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Pages: 196
Editing: Nanci Dakesian (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Alison Flood (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I thought I heard a twig snap!
  • Keywords:jealousy
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
This issue has 2 variants

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 6 times a year in Jan., Mar., April, June, Aug., and Nov.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896469509 58

Live and Learn
(Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / ? pages

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The Juggler
(Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Handy Dandy or Get a Glove, Love!
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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Mad Lad
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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Get Your Kicks
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Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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It Could Have Been Anyone
(Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why are you so upset, Dilton?
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Tiring of Moose's lack of sophistication, Midge openly begins to date Dilton. Dilton openly begins to fear for his life.
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Seeing Is Deceiving
(Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Toni Clark; Chick Benson; Sandy Smith
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After Archie brags that he'd never be jealous, Veronica tries to test him by letting him think her old friend Toni Clark is a boy named Tony.
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Short Thought!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Charley / comic story / 1 page

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Charley gets a letter from his cousin.
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Running Catch
(Table of Contents: 9)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Your Number's Up
(Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty races over to Archie's house, all dressed up to go out, only to find that Archie's father needed help with a math problem.
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Shake a Leg
(Table of Contents: 11)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Reggie overhears that Archie can't afford to take Veronica to the Choklit Shoppe, so he tries to impress her by buying strawberry shakes but things don't work out as he hoped.
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The Quiet Man
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie puts on makeup and does Mime acting.
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Out of Step
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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Clear Thinking
(Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie decides to apologize to Reggie for saying nasty things to him. This of course leads to a fight.
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Tweeters & Woofers
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Mr. Lodge gets annoyed when Archie ties up both his home phone line and his business phone line at once.
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Sick Stick
(Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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Flip Quip
(Table of Contents: 17)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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A Glib Lib Tongue
(Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Switch Pitch
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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One of Our Spacemen Iis Missing
(Table of Contents: 20)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Lt. Betty Cooper of the Galactic Space Patrol is sent to an avian world to rescue fellow Patrolman Archie Andrews from the belligerent hawkmen.
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Missing in Action!
(Table of Contents: 21)

The Archies / comic story / 11 pages

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When Pop Tate goes missing from the Chok'lit Shoppe, the Archies follow him to a Caribbean Island to try and find him and bring him back to Riverdale.
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One for the Record
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Greg / comic story / 1 page

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Greg pitched a no hitter.
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Once Upon a Shnook!
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Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You're not going to believe this, but once upon a time there was a poor schnook who was absolutely filled with self-pity!
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Synopsis:
Archie kisses an enchanted frog.
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Missing Burger
(Table of Contents: 24)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Reggie's hamburger is gone; he blames Archie.
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Surely You Joust
(Table of Contents: 25)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Write Plight
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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The Seat of the Trouble Part I
(Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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"Injun" Clyde
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Archie and the girls go with Mr. Lodge to check out a rustic cabin and land he bought. The Indian caretaker (who is really from the Bronx) tells them the legend of a local creature called Wide End.
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Indexer Notes

First part of two part story, separately paginated.

The Seat of the Trouble Part II
(Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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"Injun" Clyde
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The kids encounter the creature called Wide End, who carries off Betty, so Archie has to come up with a plan to get her back.
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Indexer Notes

Second part of two part story, separately paginated.

Light Plight
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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It's Time for Another Fun-Filled Josie and the Pussycats Story!
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Josie / illustration / 1 page

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Turn Out
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Josie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Feature Logo:Josie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Alex! Alex! Stop hopping and listen! I didn't mean to turn you into a frog! Honest! I didn't know this voodoo stick would work!
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Alex tricks Melody into believing that she turned Albert into a frog with a Haitian voodoo stick.
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A Day to Remember
(Table of Contents: 32)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, ta ta, Aunties!
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New Deal
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Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages

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You Don’t Say
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Hear Dear
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Silent Partner
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Moose / comic story / 6 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, there she is, partners!
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The lawn care service Archie launches with Jughead and Moose is soon sabotaged by poor planning.
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What About Me?
(Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Veronica gets angry when Archie "insults" the stuffed toy he won for her at the carnival.
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Indexer Notes

Pencils originally tentatively credited to Dan DeCarlo. Credit changed 09/2015.

