• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, look at what I've got!
• Keywords:book; magic; spell

• Betty Cooper
• Dilton Doiley
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle
• Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Reggie makes fun of Veronica and Betty for reading a witchcraft book. Veronica pretends to cast a clumsiness spell on him, and it seems to be working.

Reprints (2)

• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #108 (October 2002)
• in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #9

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:For whom do we vote?
• Keywords:fishing; lobster

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica judge a spearfishing contest.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #81 (November 1973)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, gorgeous!
• Keywords:lifeguard

• Archie Andrews
• Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

The pretty lifeguard snubs Archie, so he fakes drowning.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #226 (November 1976)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I don't know, Ron--- I just--- I just feel tall!
• Keywords:height

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Dilton Doiley
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge
• Moose Mason

Synopsis:

Veronica makes fun of Betty for saying she "feels tall". The rest of the gang conspires to make Veronica think Betty really is getting taller.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #249 (September 1976)

• Genre:children

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Humph! I was in the mood for an ice cream soda--- but that was a half hour ago!
• Keywords:time; watch

• Charley Hawse
• Li'l Jinx Holliday

Synopsis:

Li'l Jinx discovers that Charley never learned how to tell time. When he gets a digital watch for his birthday, Charley's problem seems to be solved.

Reprints (1)

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #316 (August 1976)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oooh! Ooooh! Oooh! Have I got a juicy tidbit!!
• Keywords:engagement; gossip; secrets

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge
• Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Veronica is dying to share some juicy gossip, but her friends refuse to let her break her vow of secrecy by telling them. One way or another, Veronica is determined to have the satisfaction of sharing the news, but at the last minute someone beats her to it.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #272 (August 1978)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Did anybody turn in a handsome teenage boy?
• Keywords:lost and found

• Betty Cooper
• Ethel Muggs

Synopsis:

Ethel checks the lost-and-found for a boy.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #226 (November 1976)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, do you like winding roads?
• Keywords:hiking; road

• Dilton Doiley
• Moose Mason

Synopsis:

Moose wonders how to "wind a road".

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #226 (November 1976)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:If you don't want to go to the movies, Jug, I'm going to ask Betty if she'll go Dutch treat with me...
• Keywords:salesman

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Betty buys a peach de-fuzzer from a door-to-door salesman, and Archie goes after him trying to get Betty's money back.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #70 (October 1975)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Three years of research and planning are about to pay off!
• Keywords:fuel; speedboat race; world record

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Dilton Doiley
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge
• Smithers

Synopsis:

Mr. Lodge hopes his speedboat will be a record-breaker. But when Archie gets ahold of Dilton's super boat fuel, he accidentally upsets Mr. Lodge's plans.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #192 (October 1987)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:What makes legs most attractive?
• Keywords:pantyhose; stockings; tights

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica muses about the different kinds of tights and stockings.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #312 (December 1981)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty seems to be in a hurry!
• Keywords:artist; babysitting; model

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica learns that Betty has been working for a local artist, and schemes to get the job herself when she sees how handsome he is. Veronica doesn't know that Betty's job is babysitting, not modeling!

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #249 (September 1976)

During the story, Veronica asks rhetorically who would possibly want to date Betty Cooper. Immediately Jughead begins to rattle off the names of boys until Veronica orders him to stop. Among the names he rattles off are Richard (Goldwater), Dan (DeCarlo), Frank (Doyle), George (Gladir), Barry (Grossman), Garry (?), and Bill (Yoshida?), all Archie Comics contributors.

• Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll really wow them at the bathing beauty contest!
• Keywords:beauty contest; swimsuits

• Salem
• Hilda Spellman
• Sabrina Spellman
• Zelda Spellman

Synopsis:

Sabrina enters a swimsuit beauty contest despite Aunt Hilda's disapproval of her "indecent" suit. Her aunts give bathing suit a modest makeover during the contest, unintentionally causing Sabrina to win.

Reprints (1)

• from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #3 (October 1987)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's Reggie doing with Veronica?
• Keywords:beach; lessons; waterskiing

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Reggie is teaching "The Mantle Method" of waterskiing.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #47 (1985)

The plot is recycled from the 1977 Reggie and Me story "A Chip Off the Old Block", with a beach setting instead of the ski slopes.

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mother, this hundred dollar swimsuit will drive the boys wild!
• Keywords:bills; swimsuit

• Hermione Lodge
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica's pricey swimsuit bill is driving her dad wild.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #237 (October 1977)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Midge, I'm surprised Moose lets you come to the beach without him!
• Keywords:beach; sign

• Betty Cooper
• Midge Klump

Synopsis:

Midge brings a sign with Moose's picture to the beach.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #237 (October 1977)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Omigosh! There goes the game!
• Keywords:baseball glove; chewing gum; disguise

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

When the baseball team's pitcher is hurt, Betty disguises herself and takes his place on the mound. She wins the game, but ends up with her hair full of gum.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #46 (October 1959)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Are you going or coming, Ronnie?
• Keywords:diet; jogging; running

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge
• Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Dating a runner is not as much fun as Veronica expected.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #286 (October 1979)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I have to go home now, Ethel, Archie promised to pick me up...
• Keywords:questions; threats

• Archie Andrews
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge
• Ethel Muggs

Synopsis:

Ethel has a two-question trick to make Jughead come on a date with her.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #118 (October 1977)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Ron!
• Keywords:beach; boys; survey; waves

• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

What do Betty and Veronica like best about the beach? The waves they get to see.

Reprints (2)

• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #117 (October 2003)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #225 (September 2014)
which is reprinted
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #295 (September 2021)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie! How do we stop this thing?!
• Keywords:rowboat

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica are sitting in Archie's new boat while he tows it behind his car. When the trailer detaches, the girls are sent hurtling down the street in the runaway rowboat.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #28 (October 1974)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I wish Archie would come in the water with me!
• Keywords:pool

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Reggie dumps Archie into the pool.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #190 (November 1973)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Do you prefer the white ones or the yellow ones?
• Keywords:tennis

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Archie prefers yellow to white, when it comes to tennis outfits.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #190 (November 1973)

• Genre:children

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I won!
• Keywords:chicken; contest; phone call

• Greg
• Charley Hawse
• Li'l Jinx Holliday
• Mort
• Russ

Synopsis:

Charley tricks Mort into thinking he's about to win a prize. Li'l Jinx is onto the prank and helps Mort get revenge.

Reprints (1)

• from Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #328 (July 1978)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:SHRIEEEK
• Keywords:diet; scale

• Valerie Brown
• Alex Cabot III
• Josie James
• Melody Jones

Synopsis:

When Melody sees her weight on the scale, she is adamant that all three Pussycats have to go on a diet.

Reprints (1)

• from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #3 (October 1987)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica, where is Archie off to in such a hurry?
• Keywords:float; pool

• Archie Andrews
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie tries his new "water walkers" in the Lodge's pool. Mr. Lodge caves into the temptation to try walking on water himself.

Reprints (1)

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #316 (August 1976)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy, it's hard to get around since I sprained my ankle!
• Keywords:crutches; disability; ramp

• Archie Andrews
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Pop Tate installs a ramp to make the Chocklit Shoppe more accessible.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #76 (January 1996)

Sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy Associations.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:You understand, Betty!
• Keywords:games; traditions

• Archie Andrews
• Alice Cooper
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty is angry that Veronica canceled their weekly backgammon game in favor of going out with her new flame, George.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #572 (September 1987)

• Genre:children

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Humph! I haven't caught one fish yet!
• Keywords:fishing; kite

• Greg
• Li'l Jinx Holliday

Synopsis:

Jinx ties a kite to her fishing line.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #116 (September 1967)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Life is full of funny twists...
• Keywords:surfing

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty won the surfing trophy, but Veronica won Archie.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #116 (September 1967)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good heavens! Betty Cooper is playing with her doll house!
• Keywords:dollhouse furniture

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Midge Klump
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge
• Ethel Muggs

Synopsis:

Veronica pities Betty when she sees her playing with a dollhouse. Little does she know that Archie has a job making miniatures for Betty.

