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Editing: Nanci Dakesian (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There's a weekend sale at the mall!
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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: 6 times a year in Feb., Apr., July, Sept., Oct. and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 762816468558 08411

Scent of 2 Women!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
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Dan Parent (credited)
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Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
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Synopsis:
Angered that Betty has a new perfume that makes her very popular, Veronica goes all out to find a scent that will top her.
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Diet Riot
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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Betty is dieting and keeps interpreting everything people say as talking about food.
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Sick of It
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Veronica is showing acute symptoms of hypochondria and everyone is concerned.
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Lock Shock
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Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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unnamed hairdressers; Mr. Jimmy
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Veronica gets a new hairstyle but hates it, so she covers it up with a wig only to find Betty looks great in the same style.
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Lost and Found
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Betty
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look at what I just found, Betty!
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Synopsis:
Archie and Betty look all over town for a lost dog.
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Someone to Watch Over Me
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Archie 3000 / comic story / 6 pages

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Mr. Weatherbee places Archie in Super Detention, a pre-programmed detention room with a robot version of Mr. Weatherbee, but later the principal finds himself accidentally locked into the room for the night.
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Archie Appreciation
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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Archie asks for a raise in his allowance.
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Scoreless Tye
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Jonathan Tye
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On the first day of school, first Veronica and then Betty is propositioned by a handsome new student. When they find out, the two conspire to teach the student a hard lesson.
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Fairway or Foul
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Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie 1
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fore!
  • Keywords:golf
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Synopsis:
Archie 1 and Jughead 1 invent the game of golf.
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Net Regret
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty and Veronica secretly compete to see which will get to be Archie's tennis partner.
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Taper Caper
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Floyd Clayton; Lucinda
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When an audio tape Dilton made with subliminal messaging causes the faculty to be nicer to the students, Archie and Betty ask him to make tapes to satisfy their own agendas.
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[no title indexed]
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Betty / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:To find out why Archie is such a natural on the phone...
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A Way with Money
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Cyrus Lodge (flashback); Jonathan Lodge (flashback); Malcolm Lodge (flashback); Vittorio Lodgici (flashback);
Synopsis:
Veronica tells Betty and Ethel stories about the entrepreneurial spirit that runs through her family history.
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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page

Smooth Saleing
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Archie 3000 / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty and Veronica compete to see who can sell the most "Galaxy Girl" manicures.
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Wear Flair
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Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
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Sabrina explains to a friend why her aunts dress like they do.
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Betty / activity / 0.5 page

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  • Feature Logo:Betty
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie's taking me to the Riverdale High football game!
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Smorgas-Bored
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Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

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To relieve their boredom, Betty and Veronica agree to go shopping for deli take out dishes for dinner for Betty's parents.
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Okay, Okay? Okay!
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Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages

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Miss Grundy tries to get her students to stop overusing the word "okay".
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Sleight of Mind
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Veronica has been studying magic and shows off her skills until she is scared by finding a frog in her secret pocket.
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On a Clear Day!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, it's the newspaper...
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Book 'Em!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica joins Betty's book club.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["There's a weekend sale at the mall!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. Scent of 2 Women!
    Betty and Veronica
  3. Diet Riot
    Betty and Veronica
  4. Sick of It
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Lock Shock
    Veronica
  6. Lost and Found
    Betty
  7. Someone to Watch Over Me
    Archie 3000
  8. Archie Appreciation
    Archie
  9. Scoreless Tye
    Betty and Veronica
  10. Fairway or Foul
    Archie 1
  11. Net Regret
    Betty and Veronica
  12. Taper Caper
    Betty
  13. ["To find out why Archie is such a natural on the phone..."]
    Betty
  14. A Way with Money
    Betty and Veronica
  15. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  16. Smooth Saleing
    Archie 3000
  17. Wear Flair
    Sabrina
  18. ["Archie's taking me to the Riverdale High football game!"]
    Betty
  19. Smorgas-Bored
    Betty's Diary
  20. Okay, Okay? Okay!
    Archie and the Gang
  21. Sleight of Mind
    Betty and Veronica
  22. On a Clear Day!
    Li'l Jinx
  23. Book 'Em!
    Betty and Veronica
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