Volume: 2
Price: 1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages: 36
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor)
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Am I late, Jughead?
  • Keywords:ball; bowling
This issue has 2 variants

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Indexer Notes

Archie Salutes "Writer of the Month" Michael Pellowski in place of barcode.

Special Koosh Kins Adventure! Bonus Pull-Out in This Adventure!

Of Dates and Nuts
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Veronica peruses the "Date-Mate" column in the school newspaper look at potential suitors. She challenges Betty to a judo competition to compete for a date with one of the guys from the column.
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Archie's Environmental Tip 2 / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Make Every Day Earth Day!
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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
PSA about Earth Day.

Betty and Veronica's Rolling Fashions...
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Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page

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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Fashion spread depicting Betty and Veronica in roller blade fashions. Fashions inspired by "Dandy Dan D."
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Energy Crisis!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Veronica buys a new economy sports car to help save energy.
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Credits differ in reprint.

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Koosh Kins / comic story / 4 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The Koosh Kins-six wild teenage lunatics...
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Koosh Kins [Grinby; Scopes; Gee Gee; T.K.; Boingo; Slats]; Zak Taylor; Trish
Synopsis:
The Koosh Kins help Zak get a date with Trish.

Indexer Notes

Story featuring the Koosh Kins toys.

Friend-er Bender!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty and Veronica appear on a TV game show "Best Friends or Not!"
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Indexer Notes

Letterer credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #250.

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advertisement / 1 page

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Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page

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Betty and Veronica answer readers' questions.

Hit or Ms.
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty and Veronica challenge Archie and Jughead to a boys versus girls game of baseball.
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advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Am I late, Jughead?"]
  2. Of Dates and Nuts
    Betty and Veronica
  3. ["Make Every Day Earth Day!"]
    Archie's Environmental Tip 2
  4. Betty and Veronica's Rolling Fashions...
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Energy Crisis!
    Betty and Veronica
  6. ["The Koosh Kins-six wild teenage lunatics..."]
    Koosh Kins
  7. Friend-er Bender!
    Betty and Veronica
  8. ["Archie's 50th Anniversary Interview Contest!"]
  9. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  10. Hit or Ms.
    Betty and Veronica
  11. ["Archie 50th Anniversary Calendar of Events"]
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