Forgotten Man
(Table of Contents: 38)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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unnamed World Adventurers Club president; Miss Sloan
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Archie seeks an anniversary present for Mr. Lodge when the World Adventurers Club fails to honor his twentieth year since he founded it.
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Love Struck
(Table of Contents: 39)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty has her arm in a sling after spraining her wrist playing field hockey. Everyone asks what happened, except for Archie, who ignores Betty entirely to tend to Veronica, who has a tiny cut on her finger.
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Prom Qualm
(Table of Contents: 40)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Thinking Veronica has lured Archie into taking her to the prom, Betty decides not to go.
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Food for Thought
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Archie / public service announcement / 1 page

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Tossed Salad
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Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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Bill Thrill
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Wishful Thinking
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Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages

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Sabrina uses magic to convince Harvey that a wishing well is real. Then Harvey talks Moose into trying it when Sabrina isn't around.
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Count Down!
(Table of Contents: 45)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Hap insists that Jinx take a bath.
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Can You Top This?
(Table of Contents: 46)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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"Brag" Bostwick
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"Brag" Bostwick comes to town and brags that his town has everything Riverdale has, only better.
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Hearty Party
(Table of Contents: 47)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie, how much food do you plan to have at your party?
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Scare Affair
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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A Court Case
(Table of Contents: 49)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty! It's such a beautiful day!
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Veronica challenges Betty to a game of tennis. Betty is unsure because of Veronica's poor sportmanship, but Veronica vows not to be a sore loser. Plus she's been taking lessons.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["I thought I heard a twig snap!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. Live and Learn
    Betty and Veronica
  3. The Juggler
    Li'l Jinx
  4. Handy Dandy or Get a Glove, Love!
    Reggie
  5. Mad Lad
    Reggie
  6. Get Your Kicks
    Veronica
  7. It Could Have Been Anyone
    Betty
  8. Seeing Is Deceiving
    Betty and Veronica
  9. Short Thought!
    Charley
  10. Running Catch
    Betty and Veronica
  11. Your Number's Up
    Betty
  12. Shake a Leg
    Veronica
  13. The Quiet Man
    Archie
  14. Out of Step
    Reggie
  15. Clear Thinking
    Archie
  16. Tweeters & Woofers
    Archie
  17. Sick Stick
    Jughead
  18. Flip Quip
    Reggie
  19. A Glib Lib Tongue
    Archie
  20. Switch Pitch
    Reggie
  21. One of Our Spacemen Iis Missing
    Betty
  22. Missing in Action!
    The Archies
  23. One for the Record
    Greg
  24. Once Upon a Shnook!
    Veronica
  25. Missing Burger
    Jughead
  26. Surely You Joust
    Archie
  27. Write Plight
    Jughead
  28. The Seat of the Trouble Part I
    Archie
  29. The Seat of the Trouble Part II
    Archie
  30. Light Plight
    Jughead
  31. It's Time for Another Fun-Filled Josie and the Pussycats Story!
    Josie
  32. Turn Out
    Josie
  33. A Day to Remember
    Sabrina
  34. New Deal
    Sabrina
  35. You Don’t Say
    Li'l Jinx
  36. Hear Dear
    Jughead
  37. Silent Partner
    Moose
  38. What About Me?
    Archie
  39. Forgotten Man
    Veronica
  40. Love Struck
    Betty and Veronica
  41. Prom Qualm
    Betty
  42. Food for Thought
    Archie
  43. Tossed Salad
    Archie
  44. Bill Thrill
    Jughead
  45. Wishful Thinking
    Sabrina
  46. Count Down!
    Li'l Jinx
  47. Can You Top This?
    Archie
  48. Hearty Party
    Jughead
  49. Scare Affair
    Jughead
  50. A Court Case
    Betty and Veronica
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