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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jeff Shultz (signed as Shultz)
Inks:
Jeff Shultz (signed as Shultz)
Colors:
Rosario Peña (signed as RPeña)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My favorite Christmas memory?!
  • Keywords:Christmas
Characters:

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[Archie Unlimited]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

'Tis the Season to Be Freezin'!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Francis Bonnet (credited)
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited as Kennedy Bros!)
Pat Kennedy (credited as Kennedy Bros!)
Inks:
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors:
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Letters:
Jack Morelli (credited as Morelli)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Nancy Woods; Toni Topaz; Ginger Lopez
Synopsis:
Veronica uses her father's money to build an igloo mansion.
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It's In the Cards
(Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Al Hartley (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica goes out of her way to make Betty feel inadequate over the inexpensive Christmas cards she mailed out.
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Shopping Daze Till Christmas
(Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Al Hartley (credited)
Pencils:
Al Hartley (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
While shopping for Christmas presents for herself, Veronica runs across a destitute woman unable to purchase any gifts for the season.
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Second Hand Girl
(Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Barbara Slate (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Jack Morelli (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cameos: Jughead jones; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis:
Betty decides to take a stand: if she can't be Archie's first choice for a dance, she won't be his second choice.
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You're Cooked!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Teresa Davidson (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gaston (cameo)
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica cook all day to decorate the Lodges' house with gingerbread men for the tree and an elaborate gingerbread village display.
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Yule Gifts We'd Really Like to See
(Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
John Lowe (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty and Nancy fantasize about non-existent Christmas gifts that they would find useful.
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[How to get your free comic]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Dawn Din
(Table of Contents: 9)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica has to put up with her favorite men glued to New Year's Day football games.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

The Lord of the Rings
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advertisement / 1 page

Dog Daze
(Table of Contents: 11)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis:
When Melody walks around with an invisible dog leash, Valerie uses ventriloquism to make her think there's an invisible dog on it.
Reprints (1)

Just Plumb Scary
(Table of Contents: 12)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Josie; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexander Cabot II
Synopsis:
When Alan M. creates a sculpture out of junk, Alex tries to outdo him by creating an even better work of art out of old metal.
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Sounds Silly To Me
(Table of Contents: 13)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Josie; Melody; Valerie Smith; Alexandra Cabot; un-named club owner
Synopsis:
When the Pussycats audition for a nightclub owner, Alexandra casts a spell on them that makes them unable to utter a sound.
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Out of Print
(Table of Contents: 14)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Josie James; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis:
Alexander gets a print shop for his birthday.
Reprints (1)

Tune-Up
(Table of Contents: 15)

Josie / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Josie
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the words puzzle.

[The Riverdale Diaries]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[20% off all Archie Comics]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Midtown Comics / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 18)

Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / illustration / 1 page

Script:
Ginger Weinberg (plot)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That’s funny…
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty laments the inverse proportion between her judo prowess and Archie's interest.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Read it all on the Archie App.]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 19)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 20)

Miss Beazly's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Miss Beazly's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mr. Weatherbee, I was cleaning out my closet...
Characters:
Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis:
Professor Flutesnoot has some pencils for Mr. Weatherbee.
Reprints (1)

[Archie Comics Threadless]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Archie's Holiday Bundle Pack]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Doghouse!
(Table of Contents: 23)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Teresa Davidson (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Caramel (Betty's cat); Fifi (Veronica's dog); Hermione Lodge; Madeline (Veronica's cousin); Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
There's trouble brewing when Veronica's cousin Madeline comes over and brags about the designer house she had built for her dog. Not to be outdone, Veronica has an even bigger one built in her room for Fifi. But what happens when her father finds out?
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Traffic Trouble!
(Table of Contents: 24)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Ashley Lynn
Synopsis:
Betty gets a job at a local radio station.
Reprints (1)

The Ill-Ustrator
(Table of Contents: 25)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Al Nickerson (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Teresa Davidson (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica enlist Chuck's help to illustrate the story they are writing for a children's book.
Reprints (1)

A Critical Condition
(Table of Contents: 26)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica review student-made short films (a la Siskel & Ebert).
Reprints (1)

Date Dotty
(Table of Contents: 27)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie spends spring break taking Betty on cheap dates.
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A Tale of Two Cinderellas
(Table of Contents: 28)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 24 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Teresa Davidson (credited)
  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Jellybean Jones; Cinderbetty [Betty Cooper]; Cinderonica [Veronica Lodge]; The King [Hiram Lodge]; The Queen [Geraldine Grundy]; The Queen's daughter [Cheryl Blossom]; Fairy Godmother [Nancy Woods]; Prince Archibald [Archie Andrews]
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica tell Jellybean a bed time story of two Cinderellas.
Reprints (1)

It Must Be Fate
(Table of Contents: 29)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils:
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Betty
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, I know it's raining, but why don't you come over here?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Betty invites Archie over to her house and Archie says it must be fate as he was just looking for something to do since his TV was on the fritz. While he's there Reggie and Jughead both show up to shelter from the rain.
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Mystery Man!
(Table of Contents: 30)

Veronica / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge
Reprints (1)

Cell Mates
(Table of Contents: 31)

Miss Grundy / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Phlips
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy catches Betty and Veronica talking to each other on cell phones in class.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Cheer Chore
(Table of Contents: 32)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica's loyalties are torn when they overhear Cheryl agree to date Archie if Riverdale wins the big football game.
Reprints (1)

