Betty and Veronica
#168
[Direct Edition]
(January 2002)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- every 4 weeks, twice in May
- On-sale Date
- 2002
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Comics
- Barcode
- 762816467483 16811
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor)
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
- ?
- Letters
- ?
in 
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (1987 series) #168 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/195/w100/195085.jpg?-7323640066564647652)
Sleepshopping
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica realizes she's started "sleepshopping" so Betty offers to stay up and watch her to make sure she doesn't leave her house.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #170 (January 2007) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #251 (April 2017)
-
- Keywords
- shopping; sleep; sleepwalking
Fan Art
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Fan art of Betty, Veronica, and Archie sent in by: Sierra Jordan (age 10 Ft. Meade, MD); Nicole Pyon (Torrance, CA); Ruth Perret (Lake Forest, IL).
Not So Cheerful
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Since Betty and Veronica can't agree on who gets to cheer for Archie on the cheer-leading squad, the coach assigns the job to somebody else.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #170 (January 2007)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #220 (February 2012), #267 (March 2019)
-
- Keywords
- cheerleader; cheerleading
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Also includes Message Board.
Retro Style
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Betty and Veronica model fashions inspired by readers including: Ann Malone (Phoenix, AZ); Lynne Jaxon (Samuel, CO); Tracy Collins (Marlsboro, KY); Steven Sarnell (Palo Alto, CA).
The Best of Buds
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are the best of friends. Veronica supports Betty when she wins homecoming queen. Betty helps Veronica study for exams and learn to play soccer. All bets are off when it comes to Archie though.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #178 (November 2007)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #264 (November 2018)
-
- Keywords
- hairdresser; pool; rivalry; shopping; soccer
Thanks for Giving
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Greg Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica decide to cook a big thanksgiving dinner for the gang but they neglect to tell anyone.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #170 (January 2007)
-
- Keywords
- fall; food kitchen; leaves; Thanksgiving
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Dilton has just made me the ultimate in robotic pets!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Sleepshopping
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Fan Art
-
3.
Not So Cheerful
Betty and Veronica -
4.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
5.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
6.
Retro Style
Betty and Veronica -
7.
The Best of Buds
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Thanks for Giving
Betty and Veronica
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- Katie
- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Kristin Kavanagh
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
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