Betty and Veronica
#165
[Direct Edition]
(October 2001)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- every 4 weeks, twice in May
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Comics
- Barcode
- 762816467483 16511
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (Editor-In-Chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good news, girls! I just eliminated half the calories in your basket!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #165 [Direct Edition]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/195/w200/195082.jpg?736617693395292489)
A Raft of Trouble
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Angelo Decesare
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica has a new bathing suit, so here run the boys. But not to Veronica, but to Betty's raft.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #214, writing is credited to Mike Pellowski and inks are credited to Al Milgrom.
The Big Switch
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir [as Gladir]
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz [as Ruiz]
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick [as Lapick]
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The new video games are nothing but women who are martial arts experts.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine (Archie, 2005 series) #27 (April 2008) - in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #12 (July 2015)
-
Bad Boys - Whatcha Gonna Do?
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Vince Roberts; Paul Kent
- Synopsis
- Boys just like to make funny belching noises.
- Reprints
- in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #14 (November 2006)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #21 (October 2012)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #296 (October 2021)
-
Fall Fashions
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz [as Shultz] (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli [as Scarpelli] (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
Indexer Notes
Fashion design from Madeline Jackson, Hockessin, Delaware; Alexa Tokarski, Pittsburgh, Pa; Kathy Jenison, Springfield, Va.; Regina Bost, Beaumont, Tx
Dear Betty & Veronica
letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Sara Algase (credited)
- Pencils
- Ellen Leonforte [as EL] (signed)
- Inks
- Ellen Leonforte [as EL] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ellen Leonforte; typeset
On the Wings of a Butterfly
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Dilton has captured a butterfly.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #204 (October 2012)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #262 (August 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed against the printed credits in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #204.
Isn't It Obvious?
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Perennial
- Synopsis
- Veronica wonders why Betty is gardening, instead of a gardener.
- Reprints
- in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #22 (September 2007)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics 75th Anniversary Bash (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #58 (June 2016)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Good news, girls! I just eliminated half the calories in your basket!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
A Raft of Trouble
Betty and Veronica -
2.
The Big Switch
Archie -
3.
Bad Boys - Whatcha Gonna Do?
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Fall Fashions
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Dear Betty & Veronica
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6.
Message Board
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7.
On the Wings of a Butterfly
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Isn't It Obvious?
Betty and Veronica
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Edgar Loftin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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