Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #136

(October 2005)

Betty or Veronica? (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

teen

Characters

Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie can't decide who to take to the dance so he goes to Dilton who has invented a love-meter.

Betty's Favorite Fashions (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #185 (August 1990)

Tough at the Top (Table of Contents: 3)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Veronica confesses to the readers that she envies Betty.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #15 (November 1988)

Keywords

fourth wall

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #247, letters are credited to Rod Ollerenshaw.

Fashion Bashin’ (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty’s Diary / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Smith (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear diary, today I took a trip through my clothes closet! It was gross!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty's denim clothes get ripped and damaged with bleach and she accidentally ends up looking fashionable.

Reprints

• from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #20 (September 1988)

Two Trophies (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Hal Smith

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica compare trophies.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #93 (November 1995)

Face-Off! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Up and Out (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Betty knows how to handle a pesky salesman.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #160 (August 1987)

Keywords

vacuum cleaners

French Bred (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Alison Flood

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Mr. Dugay

Synopsis

Veronica gets Betty to switch French classes with her so she can be close to a handsome new French teacher.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #58 (December 1992)

Owls Well That Ends Well (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Ken Selig

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler

Synopsis

Archie refuses to help Veronica recover a rare Zambesia owl that escaped the mansion because he's helping Betty with her marathon run. But Betty spots the owl along the marathon course, just as a massive thunderstorm rolls up.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #30 (October 1995)

Keywords

marathon

Buying Clothes! (Table of Contents: 10)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)

Inks

Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #14 (March 1990)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the word puzzle.

Royal Pain (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Clarence; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Veronica hires a flunky to follow her around school in order to demonstrate her wealth and superiority.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #22 (August 1989)

Call Waiting (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Betty is waiting for Archie to call and ask her to the dance.

Reprints

• from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #137 (November 1995)

Rummage Rumpus (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Jim DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Benson the Chauffeur; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica goes to a rummage sale hunting for bargains and ends up spending more for her "bargains" than she would have if she paid normal retail.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #296 (August 1980)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are listed in this digest.

Good Day (Table of Contents: 14)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #7 (August 1969)

Veronica's Fashion Lies (Table of Contents: 15)

Veronica / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Parent (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Bill Yoshida ?

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #20 (April 1992)

Ring-a-Ding-Ding (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee catches Betty and Veronica talking on their cell phones during class and bans them from using the phones. Veronica gets both Betty and herself attache cases to disguise their phones.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #27 (February 1990)

Voice Your Choice (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Veronica rejects Archie for Reggie.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #233 (June 1977)

Aches & Pains (in the Neck) (Table of Contents: 18)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo; Dan Parent

Inks

Alison Flood

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

When Betty is hospitalized for exhaustion, Veronica needs to prove that she is Betty's best friend so she volunteers as a candy striper, causing havoc at the hospital.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #12 (January 1995)

Mess Haul (Table of Contents: 19)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Smith

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo, Jr.

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Veronica is upset when no one wants to eat her cooking. Just then, Jughead asks her to make a batch of meatballs she made in home economics the week before.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #608 (August 1990)

Headphone Hiatus!! (Table of Contents: 20)

Betty / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)

Pencils

Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)

Inks

Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Word scramble puzzle with a theme of radio genres.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #184 (July 1990)

On the Job (Table of Contents: 21)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica's father thinks she spends too much time on the phone.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #115 (November 2000)

Quiz Whiz (Table of Contents: 22)

Veronica / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

?

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Veronica needs special dispensation from Miss Grundy in order to take the test her way.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #21 (June 1963)

Distraction Action (Table of Contents: 23)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; John Smith; Pocahontas; Mr. Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Betty tries to study, but keeps day dreaming about Archie.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #180 (January 1990)

Amazing Eyes! (Table of Contents: 24)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #201 (July 2012)

Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle.

