Price: 1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1993-01-26
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor in chief)
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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Alison Flood (signed)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Go ahead, Archie! Make a wish!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie flips over Betty and Veronica dressed in harem outfits.
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

Genie Hi-Jinx
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (layouts)
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Horace the Genie; Toots the Genie; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler; Gaston the chef
Synopsis:
Veronica discovers a genie in an old lamp she bought and wishes for Archie to be her eternal slave. So Betty runs right out and buys an old lamp, hoping for the same magic. Pretty soon, dueling genies are zapping Archie from house to house.
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #219, writing is credited to Frank Doyle, pencils credited to Dan Decarlo and inks to Rudy Lapick.

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page

The Big Slice
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Betty / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty makes the mistake of letting Jughead select his own piece of the pie she just baked.
Reprints (5)

The Music Maker
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Betty's Fantasy Pin Up / illustration / 2 pages

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Alison Flood (signed)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty plays saxophone in front of a packed football stadium crowd in a cowboy hat and boots, a fringe bikini and little else.

Flee This Market
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (layouts)
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica separately discover that the other has donated a gift given by them to a charity bazaar. Injured feelings ensue.
Reprints (5)

PET Plastic Recycling
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Archie and the Gang / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
?
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Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Recycling Pete
Synopsis:
Archie and the girls talk about P.E.T soft plastic recycling.

"Clothes" Minded!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
As a balm for her lack of funds, Betty suggests the school dance be an "Out-Of-Style" dance, with outfits picked up at flea markets and used clothing stores.
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #237, writing is credited to Barbara Slate, pencils to Jeff Shultz and inks to Al Milgrom.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Go ahead, Archie! Make a wish!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. Genie Hi-Jinx
    Betty and Veronica
  3. ["I know I said"]
    Editor's Notebook
  4. The Big Slice
    Betty
  5. The Music Maker
    Betty's Fantasy Pin Up
  6. Flee This Market
    Betty and Veronica
  7. PET Plastic Recycling
    Archie and the Gang
  8. "Clothes" Minded!
    Betty and Veronica
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