• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fine! If that's the way you feel...I never want to see you again!!
• Keywords:fights; friendship

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica fight and vow to never see each other again till family reminds them how good friends they have been.

Reprints (3)

• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #158 (April 2008), #230 (March 2015), #300

Credits from the printing in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #230.

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Diary, lately I've taken to watching those nightly video shopping programs!
• Keywords:shopping; television

• Archie Andrews
• Caramel
• Alice Cooper
• Betty Cooper
• Dilton Doiley
• Geraldine Grundy
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Betty dreams about things she'd like to buy on the home shopping network, including her very own Archie.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #16 (April 1988)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Ronnie!
• Keywords:jet lag; sleep

• Archie Andrews
• Fred Andrews
• Mary Andrews
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge
• Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Mr. Lodge is trying to sleep off his jet lag, but Archie makes it impossible for him to rest. Finally Mr. Lodge takes desperate measures and goes to the Andrews home to sleep.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #197 (June 1988)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I like my chili very hot!
• Keywords:candles; chili

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

Betty's chili is hot enough to light a candle.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #267 (April 1980)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, girls! Funny seeing you here!
• Keywords:dances; dresses; fashion

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Geraldine Grundy
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge
• Ethel Muggs
• Waldo Weatherbee
• Nancy Woods

Synopsis:

Betty and Nancy can't afford fancy new gowns for the school dance, so they get the idea to make it an out-of-style dance

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #3 (May 1993)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wasn't that a thrilling movie?
• Keywords:genie lamps; time capsule; vacuum cleaner; wishes

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Gaston
• Veronica Lodge
• Smithers

Synopsis:

Veronica buys an antique lamp and discovers it really has a genie living inside. When Veronica uses her three wishes to redecorate her house and get Archie to herself, Betty goes in search of her own genie lamp. The situation becomes tense when the new genie turns out to be the other's ex-wife!

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #3 (May 1993)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica, will you allow the (ahem) temporary manager of Donut Delish to give you a sample?
• Keywords:doughnuts

• Archie Andrews
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge
• Smithers

Synopsis:

Veronica gets a job at the mall's doughnut stand. As her supervisor, Archie has his work cut out for him.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #193 (November 1987)

In Betty and Veronica Double Digest #113, a "Riverdale clue" is printed beneath this story. It reads: "If you know where the "Show Me" state is, you know where to start looking!

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Ron! What are you doing here?
• Keywords:campaigns; debates; school board

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Hal Cooper
• Jughead Jones
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle
• Pop Tate
• Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis:

Mr. Cooper and Mr. Lodge are running against each other for a school board position. The competition starts to get out of hand, despite their daughters' best efforts.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #94 (April 1998)

Riverdale Clue printed beneath first page of story: "Veronica says there is only one thing to do here- Shop! Shop! Shop!"

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Isn't this glorious?
• Keywords:leaning; wind

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

Synopsis:

A windy day leaves Betty and Veronica in a leaning position even when they go indoors. Soon the tilting becomes contagious.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #122 (February 1966)

• Genre:teen

• Keywords:dogs; fashion

• Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

Betty fashion page featuring dogs and cats.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #11 (July 1988)

Riverdale Clue printed beneath: "Betty's favorite site: miles and miles of bright Christmas lights!"

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I had this special 60's dress made for Thursday night's 60's dance!
• Keywords:1960s; dances

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Polly Cooper
• Geraldine Grundy
• Hermione Lodge
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge
• Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis:

Betty doesn't think she can make it to the 1960s themed dance, until her sister offers her a dress from her vintage clothing collection. Meanwhile, Veronica's night takes a turn for the worse when her date is injured.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #37 (April 1993)

Riverdale Clue: "Half of the people that live in the United States live within 500 miles of this place."

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mr. Svenon, could you spare five minutes for The Blue and Gold?
• Keywords:cheating; notes; trash cans

• Archie Andrews
• Alice Cooper
• Betty Cooper
• Hot Dog
• Reggie Mantle
• Mr. Svenson

Synopsis:

Betty looks in her friends' trash cans to practice finding clues for newspaper stories. She soon regrets it when she finds crib notes in Archie's garbage.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #167 (June 1988)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! What a wind!
• Keywords:balcony; jacket; wind

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

On a windy day, Betty gets blown all the way onto an apartment balcony, and Archie has to rush up to get her.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #317 (June 1982)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, I insist on your apology!
• Keywords:apologies; arguments

• Archie Andrews
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie and Veronica forget what they were arguing about.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #255 (April 1979)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:What a good idea to sell our lamps at the Riverdale High flea market!
• Keywords:lamps; puppy; selling; tiara

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica are selling unwanted items at the school's flea market, including the genie lamps from the story "Genie Hi-Jinx". But each girl accidentally offends the other by selling items they originally gave as gifts.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #3 (May 1993)

Directly references the story "Genie Hi-Jinx", previously printed in this issue.

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Diary: I almost don't have the energy to pen these words!
• Keywords:colds; friendship

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

Synopsis:

Betty has been sick with a cold and is depressed because none of her friends have phoned or visited. When Veronica learns about this oversight, she makes the whole gang shower Betty with cards and flowers.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #8 (June 1987)

Riverdale Clue: "Lions and tigers and magic shows!"

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Okay, so you believe in coincidences?
• Keywords:coincidences; dress; necktie

• Archie Andrews
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica's dress and Archie's tie match too well for comfort.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #282 (October 2017)
which is reprinted
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Festival (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie! You just had your hair done!
• Keywords:hair styles; rain

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica returns to the salon after the rain and wind ruin her hairstyle. The stylist uses the wrong bottle, and Veronica ends up with brassy blonde hair.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #63 (May 1993)

• Genre:teen

• Keywords:top hat

Synopsis:

Veronica in four different outfits, including a top hat and tailcoat.

