Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #118

(March 2001)

Trend Setter (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Frank Gagliardo (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Molly Griffith; Nancy Woods; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica, Betty and Nancy set a new fashion statement in the school, wearing sandals in the winter.

Reprints

• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #252 (January 2017)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Compendium (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)

Self Defensed (Table of Contents: 2)

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; Hiram Lodge; Ms. Choe

Synopsis

At the urging of Betty and Mr. Lodge, Veronica enrolls in a karate class.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #88 (June 1995)

A Twist of Fate (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mr. Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Caramel

Synopsis

Betty relates incidents from her life that prove the opposite of what you expect often happens in life.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (March 1996)

Backups (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Smith

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #384 (February 1991)

Indexer Notes

formerly an Archie story.

Pet Set (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica go pet shopping at the pet shop Ethel works at.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (March 1996)

Keywords

pet shop; rabbit; tropical fish

Cover Story (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Betty feels guilty for crushing over teen heartthrob Brad Freeman instead of Archie.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (March 1996)

Fantastic Fashions for Fabulous Fun Times (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie and the Gang / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #221 (March 1991)

Give Me a Ring (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Mark Brewer

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Caramel; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; unidentified Tangapoonian nationals; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty gets an ancient ring from the country of Tangapoon, one of dozens of artifacts recently purchased from the country by Mr. Lodge, stuck on her finger. That makes her a target of radicals from the country determined to reclaim the ring at any cost.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #34 (February 1996)

Plaster Parting (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Betty outlines in her diary how she coped with having her leg in a cast and her eventual liberation from it.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #5 (April 1993)

Keywords

ice skating

The Grass Is Always Greener... (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the Butler

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica spend the afternoon envying the other one's life.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #146 (April 2000)

Hairdo, Hair Don't (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie is taking Betty to an expensive restaurant, so Betty experiments with new hairstyles.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (March 1996)

Heavenly Helper (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; The Kid

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica's act of kindness toward a strange young boy nets them valuable rewards. Reggie's cynicism toward the act nets him a just reward as well.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #97 (March 1996)

Star Struck (Table of Contents: 13)

Veronica / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo DeCesare (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Brett Bolder; Vicki; Amber

Synopsis

Vicki and Amber ask Veronica to produce a photo of herself and soap opera star Brett Bolder to prove she knows him.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #43 (June 1995)

Keywords

dog show; Wheaton Terrier

Cents of Value (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; The Kid; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Betty saves a young boy from a snowball pelting and he rewards her with a lucky penny that proves to be lucky indeed.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #97 (March 1996)

Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed against the credits printed for the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #230.

Weight and See (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Alison Flood

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica both learn they've gained half a pound. Betty takes it calmly, while Veronica goes off the deep end.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #37 (February 1991)

The Third Friend (Table of Contents: 16)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Kennedy

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen