(October 2004)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Price
- 3.59 USD
- Pages
- 196
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- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 762816469500 12611
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They really rough it out here, daddykins!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- dude ranch; horses
Indexer Notes
Cover pencils corrected by Katy Hayhurst via the GCD Error Tracker.
Wild Western Ways
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica visit a dude ranch for girls only.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #254 (August 2017)
-
- Keywords
- dude ranch
A Jarring Note
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Unnamed Lifeguard
- Synopsis
- Veronica uses a jar to meet a new lifeguard.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #178 (September 1989)
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Indexer Notes
No credits given for gag. Stan Goldberg's art credit based on his distinctive style.
The Kindest Cut
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- To help Betty with her yard work, Archie borrows the Lodge riding tractor, and then loses control of it.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #179 (October 1989)
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Hats 'r' Hot
Betty's Fashions / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #598 (September 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Concept and fashions by Lisa Ollerenshaw, New Port Richey, Fla.
Cover Girls
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Photographers want to use Betty or Veronica's swimsuit photo on the cover of Sportsman magazine. Veronica gets her father to use his influence to have Betty hired as a lifeguard, so Veronica would be the only choice. Later Veronica falls off a jet ski and has to be rescued by Betty, leading to an unexpected cover photo for the magazine.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #598 (September 1989)
-
- Keywords
- beach; jet ski; lifeguard; photographers; swimsuits
Indexer Notes
The Sportsman Magazine swimsuit issue is a parody of the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
Dive In!
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica posing on a tropical island in four different swim suits.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #36 (August 1994)
-
Betty's Maze Page
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw ?
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw ?
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw ?
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #15 (February 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
maze
Summer Simmer
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Rodney; Desmond
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge takes Betty and Veronica on a business trip to Death Valley to meet an associate and his two sons.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Death Valley
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Pinup / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! This boat is fast!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty drives Veronica's new power boat so fast that Archie, on water skies, becomes airborne.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #21 (June 1963)
-
- Keywords
- water skiing
Indexer Notes
The plot for this cartoon was suggested by a reader, Joe Scudera of Brooklyn, New York.
Paid In Fool
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Archie, Jughead and Betty are gung ho about recycling old newspapers and Veronica feels left out.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #79 (September 1994)
-
- Keywords
- environmentalism; recycling
Rain Dance
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica agree to try Dilton's new rain repellent gas.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #24 (October 1989)
-
Nicey Nice!
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw [As RGO]
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw [As RGO]
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw [As RGO]
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Word scramble puzzle featuring Veronica and a nice people theme.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #17 (February 1989)
-
Swimsuit Issue
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to one-up each other for the beach party and end up buying the exact same bikini.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #23 (September 1989)
-
The Way the Ball Bounces
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Vic; Danny
- Synopsis
- Errant beach balls keep bouncing off of the heads of the gang as they try to enjoy the beach.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #175 (September 1970)
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Indexer Notes
The boys possessing one of the errant beach balls are named Vic and Danny, after Archie Comics production manager Victor Gorelick and artist Dan DeCarlo, though neither is drawn to resemble them.
Writer credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #253.
The Mind Reader
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #9 (October 1969)
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Surfing Saga
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Roger; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica head for the beach to do some surfing. But primarily on Veronica's mind is trying to impress Roger the handsome lifeguard.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #24 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- surfing
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #235, the inking is credited to Rudy Lapick.
Leroy Was Here
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Cousin Leroy is visiting and makes life heck for Archie by putting green dye in the suntan lotion.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #520 (September 1982)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just can't understand it, Archie…
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie has a special beach umbrella made to protect them from beach wolves.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #175 (September 1970)
-
Wardrobe Blues
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica go shopping.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #600 (October 1989)
-
Dolly Volley
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica beats Betty at tennis by following the instructions in a book on how to psych out your opponent.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #212 (August 1973)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #214, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
Fashion - Not!
Betty and Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Cover Story
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica spend the afternoon sniping at each other, until Veronica runs into some trouble.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #11 (September 1994)
-
Betty's Mixed Bag Fashion
Betty [Archie] / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Various Betty fashion pics wearing designs sent in by a fan.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #178 (September 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Concepts & fashions by Julie Klausner of Scarsdale, N.Y.