Reprints (1)

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #14 (April 1991)

Riverdale Clue: "Mini-golf? Did somebody say mini-golf?"

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yippee!
• Keywords:bowling; gutterballs

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

Betty thinks bowling balls are supposed to land in the gutter.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #25 (Summer 1963)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Across the treacherous shoals of White Shark Reef and into the murky waters of Dead Man's Bay...
• Keywords:harbor; pirate ship; tavern

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

Synopsis:

Archie and his pals act out a seafaring adventure, with Archie as Captain Terrence Trueblue and Reggie as the pirate Black Blech.

Reprints (1)

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #193 (May 1978)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:...And until next time, I leave you with the Head-Cleaners, and their latest hit, "Rip That Bop, Cat!"
• Keywords:helicopter; news report; radio; shock jock

• Archie Andrews
• Alice Cooper
• Betty Cooper
• Hal Cooper

Synopsis:

Betty is chosen to intern at a professional radio station, unaware that the hosts are famous for mocking their reporters on air. The kindly helicopter pilot helps Betty fight back.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #194 (January 1988)

Hal the DJ is likely a parody of Howard Stern.

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Did you get a new sweater, Betty?
• Keywords:insecurity; questions

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

Synopsis:

Betty is driving her friends crazy by answering questions with more questions.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #94 (July 1978)

Riverdale Clue: "This place is nestled in the Ozark Mountains."

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, Archie, how could you forget it again?
• Keywords:anniversary; presents

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica exploits Archie's poor memory to get gifts out of him.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #209 (June 1975)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Eeeyaah!
• Keywords:baking; cake; county fair

• Archie Andrews
• Miss Beazly
• Betty Cooper
• Gaston
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica enters Gaston's gourmet cake in the county fair, hoping to finally beat Betty. But she made the mistake of sending Archie to deliver the cake to the fairgrounds.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #11 (July 1988)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wearing a short skirt during the windy season can be risky!
• Keywords:fashion; skirts; wind

• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica try to adapt their fashion choices to the windy weather, but Mother Nature always foils their plan.

Reprints (1)

• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #261 (April 2018)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Have I got a super great surprise for you, Ronnie!
• Keywords:concert; jealousy

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty turns down a concert with Archie because an old friend, Edgar Winthrop, is coming to visit. Having no date for the event, Archie gets jealous and chases off the guy he assumes is Edgar.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #108 (February 1980)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie, wait till the boys see our new outfits!
• Keywords:baseball cards

• Archie Andrews
• Chuck Clayton
• Alice Cooper
• Betty Cooper
• Hal Cooper
• Jughead Jones
• Hiram Lodge
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle
• Moose Mason
• Smithers
• Pop Tate

Synopsis:

The boys are obsessed with baseball cards, so Betty and Veronica both decide to start their own collections.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #11 (July 1988)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hmm! Those pies smell scrumptious!
• Keywords:pie

• Betty Cooper
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty foolishly leaves Jughead alone with her pies.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #3 (May 1993)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why I let you drag me to this crazy convention I'll never know, Betty!
• Keywords:aliens; science fiction; UFOs

• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica is unimpressed by a UFO convention until she meets a handsome "alien".

Reprints (2)

• in Archie 1000 Page Mega Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #229 (February 2015)
which is reprinted
• in Archie 1000 Page Mega Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #289 (January 2021)

Riverdale Clue: "Fish for trout on Taneycomo, or bass and crappie on Table Rock Lake."

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good boots have many uses!
• Keywords:boots

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica finds a new use for her boots.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #112 (May 1967)

• Genre:teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:This dance is supposed to be a glamorous event!
• Keywords:dances; dresses; suits

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Dilton Doiley
• Midge Klump
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle
• Moose Mason
• Ethel Muggs

Synopsis:

Betty finds a truly unique outfit for the school dance: an elegant white tuxedo.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #3 (August 1986)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, I'm Veronica Lodge, film critic for the Lodge Corporation Employees' Newsletter!
• Keywords:home movies; projector; vampire

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

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica review movies together, but can't agree on any of them.

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (August 1988)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sniff!
• Keywords:perfume

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Dilton Doiley
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle
• Moose Mason
• Ethel Muggs

Synopsis:

The same perfume works differently depending on the wearer. The fragrance works well on Veronica, does nothing for Betty, and make Ethel irresistible!

Reprints (1)

• from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #64 (June 1993)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Let me introduce you to my competition- Veronica Lodge!
• Keywords:comparisons; parties; wealth

• Archie Andrews
• Betty Cooper
• Hal Cooper
• Fifi
• Jughead Jones
• Veronica Lodge
• Reggie Mantle
• Smithers

Synopsis:

For all the advantages Veronica's wealth provides, Betty sometimes manages to come out on top through old-fashioned persistence.

Reprints (1)

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #342 (June 1986)

Riverdale Clue: "There are 7 letters in the name of this place."

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Who is it, Smithers?
• Keywords:dates; phone calls; repairman

• Betty Cooper
• Veronica Lodge
• Smithers

Synopsis:

Someone calls and reminds Veronica of an upcoming date, but she has can't even remember making the date. Betty helps her get ready to go out, but the "date" turns out to be a repairman installing a new phone line.

Reprints (2)

• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #271 (April 2019)
• in Archie Giant Comics Gala (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)