Veronica's on the Town Fashions (Table of Contents: 25)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fashion

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #206 (June 1989)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Betty and Veronica's Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's no fun telling you rumors!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica display their fashionable above-the-knee skirts while discussing rumors.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #170 (May 1964)

Keywords

secrets

Dear Diary (Table of Contents: 27)

Little Betty / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Little Betty; Little Archie; Little Veronica; Little Jughead; Mr. Dinkle; Fred Andrews; Spotty

Synopsis

Little Betty helps Archie prepare a picnic for two mistakenly thinking the picnic is for Little Archie and her.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #55 (September 1969)

Keywords

picnic table

It's a Snap (Table of Contents: 28)

Little Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Dexter Taylor

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor

Characters

Little Archie; Little Veronica; Little Reggie

Synopsis

Reggie and his practical jokes keep interfering with Archie's time with Veronica.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #82 (August 1981)

Keywords

practical joke

Picture Crazy (Table of Contents: 29)

Little Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor ?

Pencils

Dexter Taylor ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Little Archie; Little Veronica; Little Betty

Synopsis

Little Archie gets yet another photo of Little Veronica. Little Betty makes an observation.

Reprints

• from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #55 (September 1969)

Good Company (Table of Contents: 30)

Little Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor

Pencils

Dexter Taylor

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

?

Letters

Mindy Eisman

Genre

children

Characters

Little Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Little Veronica and her friends go to the stockholder meeting for Mr. Lodge's toy company and propose changes to the way they sell toys.

Reprints

• in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #214 (February 2011)
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #257 (January 2018)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #257, no credits listed in this digest.

The Truth About Veronica Lodge (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica decides to prove that she's not an irresponsible, boy-crazed shopaholic by helping her father build homes for homeless people.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #123 (May 1998)

70’s Scramble (Table of Contents: 32)

Betty / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Betty Cooper

Baubles, Bangles, Beads (Table of Contents: 33)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)

Inks

Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #20 (May 1989)

Museum Musings (Table of Contents: 34)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Betty wanders the museum, speaking observations into a tape recorder. But she finds it difficult to convert those observations into a report due for Miss Grundy.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #168 (July 1988)

Name Game (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Indexer Notes

Don Jellway is a parody of John Elway.

For Whom the Ball Tolls (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Betty finally gets Archie to herself when Veronica goes on vacation, but Archie is obsessed with winning a bowling tournament.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #162 (October 1987)

Keywords

bowling; movies

Indexer Notes

Title is a parody of the title of Ernest Hemingway's novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

Camera Close-Up (Table of Contents: 37)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty is assigned to get photos of the big basketball game with Hasselhead High for the Riverdale school paper.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #129 (July 1982)

Indexer Notes

In one sequence, Betty tells Archie to "score a lot of touchdowns" in the basketball game, even though she's been on the girl's team for years and knows the game inside and out.

Shape Up! (Table of Contents: 38)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #188 (April 2011), #258 (January 2018)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the words puzzle with an exercise theme.

Betty's Designs for Good Times (Table of Contents: 39)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #82 (August 1981)

Sweatering It Out (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Oprah Winfrey; Mary Andrews; Monroe

Synopsis

Veronica knits Archie a sweater.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #72 (January 1995)

Try and Come in from the Rain (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica are caught out in the rain but with every friend they go to, there's a problem with staying there.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #27 (February 1990)

Prize Project (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica do a science project on the speed that rumors fly and manage to beat Dilton at the science fair.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #216 (November 2013)

Gopher Broke! (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica becomes a gofer for a theatre company.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #276 (December 1978)

Car Tunes (Table of Contents: 44)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Ken Selig

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot

Synopsis

Betty teaches Miss Grundy that a good auto mechanic is invaluable. Miss Grundy teaches Betty that it isn't improper to profit from your talent. And they both teach Mr. Weatherbee not to underestimate women.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #21 (January 1995)

History Buff (Table of Contents: 45)

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

Script

? [as McDermott] (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica is inspired to throw a toga party during her Greek history class.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #195 (December 2011)