• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:According to facts and figures there are supposed to be two females for every male in the United States!

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica hold a dance and invite soldiers. It turns out that the soldiers are women.

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• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #3 (Summer 1943)

1st Veronica and Betty story

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I don't care what you say, Veronica Lodge! Archie is my boyfriend!

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica take jobs at the same hospital when Archie is there.

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• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #4 (September-October 1943)

Rivalry heats up.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:No, no, Veronica!

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica keep encountering a man named Mr. Smudge while flying to the Lodge estate.

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• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #5 (November-December 1943)

Reprint credit is Harry Sahle but Sahle did not sign the story and Betty and Veronica look different than other Sahle work.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, did you see the article about life-masks?
• Keywords:life mask

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica make life masks.

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• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #15 (July-August 1945)

This story was titled "The Plastic Mask" on the contents page in the original issue.

Credits are given to Bill Vigoda and Eleanor Woik in The Best of Archie Comics Betty & Veronica (2014)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, did you see this article about life-masks?
• Keywords:beach; drowning; lifeguards; teaching

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica become lifeguards and attract attention from all the boys. So, Archie pretends to drown to gain attention.

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• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #17 (November-December 1945)

First appearance of Riverdale Beach. Betty and Veronica get into a girl-fight...in bathing suits!

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Some crust!

Synopsis:

Betty & Veronica cause some trouble in the boys-only aviation training room.

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• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #19 (March-April 1946)

Mr. Weatherbee's initials (W. W.) revealed.
Titled "Women Flyers" on the introduction page but the story itself has no story title.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Creeps! No homework..no date!

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica go to the dog show to get their minds off of exams, but every dog they see reminds them of a teacher.

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• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #23 (November-December 1946)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Bills! Bills! Nine new dresses amounting to five hundred thirty five dollars and thirty three cents!

Synopsis:

Betty & Veronica get jobs at a modeling agency.

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• from Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #20 (Fall 1946)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello - Betty, darling?

Synopsis:

Veronica breaks a date with Archie to spend the night at home with Betty. Later that night, Veronica confesses her loneliness due to inattentive parents and the barrier her wealth and privilege creates between her and the other Riverdale students. She and Betty become closer friends because of it.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #1 (1950)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oboy! There's a dandy picture playing at the bijou!

Synopsis:

Archie and Jughead are afraid that Betty intends to shoot them, because she's carrying her father's shotgun home from the repair shop. Betty, meanwhile, schemes to make it rain so Archie doesn't have to paint his father's house and can go on a date with her. And Fred merely wants to take a bath in peace.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #1 (1950)

Despite the "Archie's Girls, Betty And Veronica" logo on the story, Veronica Lodge does not appear in this story.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dances, dances, dances! Why not have something you can get your teeth into like a barbeque, or a clambake?
• Keywords:square dance

Synopsis:

Veronica lets Betty do all the preparations for the upcoming dance, then shoves Betty aside so Archie can take her.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #6 (1952)

The Best of Archie Comics Betty and Veronica (2014) lists the credits as Frank Doyle, Dan DeCarlo and Joe Edwards.

The credits in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #233 list Joe Edwards as the inker.

• Genre:teen; humor

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sending Archie a "Dear John", Ronnie?
• Keywords:jingle

Synopsis:

Following Reggie's inspiration, Veronica sends in an entry to a soap jingle contest under Betty's name so she'll be disqualified and Veronica's entry will win.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #27 (November 1956)

The Best of Archie Comics Betty and Veronica (2014) lists the credits as Frank Doyle, Dan DeCarlo and Vince DeCarlo.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead's a great half-back

Synopsis:

Reggie disrespects Jughead to Betty.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #27 (November 1956)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:A 'sock hop'! What's that?

Synopsis:

Neither Betty or Veronica get to take Archie to the sock hop.

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• from Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #75 (June 1956)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, you look bluer than an Eskimo in a bikini! What's up?

Synopsis:

Veronica schemes to get the boys to each buy one part of an outfit Betty hates for Betty's birthday.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #30 (May 1957)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Ronnie! You going to put in an appearance at the soph swing tonight?

Synopsis:

Veronica refuses to wear a three hundred dollar gown her father bought her to the formal because Betty is going to wear a $12.98 copy.

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• from Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #80 (April 1957)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Step over that line, you bleached blonde bubblebrain, and I'll snatch you bald-headed!

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica are spotted having a heated argument. Archie assumes they're fighting over him and doesn't mind telling anyone who will listen.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #47 (November 1959)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hurry, Betty! I promise you'll simply shrivel when you see what I've got!!

Synopsis:

When Veronica shows Betty a new dress she bought, Betty becomes despondent because Veronica has so much more than she does.

