Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #48 [Direct]

Volume: 2

Price: 1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP

Pages: 36

Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

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[no title indexed]

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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Alison Flood
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen; humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty! That's not fair!

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Santa Claus

This issue has 2 variants

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

The Bowl Game

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Jeff Shultz
Inks:	Al Milgrom
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Tabby

Synopsis:: Betty gives Veronica a goldfish and she thinks her cat, Tabby ate him.; in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #85 (January 1997)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #147 (January 2007), #197 (February 2012), #269 (February 2019)

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Veronica / activity / 1 page

Script:	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
Pencils:	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
Inks:	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)

Genre:teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Use the code to read some of the biggest names in Riverdale!

Characters:

Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:: Veronica word and number game where you find the biggest names in Riverdale.; in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #13 [Direct Edition] (May 2022)

Sale Travail

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Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Samm Schwartz
Inks:	Samm Schwartz
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Samm Schwartz

Genre:humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural

Characters:

Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda Spellman; Aunt Zelda Spellman

Synopsis:: Sabrina goes to a witches' Rummage sale.

Editor's Notebook

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text article / 0.5 page

Script:	Victor Gorelick
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Recycle Saga

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Big Ethel Muggs (Cameo); Smithers (Cameo)

Synopsis:: Betty tries to get Veronica to recycle but she doesn't give in until she sees first hand what goes on at the dumps.; in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #85 (January 1997)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #147 (January 2007), #199 (April 2012), #291 (April 2021)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit changed to reflect the credits printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest #199.

Fashionable Friends

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Michael Pellowski
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Alison Flood
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:: Betty and Veronica argue because they both are wearing the same dress to the Fall dance.; in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #85 (January 1997)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #147 (January 2007), #241 (April 2016)

Betty's Fashion Collection

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Betty / illustration / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Alison Flood
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper

Synopsis:: Betty wearing fashions designed by a reader.; in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #70 (March 1998), #112 (March 2003), #158 (April 2008), #210 (April 2013), #270 (March 2019)

Indexer Notes

Concept & Fashions By: Dawn Colan; San Diego, California.

Veronica's Impact Fashions

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Veronica / illustration / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Alison Flood
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Characters:

Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:: Veronica wearing fashions designed by a reader.; in Archie's Ten Issue Collector's Set (Archie, 1997 series) #2 (June 1997)

Indexer Notes

Concept & Fashions By Jessica Wimble; B.C., Canada.

Christmas Miracle

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Kathleen Webb
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Alison Flood
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugarplum

Synopsis:: Betty and Sugarplum try to get Veronica to do one good deed for Christmas, so she can make the nice list.; in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #1 (February 1997)
in World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #34 (January 2014)

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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

The Bowl Game (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Veronica / activity / 1 page

Sale Travail (Table of Contents: 3)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page

Editor's Notebook (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 0.5 page

Recycle Saga (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Indexer Notes

Fashionable Friends (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Betty's Fashion Collection (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Veronica's Impact Fashions (Table of Contents: 8)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Christmas Miracle (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents)

The Bowl Game

(Table of Contents: 1)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 2)

Sale Travail

(Table of Contents: 3)

Editor's Notebook

(Table of Contents: 4)

Recycle Saga

(Table of Contents: 5)

Fashionable Friends

(Table of Contents: 6)

Betty's Fashion Collection

(Table of Contents: 7)

Veronica's Impact Fashions

(Table of Contents: 8)

Christmas Miracle

(Table of Contents: 9)