Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #205

(August 2010)

[Moonshadow Rise of the Ninja] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Little Brown and Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Life's a Ball (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

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Marcy Lodge (Veronica's cousin)

Synopsis

Veronica becomes an internet "Viewtube" sensation as "Volleyball Girl" when she is videoed being clobbered by a volleyball by Jughead. She gives up when a repeat attempt lacks spontaneity and goes for a swim with Betty. In the last panel Jughead is phone filming the next great "Viewtube Video" of a shark fin headed for the girls.

Keywords

Internet video sensation; viewtube; volleyball

Indexer Notes

12 pages with no explicit 2 part break in the digest.

[Unnatural History] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Cartoon Network / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

B&V's Top 10 Summer Things To Do! (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica's top things to do during the summer.

B&V's Hot Summer Style (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

?

Colors

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Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Summer Get-Away (Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Veronica spends so much time trying to keep Archie away from Cheryl and Betty that she doesn't have time to enjoy being with Archie.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #162 (August 2005)

Party Planners (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Betty helps Veronica plan the best summer party of the year.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #176 (August 2002)

Keywords

indoor pool; party; rain

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie Marries Betty & Veronica] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[Archie in "Will You Marry Me?"] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Sabrina / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; teen

Indexer Notes

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

Here's Looking at You, Squid! (Table of Contents: 11)

Sabrina / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Gallagher (credited)

Pencils

Dave Manak (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Sabrina Spellman; Salem; Cappy

Synopsis

Spurred on by an anecdote related by Salem, Sabrina looks up an old sea captain in search of a legendary albino giant squid named Moby Calimari.

Reprints

• from Sabrina (Archie, 2000 series) #34 (September 2002)

Keywords

giant squid

[Archie Comics' "Freshman Year"...] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[Archie Americana Series Best of the Seventies] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Lifestyles of the Confused and Complicated (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Barbara Slate (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jacques DePalma; Monica

Synopsis

A cute guy at the beach asks Veronica to introduce him to her father.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #209 (August 2005)

Keywords

beach; France; paparazzi; Paris

Indexer Notes

Gucci is spoofed as Guchi.

Veronica's Sizzlin' Swimsuit Collection (Table of Contents: 15)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Characters

Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #249 (August 2016)

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted fashions from Caitlyn H., Lauren H., Kelsey M. and Brian G.

Chance Encounter! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Betty prefers games of skill while Veronica prefers games of chance.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #209 (August 2005)

Keywords

bottle; carnival; duck; games; prize; ring toss; theme park

B&V and Friends Summer Style (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

?

Colors

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Genre

teen

Characters

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

Surfari (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica brings a glam squad with her to an all girl surfing contest.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #202 (October 2004)

Keywords

hair stylist; make up artist; surfboard; surfing

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Josie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed as FERNANDO)

Inks

Bob Smith (signed as BOB SMITH)

Colors

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Genre

teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Val

Indexer Notes

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

Isle Be Your Dream Date! (Table of Contents: 22)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo De Cesare

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Jim Amash

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Vickie Williams

Feature Logo

Josie and the Pussycats

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Valerie Smith; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Malik

Synopsis

The Pussycats go to an island resort. Valerie goes on a date with Malik who is part of a set of triplets.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #83 (August 2004)

Keywords

cave; island; pool; triplets; waterfall

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie #608 and 609] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

Recycled (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Teresa Davidson (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Everybody tries to ride a unicycle but only Jughead is successful.

Reprints

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

Keywords

unicycle

[Archie Digest Subscriptions!!!] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

[Next month in Betty and Veronica Digest #206] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

[It only takes a spark] (Table of Contents: 27)

Ad Council / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Fire prevention PSA.

[Big Problems Call for Big Solutions] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

Lego / advertisement / 1 page (report information)