressed with a stage magician.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Sara Algase (as Betty and Veronica)
- Pencils
- ? [as Zanne] (signed)
- Inks
- ? [as Zanne] (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If I were rich, Veronica...
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Best Duds
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica address the reader, citing examples to refute the reputation they have for being intensely competitive rivals.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #151 (December 2004)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #284 (November 2020)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["That does it, Archie!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Campaign Refrain
Betty and Veronica -
2.
["I know you all..."]
Editor's Notebook -
3.
[no title indexed]
Fan Art [Archie] -
4.
Step by Step
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Best Test
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Mediocre Magic
Sabrina -
7.
["If I were rich, Veronica..."]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
8.
Best Duds
Betty and Veronica
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