Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine
#151
[Direct Edition]
(July 2007)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Price
- 3.69 USD
- Pages
- 196
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Jan., Mar., Apr., May, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 2007-05-14
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 762816469500 15111
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Betty and Veronica Digest Magazine #173.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
Bad Boy Trouble
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Steven Butler (signed)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
New Look art.
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Bad Boy Trouble Part 1
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 25 pages
- Script
- Melanie J. Morgan
- Pencils
- Steven Butler
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Stephanie Vozzo
- Letters
- John Workman
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Angelina (the maid); Midge Klump; Nick St. Clair; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- During a girls' night out, Veronica, Betty and Midge meet Nick St. Clair, who sneaked into the movie without paying. Nick has recently moved to Riverdale. Veronica is immediately smitten with the tough, motorcycle-riding loner. She ditches her friends and goes riding with Nick. Hours later, she returns home to a frantic father and her friends. Rather than explaining their lateness, Nick merely drops Veronica off and rides away. Mr. Lodge forbids her to see the teenage thug again.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
This is the first story of the "new-look" for the Archie characters.
Quiz Fizz
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fifi the maid
- Synopsis
- Betty takes a magazine quiz to see how well she knows her best friend, and Veronica feels her friend's answers are way off.
- Reprints
-
from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #53 (July 1992)
-
Veronica's Party Fashions
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- fashion page
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #9 (April 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
fashions submitted by John Hunter
[no title indexed]
Betty's Pin Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beauty and her Bears
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #51 (May 1992)
-
Let It Rain
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper (flashback); Alice Cooper (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Trapped inside on a rainy day, Betty curls up with her diary and recalls other storms and the events they inspired.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #26 (July 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212 the inks are credited to Bob Smith.
It's in the Stars
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Mr. Svenson; Miss Rogers; Miss Grundy; Ethel Muggs; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty's horoscope says it will be her lucky day, but (almost) everything goes wrong.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #167 (June 1988)
-
- Keywords
- cooking; detention; horoscope
Madwoman of Riverdale
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is having "one of those days" and she's ready to tear someone a new one.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #62 (April 1997)
-
Happy Mirthday to You
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The gang plans a roller skating surprise birthday party for Betty.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #155 (January 1987)
-
No Problem
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge tries to put his foot down, but only ends up putting it in his mouth.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #62 (April 1997)
-
Dream Dilemma
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty dreams she rejects Archie and is so shaken by the dream that it takes Veronica to talk her down from her agitated state.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #191 (July 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212, the writing is credited to George Gladir.
Comfort Zone
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Spring cleaning
That Certain Something
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Bedell; Mrs. Bedell
- Synopsis
- Veronica does everything she can to impress the handsome new teacher, until she finds out he's married.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #330 (June 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212, writer is credited to Mike Pellowski.
Sheer Fear
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #24 (July 1997)
-
Chore Score
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Gaston
- Synopsis
- Veronica's dad wants her to start saving money, but her economical ideas cause more trouble than they're worth.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #220 (January 1991)
-
Fashions of Fancy
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rex Lindsey
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica model ethnic costume designs submitted by readers.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #108 (February 1997)
-
Classick TeeVee
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica wears fashions that pay tribute to sixties television shows "That Girl", "The Avengers", "The Addams Family", and seventies show "The Bionic Woman".
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #65 (July 1997)
-
Point of View
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica think spring is "girl's weather" but have their mind changed by a spring storm.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- spring
Yee-Hah!
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #213 (August 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
Put the letters in numerical order.
Law of the Land
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie shows up as a cowboy to take Veronica to a masquerade party.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #66 (October 1962)
-
Fashion Flirt
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #330 (June 1984)
-
Queen for a Week
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, this is the ambassador from Snoozlevania!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica becomes Queen for a week in Snoozlevania but because their economy crashed they make her pay for everything during her trip.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #55 (September 1996) [Was originally titled “Queen for a Month”.]
-
Fashion Don’ts
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2012 series) #2 (2012)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #206 (December 2012), #258 (January 2018)
-
Editor-In-Grief
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are too busy bickering about who gets to do their school newspaper assignment first to actually do their school newspaper assignments.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #84 (February 1995)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bawww!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica doesn't like her measurements using the metric system.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #38 (1981) which is reprinted
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
-
- Keywords
- metric system
Missed List
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica goes into a deep depression when she doesn't make a ten best dressed list.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #65 (July 1997)
-
The Competitive Edge
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Envious of all the sports trophies Betty has won, Veronica buys a trophy case and fills it with trophies she purchased on her own.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #83 (January 1995)
-
Worst Date Fate
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica both discover that their worst dates have been with Archie.
