(April 2000)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.49 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 8 times a year in Feb, April, May, July, Aug., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468557 10
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro (credited) (editor); Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed as
Dan DeCarlo) - Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed as
Henry Scarpelli) - Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- General Pickens' battle cry was "Charge!"
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- General Pickens (painting); Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- art museum
Mess Stress
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica both have a problem with clutter in their rooms.
- Reprints
-
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #230 (February 2013), #276 (January 2020)
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Looks Like Reindeer
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo; Dan Parent
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica buys two wild reindeer, and they disrupt a fancy party her parents are throwing.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #13 (February 1995)
-
- Keywords
- reindeer
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Watch Out
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Feature Logo
Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie is chronically late for his dates with Veronica so her father gives him a new watch to help keep him on schedule.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #42 (April 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Winter Fashions Indoors and Outdoors
illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #27 (April 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Keys to Adventure
Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Tate Collins; John Dsala
- Synopsis
- Veronica is suspicious of the caretaker her father has hired for their house in Florida, but changes her mind when he saves her from sharks.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #34 (April 1994)
-
- Keywords
- Florida Keys; shark; skin diving; sunken treasure
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Dull Doll
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica discuss Melissa.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #224 (September 1976)
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Snowfall Guy
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
Betty- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Joey Jackson
- Synopsis
- While shoveling snow, Betty gets into a snowball fight with one of the neighborhood kids.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #24 (April 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
A Hair Affair
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz ?
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Coiffeur
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica get new hair styles from a famed hair stylist, but aren't satisfied with the results.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #14 (April 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Katy Keene's Fans Designer Page
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Katy Keene
Indexer Notes
A page for the reader to create and submit fashions for Katy Keene.
[no title indexed]
Digestions S.O.S. / illustration / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Another Great "Digestions S.O.S" Entry!- Characters
- Katy Keene
Indexer Notes
Reader submitted designs.
Remotely Possible
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- When Betty admits jealousy of Veronica's new high-tech universal remote, Dilton tries to cheer her up by inventing one that's even better and more powerful.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #24 (April 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Digestions S.O.S. / illustration / 2 pages
- Feature Logo
- Another Great "Digestions S.O.S" Entry!
Indexer Notes
Reader submitted fashions.
Skate Mates
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica [horizontal]- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica is jealous of Betty's ability to ice skate, and Betty is jealous of Veronica's lack of ability to ice skate.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #86 (April 1995)
-
- Keywords
- ice skating
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Ordinary People
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica decides to stop being a posh princess and start a new life as an average, ordinary girl. Unfortunately, her friends at school take it the wrong way when she tries her best to sink down to their level.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #42 (April 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Juggling the Books
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Morgan
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to learn how to juggle in order to secure a part in the school play.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #86 (April 1995)
-
- Keywords
- juggling
The Reading Lesson
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Veronica is suddenly into palmistry and she spends the afternoon telling the fortunes of the Riverdale High bunch.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #86 (April 1995)
-
- Keywords
- palm reading
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Clownin' Around
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- While entertaining hospitalized children, Veronica falls asleep on a gurney in clown makeup and is mistaken for a misplaced corpse.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #14 (April 1995)
-
- Keywords
- clown
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Bump 'n' Grind
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo; Dan Parent
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Caryn Antoniuk
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Snoop Kitty Kat; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- The girls want to get on the Bump 'n' Grind dance TV show, and Betty is picked, but Veronica's dancing isn't good enough.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #13 (February 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Crowning Achievement
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Feature Logo
- Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets her father to sponsor a beauty contest that she will most likely win.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #41 (March 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Chore Bore!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- After losing a bet, Veronica has to do Betty's household chores for a week.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #131 (April 2005), #188 (April 2011)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Compendium (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #250 (March 2017)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["General Pickens' battle cry was "Charge!""]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
[Lead... Follow... Or Get out of the Way!]
3 Musketeers -
2.
Mess Stress
Betty and Veronica -
3.
[Get caught up in the magic]
Archway -
4.
Looks Like Reindeer
Betty and Veronica -
5.
[Archie's Weird Mysteries on TV]
-
6.
Watch Out
Veronica -
7.
[Archie's Christmas Stocking & Holiday Fun Digest]
-
8.
Winter Fashions Indoors and Outdoors
-
9.
Keys to Adventure
Veronica -
10.
Dull Doll
Betty and Veronica -
11.
[no title indexed]
-
12.
[no title indexed]
Digest-ions! -
13.
Snowfall Guy
Betty -
14.
A Hair Affair
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Katy Keene's Fans Designer Page
-
16.
[no title indexed]
Digestions S.O.S. -
17.
Remotely Possible
Betty -
18.
[no title indexed]
Digestions S.O.S. -
19.
Skate Mates
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Ordinary People
Veronica -
21.
Juggling the Books
Betty and Veronica -
22.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
23.
The Reading Lesson
Betty and Veronica -
24.
[Archie Collector Sets]
-
25.
Clownin' Around
Betty and Veronica -
26.
[Archie's Digest Library]
-
27.
Bump 'n' Grind
Betty and Veronica -
28.
[Archie's Stuff Shop]
-
29.
Crowning Achievement
Veronica -
30.
[Don't MIss an Issue!]
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31.
Chore Bore!
Betty and Veronica -
32.
[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
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33.
[Prizes or Cash]
Olympia Sales Club -
34.
[It's a Jungle in There!]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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