Royal Treatment
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- While canoeing, Betty and Veronica find a note in a bottle and convince themselves that it was written by royalty.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #23 (September 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #235, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
The Play's the Thing
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- After working all day supervising the children at an indoor play park, Betty goes on a date with Archie - - to an indoor play park.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #9 (October 1993)
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Cutting Costs
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; various unidentified models
- Synopsis
- Archie is picked to appear on a billboard with six gorgeous models and it goes to his head.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #107 (November 1964)
-
Pinch Hit Date
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Caramel
- Synopsis
- Archie can't take Betty to the carnival as promised, due to a case of poison ivy. So he sends Jughead in his place.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #17 (September 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #225 writing is credited to George Gladir.
Read Between the Lines
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Nickerson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica can't believe that Betty is going to read at the beach instead of swimming and other activities.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #244 (August 2016)
-
Barely Covered
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #130 (September 1982)
-
Sail Tale
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is determined to make a big splash at the local windsurfing contest after hearing everyone praise Betty's entry.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #508 (September 1981)
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The Disorganizer
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #561 (August 1986)
-
Don't Go Near the Water
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica doesn't want the gang to use her pool.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #39 (November 1958)
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Fossil Fun
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from World of Archie (Archie, 1992 series) #7 (February 1994)
-
Run for Fun
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Reggie grabs Veronica and convinces her to stay out later than she is suppose to. Archie tracks in an effort to let her know her father said it is okay if she stays out later than normal.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #36 (August 1994)
-
One Good Turn
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica is determined to prove Betty is faking a sprained ankle just so she can hang on Archie.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #62 (December 1974)
-
That's for Shore
Betty’s Fashions / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Doug Crane (signed)
- Inks
- Doug Crane (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #16 (August 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
No story; Betty models swimsuit designs submitted by readers.
Cold Cash Customers
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Betty's selling ice cream novelties again. When she finds the kids' business insufficient to make a profit from, she seeks out a new customer source.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #16 (August 1994)
-
S'more Trouble
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty may have lost her ring in the s'mores she prepared for the gang. And Jughead may have already ingested it.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #10 (September 1994)
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Tennis Love Match
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica is Betty's equal playing tennis, but when she plays Archie she mysteriously loses her game.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #24 (October 1989)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
No Date? Great!
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Betty goes to the beach without a date, but runs into several pleasant young males while she's there.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #16 (August 1994)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, as women we equal rights to work right alongside men!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Wet and Wild
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets dunked repeatedly at the beach, ruining her hairdo.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #245 (September 2016)
-
- Keywords
- surfing; water skiing
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["They really rough it out here, daddykins!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Wild Western Ways
Betty and Veronica -
2.
A Jarring Note
Betty and Veronica -
3.
The Kindest Cut
Betty -
4.
Hats 'r' Hot
Betty's Fashions -
5.
Cover Girls
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Dive In!
Veronica -
7.
Betty's Maze Page
Betty -
8.
Summer Simmer
Betty and Veronica -
9.
["Wow! This boat is fast!"]
Betty and Veronica's Pinup -
10.
Paid In Fool
Betty and Veronica -
11.
Rain Dance
Betty and Veronica -
12.
Nicey Nice!
Veronica -
13.
Swimsuit Issue
Betty and Veronica -
14.
The Way the Ball Bounces
Betty and Veronica -
15.
The Mind Reader
Betty -
16.
Surfing Saga
Betty and Veronica -
17.
Leroy Was Here
Betty and Veronica -
18.
["I just can't understand it, Archie…"]
Veronica Pin Up -
19.
Wardrobe Blues
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Dolly Volley
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Fashion - Not!
Betty and Veronica -
22.
Cover Story
Betty and Veronica -
23.
Betty's Mixed Bag Fashion
Betty [Archie] -
24.
Royal Treatment
Betty and Veronica -
25.
The Play's the Thing
Betty [Archie] -
26.
Cutting Costs
Betty and Veronica -
27.
Pinch Hit Date
Betty [Archie] -
28.
Read Between the Lines
Betty and Veronica -
29.
Barely Covered
Betty [Archie] -
30.
Sail Tale
Betty and Veronica -
31.
The Disorganizer
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Don't Go Near the Water
Betty and Veronica -
33.
Fossil Fun
-
34.
Run for Fun
Veronica -
35.
One Good Turn
Betty and Veronica -
36.
That's for Shore
Betty’s Fashions -
37.
Cold Cash Customers
Betty [Archie] -
38.
S'more Trouble
Betty and Veronica -
39.
Tennis Love Match
Betty and Veronica -
40.
No Date? Great!
Betty [Archie] -
41.
["Veronica, as women we equal rights to work right alongside men!"]
Betty and Veronica Gag Bag -
42.
Wet and Wild
Betty and Veronica
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- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jim Van Dore
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