Talk Balk
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks she and her father should talk more.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #281 (October 1981)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #202 (August 2012) which is reprinted
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #265 (September 2018)
-
Share Flair
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty overdoes her interest in Archie's sports team.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #281 (October 1981)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #202 (August 2012) which is reprinted
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #265 (September 2018)
-
Full of Hot Air!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Bill DuBay (credited as Dubay)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason (Cameo); Geraldine Grundy (Cameo); Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley (Cameo); Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate (Cameo); Midge Klump (Cameo); Chuck Clayton (Cameo); Coach Clayton (Cameo)
- Synopsis
- The line breaks on Reggie's hot air balloon and he and Veronica are headed for doom.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #98 (August 1984), #98 (August 1984)
-
[Archie and Veronica kissing]
Which 2 Are Alike / activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #2 (February 1987)
-
An Ugly Win
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- When Veronica hears that Betty and Archie plan to run together on the Woodland Nature Trail, she invites herself along to make sure all they do is run.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #43 (September 1991)
-
Hit or Ms.
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica challenge Archie and Jughead to a boys versus girls game of baseball.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #40 (June 1991)
-
- Keywords
- baseball; softball; spring; springtime
[no title indexed]
Jug's Jokes / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Nelson Ribeiro (signed)
- Inks
- Nelson Ribeiro (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Arch! What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Get A Life
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Watching his daughter and Betty engage in a vigorous badminton game gets Mr. Lodge pining for his youth. So he grabs Smithers and challenges the girls to a doubles match.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #65 (July 1993)
-
Fab Job
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty gets a job as a parking lot attendant, and Veronica gets jealous when she sees how many cute boys visit the booth.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #264 (December 1977)
-
On a Roll
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mayor Glibb
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty are working at a fifties-style drive-in restaurant. A local fast food competitor dresses as the mayor to steal their food secrets. Betty saves the day. Features an owl singing Elvis songs throughout.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #88 (June 1997)
-
- Keywords
- drive-in; Elvis; mask; rollerskates; singing owl
[no title indexed]
Betty's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How's your roller skating job, Betty?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty loses her job as a drive-in waitress.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #39 (1981-82) which is reprinted
- from Archie daily (Creator's Syndicate) #?
- from Archie daily (Creator's Syndicate) #?
-
Don't Suit Yourself
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica discover that shopping for bathing suits is not as much fun without Archie along to give his thoughts.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Bad Boy Trouble
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Bad Boy Trouble Part 1
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Quiz Fizz
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Clueless
Veronica -
4.
Veronica's Party Fashions
Veronica -
5.
["Beauty and her Bears"]
Betty's Pin Up -
6.
Let It Rain
Betty's Diary -
7.
It's in the Stars
Betty -
8.
Madwoman of Riverdale
Veronica -
9.
Happy Mirthday to You
Betty -
10.
No Problem
Veronica -
11.
Dream Dilemma
Betty -
12.
Comfort Zone
Betty and Veronica -
13.
That Certain Something
Betty and Veronica -
14.
Sheer Fear
Veronica -
15.
Chore Score
Betty and Veronica -
16.
Fashions of Fancy
Betty and Veronica -
17.
Classick TeeVee
Veronica -
18.
Point of View
Betty and Veronica -
19.
Yee-Hah!
Betty -
20.
Law of the Land
Veronica -
21.
Fashion Flirt
Veronica -
22.
Queen for a Week
Veronica -
23.
Fashion Don’ts
Betty -
24.
Editor-In-Grief
Betty and Veronica -
25.
["Bawww!"]
Veronica Gag Bag -
26.
Missed List
Veronica -
27.
The Competitive Edge
Betty and Veronica -
28.
Worst Date Fate
Betty and Veronica -
29.
Talk Balk
Veronica -
30.
Share Flair
Betty -
31.
Full of Hot Air!
Betty and Veronica -
32.
[Archie and Veronica kissing]
Which 2 Are Alike -
33.
An Ugly Win
Betty and Veronica -
34.
Hit or Ms.
Betty and Veronica -
35.
["Hey, Arch! What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?"]
Jug's Jokes -
36.
Get A Life
Betty and Veronica -
37.
Fab Job
Betty and Veronica -
38.
On a Roll
Betty and Veronica -
39.
["How's your roller skating job, Betty?"]
Betty's Gag Bag -
40.
Don't Suit Yourself
Betty and Veronica
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