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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That's the last time I invite Judy to a sleepover party! All she does is sleep!
  • Keywords:pillow fight; slumber party
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Judy; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #152

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: twice a year
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Barcode: 0271000691404

Indexer Notes

Indicia says "1982-83 edition"

[no title indexed]
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blank page(s) / 1 page

Man's Liberation
(Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
The girls decide to prove their equality by being aggressive and stealing kisses the way boys do.
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Indexer Notes

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

Smile Awhile
(Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Watch it, Betty! She's in a miserable mood!
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Synopsis:
After going to the dentist, Veronica's face is temporarily frozen in a grin and she is unable to talk.
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Never Kiss a Stranger
(Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge forbids Veronica to see Archie, so she has to come up with an idea that will allow her to follow the letter of her father's demand while still keeping her date with Archie.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Yes Sir, Jughead! Puzzle
(Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle.

Grid Skid
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Archie's uniform is dirtier than all the other players' uniforms.
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Grid Kid
(Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Archie blocks a kick.
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Present and Accounted For
(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 2.67 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Send it back, Archie! It doesn't do a thing for you.
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Synopsis:
Archie prevents Veronica from buying a blouse that is the same as what he had planned to give her for her birthday.
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Numerically Speaking
(Table of Contents: 9)

Miss Grundy / comic story / 0.33 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That was a close call, Miss Grundy!
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Synopsis:
Miss Grundy is almost hit by a car.
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Jumping to Conclusions
(Table of Contents: 10)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Russ
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx hopes to make jumping rope an Olympic sport.
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Shutter Shudders
(Table of Contents: 11)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jealous of Betty occupying Archie's time with her new camera, Veronica buys a Polaroid to one-up her.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #66, no credits listed in this digest.

Decisions
(Table of Contents: 12)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica! How would you like to drive Archie out of his cotton-pickin' cranium?
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Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica play a trick on Archie by asking him questions because they know he can't make a decision.
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Football Time!
(Table of Contents: 13)

Veronica / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle with a football theme.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Mr. Svenson Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Svenson, your plant looks lethargic!
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Synopsis:
Svenson's plant looks sickly.

Foolish Fashion
(Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
Veronica receives an original dress express shipped directly from Paris, only to find Betty and Ethel already wearing knock-off copies.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Turned Off
(Table of Contents: 16)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis:
Jinx and Greg both watched the same scary movie and turned it off in the same place.
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Sour Gripes
(Table of Contents: 17)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Girls, how do you like the mink coat daddykins bought me for my birthday?
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Synopsis:
Veronica shows off her new fur coat.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Late-ly Speaking
(Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:--Sigh--
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Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge realizes that it's 2AM and Archie's still in the house.
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Mother Love
(Table of Contents: 19)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper
Synopsis:
The gang sees Betty cradling a basket in her arms and saying that she found it on her doorstep and needs to get it to the nursery. Soon the whole town is buzzing with the story of Betty finding an abandoned baby.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

It's a Man's World
(Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Archie takes Veronica to an amusement park, where she proceeds to best him at every carnival game.
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Stop, Look, and Listen!
(Table of Contents: 21)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Synopsis:
Hap is reading the paper and not listening to Li'l Jinx.
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An Appropriate Gift
(Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Archie finds out Betty had a party that he wasn't invited to because Veronica was out of town.
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Airplane Paper Caper
(Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Paper planes flying throughout the school annoy Mr. Weatherbee.
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Show and Yell!
(Table of Contents: 24)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis:
Jinx assumes that her friend Mitch will be in trouble because of his bad report card.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

This is apparently not the same as the story with the same title in Archie at Riverdale High #4, though both have to do with report cards.

[no title indexed]
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Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page

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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 26)

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sir, Mr. Flutesnoot wasn't feeling well and he had to go home!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee finds out Mr. Flutesnoot has gone home sick.
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Green Eyed Monster
(Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Big Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Lori
Synopsis:
Archie goes job-hunting after Veronica refuses to date him until he pays for a date.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Something to Cheer About
(Table of Contents: 28)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty is practicing to try out for the cheerleading squad and Archie is just enthralled by her, um, precision routines.
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Archie's Way Out Puzzle
(Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Indexer Notes

Unscramble the phrase puzzle.

