Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #156 [Direct Edition]

Volume: 2

Price: 1.99 USD; 2.19 CAD

Pages: 36

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

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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Jeff Shultz (signed)
Inks:	Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! The girls are smashing!
Keywords:fashion; party; retro

Characters:

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

This issue has 1 variant

#156 [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 15611

Indexer Notes

Christmas themed issue

A Dreamy Teen Christmas

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages

Script:	Kathleen Webb
Pencils:	Jeff Shultz
Inks:	Henry Scarpelli
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge

Synopsis:: Betty and Veronica get to do their favorite thing - shop; but this time for Christmas donations for Riverdale's Festival of Trees.; in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #7 (January 2006)
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #276 (January 2020)
in Archie 80 Years of Christmas (Archie, 2021 series) (2021)
in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #9 - Archie's Christmas in July (September 2022)

Indexer Notes

Part 1, pages 1-5; Part 2, pages 6-11.

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Fan Art / letters page / 1 page

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

Indexer Notes

artwork by Octavia Battle (La Vergne, TN), Shannon Scooragion (Toledo, Oh).
Header art from earlier issue, by Ellen Leonforte.

Neat Feat

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Betty / comic story / 1 page

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Tim Kennedy
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Synopsis:: Betty's room is always a mess, but her locker at school is neat.; in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #163 (April 2006)
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #212 (May 2011)
in Laugh Comics (Archie, 2011 series) ([September] 2011)
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #259 (April 2018)

Fashion Passion

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Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	Jeff Shultz
Inks:	Henry Scarpelli
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Fashion ideas sent in by: Jessica Viliardi from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA; Megan Coston from Dingman's Ferry, PA; Leslie Kirk from Washington, DC; Lauren Hawes from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Wait Right Here

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Kathleen Webb
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Henry Scarpelli
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:: Betty doesn't appear rich enough to buy anything.; in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #7 (January 2006)
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #223 (December 2011)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #258 (January 2018)
in Archie Giant Comics Roll (Archie, 2018 series) (2018)

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Dear Betty / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Sara Algase (credited)
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	typeset ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text:... good impressions on my cousins who will be visiting....

Indexer Notes

letters not credited with full names.

Some Things Never Change

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Kathleen Webb
Pencils:	Jeff Shultz
Inks:	Henry Scarpelli
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Sugar Plum Fairy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:: The Sugar Plum Fairy tries to get Betty and Veronica in the Christmas mood.; in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #7 (January 2006)
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #223 (December 2011)
in Archie's Favorite Christmas Comics (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)

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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

A Dreamy Teen Christmas (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages

Indexer Notes

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

Fan Art / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Neat Feat (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 1 page

Fashion Passion (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Wait Right Here (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Dear Betty / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

Some Things Never Change (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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A Dreamy Teen Christmas

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Neat Feat

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Fashion Passion

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Wait Right Here

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Some Things Never Change

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