Reprints (1)

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #385 (August 1982)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica! You've been shopping again!
• Keywords:sales; shopping

• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica technically obeyed her dad's orders to stop shopping at sales.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #191 (September 1987)

• Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ah--Choooo!
• Keywords:cold

• Harvey Kinkle
• Hilda Spellman
• Sabrina Spellman

Synopsis:

A cold wreaks havoc on Sabrina's powers.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #27 (September 1974)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Have you read where the President's dog is supposed to have written his memoirs?
• Keywords:cats

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Samantha the cat muses on life as Betty writes it all down.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #56 (July 1992)

• Genre:children

• Keywords:grapefruit; umbrella

• Greg
• Li'l Jinx Holliday

Synopsis:

Greg and Li'l Jinx eat grapefruit.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #190 (November 1973)

Pantomime story

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Okay! Where were you, Archie?
• Keywords:game of telephone; message

• Archie Andrews
• Dilton Doiley
• Gladys Jones
• Jughead Jones
• Midge Klump
• Veronica Lodge
• Moose Mason
• Ethel Muggs

Synopsis:

Archie's car broke down, making him late for his date with Veronica. After chewing him out for his tardiness, Veronica feels guilty and decides to give Archie one more chance. She asks Jughead to tell Archie to meet her at Tony's Pizza by three o'clock. But the message soon gets distorted as it travels from person to person.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #81 (November 1973)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, everybody! We're about to shoot a video on the history of the bathing suit!
• Keywords:bathing suits; fashion history; video

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge
• Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Archie and the girls model swimsuits throughout the 20th century.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #4 (September 1987)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Rats! Missed again!
• Keywords:bunny; carnival games; fair; stuffed animals

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Archie tries to win prizes for Betty at the fair, but keeps failing while Betty wins prizes easily. But when Archie finally wins a little plush rabbit for her, it is Betty's most valued prize of all.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #125 (December 1981)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:There should be some way to let males know they're being admired without making gestures or whistling at them!
• Keywords:boys; good deeds; stickers

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge
• Ethel Muggs
• Nancy Woods

Synopsis:

Betty makes "seals of approval" for girls to hand out to boys who deserve some appreciation.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #4 (September 1987)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Omigosh! What'd I do now?
• Keywords:caddy; golf; outfit

• Archie Andrews
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge
• Smithers

Synopsis:

Archie's ridiculous golf outfit sends everyone into gales of laughter, including Mr. Lodge's opponent.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #351 (September 1987)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Your breakfast, Miss Lodge!
• Keywords:maid

• Archie Andrews
• Hermione Lodge
• Veronica Lodge
• Smithers

Synopsis:

Veronica's maid quits, so her mom finds a replacement. The new maid is a bit too flirtatious with Archie, so Veronica replaces her with one who will be no competition.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #3 (August 1987)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, Betty! I feel like a kid in a candy shop!
• Keywords:book; boys; sand

• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty tries Veronica's tricky approach to getting boys, but fails miserably. Betty meets a boy by sheer luck when he wants to read the book she has at the beach.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #572 (September 1987)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Buzz buzz buzz...
• Keywords:gossip; secret

• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge
• Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Betty has a secret she won't pass on to Veronica.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #191 (September 1987)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, everybody!
• Keywords:dogsled; modeling; swimsuits; winter fashion

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge
• Ethel Muggs

Synopsis:

Betty keeps coming to the beach in unique swimsuits, which she gets from her new modeling job. Veronica conspires to take the gig for herself so she can get new swimsuits too.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #572 (September 1987)