Betty and Veronica #178 [Direct Edition]
(October 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 17811
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (signed)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
First Line of Dialogue or Text
But Veronica is such a good swimmer... mmmph!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica keeps Betty from blowing her scheme to get close to a handsome lifeguard.
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Ron's Big Plan (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors
Robbie O'Quinn (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Gladys Jones; Cuddles (elephant); Samantha
Synopsis
After Veronica hears that a fellow zoo volunteer might get on national television during the coverage of the birth of a rare animal, she plans to horn in on the coverage riding an elephant with Betty. But the elephant has other plans.
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Keywords
elephant; zoo

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

Dear Betty & Veronica / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sara Algase [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils
Ellen Leonforte [as el] (signed)
Inks
Ellen Leonforte [as el] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I Have Two Really, Really Good Friends
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Picture Perfect (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 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; Bob Cooper (Betty's cousin); Archie Andrews; Bill the photographer
Synopsis
A strange man runs up to Betty and Veronica and offers them jobs as photo model spokespeople for a brand name product.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Fan Art / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bridget Carlson; Caroline Hallen; Davon Wilczynski; Nhenna Adimora (backgrounds)
Inks
Bridget Carlson; Caroline Hallen; Davon Wilczynski; Nhenna Adimora (backgrounds)
Colors
Bridget Carlson; Caroline Hallen; Davon Wilczynski; Nhenna Adimora
Letters
typeset
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

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

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Summer Style (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Dan Parent
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Dan Parent ?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica model swim suit designs submitted by readers.

The Tryout (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 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; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica exhibits all-American caliber speed and moves in an effort to avoid Betty's attempt to drag her to a tryout for women's football.
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Bonny Bonnets (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
The girls come to school wearing outrageous-looking hats.
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Let It Rain (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Frank Gagliardo
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty instructs Veronica in ways to occupy one's time on a rainy day - - except for the one way that's her personal favorite.
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Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["But Veronica is such a good swimmer... mmmph!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Ron's Big Plan
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. ["I Have Two Really, Really Good Friends"]
    Dear Betty & Veronica
  4. 3. Picture Perfect
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  6. 5. ["How Exciting Is It"]
    Editor's Notebook
  7. 6. Summer Style
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. The Tryout
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Bonny Bonnets
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. Let It Rain
    Betty and Veronica
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