(January 2010)

Archie, 1983 Series
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Price
2.69 USD
Pages
92
Indicia Frequency
10 times a year (monthly except Apr. and Oct.)
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Library
Barcode
762816468558 19911
Editing
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Issue Notes

Cover title: Betty & Veronica Digest
Indicia title: Betty and Veronica Digest Magazine

Stuck at Home! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Dan Parent (signed)
Inks
Dan Parent (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

[Skyrunners] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Disney XD / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Stuck at Home (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Teresa Davidson (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Miss Grundy; Midge Klump; Lady Smitty
Synopsis
When Veronica doesn't get her grades up her parents prevent her from attending the class trip to London.
Reprints
Keywords
Buckingham Palace; Heathrow Airport; London

[Live the Adventure from the Beginning] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Dragonball Revenge / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Archiedigital.com] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Price Isn't Right (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis
Betty's mom is trying on an old outfit she bought as a teenager.
Reprints

B&V British Fashion (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dan Parent ?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Take a Picture! (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 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 Lopez; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Ginger starts a trend of wearing a picture of your love on a t-shirt. It means big trouble for Archie when he has to wear one.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #242, no credits listed in this digest.

Letter of Appreciation (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Miss Terry Novell; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Chuck convinces Betty to write a letter to her favorite author.
Reprints

Sheep and Sleep (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
John Lowe
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty can't sleep because she keeps dreaming of monsters.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #241, no credits listed in this digest.

Readers Fashions (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted fashions.

Shop Swap (Table of Contents: 11)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge asks Veronica if she ever thinks of anything besides mall shopping.
Reprints

[Vilgax Attacks] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Ben 10 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Betty #183] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Sabrina / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Characters
Sabrina

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Sabrina reprints.

101 Doll-Motions (Table of Contents: 15)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Sabrina; Salem; Laurie Kay Hype; Suzee Conn; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Party Patty
Synopsis
Sabrina wishes for a Party Patty doll for Christmas and accidentally causes one to come alive.
Reprints

When You Wish Upon a Jar (Table of Contents: 16)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Sabrina; Salem; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Chloe; Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky grants Sabrina a wish for her birthday.
Reprints

[Powerless] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Love & Marriage] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Elf for a Day (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Not knowing what to get Veronica for Christmas, Betty decides to offer to be her "Elf for a day" and do her Christmas chores.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas

Stressmas Time! (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica agree to split time with Archie in Christmas Eve so he can be with both of them.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas

Charity Begins at Home (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty is bell-ringing for the holidays.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas

Sport Sprite (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica loves everything about snowboarding except snowboarding itself.
Reprints
Keywords
snowboarding

Math Wrath (Table of Contents: 23)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty finds out Archie used a computerized pen to take his math test.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #241.

Veronica's Readers' Fashions (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Parent ?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Characters
Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted fashions.

[Ben 10 Alien Swarm] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Cartoon Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Veronica's Passport] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Josie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
teen

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Josie reprints.

Command Performance (Table of Contents: 28)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Angelo De Cesare
Pencils
Al Bigley
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis
A European Prince asks Josie to marry him and won't take 'no' for an answer.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Melody Malady (Table of Contents: 29)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Angelo De Cesare
Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie; Valerie; Melody; Alex
Synopsis
Melody feels that she's the least popular of the Pussycats, so decides she should quit the band. Alex and the other girls convince her to change her mind.
Reprints
Keywords
Band; music

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Melody Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Melody, you bought all I asked for except the flypaper!
Genre
teen
Characters
Melody; Melody's mother
Synopsis
Melody didn't buy flypaper.
Reprints

[Archie Digest Subs!!!] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Fan Art / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted fan art.

The Fame Game (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Al Nickerson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Hassle; Miss Beazly; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and her friends, calling themselves The Green Girls, help institute a new policy at the school to save energy.
Reprints
Keywords
energy conservation

[The Archie Babies] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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

[Betty and Veronica Digest #200] (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

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

Dragonball Z (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

Nintendo DS / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Kingdom Hearts] (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

Nintendo DS / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Stuck at Home!
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. [Skyrunners]
    Disney XD
  3. 2. Stuck at Home
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. [Live the Adventure from the Beginning]
    Dragonball Revenge
  5. 4. [Archiedigital.com]
  6. 5. The Price Isn't Right
    Betty
  7. 6. B&V British Fashion
  8. 7. Take a Picture!
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Letter of Appreciation
    Betty
  10. 9. Sheep and Sleep
    Betty
  11. 10. Readers Fashions
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. Shop Swap
    Veronica
  13. 12. [Vilgax Attacks]
    Ben 10
  14. 13. [Betty #183]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Sabrina
  16. 15. 101 Doll-Motions
    Sabrina
  17. 16. When You Wish Upon a Jar
    Sabrina
  18. 17. [Powerless]
  19. 18. [Love & Marriage]
  20. 19. Elf for a Day
    Betty and Veronica
  21. 20. Stressmas Time!
    Betty and Veronica
  22. 21. Charity Begins at Home
    Betty and Veronica
  23. 22. Sport Sprite
    Betty and Veronica
  24. 23. Math Wrath
    Betty
  25. 24. Veronica's Readers' Fashions
  26. 25. [Ben 10 Alien Swarm]
    Cartoon Network
  27. 26. [Veronica's Passport]
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    Josie
  29. 28. Command Performance
    Josie
  30. 29. Melody Malady
    Josie
  31. 30. ["Melody, you bought all I asked for except the flypaper!"]
    Melody Pin-Up
  32. 31. [Archie Digest Subs!!!]
  33. 32. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  34. 33. The Fame Game
    Betty and Veronica
  35. 34. [The Archie Babies]
  36. 35. [Betty and Veronica Digest #200]
  37. 36. Dragonball Z
    Nintendo DS
  38. 37. [Kingdom Hearts]
    Nintendo DS
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen