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

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This helps keep my body tight and fit!
  • Keywords:exercise
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This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: six times a year in January, March, April, August, September, and November
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896469509 56

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Different barcodes for Direct Edition and retail sales.

Shovel This!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty's handsome new neighbor offers to help her shovel the snow. Once Veronica shows up, they both compete for his attention.

The Sellout
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Veronica gives up a quiet evening at home to prevent Betty from making time with Archie.
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Carry On
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Veronica is outraged when she runs into Archie carrying Betty in his arms.
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Let's Dance
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Reggie convinces Archie not to accept an invitation to the Sadie Hawkins Dance right away and instead enjoy their sudden popularity.
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Look Out
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Mort / comic story / 1 page

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The gang builds a snow fort, with Mort being on the lookout.
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Ski Spree
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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With the temperature below zero on their ski trip, Sabrina and her guardians are faced with the reality of having only enough magic to cast one spell in a twenty-four hour period.
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Whine and Dine
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Jughead is not a very good waiter.
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What Does She Want?
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
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Veronica seems to always have her eyes on other guys, so Archie goes out of his way to impress her.
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Sport Report
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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To keep Betty from spending time with Archie, Veronica convinces her to tryout for the girl's basketball team.
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A Change for the Better
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Ethel / comic story / 6 pages

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As a science project for school, Reggie begins showering Ethel with affection to see if he can alter her behavior.
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For the Record
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Li'l Jinx frantically looks for her favorite record.
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The Lost City
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Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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Archie and the gang go on a hunt for Mayan treasures but run into thieves.
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The Cold Shoulder
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Where are you going, Archie?
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Archie allows Betty to join him on an ice fishing trip, which turns out to be a bad idea for Archie.
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Vampire Ire
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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A vampire stops by Sabrina's house trying to scare the family but they frighten him off instead.
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The Dead Line
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Don't forget now, Archie! You and I have to work after 3 o'clock today to meet the deadline for the school paper!
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Archie agrees to work with Betty on the school newspaper after school, until Veronica invites him to go ice skating. When Archie declines her invitation, Veronica threatens to invite Reggie instead, so Archie tries to ditch Betty.
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Memories
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Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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Betty sends Archie to the store for some paprika and crosses her fingers that he'll remember.
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Rainy Daze
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Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages

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When the guys invite the ladies to share their cave during a rain storm, the ladies decide to decorate.
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A Mod Mod World
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Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Miss Grundy orders Veronica to remove the mod stickers from her locker.
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Snow Snafu
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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Reggie shows off his ski-bob on the slopes.
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Date Strait
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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty thinks everyone is avoiding her but they are all planning a surprise party for her.
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Prof. Lovett, Prof. Lovett, Wherefore Art Thou, Prof. Lovett...?!!
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Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages

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Mr. Monet; Professor Sam Lovett (introduction)
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Mr. Weatherbee hires a new drama teacher and the gang goes out of their way to impress him...or is it her??
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Misunderstood
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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty decides to buy her father's birthday present with trading stamps but things don't work out for her.
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Money Power!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Jinx finds a fifty-cent piece on the sidewalk.
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Attraction Action
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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It seems the harder Betty tries to attract Archie, the more he pulls away. Finally, Betty gives up.
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Indexer Notes

Originally printed in Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #121 with Betty and Me appearing in the title block instead of Archie.

Hot Stuff
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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Aunt Hilda attempts to sabotage Harvey's Christmas cheer with a bowl of Christmas candy laced with hot peppers.
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[no title indexed]
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Betty Pin Up / illustration / 1 page

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Betty asks Archie to watch soap operas with her.
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Indexer Notes

Archie is reading a copy of Laugh Comics.

Beware the Pretty Pirate
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comic story / 11 pages

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
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Mid-term is a strange time to be having a school party, but that’s when Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy are scheduled to take their leave! What? You thought they were happy here? Well, that was before “Long Jane Silver“ sailed into view! That was just before our young friends learned to--- Beware the Pretty Pirate!
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A Witch in Time
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Archie / comic story / 3 pages

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Veronica tries to teach Archie to dance.
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Indexer Notes

Reprinted from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #123 with only three pages. The fourth page appears to be left out.

Confessions of a True Veronica!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Veronica writes her autobiography and shares it with Betty. Veronica imagines how successful she will be when it is published. As Betty reads it, she becomes less convinced. Veronica agrees to allow Betty to write her biography.
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Career Wise
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Mort / comic story / 5 pages

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Mort worries about what he is going to be when he grows up.
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Near Miss
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty practically attaches herself to Archie and people begin to notice.
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Indexer Notes

Originally printed in Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #72 with Betty and Me appearing in the title block instead of Betty and Veronica.

On the Ball
(Table of Contents: 32)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

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Reggie gets mad at Archie for telling on him when he was throwing snowballs on school grounds. He makes a giant snowball meant for Archie but it lands on Mr. Weatherbee instead.
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Indexer Notes

Reprinted in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #4 and in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #66 with Archie appearing in the title block instead of Reggie.

Flying High
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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When one too many people take a skeptical view of Hilda's claim that she saw a flying saucer, she uses magic to make him doubt his own skepticism.
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Ancient History
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Li'l Jinx tries to learn history by watching old movies on television.
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Required Reading
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie resorts to black magic to make Mr. Lodge like him.
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Bag Holders
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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When Archie points out to Veronica that she looks silly carrying a summer beach bag in winter, she orders him to get rid of it. And from there the bag makes the rounds of the high school, passing from person to person.
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Slow Burn Quick Freeze
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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After berating Betty for sacrificing her dignity to impress a boy, Veronica must figure out how to make a play for the new local hunk without Betty finding out.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["This helps keep my body tight and fit!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. Shovel This!
    Betty and Veronica
  3. The Sellout
    Betty and Veronica
  4. Carry On
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Let's Dance
    Archie
  6. Look Out
    Mort
  7. Ski Spree
    Sabrina
  8. Whine and Dine
    Jughead
  9. What Does She Want?
    Archie
  10. Sport Report
    Betty and Veronica
  11. A Change for the Better
    Ethel
  12. For the Record
    Li'l Jinx
  13. The Lost City
    Archie
  14. The Cold Shoulder
    Archie
  15. Vampire Ire
    Sabrina
  16. The Dead Line
    Betty and Veronica
  17. Memories
    Archie
  18. Rainy Daze
    Archie 1
  19. A Mod Mod World
    Veronica
  20. Snow Snafu
    Reggie
  21. Date Strait
    Betty
  22. Prof. Lovett, Prof. Lovett, Wherefore Art Thou, Prof. Lovett...?!!
    Archie and the Gang
  23. Misunderstood
    Betty
  24. Money Power!
    Li'l Jinx
  25. Attraction Action
    Archie
  26. Hot Stuff
    Sabrina
  27. ["Archie, may I watch the soap operas with you?"]
    Betty Pin Up
  28. Beware the Pretty Pirate
  29. A Witch in Time
    Archie
  30. Confessions of a True Veronica!
    Betty and Veronica
  31. Career Wise
    Mort
  32. Near Miss
    Betty and Veronica
  33. On the Ball
    Reggie
  34. Flying High
    Sabrina
  35. Ancient History
    Li'l Jinx
  36. Required Reading
    Archie
  37. Bag Holders
    Betty and Veronica
  38. Slow Burn Quick Freeze
    Betty and Veronica
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