GCD :: Issue :: Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #86 [Direct Edition]

Volume: 2

Price: 1.50 USD

Pages: 36

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

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[Conversation Hearts]

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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo (signed as DD)
Inks:	Alison Flood (signed as AMF)
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Dan DeCarlo ?

Genre:teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Reprints (1)

in Archie's Ten Issue Collector's Set (Archie, 1997 series) #2 (June 1997)

This issue has 1 variant

#86 [Newsstand]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Archie Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Barcode: 762816467483 08611

Love & Hisses

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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

Genre:teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis:: Cheryl delivers vicious Valentine's Day notes to Archie, Betty and Veronica in the names of the others, hoping to break them up so she can move in on Archie.; in Archie's Ten Issue Collector's Set (Archie, 1997 series) #2 (June 1997)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #290 (March 2021)
in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #17 - Archie's Valentine's Special (April 2024)
in Archie Valentine's Spectacular (Archie, 2026 series) #1 (March 2026)

Old Flame!

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Cheryl Blossom / activity / 0.75 page

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

Genre:teen

Characters:

Cheryl Blossom

Synopsis:: Put the hearts in numerical order to find out why Cheryl dumped her old boy friend.; in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series) #173 (May 2002)

[Statement of Ownership]

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statement of ownership / 0.25 page

Script:	Fred Mausser
Letters:	typeset

Indexer Notes

Date of filing October 1, 1994; Listed owners Archie Comics Publications Inc, Michael I. Silberkleit, Richard H. Goldwater, all of 325 Fayette Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543; Publisher: Archie Comic Publications; Editor: Richard H. Goldwater; Managing Editor: Victor Gorelick; Total paid circulation, avg 12 months: 45,387

Juggling the Books

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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

Keywords:juggling

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Morgan

Synopsis:: Betty tries to learn how to juggle in order to secure a part in the school play.; in Archie's Ten Issue Collector's Set (Archie, 1997 series) #2 (June 1997)
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #110 (April 2000)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #131 (April 2005), #208 (February 2013)
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #276 (January 2020)

Indexer Notes

The credits in Betty and Veronica Double Digest credit the inking to Mike Esposito.

The Reading Lesson

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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

Genre:teen; humor

Keywords:palm reading

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason

Synopsis:: Veronica is suddenly into palmistry and she spends the afternoon telling the fortunes of the Riverdale High bunch.; in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #110 (April 2000)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #178 (April 2010)
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #252 (January 2017)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Compendium (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #22 (March 2023)

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page

Bicycling Beauties

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Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	Rex Lindsey (signed)
Inks:	Rex Lindsey (signed)
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Rex Lindsey

Genre:teen; humor

Keywords:bicycle; cycling

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:: Betty and Veronica bike cross-country.; in Archie's Ten Issue Collector's Set (Archie, 1997 series) #2 (June 1997)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #255 (September 2017)

Skate Mates

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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

Keywords:ice skating

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:: Veronica is jealous of Betty's ability to ice skate, and Betty is jealous of Veronica's lack of ability to ice skate.; in Archie's Ten Issue Collector's Set (Archie, 1997 series) #2 (June 1997)
in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #110 (April 2000)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #131 (April 2005)
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #221 (March 2012), #266 (February 2019)

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Peter Croome
Igor Dybzinski
Thomas Johnson
Mike Nielsen
Jim Van Dore

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