Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #186 [Direct Edition]

(September 2008)

Party Game (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Tim Kennedy

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Phil Felix

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty is tired of being a fifth wheel at the upscale parties Veronica drags her to.

Reprints

• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #254 (August 2017)

B & V Summer Style (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

?

Genre

fashion

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.

Style Guile (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Veronica brings a changing tent to the beach so she can change outfits while there.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #129 (September 2002)

Surf's Up (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ginger; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica gets Dilton to make her an electronically enhanced surfboard in order to compete with Ginger at surfing.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #61

Keywords

surfing

Indexer Notes

Writer, Inker, Letterer credit from B & V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #244.

Dream Drama (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir ?

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Mike Esposito ?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty tries to get Archie to pay less attention to his favorite superhero and more attention to her.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #127 (September 2003)

Betty, Veronica and Bridgette's Do's For Summer (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Rudy Lapick ?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

?

Genre

fashion

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Bridgette

Synopsis

Betty, Veronica and Bridgette model hair styles submitted by readers.

Reprints

• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #235 (September 2013)

Green Scene (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir ?

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Karen

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica move to head Archie off from meeting a gorgeous new girl at the beach.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #214 (September 2013), #275 (September 2019)

See You Later, Prestidigitator (Table of Contents: 8)

Sabrina / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Gallagher ?

Pencils

Dave Manak ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Sabrina Spellman; Salem; Lysander; Judge Gorgonzola; Aunt Hilda; Chloe

Synopsis

Salem is put on trial for reckless use of magic.

Reprints

• from Sabrina (Archie, 2000 series) #33 (August 2002)

Hero or Zero (Table of Contents: 9)

Salem / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Gallagher ?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Salem; Sabrina Spellman; Karpesto; Aunt Hilda

Synopsis

An alien appears and wants to take Salem back to his planet as a novelty.

Reprints

• from Sabrina (Archie, 2000 series) #22 (October 2001)

Toot-Toot Tootsie (Table of Contents: 10)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III

Synopsis

When Melody's terrible flute-playing drives everybody crazy, she is convinced to take up singing instead. It's not an improvement.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #86 (December 1975)

The Emissary (Table of Contents: 11)

Josie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Alexander Cabot II; The Emissary of Althuzar

Synopsis

Josie and Valerie team up with the Cabot children to expose a phony spiritualist conning Mr. Cabot.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #71 (September 1973)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Melody / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Melody, you turned down a date...

Genre

humor

Characters

Melody Valentine; Josie McCoy

Synopsis

Melody is forced to turn down a date because she doesn't have access to her calendar.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #71 (September 1973)

Photo Finish (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

George Gladir ?

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica brings her new camera to the beach.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #190 (September 2003)

Surfing School Saga (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Adam; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Archie gets in deep with all the fibs he tells about his surfing prowess.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #127 (September 2003)

Keywords

surfing

Indexer Notes

Writing credit from B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #239. The same digest credits the inks on this story to John Lowe.

Dumb Dates (Table of Contents: 15)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

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)

Keywords

biker; motorcycle gang

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #245.

Picnic Panic (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Mike Pellowski

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Jim Amash

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Phil Felix

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Jughead's suggestion of a weekend picnic leads to a series of complications.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #225 (September 2014)