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• from Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #8 ([January] 1960)

The credits in The Best of Archie Comics Betty & Veronica list only Bob Montana.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty Cooper, I still protest your action at the party last night!!

Synopsis:

Betty has won a prize of ten kisses from Archie, which she can collect one at a time at any time she wants. Every time she collects a kiss, she turns into a drooling moron, so that some of her teachers think she's smart and others think she's stupid. This complicates matters when she's selected to represent Riverdale High in an inter-school debate.

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• from Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #8 ([January] 1960)

A later digest reprint deleted Mr. Weatherbee's line "Professor Flutesnoot has been sniffing too many chemicals."

The credits in The Best of Archie Comics Betty & Veronica lists Bob Montana as the only credit.

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Do you think Archie will like this new hair style?
• Keywords:black eye; fad; hairstyle

Synopsis:

Veronica tries a peek-a-boo hairstyle. Archie likes it, so Betty does the same. The fad sweeps the school, much to Mr. Weatherbee's displeasure.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #67 (July 1961)

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good morning, Betty! You may nod your head in answer!

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica get caught up in the fad for "Slim Jims," very skinny pants.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #67 (July 1961)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Tsk! Tsk! How disgraceful!

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica judge Jughead by his clothes, so Archie decides to dress just like him, but it makes him crave hamburgers. Veronica asks Reggie to borrow Jughead's clothes, and it makes him crave hamburgers too. Betty and Veronica decide to dress like Jughead (except they wear skirts) and it makes them crave hamburgers too. This is good business for Pop Tate.

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• from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #82 (March 1962)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Grrrr!
• Keywords:Fourth Wall

Synopsis:

Archie and Reggie fight over who will take Veronica to a dance, and eventually decide to let a handsome stranger decide. But if we think we know how this story will end, we're mistaken.

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• from Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #142 (January 1963)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:With the stealth of a stalking leopard...in the gathering darkness, a new menace slinks into Riverdale, spreading terror and smearing lipstick as....the kisser strikes!

Synopsis:

A mysterious unseen person is jumping out of the shadows and kissing all the girls. Archie and Reggie try to find out the identity of the Kisser by sending a girl out in the dark as bait. But the mystery deepens when Archie himself is kissed by the Kisser, and realizes that the Kisser might actually be a girl.

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• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #143 (February 1964)

The infamous "kissing bandit" story. When told about the story and its twist ending in his interview in the Comics Journal, a shocked Dan DeCarlo said: "I didn't draw that, did I!?" (He didn't; it was Harry Lucey, who was dead by the time that interview was conducted.)

The story is divided into two chapters; Chapter 2 is called "Strike One Kisser!"

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well boys, what do you think of this drapery?

Synopsis:

Archie and Reggie are too obsessed with their new Carnaby Street clothes to pay attention to the girls and their latest London-inspired fashions: miniskirts.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #142 (October 1967)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Daddy, our crowd is going to picnic at those lovely public gardens on route two!

Synopsis:

Betty and the gang want to tour of a public garden, but the over-zealous security force spoils the tour.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #156 (December 1968)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey! Aren't you Archie's girl?

Synopsis:

A big tough guy tells Betty that he's going to beat up "her boyfriend" Archie. Betty is upset at this but overjoyed that people think Archie is her boyfriend.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #174 (June 1970)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty! Quick! Get over to the century hotel! Guess who's there?

Synopsis:

When the singer Tom Grones is in town, Veronica knows where he's going to be staying, so naturally she tells Betty he's somewhere else.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #186 (June 1971)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Tom Jonah? Eeee! You're talking about the heavenliest of the heavenly!

Synopsis:

The girls are swooning over singer Tom Jonah but the boys are not impressed.

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• from Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #267 (June 1973)

Pencil/Ink credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #245.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee, Ron, I can't wait to see LeeLee and the All Night Dogs.

Synopsis:

Veronica tries to get a date with Lee Lee, a famous rock star, but he is more interested in Betty.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #224 (August 1974)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Video Games! Bah!

Synopsis:

All the boys are more interested in video games than girls. The girls decide to become experts at video games and beat the boys, in the hope that it'll kill their interest in the games.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #263 (November 1977)

The script for this story is a partial remake of the story "Speed Deed" from Betty and Veronica # 126, also by Gladir and DeCarlo. In that story, the girls and boys took up model car racing; here that's replaced by video games.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:You - Veronica Lodge? You are joining a health club?

Synopsis:

Despite having a fully stocked gym at home, Veronica joins a health club to be trendy.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #302 (February 1981)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Girls! My father has just arranged for me to meet John Revolta!

Synopsis:

Mr. Lodge arranges for Veronica to meet her favorite movie star, but Betty gets a better gift through a simple act of kindness.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #310 (October 1981)

John Revolta is a parody of actor John Travolta.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! Look at me zap those spaceships!

