(September 1989)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 1.65 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468557
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed as D. D.)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (signed as J. D.)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, don't you think we should be watching our figures?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
A Night to Remember
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica sets out to maneuver Betty into being too tired to date Archie while she's seeing a handsome film star staying at the Lodge Mansion.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #107 (August 2002) - in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #263 (September 2018)
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- Keywords
- beach; volleyball
Test Zest
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Colors
- Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #48 (September 1978)
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Wet Paint
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Archie is painting the house and getting more paint on himself than the house.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #259 (August 1979)
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Femme Gem
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Colors
- Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica only wants to play a game where the woman is the center of attention.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #270 (July 1980) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #250 (October 1976)
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The Joys of Gardening
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to help Betty tend her father's garden, but proves as accident-prone as ever.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #140 (July 1984)
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Strained Relations
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #253 (January 1977)
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Spring Fling
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Colors
- Nanci Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks they're entering the three-legged race.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #270 (July 1980)
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Sales Pitch
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #47 (August 1978)
-
Treasure Trove
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead isn't having much luck at the beach with his metal detector.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #78 (September 1982)
-
- Keywords
- metal detector
Trap Flap
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead is Archie's caddy.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #78 (September 1982)
-
- Keywords
- golf
You Know Summer Has Arrived When...
Archie & the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Six examples of telltale signs that it's summer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #287 (September 1982)
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Leader of the Pack
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #539 (August 1984)
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Two of a Kind
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #539 (August 1984)
-
The Last Straw
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #539 (August 1984)
-
Finders Keepers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #539 (August 1984)
-
Minstrels of Yore
The Archies / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Prof. Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Set in medieval times, Archie, Betty and Jughead are a group of wandering minstrels hired by King Lodge - - to rid his castle of rats rather than for their musical prowess.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #113 (September 1984)
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Eat Treat
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie demands that Betty serve his eggs in a different manner than she usually does.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #270 (July 1980)
-
The Beach Boys
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Rather than go to the beach with Archie, Veronica demands Archie transport sand from an exclusive beach to her poolside.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #541 (September 1984)
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Olympic Trials...and Tribulations
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina and Hilda crash an Olympics practice, where their magic causes havoc among the athletes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #96 (August 1984)
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Play Plight
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Colors
- Nancy Dakesian
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #46 (August 1978)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #27 (October 1991)
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Tongue Tied
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog is over-aggressive, but in a nice way.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #134 (June 1982)
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The Gypsy Curse
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty dreams she becomes subject to a Gypsy curse. After she tells the gang, strange things begin happening to them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #62 (February 1961)
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Seams Likely
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #28 (September 1964)
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Prize Presents
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #47 (August 1978)
-
The Long and Short
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Greg / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Greg; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx is tiring of hearing Greg brag about the fish he caught.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #320 (November 1982)
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Flip Quip
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie turns a comment by Veronica into an insult to Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #320 (November 1982)
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East Is West
Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #99 (February 1985)
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Dumb Dates
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Fred Andrews; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Veronica uses Archie to cover for her while she flirts with the wild side of life.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #541 (September 1984)
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- Keywords
- biker; motorcycle gang
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #245.
Dear Diary
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #271 (July 1978)
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A Tails Tale
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx flips a coin to decide between work and play.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #48 (September 1978)
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Pool Your Talents
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #321 (December 1982)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Veronica, don't you think we should be watching our figures?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
A Night to Remember
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Test Zest
Sabrina -
3.
Wet Paint
Archie -
4.
Femme Gem
Veronica -
5.
The Joys of Gardening
Betty -
6.
Strained Relations
Betty and Veronica -
7.
Spring Fling
Archie -
8.
Sales Pitch
Sabrina -
9.
Treasure Trove
Jughead -
10.
Trap Flap
Jughead -
11.
You Know Summer Has Arrived When...
Archie & the Gang -
12.
Leader of the Pack
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Two of a Kind
Betty and Veronica -
14.
The Last Straw
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Finders Keepers
Betty and Veronica -
16.
Minstrels of Yore
The Archies -
17.
Eat Treat
Betty -
18.
The Beach Boys
Betty and Veronica -
19.
Olympic Trials...and Tribulations
Sabrina -
20.
Play Plight
Reggie -
21.
Tongue Tied
Mr. Weatherbee -
22.
The Gypsy Curse
Betty and Veronica -
23.
Seams Likely
Betty and Veronica -
24.
Prize Presents
Sabrina -
25.
The Long and Short
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Greg -
26.
Flip Quip
Reggie -
27.
East Is West
Josie and the Pussycats -
28.
Dumb Dates
Veronica -
29.
Dear Diary
Betty -
30.
A Tails Tale
Li'l Jinx -
31.
Pool Your Talents
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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