Price: 0.50 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1981-10-27
Editing: Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Victor Gorelick (art director)
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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Not only did Archie lie to me about the size of his yacht, Betty...
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unidentified hair dressers
Synopsis:
At the beautician's, Veronica tells Betty about Archie's latest escapade.
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #196.

Bucolic Frolic
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Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page

God Bless the Working Girl
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Claire Doyle (see notes)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Jim DeCarlo (credited as J. DeCarlo)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited as Barry G.)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Adolph Squint; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge forces Veronica to get a waitress job at a restaurant to earn her clothing money.
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

Writing originally credited to Frank Doyle; actually one of the early '80s stories written by his daughter Claire.

Make Believe
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Charley / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Charley Hawse; Greg
Synopsis:
Charley makes excuses for his lack of football prowess.
Reprints (1)

Betty and Veronica's Fall Fashions
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Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.

The Invitation
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper
Synopsis:
Nancy convinces Betty to become more aggressive concerning Archie, and her father isn't certain he likes the idea.
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

Despite the logo at the beginning of the story, Veronica Lodge does not appear.

The ending of this story, where Mrs. Cooper says that Betty's aggressive behavior will give her "a lot more fun than I ever had," has been changed in recent digest reprints. In the '90s, the final balloon was re-lettered to read "that kind of behavior landed me a husband!" Another reprint, in the '00s, not only changed the final line but re-drew Mr. Cooper to remove the pipe he smokes in the final panel.

Number One Guy
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton
Synopsis:
Chuck's recent football success has gone to his head and the girls decide to introduce him to a little humility.
Reprints (5)

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Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page

Script:
Eda Edwards (as Betty and Veronica)
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Recently I had...
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

Share the Pain
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica develops a toothache and can't attend a concert with Archie, so she guilt-trips Archie into giving up the concert as well to make sure he won't go with Betty or anyone else.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Despite the logo on page one, Betty Cooper does not appear in this story.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Not only did Archie lie to me about the size of his yacht, Betty..."]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. Bucolic Frolic
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie
  3. God Bless the Working Girl
    Betty and Veronica
  4. Make Believe
    Charley
  5. Betty and Veronica's Fall Fashions
    Betty and Veronica
  6. The Invitation
    Betty and Veronica
  7. Number One Guy
    Betty and Veronica
  8. ["Recently I had..."]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  9. Share the Pain
    Betty and Veronica
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
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