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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Bill Galvan (signed)
Inks:
Bill Galvan (signed)
Colors:
Rosario Peña (signed)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

[Read it all on the Archie App.]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Oh, Canada!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty and Veronica win a trip to Ottawa, where they are scheduled to meet the Canadian prime minister.
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Topic of Discussion!
(Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica go off on different loosely connected tangents while they are supposed to be discussing their history project.
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Rest Test!
(Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
John Lowe (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty tries to sleep in on a snow day.
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[no title indexed]
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Betty and Veronica / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica has a bad attitude!
Characters:
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Indexer Notes

Unscramble the words puzzle.

Appreciation Elation
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Doug Crane (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
While Betty and Veronica are away, Archie befriends a young lady and decides to spend time with her, which turns out to be a bad idea for him.
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It's Unavoidable!
(Table of Contents: 7)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie spends the day with Veronica at the Lodge Mansion and manages to destroy Mr. Lodge's day.
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Family Business!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
John Lowe (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty and her father discuss old sitcoms and how some of the Archie gang could have played roles in them.
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[Like You've Never Seen It Before!]
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Diamond Select / advertisement / 1 page

Stress Mess
(Table of Contents: 10)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
The Spellman women use their magic to make their lives easier and decrease their stress at Ambrose's suggestion.
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Old Acquaintance Be Forgot
(Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils:
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Mrs. Frost
Synopsis:
Sabrina and Harvey run into one of Harvey's old teachers, who promptly recalls all of Harvey's younger exploits chasing girls.
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True to Type
(Table of Contents: 12)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Synopsis:
Sabrina's attempts to help the people of Riverdale with her magic go awry, luckily for her.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Star Struck
(Table of Contents: 14)

Veronica / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Brett Bolder; Vicki; Amber
Synopsis:
Vicki and Amber ask Veronica to produce a photo of herself and soap opera star Brett Bolder to prove she knows him.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 16)

Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica told me to dress warm...
  • Keywords:ice skating
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty dresses warmly for skating, while Veronica monopolizes the boys by dressing skimpily.
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Indexer Notes

The idea for this pin-up is credited to "Jimmy DeCarlo, Scarsdale, N.Y." in the original printing, Dan DeCarlo's son, who would later become one of his father's inkers. The short, pudgy boy running toward Veronica is a self-caricature of Dan DeCarlo.

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

[Double Digest Bundle Pack]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Falling for Archie
(Table of Contents: 18)

Betty / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Betty's coordination is outstanding when she's doing gymnastics, but she suddenly turns clumsy when Archie is around to catch her.
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Indexer Notes

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

Snow Tableau
(Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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?
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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Archie isn't going to let a little thing like a blizzard stop him from inviting himself over to the Lodge estate.
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Indexer Notes

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

Regret Fret
(Table of Contents: 20)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge is not excited by Archie's latest actions.
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Indexer Notes

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

[20% off all Archie Comics]
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Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 22)

Betty's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty! You've been talking for an hour!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty's father thinks she talks on the phone too much.
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The Right Thing
(Table of Contents: 23)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Barbara Slate (credited)
Pencils:
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks:
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Jack Morelli (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica observes that Archie and Betty have a lot in common, and she wonders if she should do the right thing and not interfere.
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Indexer Notes

Betty has a similar feature story titled, "The Right Thing Too" which is a companion to this story.

The Right Thing Too
(Table of Contents: 24)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Barbara Slate (credited)
Pencils:
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks:
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty thinks maybe she should give up Archie and let Veronica have him.
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T.V. Showoff
(Table of Contents: 25)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
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.
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Suspicious!
(Table of Contents: 26)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
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.
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Kiss and Try to Tell
(Table of Contents: 27)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty loses her diary and can't write down a kiss with Archie.
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Movie Mayhem
(Table of Contents: 28)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Doug Crane (credited)
Inks:
Ken Selig (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Melanie; unidentified theater employees
Synopsis:
Betty starts a new job as an usher at the Riverdale Cinema, just in time for the Saturday matinee.
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Archie Andrews Where Are You?
(Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie is late for a date with Betty, so she checks with Veronica, who also hasn't seen him.
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Stuff N' Nonsense
(Table of Contents: 30)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Madame Frou-Frou
Synopsis:
Veronica's plush tiger rips a seam and she insists it be repaired by her exclusive Parisian seamstress.
Reprints (1)

Culture Clash
(Table of Contents: 31)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Sundance; Moondance
Synopsis:
Reggie and Archie are worried that Betty and Veronica are falling for the California exchange student, Sundance.
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Inner Voices
(Table of Contents: 32)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica observe each other at the mall and each is jealous of the other's advantages. Archie makes the mistake of trying to be a peacemaker.
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Dinosaur Date
(Table of Contents: 33)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Martin Rogers
Synopsis:
On an excursion to the dinosaur exhibit at the local museum, Veronica spends the entire time complaining until something at the museum catches her fancy.
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Do You Believe in Magic?
(Table of Contents: 34)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Lance Questor
Synopsis:
The girls have a chance to perform as assistants to magician Lance Questor, but then they have to deal with his angry former assistant.
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Scheme Theme
(Table of Contents: 35)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead comes up with a plan to get Archie to stop taking Betty for granted.
Reprints (1)

