Betty and Veronica #193

(December 2003)

Bad Habit to Break (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica tries to guess what is Betty's bad habit.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #248 (December 2016)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Compendium (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)

Keywords

coffee; gym class; gymnastics; shower

Indexer Notes

Mentions Frappuccinos which were just starting to gain popularity at the time. Parodies Starbucks as Megabucks.

Fit To Be Knitted (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Everybody has a pair of knitted slippers except Veronica.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #197 (November 2009)

Keywords

clothing; fashion; knitting; sleepover; slippers; slumber party; socks; trend

A Question of Style (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Veronica tells Betty her outfit is horrible, then she sees Betty in the costume for a kids play and thinks it is a much better outfit.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #197 (November 2009)

Keywords

clothing; costume; fashion

Lab Gab (Table of Contents: 4)

Dilton / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica visit Dilton in his lab to see what he is creating.

Reprints

• in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #15 (July 2015)

Jab Jibe (Table of Contents: 5)

Ethel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Tim Kennedy

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Ethel works out on the heavy bag so she will be ready when some boy gets fresh with her.

Reprints

• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #243 (July 2015)

Keywords

boxing; glove

The Perfect Costume (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Noriko; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty helps Veronica come up with a Halloween costume and Betty ends up wearing the costume Veronica didn't want.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #208 (December 2010)

Keywords

Cleopatra; costume; geisha; Halloween; party