Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #203 [Direct Edition]

(September 2012)

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Oh Brother, Or Sister! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Jellybean Jones; Alice Cooper; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica overhears her parents talking and gets the mistaken idea that her mother is pregnant.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #113 (July 2001)

Romancing Summer (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Marty (flashback); Eddie (flashback); Miguel (flashback)

Synopsis

Betty asks Polly about her summer romances from when she was younger.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #166 (August 2007)

Whatever Suits Her (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

The girls are shopping for bathing suits, and accidently mix up the top and bottom of two bikinis. They decide to buy the bikinis, switch the tops and bottoms, and wear them to the beach, making quite the fashion statement. It doesn't last though when Veronica wants to be unique and stains Betty's top with mustard.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #228 (August 2007)

The Letter (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Jim Amash (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mike

Synopsis

Veronica gets a mysterious letter from a secret admirer.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #164 (October 2005)

Changing Tastes! (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty and her mother reminisce about when Betty had a lemonade stand as a kid.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #126 (August 2003)

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Betty and Veronica Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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The trouble with Archie...

Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica, under a tree, discussing Archie.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #201 (October 1972)

The Haunted Beach House (Table of Contents: 9)

Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge sends Veronica and Archie to clean an old beach house he has bought. The local legend is that it is haunted.

Indexer Notes

Part two titled "A Shore Thing".

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Bikini Fashion Page (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Colors

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Characters

Betty Cooper

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #52 (August 1995)

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

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is a catchy song!

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie keeps humming a song and annoying Mr. Lodge.

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

Complete Circle (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Vincent DeCarlo (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Veronica goes to extremes to keep her new, original swimsuit from getting wet.

Reprints

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #28 (September 1964)

Flower Power (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Doug Crane (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Jean D'Onofrio ? [as D'Onofrio] (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Betty drives into the country to pick exotic wild flowers, but finds the country is a lot wilder than she expected.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #29 (September 1995)

Keywords

bees; bull; skunk; wildflowers

Sale Tale (Table of Contents: 16)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; several un-named teenage boys

Synopsis

Veronica is seen parading around the beach in a fancy bathing suit. She is quickly met with shouts of approval and whistles from several boys on the beach. In the second to last panel, she is seen walking on the boardwalk. In the last panel, she is seen inside the Beach Boutique telling the clerk that she'll take the bathing suit. A sign taped to the window of the boutique tells us that the boutique is currently having a 25%-off sale on swim suits.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #154 (November 1970)

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California Dreaming (Table of Contents: 18)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Characters

Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)

Indexer Notes

Find the words puzzle.

Tropical Heat (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Pencils

Rex W. Lindsey (signed)

Inks

Rex W. Lindsey (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #103 (September 1996)

Indexer Notes

When this originally appeared it contained the names of the readers who submitted the fashions, this version does not have that information.

Veronica in Hollywood (Table of Contents: 20)

Veronica / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent (credited)

Pencils

Hy Eisman (credited)

Inks

Hy Eisman (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; J.C. Magnate; Ty Tallone; Manana; Danny Dugan; Tom Hunks; Vera Volga; Vicky Velma; Daisy

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge and Veronica travel to Hollywood to help Mr. Lodge's old friend J.C. Magnate who is about to lose his movie studio.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #4 (October 1989)

Indexer Notes

Four chapters
Chapter One: Sapphire Slippers
Chapter Two: Going, Going, Gone!
Chapter Three: The Lady in Red
Chapter Four: Trouble in Tinseltown

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Dragon Queen (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie and Betty make a dragon sand sculpture.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #115 (October 2002)

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Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Great cannonball, Arch!

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie keeps splashing Veronica.

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

Stew Style (Table of Contents: 24)

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

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Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica thinks Betty is not good enough for her bowling team.

Reprints

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #79 (July 1964)

Keywords

bowling

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Picture Perfect (Table of Contents: 26)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Kathleen Webb (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty's favorite picture of Archie accidentally gets thrown out with the trash.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #149

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

Sabrina / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors

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Characters

Sabrina

Indexer Notes

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

Surf's Up (Table of Contents: 28)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey

Synopsis

Aunt Hilda decides to try surfing.

Reprints

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #52 (September 1977)

Keywords

surf board; surfing

The Opportunist (Table of Contents: 29)

Sabrina / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Sabrina; Harvey; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Reggie tries to steal Sabrina away from Harvey by dropping in while she's babysitting and putting the moves on her. A few magic spells leave Reggie sitting on a cactus and kissing a dog.

Reprints

• from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #11 (April 1973)

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Hilda / activity / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Find all of the hidden, sneaky, witchy words listed below in the word search!

Reprints

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #113 (August 2007)
which is reprinted
• from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)

Indexer Notes

Circle the words puzzle.

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Full Circle (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Jim Williams

Synopsis

Betty decides that Veronica can have Archie, she will get a new boyfriend.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #163 (August 2001)

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Animal Instinct (Table of Contents: 34)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Barry; Harry; Larry

Synopsis

Betty is babysitting triplets and takes them to the zoo.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #112 (July 2002)

Keywords

babysitting; elephant; monkey; ostrich; zoo

Hot Dance Steps (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica watch as Archie dances to a new song on a hot beach.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #110 (August 2007)

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Pool Boy (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Script

Barbara Slate (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz [as Shutlz] (credited)

Inks

Jeff Shultz [as Shutlz] (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Roger Eaton; Sid Eaton

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge becomes suspicious of the new pool boy the moment Veronica takes an interest in him.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #79 (September 1994)

Indexer Notes

Credit is mis-spelled "Shutlz" rather than "Shultz".

Muscle Bound (Table of Contents: 38)

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

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inks

Alison Flood (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Spike; Mickey

Synopsis

Two body builders humiliate Archie at the beach.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica Summer Fun (Archie, 1994 series) #2 (1995)

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Name Game (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script

Mike Pellowski (credited)

Pencils

Dan Parent (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Roberta Robinson; Anastasia Allen

Synopsis

Veronica and Betty both learn they were almost given different names at birth.

Club Snub (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script

Craig Boldman (credited)

Pencils

Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inks

Henry Scarpelli (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica is tired of being treated special because of who she is. She and Betty travel to another town where Veronica hopes she can be treated like a regular person.

Reprints

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #188 (July 2003)

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New Kids Off the Wall Part One (Table of Contents: 43)

New Kids Off The Wall / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Alex Simmons

Pencils

Dan Parent

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Colors

Digikore Studios

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead; Archie; Reggie Mantle; Veronica; Betty; Dilton; Midge; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose; Vic; Danny D'Angelo; Sheila; Carla; Chloe; Sayid; Shrill; Lonnie; Ms. Ashton; Mr. Fine; Ms. Ganesh

Synopsis

Jughead, Archie, Veronica, and Betty are all messed up due to the new kids. And Reggie had a prank pulled on him resulting in his wearing a cheerleaders outfit - including short skirt.

Reprints

• from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #148 (December 2010) [5 page exerpt]

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