Synopsis:

Veronica is losing Archie to video games and she's not happy about it.

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• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #312 (December 1981)

• Genre:teen

Synopsis:

Veronica spares no expense to produce a "Flash Dance" video that will win the school competition. But Betty, Archie and Chuck put a video together on the fly using nothing more than Chuck's camera and Betty's charisma, and they beat Veronica's video out.

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• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #137 (January 1984)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's hard to explain, Archie, but I have this feeling that I've seen all this before --somewhere!

Synopsis:

A story that takes place in ancient Egypt with people who look like Archie and his friends.

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• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #138 (March 1984)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I was the letter flipper of the greatest TV game show of all - "Wheel of Loot"!
• Keywords:game shows

Synopsis:

Archie is the host and Betty is the letter-turner on the show Wheel of Loot, until Veronica is a contestant and wins Archie for her prize.

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• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #160 (August 1987)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Your honor, I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt...
• Keywords:jury; trial

Synopsis:

In a mock trial, Betty accuses Veronica of trying to steal Archie's affections. The jury of girls decides in favor of neither girl because they all want their own chance with Archie.

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• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #9 (April 1988)

• Genre:humor; satire-parody; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:..And I think you're vulgar, boorish, disgusting, childishand a gabage mouth!

Synopsis:

Veronica becomes the target of a radio/tv talk show host.

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• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #20 (April 1992)

Parody of Howard Stern Show with Hal as Stern and Roberta as Robin Quivers.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Drat! Everything I've got is so neat, so clean, so well-pressed, I'll start with the oldest thing I've got or Mom will have a fit!

Synopsis:

Betty comes down in old, worn clothing as part of her new "grunge" look. However, her parents assume that she's dressed to help paint the living room and hand her a paintbrush.

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• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #69 (November 1993)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:C'mon, Jug! You're not pedaling hard enough!

Synopsis:

At the "Persistent Pain" concert, Betty and Veronica compete for the title of "Miss Alternative Girl".

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• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #6 (June 1993)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, dear! You look so tired!

Synopsis:

Betty accidentally wears mismatched socks to school and accidentally starts a fashion trend.

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• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #76 (June 1994)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Go, Daddy-o! Do that candlestick dance!
• Keywords:big band; dance; swing music; zoot suit

Synopsis:

With the kids into "swing" music, Mr. Ziegler holds a dance competition.

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• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #35 (May 1999)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Don't you just love nice days like this?

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica befriend new girl Ginger, but ask her to leave Archie to them. Ginger tricks them, and starts pursuing Archie herself.

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• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #50 (November 2001)

Two-part story, complete in this issue.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:What are you working on, Ginger?

Synopsis:

Ginger is drawing a blank for new fashion ideas when inspiration hits her: a fashion show based on Betty's and Veronica's styles called: "Are You a Betty or a Veronica?"

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• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #75 (October 2006)

• Genre:humor; teen

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica are angered when they find out that they both wore the same outfit to school.

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• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #183 (June 2008)

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:B&V
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:There they are agent "V"!
• Keywords:secret agent

Synopsis:

When Archie's tracking chip stops working, Agents B & V set out to rescue him.

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• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #87 (March 2009)

Mentions Veronica #192 and "Little Archie" stories.
Story continues directly in Betty and Veronica Comic Digest Magazine (Archie, 1980 series) #196.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Lodge? Veronica Lodge?

Synopsis:

When Veronica is continually late to class Mr. Weatherbee decides instead of detention he is going to send her to work at a local non-profit thrift store.

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• from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #200 (June 2012)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:My book club is meeting here today, Veronica. Would you care to join us?

Synopsis:

Mrs. Lodge isn't happy that Veronica is going to a flea market with Betty as it might ruin the Lodge "reputation" to be seen there.

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• from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #201 (July 2012)

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:B&V
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ah! Nothing beats cold ice cream on a hot day!
• Keywords:vampires

Synopsis:

Betty & Veronica are at the beach, and as the sun goes down they meet teenage vampires.

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• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #261 (October 2012)

Story divided in 2 parts, part 1 from page 1-12, and part 2 from 13-24.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:...And I'll need the maid to pick up my dry cleaning before I get home...
• Keywords:blizzard; camping; car crash; snowstorm

Synopsis:

When their car goes off the road in a blizzard and Betty is injured, Veronica must save them both.

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• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #257 (February 2012)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Snow White was a fair maiden who lived in ye olde kingdom of Riverdale!

Synopsis:

Retelling of the fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves"; Veronica the Evil Queen tries to have Snow White killed because Snow White is hotter than she is. But Snow White finds sanctuary with seven eccentric little men.

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• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #266 (August 2013)