Video Victim
(Table of Contents: 33)

Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
Betty tries to get Archie to notice her during a football telecast.
Reprints (1)

Nothing Doing
(Table of Contents: 34)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica plan to spend the day doing nothing.
Reprints (1)

Where There's a Wile There's a Style
(Table of Contents: 35)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Frustrated with finding a gown for the prom that isn't too frumpy, too expensive or already taken, Betty comes up with a unique solution.
Reprints (1)

Love and Stitches
(Table of Contents: 36)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Al Hartley (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler
Synopsis:
Betty gets up close and personal with Archie, using the excuse that she's measuring him for a sweater. Veronica decides two can play that game.
Reprints (1)

A Christmas Story or What the Dickens???
(Table of Contents: 37)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Al Hartley (credited)
Pencils:
Al Hartley (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
After refusing to join the gang in singing Christmas carols, Veronica is visited by a ghostly spirit and shown what's in store for her if she doesn't change her ways.
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Indexer Notes

Parts of this story were adapted from "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

[Archie Comics Presents]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 38)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Stamp Scamp
(Table of Contents: 39)

Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Big Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Ethel is waiting for a Christmas card from Jughead.
Reprints (1)

Brain Campaign
(Table of Contents: 40)

Dilton / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Dilton should not play Santa Claus.
Reprints (1)

[Digest Mix Bundle Packs!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 41)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Dilemma
(Table of Contents: 42)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
John Lowe (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Tomoko; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Adam
Synopsis:
Betty asks Tomoko for advice on how to get Archie and Adam to become friends.
Reprints (1)

Branch Line
(Table of Contents: 43)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hal Cooper
Synopsis:
The necessary pruning of the giant fir on the Lodge Estate has Mr. Lodge depressed over the upcoming holiday season. But Betty's father unintentionally gives her an inspiration as to how to cheer Mr. Lodge up.
Reprints (1)

[Graphic Novel Super Store]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 44)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Aid Parade
(Table of Contents: 45)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Mr. Lodge
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Daddy, enjoy yourself! It's the yule season!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge can't enjoy himself because of his business problems.
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[Build Your Own Comics Double Digests Subscription!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 46)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[World of Betty and Veronica Digest]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 47)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Present Tense
(Table of Contents: 48)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Joe Edwards (credited)
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica and Archie work temporary jobs to earn money to buy Christmas presents for each other.
Reprints (1)

Special Preview Betty and Veronica The Bond of Friendship
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 49)

Betty and Veronica / preview (from the publisher) / 6 pages

[Betty and Veronica the Bond of Friendship]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 50)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Try these new Archie comics digests!]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 51)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 52)

Netflix / advertisement / 1 page

[Riverdale]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 53)

CW / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["My favorite Christmas memory?!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. [Archie Unlimited]
  3. 'Tis the Season to Be Freezin'!
    Betty and Veronica
  4. It's In the Cards
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Shopping Daze Till Christmas
    Betty and Veronica
  6. Second Hand Girl
    Betty
  7. You're Cooked!
    Veronica
  8. Yule Gifts We'd Really Like to See
    Betty
  9. [How to get your free comic]
  10. Dawn Din
    Veronica
  11. The Lord of the Rings
  12. Dog Daze
    Josie
  13. Just Plumb Scary
    Josie
  14. Sounds Silly To Me
    Josie
  15. Out of Print
    Josie
  16. Tune-Up
    Josie
  17. [The Riverdale Diaries]
  18. [20% off all Archie Comics]
    Midtown Comics
  19. ["That’s funny…"]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  20. [Read it all on the Archie App.]
  21. ["Mr. Weatherbee, I was cleaning out my closet..."]
    Miss Beazly's Gag Bag
  22. [Archie Comics Threadless]
  23. [Archie's Holiday Bundle Pack]
  24. The Doghouse!
    Betty and Veronica
  25. Traffic Trouble!
    Betty
  26. The Ill-Ustrator
    Betty and Veronica
  27. A Critical Condition
    Betty and Veronica
  28. Date Dotty
    Betty and Veronica
  29. A Tale of Two Cinderellas
    Betty and Veronica
  30. It Must Be Fate
    Betty
  31. Mystery Man!
    Veronica
  32. Cell Mates
    Miss Grundy
  33. Cheer Chore
    Betty and Veronica
  34. Video Victim
    Betty and Me
  35. Nothing Doing
    Betty and Veronica
  36. Where There's a Wile There's a Style
    Betty's Diary
  37. Love and Stitches
    Betty and Veronica
  38. A Christmas Story or What the Dickens???
    Betty and Veronica
  39. [Archie Comics Presents]
  40. Stamp Scamp
    Ethel
  41. Brain Campaign
    Dilton
  42. [Digest Mix Bundle Packs!]
  43. The Dilemma
    Betty
  44. Branch Line
    Betty and Veronica
  45. [Graphic Novel Super Store]
  46. Aid Parade
    Mr. Lodge
  47. [Build Your Own Comics Double Digests Subscription!]
  48. [World of Betty and Veronica Digest]
  49. Present Tense
    Veronica
  50. Special Preview Betty and Veronica The Bond of Friendship
    Betty and Veronica
  51. [Betty and Veronica the Bond of Friendship]
  52. [Try these new Archie comics digests!]
  53. [Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]
    Netflix
  54. [Riverdale]
    CW
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