Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #202 [Direct Edition]

(May 2010)

[Emerald City Comic-Con] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Emerald City Comic-Con / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Writer's Blockhead (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

Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Miss Grundy's class tells a story with a spring theme. Betty starts the story and then Miss Grundy switches the storyteller to another student on a time interval.

Keywords

spring

[Archie Comics' "Freshman Year" is the #1 most downloaded comic ever!!] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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[Will You Marry Me?] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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Give Me a Spring Break (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica helps Betty beautify Riverdale while on the "Spring Break for Riverdale" committee.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #74 (July 2006)

Keywords

flowers; gardening; lawn mower; spring break

Indexer Notes

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

B & V's Top 20 Dating Don'ts! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Parent ?

Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis

Dating tips.

[Free Comic Book Day] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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[Love Showdown] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Sabrina / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Sabrina

Indexer Notes

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

Cruise Control (Table of Contents: 10)

Sabrina / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Salem

Synopsis

Sabrina wins a trip for two on a cruise ship.

Reprints

• from Sabrina (Archie, 2000 series) #29 (April 2002)

Keywords

cruise ship; sea cruise

[Sabrina Fans] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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[Got Married?] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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Weathering the Weather (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate (cameo)

Synopsis

Betty tries to dress for the weather, but it keeps changing on her, forcing her to change as well.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #137 (July 2004)

Indexer Notes

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

B&V Spring Style (Table of Contents: 14)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Fashion page.

Spring Break Quiz (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Parent ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

B&V

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Quiz about Springtime.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #74 (July 2006)

Spring Gardening Tips (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Parent ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

B&V

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica give tips on how to garden.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #74 (July 2006)

Keywords

gardening

A Blooming Friendship (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Smithers; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty brings Veronica flowers from her garden and puts them in a famous artist's vase.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #199 (June 2004)

Indexer Notes

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

[My Father's Betrayal] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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[Goodbye Forever] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

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.

Sing a Song of Sixpence (Table of Contents: 21)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III; Alexander Cabot II; Alexandra Cabot; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Alex meets Veronica Lodge, who is even snobbier and wealthier than he is. Determined to prove that no one can out-snob a Cabot, Alex hires the Pussycats to accompany him in a sarcastic serenade outside the Lodge mansion.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #59 (December 1971)

Indexer Notes

Alex's serenade quotes from the lyrics of the Jerome Kern standard "Lovely To Look At."

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

Dreams (Table of Contents: 22)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis

Josie and Alan try to have some private time together, but as usual Alexandra horns in.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #69 (June 1973)

Indexer Notes

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

Writer credit from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #260.

How Unfortunate (Table of Contents: 23)

Josie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

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Feature Logo

Josie and the Pussycats

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Melody Valentine; Alex Cabot III

Synopsis

Melody goes to an astrologer.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #83 (August 1975)

Keywords

fortune teller; psychic

[Battle of the Bands] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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[Two New Graphic Novels] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman ?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Er...Where was I, Betty?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie gets distracted from propositioning Betty when Veronica passes.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #163 (July 1969)

Indexer Notes

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

Memory Lapse (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Brenda; Ronda; Alfie

Synopsis

While shopping, the girls encounter another group where two girls are fighting over one guy, similar to Betty and Veronica fighting over Archie.

Reprints

• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #258 (March 2018)

[Archie Digest Subs!!] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

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[Next Month] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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[It only takes a spark] (Table of Contents: 30)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

[Wondercon] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Wondercon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)