(November 1987)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 027100069140
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty! All sorts of interesting things get washed up on the beach!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #202
One for the Book
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica suspect Smithers of writing a tell-all book about the Lodge family.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #33 (September 1992)
-
Tricky Triumph
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #83 (November 1992)
-
Open the Door, Dilton
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #174 (July 1972)
-
Wheel Deal
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Hoping to earn some money to take Veronica out, Archie gets a job soliciting survey respondents and has to do it on skates since he doesn't have time to change.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #521 (September 1982)
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Strike One...
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Greg; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx and her baseball team get into a brawl with the other team.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #331 (November 1977)
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Pro Show
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie puts on band-aids before he goes skateboarding.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #61 (October 1992)
-
- Keywords
- skateboard
Skill Chill
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie's card-handling prowess makes Archie think twice about playing him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #48 (May 2015)
-
Hold That Line
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #320 (October 1982)
-
Coach Reproach
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie is assigned to coach the girls' football team.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #71 (December 1978)
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- Keywords
- powderpuff football
Indexer Notes
Pencil & Ink credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #71, no credits listed in this digest.
Pert Expert
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #61 (October 1992)
-
Clean Scene
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #61 (October 1992)
-
Kit Bit
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead searches his garage for a first aid kit.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Easy On the Eyes
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants to replace the pool furniture, but her father refuses.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #299 (November 1980)
-
Charm Harm
Sabrina the Teenage Witch / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #83 (October 1981)
-
Maid in Heaven
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Bored with the prospect of attending a stuffy society costume party, Veronica switches places with a look-alike maid, not realizing that the maid has to work the party.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #522 (October 1982)
-
Meter Maid
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #92 (October 1976)
-
Sale Ho
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Lodge decides to hold a garage sale to rid the mansion of its excess cars and boats. She hires Archie to park the cars.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #521 (September 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
The author mistakenly refers to Mrs. Lodge as "Henrietta" on page one.
Whale of a Tale
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Seeing Betty with Archie while she models at the local aquatic wildlife park, Veronica suggests to her photographer that he hire Archie as an assistant.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #522 (October 1982)
-
Naught For Thought
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Ingenue View
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Petal Power
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica fashion corsages from flowers that have been treated with Dilton's experimental new plant growth formula.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #299 (November 1980)
-
Here's What I Want You to Do
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead must pretend to be a cab driver, driving Archie's jalopy disguised as a cab, so Archie can impress a new girl.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #66 (June 1978)
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Paper Chase
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- To placate Veronica, who is in a snit because other people are getting in the newspaper and she isn't, Mr. Lodge calls his public relations firm to arrange some publicity for her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #299 (November 1980)
-
Wheel Spiel
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie wins a roller skating contest, despite not knowing how to skate.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #519 (August 1982) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #245 (June 1978)
-
- Keywords
- roller skating
Lemon Aid
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Greg tries to drum up business for Jinx's lemonade stand.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #330 (October 1977)
-
Vacation Vexation
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica get to trading vacation souvenirs.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
- in Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #8 (January 1993)
- in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #3 (July 2013)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #240 (October 2014)
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Tug Lug
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The guys get Moose to play tug-of-war against them, then tie their end to a tree.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Prediction Predicament
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie gets his misfortune read.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Whale of a Sale
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets talked out of his pants.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Driven to Distraction
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #320 (October 1982)
-
A Swell Job
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- After Archie, Betty and Jughead paint the Andrews house for free, Mr. Lodge tries to get them to paint his guest house for the same price.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #331 (November 1977)
-
Blame Game
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica can't get off the phone with Betty.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #61 (October 1992)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #237 (February 2014)
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Speed Deed
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Ethel is eager to hear some gossip from Betty.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
The Moose Is Loose
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Moose doesn't understand the sports story Archie relates to him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Moose probably also forgot that he was on the football team involved in the story Archie relates.
Stretch Wretch
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie has been watching TV all day.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #239 (December 1977)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #61 (October 1992)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #124 (October 2008)
-
Hold It
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a new camera as a present, but he's too slow at focusing to take any useable shots.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #33 (September 1992)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Betty! All sorts of interesting things get washed up on the beach!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
One for the Book
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Tricky Triumph
Archie -
3.
Open the Door, Dilton
-
4.
Wheel Deal
Archie -
5.
Strike One...
Li'l Jinx -
6.
Pro Show
Archie -
7.
Skill Chill
Archie -
8.
Hold That Line
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Coach Reproach
Archie -
10.
Pert Expert
Mr. Lodge -
11.
Clean Scene
Betty -
12.
Kit Bit
Jughead -
13.
Easy On the Eyes
Betty and Veronica -
14.
Charm Harm
Sabrina the Teenage Witch -
15.
Maid in Heaven
Betty and Veronica -
16.
Meter Maid
Josie -
17.
Sale Ho
Archie -
18.
Whale of a Tale
Betty and Veronica -
19.
Naught For Thought
Archie -
20.
Ingenue View
Veronica -
21.
Petal Power
Betty and Veronica -
22.
Here's What I Want You to Do
Jughead -
23.
Paper Chase
Betty and Veronica -
24.
Wheel Spiel
Archie -
25.
Lemon Aid
Li'l Jinx -
26.
Vacation Vexation
Betty and Veronica -
27.
Tug Lug
Moose -
28.
Prediction Predicament
Archie -
29.
Whale of a Sale
Archie -
30.
Driven to Distraction
Betty and Veronica -
31.
A Swell Job
Archie -
32.
Blame Game
Veronica -
33.
Speed Deed
Big Ethel -
34.
The Moose Is Loose
Moose -
35.
Stretch Wretch
Archie -
36.
Hold It
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Igor Dybzinski
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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