(March 2011)
Archie,
1987 Series
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year (monthly except Feb. and Aug.)
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Library
- Barcode
- 762816469500 18711
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (signed)
- Inks
- Dan Parent (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Think peaceful thoughts...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Keywords
- yoga
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (1987 series) #187 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1384/w100/1384503.jpg?-1619827649801905270)
[Save Jellystone Park!]
Yogi Bear; Nintendo / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Yogi Bear; Boo-boo
Indexer Notes
Ad for a Yogi Bear video game available on the Nintendo DS and the WII.
Inside front cover.
Peace and Harm-ony!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Nancy asks Betty and Veronica to teach her yoga class.
- Keywords
- yoga
[Archie Comics Book Club]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Promo for the Archie Graphic Novel Book Club.
[Comic Book Fairs]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Information on hosting an Archie themed book fair at your school.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You knitted that body sweater yourself?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica comments on Betty's body sweater.
- Reprints
-
from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #173 (June 1970)
-
The Middle Ground
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- John Rose (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Janice Chiang (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica spends the day stuck between Archie and Reggie.
- Reprints
Suspicious
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jacque; Pierre
- Synopsis
- When Betty asks Veronica to help to French students, Veronica suddenly becomes suspicious that it is a trick to allow Betty to spend time with Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #334 (February 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Coat of Arms
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Frank Gagliardo
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica gives Betty her old leather jacket.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #109 (February 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (2010 series) #73, no credits listed in this digest.
Hi-Tech High Jinx
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica attend a demonstration of several new labor-saving devices for teens.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #109 (March 2001)
-
- Keywords
- technology
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[Archie Marries Betty & Veronica]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription form for Life with Archie magazine.
[My comics are Archie comics]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Archie digital comics app.
Snowed Under
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are snowed in at a mall.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #19 (April 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Give Me the Simple Life
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- Hiram wants all the members of the Lodge family to cut down on their expenses.
- Reprints
- from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #121 (March 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Keys to Adventure
Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Tate Collins; John Dsala
- Synopsis
- Veronica is suspicious of the caretaker her father has hired for their house in Florida, but changes her mind when he saves her from sharks.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #34 (April 1994)
-
- Keywords
- Florida Keys; shark; skin diving; sunken treasure
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[Veronica Times Three]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for three Veronica books for $10.
[Archiedigital.com]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Archie digital comics app.
Hare Today, Gone Now
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- John Lowe (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- While visiting the children's section of the library, Betty finds a book that was her favorite growing up, a book about a disappearing rabbit.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #152 (February 2006)
-
To Toe the Line
Betty and Veronica Teach In / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty teaches the reader, and Veronica, about ballet dancing.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #187 (September 1971)
-
- Keywords
- ballet dancing
[Politics Unusual!]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Archie #616 and 617.
[Archie & Friends Double Digest]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the new Archie & Friends Double Digest title.
Cold Facts
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica wishes for a snowstorm so she can have the day off from school.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #158 (March 2005)
-
Just Say No... Please!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica feels that Betty lets others take advantage of her.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #206 (April 2005)
-
My Best Friend
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Barbara Slate (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- John Lowe (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty agrees to spend the afternoon with Veronica. The two then discover none of the things they want to do are compatible with the other one.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #144 (March 2005)
-
[Archie Americana Series]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Archie Americana series.
[Jinx]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Jinx storyline in Life With Archie magazine.
Emergency Measures
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Veronica feels her appearance has been marred, disfigured and ruined... because she broke a fingernail.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #205 (February 2005)
-
- Keywords
- beauty; broken nail; vanity
The Snow Queen
Betty's Diary / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Lydia Wyndham; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Lydia decides to enter the annual Snow Queen contest.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #16 (April 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Lydia Wyndham story.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[Life with Archie #6]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Life With Archie magazine #6.
[Buy Three Books and get the Fourth Free!]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Buy three Archie books and get a fourth free.
[no title indexed]
Sabrina / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina
Indexer Notes
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Sabrina reprints.
Fly Me, I'm Aunt Hilda
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; unnamed doctor; Cousin Ambrose
- Synopsis
- Hilda disagrees with her doctor's diagnosis. To find out what he really thinks, Hilda changes herself into a fly to spy on him, then forgets how to change herself back.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #25 (June 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
How Do You Spell "Luck"?
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Doris; Harvey Kinkle
- Synopsis
- Doris goes on a date with Harvey, so Sabrina casts a spell on Doris making her accident prone.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #60 (August 1978)
-
- Keywords
- bad luck
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Flight Plan!
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Zelda Spellman
- Synopsis
- Sabrina buys Aunt Hilda a new broom.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #378 (July 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Spell Damsel
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Svenson
- Synopsis
- Sabrina uses her magic to accidentally trap Harvey in a locker.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #33 (August 1975)
-
[Archie & Friends All Stars]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Archie & Friends All Stars collections.
[B & V Friends Double Digest #209-212]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the storyline in B & V Friends Double Digest #209-212.
Stranger Than Fiction
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reliving their fascination for the "Nancy Drool Novels", Betty and Veronica begin tailing Reggie when his actions seem suspicious.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #71 (January 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Chilly Reception
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica and Archie take an ice cream truck out for a test drive and run into a raging snow storm.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #147 (February 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
She's All Wet
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica becomes obsessed with joining the school swim team.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #123 (May 1998)
-
- Keywords
- swim team
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Dizzy Tizzy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica and Betty shop for ski clothes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #170 (March 1972)
-
Something in Common!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica wonder what they have in common besides Archie. Archie wants to finally choose between Betty and Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #205 (February 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[The original seven Archie "Will you Marry Me?" issues available now as a set]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for the back issues in the "Will You Mary Me" storyline.
[Hide your Burgers!]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Jughead #202 - #205.
Slope Slipups
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Wilma DeMall
- Synopsis
- A videographer films Veronica trying to ski, hoping to use her antics to make a "How not to" video.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #40 (February 1995)
-
- Keywords
- skiing
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Nothing to Sneeze At
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Archie is attracted to Veronica because she's wearing attractive, skimpy outfits despite the cold weather, Betty decides she'll do the same.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #159 (March 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
High School Daze!
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Janice Chiang (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty is tired of the high school grind.
- Reprints
[One Year Double Digest Subscriptions!]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription information.
[Betty and Veronica #188]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Betty and Veronica #188.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Think peaceful thoughts..."]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
[Save Jellystone Park!]
Yogi Bear; Nintendo -
2.
Peace and Harm-ony!
Betty and Veronica -
3.
[Archie Comics Book Club]
-
4.
[Comic Book Fairs]
-
5.
["You knitted that body sweater yourself?"]
Betty and Veronica Pin Up -
6.
The Middle Ground
Veronica -
7.
Suspicious
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Coat of Arms
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Hi-Tech High Jinx
Veronica -
10.
[Archie Marries Betty & Veronica]
-
11.
[My comics are Archie comics]
-
12.
Snowed Under
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Give Me the Simple Life
Betty and Veronica -
14.
Keys to Adventure
Veronica -
15.
[Veronica Times Three]
-
16.
[Archiedigital.com]
-
17.
Hare Today, Gone Now
Betty -
18.
To Toe the Line
Betty and Veronica Teach In -
19.
[Politics Unusual!]
-
20.
[Archie & Friends Double Digest]
-
21.
Cold Facts
Veronica -
22.
Just Say No... Please!
Betty and Veronica -
23.
My Best Friend
Betty -
24.
[Archie Americana Series]
-
25.
[Jinx]
-
26.
Emergency Measures
Betty and Veronica -
27.
The Snow Queen
Betty's Diary -
28.
[Life with Archie #6]
-
29.
[Buy Three Books and get the Fourth Free!]
-
30.
[no title indexed]
Sabrina -
31.
Fly Me, I'm Aunt Hilda
Sabrina -
32.
How Do You Spell "Luck"?
Sabrina -
33.
Flight Plan!
Sabrina -
34.
Spell Damsel
Sabrina -
35.
[Archie & Friends All Stars]
-
36.
[B & V Friends Double Digest #209-212]
-
37.
Stranger Than Fiction
Betty and Veronica -
38.
Chilly Reception
Veronica -
39.
She's All Wet
Betty and Veronica -
40.
Dizzy Tizzy
Betty and Veronica -
41.
Something in Common!
Betty and Veronica -
42.
[The original seven Archie "Will you Marry Me?" issues available now as a set]
-
43.
[Hide your Burgers!]
-
44.
Slope Slipups
Veronica -
45.
Nothing to Sneeze At
Betty and Veronica -
46.
High School Daze!
Betty -
47.
[One Year Double Digest Subscriptions!]
-
48.
[Betty and Veronica #188]
-
49.
[Big Problems Call for Big Solutions]
Lego -
50.
[Dragon Quest]
Nintendo DS
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- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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