Betty and Veronica
#169
[Direct Edition]
(February 2002)
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 16911
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you exchange presents with Archie?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- Christmas; gifts; presents; robot; tree
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #278.
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Veronica (1987 series) #169 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/195/w100/195086.jpg?1235826554340454140)
The Gifted
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugar Plum; Santa
- Synopsis
- Both Betty and Veronica feel badly about their presents to each other: Betty, because hers to Veronica are homemade and inexpensive, and Veronica because hers to Betty are so expensive. Betty feels she should spend more money and Veronica feels she should make something homemade and from the heart. Sugar Plum makes them realize that they love their gifts from each other.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #11 (December 2006) - in Archie's Favorite Christmas Comics (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #54 (January 2016)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #54 inks were credited to Al Milgrom.
[no title indexed]
Fan Art / letters page / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Fan art featuring Betty and Veronica.
Indexer Notes
Fan art from: Mary Uu (Joplin, MO); Stacie Valocchi (Downingtown, PA); Tracy Richter Age 10 1/2 (Sardis, OH).
A Couple of Fruitcakes
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Gaston (the Lodges' chef); Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- The secret of Gaston's fruitcake is revealed when Jughead has the same secret recipe.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #11 (December 2006)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #187 (January 2013)
- in Archie's Favorite Christmas Comics (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
-
Indexer Notes
Different writer and inker in reprint.
Reflection Correction
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy]
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica wonders how her outfit will look when she goes snowboarding.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #172 (April 2007)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #221 (March 2012), #268 (April 2019)
- in Archie Giant Comics Gala (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Fashions With a Flair
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (signed)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Fashion spread
Indexer Notes
Fashion ideas from: Joann Ballone (Stanhope, NJ).
Good Skates
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie challenges Reggie to an ice skating race across the pond.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #230 (January 2007)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #222 (April 2012)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #75 (March 2018)
-
- Keywords
- ice skating; skates; snow
Bots to You
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Mitzi (Veronica's electronic dog)
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets a robot dog that she thinks will be less work than a real pet.
- Reprints
- in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #16 (January 2007)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #319 (January 2024)
-
- Keywords
- robo dog; robot
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Do you exchange presents with Archie?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
The Gifted
Betty and Veronica -
2.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
3.
Message Board
-
4.
[no title indexed]
Fan Art -
5.
A Couple of Fruitcakes
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Reflection Correction
Betty and Veronica -
7.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
8.
Fashions With a Flair
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Good Skates
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Bots to You
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Michael Hoskin
- Thomas Johnson
- Kristin Kavanagh
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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