Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #203 [Direct]

(September 2012)

["Archie: Clash of the New Kids"] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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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.

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:

?

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:

?

Letters:

?

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.

["Double Digest Sample Pack!"] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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["The trouble with Archie..."] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica, under a tree, discussing Archie.

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".

["Archie Meets KISS"] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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["Archie: The Married Life"] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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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:

?

Characters:

Betty Cooper

["This is a catchy song!"] (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks:

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

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)

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)

["Jinx"] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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California Dreaming (Table of Contents: 18)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Characters:

Veronica Lodge

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.

Indexer Notes

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

["Kevin Keller in Hardcover"] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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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:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie and Betty make a dragon sand sculpture.

Reprints:

• in Archie's Giant Kids' Joke Book (Archie, 2012 series) (2012)

["Great cannonball, Arch!"] (Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Craig Boldman (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inks:

Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

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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Letters:

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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.

Keywords:

bowling

["Archie Marries Betty & Veronica"] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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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:

?

Letters:

?

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.

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

Sabrina / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils:

Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inks:

Jon D'Agostino (signed)

Colors:

?

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.

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)

Hilda (Table of Contents: 30)

Hilda / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Circle the words puzzle.

["The Magic of Sabrina the Teenage Witch"] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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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)

["Sabrina the Animated Series Graphic Novel"] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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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 Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #21 (August 2007)

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)

["Betty and Veronica Friends Forever"] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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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)

["Subscribe Today"] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

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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:

?

Letters:

?

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.

["Archie: Clash of the New Kids"] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

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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]

["Archie: Clash of the New Kids"] (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

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

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["Hot Summer Reads"] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

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["New Crusaders - Rise of the Heroes"] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

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