Betty and Veronica #177 [Direct Edition]
(September 2002)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
13 times per year, twice in April
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie 60th Anniversary
Barcode
762816467483 17711
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
Jeff Shultz (signed)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Never mind the S.P.F. -- I worry about the A.A.F. -- Archie Attraction Factor!"
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica's sun tan oil must have a certain factor for her to use it, and it isn't SPF.
Keywords
beach; swimsuits

Luck Amok (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Mike Pellowski
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Chaperoning a quartet of elementary school age girls on a camping trip, Betty gives in to the pleas of the children and tells them a scary story of the Riverdale Muckaluck.
Reprints
Keywords
camping

Indexer Notes

Betty's story bears a superficial resemblance to Theodore Sturgeon's short story "It".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dear Betty & Veronica / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If You're Confused
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Taken to the Cleaners (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
In order to free Betty to go to the beach with her, Veronica offers to help her with her household chores. Only she ends up creating more work than she finishes.
Reprints

B & V Summer Style (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Parent ?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

One of the designs is submitted by Alexandra Parent of Dingman's Ferry, Pa., possibly a relative of Dan Parent.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Fan Art / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Samantha Pickett; Maureen Steinhorn; Ellen Leonforte (background)
Inks
Samantha Pickett; Maureen Steinhorn; Ellen Leonforte (background)
Colors
Samantha Pickett; Maureen Steinhorn; Ellen Leonforte
Letters
typeset

Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Teed Off (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Mike Pellowski
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica invites Betty on a round of golf with the intent of outplaying her on the course. But Betty knows this and goes all out to win.
Reprints
Keywords
golf

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Victor Gorelick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now That Your Summer
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick promotes Betty And Veronica #178, Jughead #146, Veronica #129 and #130, and the trade paperback releases of The Shield compilation, Archie Americana Series: Best Of The Forties volume 2, and Archie's Classic Christmas Stories.

Leis and Luaus (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis
Betty is brought over to Hawaii as a jet ski mechanic at the same time the Lodges are vacationing there. Veronica feigns regret that Betty won't be able to enjoy herself, but Betty winds up having more fun than Veronica ever dreamed of.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Never mind the S.P.F. -- I worry about the A.A.F. -- Archie Attraction Factor!""]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Luck Amok
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. ["If You're Confused"]
    Dear Betty & Veronica
  4. 3. Taken to the Cleaners
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. B & V Summer Style
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  7. 6. Teed Off
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. ["Now That Your Summer"]
    Editor's Notebook
  9. 8. Leis and Luaus
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen