B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #220 [Direct Edition]

(February 2012)

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

The Dream Team! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Editing

Victor Gorelick (editor/editor-in-chief)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty explains how her and Veronica make the perfect shopping team.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #57 (January 2003)

Smell Spell (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

? [as Kennedy]

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Batty; Veronica; Archie; Nancy; Ethel

Synopsis

Veronica makes an irresistible perfume in lab class.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #162 (July 2001)

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Gadgets Galore (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica go to an electronic show to learn about new gadgets for teenage girls.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #170 (March 2002)

What's to Love? (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty [Archie feature] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty finds something about winter that she likes.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #152 (February 2006)

The Gym Dandies (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Floyd Clayton; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Coach Clayton demands the girls practice their gymnastics constantly in order to win the impending tournament. So they begin practicing in the hallways of the school.

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #304 (April 1981)

Teen Time (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Nancy

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica comment on how the life of a teen isn't all fun and games.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #140
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #276 (January 2020)

Locker Loot (Table of Contents: 10)

Ethel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Ethel

Synopsis

Ethel doesn't have room in her locker for her books.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #104 (November 2001)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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 and the Pussycats reprints.

Dog Daze (Table of Contents: 14)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Valerie

Synopsis

When Melody walks around with an invisible dog leash, Valerie uses ventriloquism to make her think there's an invisible dog on it.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #82 (June 1975)

Keywords

ventriloquism

Costume Capers (Table of Contents: 15)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Alex Cabot; Byron; Top Paris designer; Leo The Ironman; Unnamed driver; Soho Sol

Synopsis

Josie And The Pussycats travel to Paris, California and New York for costumes for their music video.

Reprints

• from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #16 (August 1989)

Contact Sport (Table of Contents: 16)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Valerie; Alex; Alexandra; Melody

Synopsis

When the Cabots have a party on a cold day, Alex tries to "warm up" Josie and Melody when they come in from the cold.

Reprints

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #82 (June 1975)

Mud In Your Eye (Table of Contents: 17)

Josie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Alex Cabot; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis

Alexandra is putting a mud pack on her face.

Reprints

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

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Not So Cheerful (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel; Midge

Synopsis

Since Betty and Veronica can't agree on who gets to cheer for Archie on the cheer-leading squad, the teacher assigns the job to somebody else.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #168 (January 2002)

The Wish (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy

Synopsis

Betty and Nancy get jobs at a fashionable ski-resort where Veronica is on vacation.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #206 (April 2005)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Sabrina / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

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

Bully for You! (Table of Contents: 25)

Sabrina / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Gallagher (credited as Mike Gallagher)

Pencils

Dave Manak (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Harvey; Sabrina Spellman; Slugloaf; Captain Volto; Salem

Synopsis

Sabrina's nightmare accidentally gives Harvey the powers of Captain Volto.

Reprints

• from Sabrina (Archie, 2000 series) #2 (February 2000)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here's where I practice my salesmanship!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge lets Veronica go shopping on the condition she take Archie with her.

Reprints

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

The Girl From Upper Begonia (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica pretends to be an exchange student from Upper Begonia to fool Reggie.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #30 (May 1990)

Winner Take All (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

? [as Kennedy] (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica has the gang over to her game room but she can't get any time with Archie because he's playing games with Betty.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #162 (February 2006)

Offering Lip Service (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Archie has chapped lips and searches from some lip balm. Betty ends up sharing hers with him in a very personal way, much to Veronica's disapproval.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #223 (February 2007)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Li'l Jinx / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; children

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as title page for the next section featuring Li'l Jinx reprints.

Growing Pains! (Table of Contents: 35)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx doesn't agree that childhood is a happy time.

Reprints

• from She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series) #6 (May 1964)

Seat of the Problem (Table of Contents: 36)

Charley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Charley

Synopsis

Charley is trying to learn how to ice skate.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #48 (May 2000)

Charming (Table of Contents: 37)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx has lost her lucky charm.

Reprints

• from ?

The Write Way! (Table of Contents: 38)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx is having trouble writing her composition.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #19 (December 1962)

Ill Will (Table of Contents: 39)

Charley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Charley

Synopsis

Charley wants to be a lawyer when he grows up.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #205 (June 1979)

A-Weigh Out! (Table of Contents: 40)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx asks Greg how much weight he can lift.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #37 (Summer 1966)

Good Morning? (Table of Contents: 41)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx wants to make her father breakfast in bed.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #229 (February 1982)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Daddy, Archie's here!

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge has artificial reality glasses.

Reprints

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

Reader's Fashions / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

various

Inks

various

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Bridgette

Reprints

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted fashion designs.

I Will Survive (Table of Contents: 46)

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

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Jack; Brenda; Brad; Johnny; Chuck; Margo; Brian

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica are part of a reality show similar to Survivor.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #46 (March 2001)

The Wish (Table of Contents: 47)

Betty [Archie feature] / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs

Synopsis

At a wishing well, Betty has to make a follow-up wish to the wish she just made.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #174 (May 1989)

Keywords

wishing well

Spreading the Word (Table of Contents: 48)

Betty [Archie feature] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Tomoko; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Souphead Jones; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis

Betty's basketball team has low fan turn out. But that all changes when the girls call their boyfriends to come out and support the team-- or else!

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #160 (January 2007)

Keywords

basketball

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49)

Ethel / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Ethel Muggs

Reprints

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the phrase puzzle.

Mall Mania (Table of Contents: 50)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Veronica knows a mall that's a bit off the beaten path.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #150 (May 2004)

Keywords

dogsled

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Paul Oswald (signed)

Inks

Paul Oswald (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

teen

Indexer Notes

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

Pup Quiz (Table of Contents: 52)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Holly Golightly (credited as Holly G!)

Pencils

Holly Golightly (credited as Holly G!)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Stephanie Vozzo (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis

Cheryl Blossom takes her dog to school with her and gets some unexpected help on her test.

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #36 (January 2001)

How Fortune-Ate (Table of Contents: 53)

Cheryl Blossom / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #279 (February 2020)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the code puzzle.

Totally Cool Cheryl (Table of Contents: 54)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #30 (March 2000)

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T.V. Showoff (Table of Contents: 57)

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

Script

Barbara Slate (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Vickie Jane Jonas

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica appear on a daytime talk show where the host tries to stir up some bad blood between them for the sake of ratings.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #102 (August 1996)

What's So Funny? (Table of Contents: 58)

Midge / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the code puzzle.

Complete Compatibility (Table of Contents: 59)

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

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

? [as Kennedy] (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis

Dilton creates bracelets that track how compatible Betty and Veronica are as friends.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #163 (April 2006)

Nice Advice (Table of Contents: 60)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

The girls talk about Veronica's interest in yoga.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #223 (February 2007)

The Unsung Heroes (Table of Contents: 61)

Betty [Archie feature] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Teresa Davidson (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Veronica and Reggie are the King and Queen of the Winter Dance but they can't stop talking about how great each is until Archie comes up with a way to get them to both stop.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #152 (February 2006)

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