Block Out
(Table of Contents: 30)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis:
Jinx and Greg's argument doesn't prevent them from respecting others.
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The Treatment
(Table of Contents: 31)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica persists in winding Archie around her little finger, until she finally manages to push him too far.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Milk 'n' Moo
(Table of Contents: 32)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, can you name five items that contain milk?
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Synopsis:
Moose describes to the class five items that contain milk.
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First 'n' Last
(Table of Contents: 33)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Alice (Reggie's date)
Synopsis:
Reggie and Alice discuss kissing on the first date.
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Parting Thrust
(Table of Contents: 34)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie! What's wrong? Why are you hiding from Archie?
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Synopsis:
Veronica tells Archie she will be out of town all weekend but she is really avoiding him so she can date Chuck Simon.
Reprints (1)

Ageless Love
(Table of Contents: 35)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Fred wants Archie to get his billfold monogrammed. Betty volunteers to take it in. Veronica spots her at the store and assumes she's getting it monogrammed to give to Archie. She arranges to have the monogram changed.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Eternal Triangle!
(Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 1.75 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:'Night Lambie!
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Synopsis:
Archie is upset when he learns that Reggie has booked Veronica up with dates for the next two weeks.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Among the names carved in the tree on page two are Rose + Harry [Shorten], Sy + Ann [Reit], and HL + HT (Harry Lucey and Helen Tokar). "Bob + Sue" may also be Archie-related.

First line added by Brian via the GCD Error Tracker.

Man Talk!
(Table of Contents: 37)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.25 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gr-r-r!
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Synopsis:
Archie makes Betty tired.
Reprints (1)

Mail Tale
(Table of Contents: 38)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica work in tandem to keep Mr. Lodge from seeing Veronica's latest credit card statement.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Pay Dates Incorporated
(Table of Contents: 39)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 23 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
In order to raise money to support their fashion addictions, Betty proposes that she, Veronica and Midge start charging to date one of the boys.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 40)

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That confounded airline can't find the reservation I made last week!
Characters:
Synopsis:
The airline has lost Mr. Weatherbee's plane reservation.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 41)

Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Arch, I think Betty is trying to tell you something!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty tries to tell Archie to "Go Slow".
Reprints (1)

[Laugh Comics Digest #44]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 42)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 43)

blank page(s) / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

[Archie Double Digest Subscription]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 44)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["That's the last time I invite Judy to a sleepover party! All she does is sleep!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. Man's Liberation
    Betty and Veronica
  4. Smile Awhile
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Never Kiss a Stranger
    Veronica
  6. Yes Sir, Jughead! Puzzle
    Jughead
  7. Grid Skid
    Archie
  8. Grid Kid
    Jughead
  9. Present and Accounted For
    Archie
  10. Numerically Speaking
    Miss Grundy
  11. Jumping to Conclusions
    Li'l Jinx
  12. Shutter Shudders
    Betty and Veronica
  13. Decisions
    Betty and Veronica
  14. Football Time!
    Veronica
  15. ["Svenson, your plant looks lethargic!"]
    Mr. Svenson Gag Bag
  16. Foolish Fashion
    Betty and Veronica
  17. Turned Off
    Li'l Jinx
  18. Sour Gripes
    Betty
  19. Late-ly Speaking
    Archie
  20. Mother Love
    Betty and Veronica
  21. It's a Man's World
    Archie
  22. Stop, Look, and Listen!
    Li'l Jinx
  23. An Appropriate Gift
    Archie
  24. Airplane Paper Caper
    Archie
  25. Show and Yell!
    Li'l Jinx
  26. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  27. ["Sir, Mr. Flutesnoot wasn't feeling well and he had to go home!"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  28. Green Eyed Monster
    Archie
  29. Something to Cheer About
    Betty
  30. Archie's Way Out Puzzle
    Archie
  31. Block Out
    Li'l Jinx
  32. The Treatment
    Betty and Veronica
  33. Milk 'n' Moo
    Moose
  34. First 'n' Last
    Reggie
  35. Parting Thrust
    Betty and Veronica
  36. Ageless Love
    Betty and Veronica
  37. Eternal Triangle!
    Archie
  38. Man Talk!
    Betty and Veronica
  39. Mail Tale
    Betty and Veronica
  40. Pay Dates Incorporated
    Betty and Veronica
  41. ["That confounded airline can't find the reservation I made last week!"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  42. ["Arch, I think Betty is trying to tell you something!"]
    Betty Pin Up
  43. [Laugh Comics Digest #44]
  44. [no title indexed]
  45. [Archie Double Digest Subscription]
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