Squeeze Play
(Table of Contents: 36)

comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Bill Peele
Synopsis:
Veronica meets the manager of Mr. Lodge's orange growing operation, Mr. Peele, which leads to many puns and jokes.
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Surprised?
(Table of Contents: 37)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils:
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks:
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Great Aunt Sarah
Synopsis:
On the way to visit her Great Aunt Sarah, Betty stumbles across a new mall and just can't wait to show Veronica.
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Friendly Competition
(Table of Contents: 38)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Mrs. Baker
Synopsis:
Veronica tries to beat Betty at exercising.
Reprints (1)

[Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff]
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Rachel Antonoff / advertisement / 1 page

A Snow Blow
(Table of Contents: 40)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Joe Edwards (signed)
Pencils:
Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks:
Joe Edwards (signed)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Hap buys a new snow blower, but forgets one important feature.
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Cornered
(Table of Contents: 41)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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?
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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx's daddy makes her stand in the corner and think about what she did, but instead she lets her imagination run wild.
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Indexer Notes

Hap's lines in page one, panel one and page three, panel three appear to be relettered for this printing.

Taking No Chances!
(Table of Contents: 42)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Greg wants Jinx to go ice-skating with him. She agrees, as long as she can bring some extra equipment.
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Using the Head
(Table of Contents: 43)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Greg starts a snowball fight with Li'l Jinx.
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[Graphic Novel Super Store]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Cool Winter Style
(Table of Contents: 45)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
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  • Genre:fashion; teen
Characters:
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Indexer Notes

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

[Subscribe Today!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 46)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 47)

How Well Do You Know Betty / activity / 2 pages

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Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
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Indexer Notes

Answers are given upside down in the bottom right corner of the second page.

Growl Howl
(Table of Contents: 48)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica warns Archie and Jughead that loud noises could set off an avalanche.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Subscribe Today!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 49)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Look Who's Not Talking!
(Table of Contents: 50)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica has her tonsils removed and is unable to speak for her big debate against Reggie.
Reprints (1)

[Build Your Own Comics Double Digests Subscription!]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Try these new Archie comics digests!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 52)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Riverdale]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 53)

CW / advertisement / 1 page

Just the Thing to Chase Away the Clouds.
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 54)

Scholastic Books / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. [Read it all on the Archie App.]
  3. Oh, Canada!
    Betty and Veronica
  4. Topic of Discussion!
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Rest Test!
    Betty
  6. ["Veronica has a bad attitude!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  7. Appreciation Elation
    Archie
  8. It's Unavoidable!
    Veronica
  9. Family Business!
    Betty
  10. [Like You've Never Seen It Before!]
    Diamond Select
  11. Stress Mess
    Sabrina
  12. Old Acquaintance Be Forgot
  13. True to Type
    Sabrina
  14. [Subscribe Today!]
  15. Star Struck
    Veronica
  16. [Subscribe Today!]
  17. ["Veronica told me to dress warm..."]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  18. [Double Digest Bundle Pack]
  19. Falling for Archie
    Betty
  20. Snow Tableau
    Archie
  21. Regret Fret
    Mr. Lodge
  22. [20% off all Archie Comics]
    Midtown Comics
  23. ["Betty! You've been talking for an hour!"]
    Betty's Gag Bag
  24. The Right Thing
    Veronica
  25. The Right Thing Too
    Betty
  26. T.V. Showoff
    Betty and Veronica
  27. Suspicious!
    Betty and Veronica
  28. Kiss and Try to Tell
    Betty's Diary
  29. Movie Mayhem
    Betty
  30. Archie Andrews Where Are You?
    Archie
  31. Stuff N' Nonsense
    Veronica
  32. Culture Clash
    Betty and Veronica
  33. Inner Voices
    Betty and Veronica
  34. Dinosaur Date
    Betty and Veronica
  35. Do You Believe in Magic?
    Betty and Veronica
  36. Scheme Theme
    Betty
  37. Squeeze Play
  38. Surprised?
    Betty and Veronica
  39. Friendly Competition
    Betty and Veronica
  40. [Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff]
    Rachel Antonoff
  41. A Snow Blow
    Li'l Jinx
  42. Cornered
    Li'l Jinx
  43. Taking No Chances!
    Li'l Jinx
  44. Using the Head
    Li'l Jinx
  45. [Graphic Novel Super Store]
  46. Cool Winter Style
    Veronica
  47. [Subscribe Today!]
  48. [no title indexed]
    How Well Do You Know Betty
  49. Growl Howl
    Veronica
  50. [Subscribe Today!]
  51. Look Who's Not Talking!
    Betty and Veronica
  52. [Build Your Own Comics Double Digests Subscription!]
  53. [Try these new Archie comics digests!]
  54. [Riverdale]
    CW
  55. Just the Thing to Chase Away the Clouds.
    Scholastic Books
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