Love Showdown Collection

(1994)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Story credits.

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To San Diego... (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Castiglia

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

A brief rundown on the genesis of this collection.

[cover from Archie #429] (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 (November 1994)

Love Showdown Chapter 1 Part 1 (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Archie gets a love letter from someone and both Betty and Veronica swear it wasn't from them.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 (November 1994)

Love Showdown Chapter 1 Part 2 (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog (cameo); Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Before Archie can reveal the name of the letter-writer, Reggie convinces both Betty and Veronica that the other one wrote the letter. As a result of the betrayal, they end their friendship and declare war on each other, with Archie as the prize.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #429 (November 1994)

[Cover from Betty #19] (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #19 (November 1994)

Love Showdown Chapter 2 Part 1 (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Ken Selig

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty returns all of the outfits she ever borrowed from Veronica and throws away all of Veronica's pictures. To cheer her up, her dad gives her two tickets to the Lodges' charity ball that were donated to him. She then helps Archie repair his car, proving her worth to him.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #19 (November 1994)

Love Showdown Chapter 2 Part 2 (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Doug Crane

Inks

Ken Selig

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate (cameo)

Synopsis

As Betty finishes work on Archie's car, Veronica shows up and tells Betty that she and Archie are headed for the Charity Ball. Veronica says some tickets were misprinted with the wrong date, like the ones Betty has. Later at Pops, Jughead tells Betty he saw Veronica printing up tickets with the wrong dates, ensuring Betty would get some when they were donated to her father's business. Furious, Betty decides to crash the ball.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #19 (November 1994)

[Cover from Betty and Veronica #82] (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty and Veronica / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #82 (December 1994)

Love Showdown Chapter 3 Part 1 (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Alison Flood

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty crashes the Charity Ball in a very hot dress and proceeds to dance circles around Veronica with her natural athletic ability. All the boys at the dance-- and especially Archie-- are stunned by her looks and moves. Ever the poor loser, Veronica leaves the dance, humiliated.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #82 (December 1994)

Love Showdown Chapter 3 Part 2 (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Alison Flood

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Determined to win Archie back, Veronica tries baking but is unsuccessful. When it seems she's lost him for good, Reggie shows up and makes Veronica realize she's being way too nice. Reggie then offers to train her to get her naturally deceitful, confident old self back.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #82 (December 1994)

[cover from Veronica #39] (Table of Contents: 12)

Veronica / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #39 (December 1994)

Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 1 (Table of Contents: 13)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Fresh from her badness training with Reggie, Veronica lures Betty away from Archie at Pops, then shows off a great dress and some killer dance moves. At the end of their ropes, the girls decide to get fresh makeovers and their best clothes for a final showdown the next day-- super soakers at High Noon, winner take all.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #39 (December 1994)

Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 2 (Table of Contents: 14)

Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis

The girls are decked out and have their soakers ready. Reggie counts them down to fire, which they do simultaneously -- accidentally catching Archie and Cheryl in the crossfire and drenching them. The original love letter was from Cheryl, and Archie decides to start dating her instead of the feuding girls.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #39 (December 1994)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie; Betty and Veronica / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom

Indexer Notes

Production credits on the inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)