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[no title indexed]
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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Just yesterday they were learning to talk...
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 8 times a year in Feb., April, May, July, Aug., Sept., Nov., and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 762816468558 10111

[Twizzlers puts you in the major leagues]
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Twizzlers / advertisement / 1 page

Wreath Wrath
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty and Archie are selling wreaths for charity.
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Snow Job
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica forgets an appointment with Archie.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Pip of a Dip
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Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis:
Hal grows impatient to get the bathroom from his daughter.
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Indexer Notes

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

[Cheryl Blossom Special Offer]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Sundae Punch
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Oswald; Mervin
Synopsis:
To help Pop drum up some extra holiday business, Betty and Veronica serve as waitresses wearing just a Santa jacket and boots.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Sabrina's Subscription and Back Issue Offer]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Remembering Tree
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
?
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper
Synopsis:
Veronica helps Betty trim her Christmas tree.
Reprints (1)

Yule Yochs
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Three two-panel gags. First gag - Betty believes that it's better to give than to receive, so she gives Archie a gift certificate good for a dozen kisses from her. Second gag - Veronica is out shopping and says she wants to get something for Archie, so Betty asks how much she wants for him. Third gag - Veronica admires her bowling ball-shaped gift, saying that she's always wanted a bowling ball. Betty whispers to Jughead that she thinks she used too much wrapping paper on the golf ball.
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The Christmas Spirit
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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?
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Harvey
Synopsis:
Aunt Hilda tries to restrain her true feelings when Harvey gives her some Christmas presents.
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Veronica's Helper!!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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?
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Sugar Plum Faery
Synopsis:
Sugar Plum Faery helps Veronica make Christmas cookies.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Script, pencil, and ink credits from Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954 series) #593, which is apparently the first publication of this story.

[no title indexed]
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Archie's Hometown Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Santa Syndrome
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty has so much Christmas spirit that Mr. Lodge asks her to play Santa Claus.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page

Personalized Presents
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty is giving personalized Christmas presents to everyone, including finding Veronica's lost dog.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #218.

[no title indexed]
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Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page / activity / 1 page

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Betty and Veronica in skiing outfits.

On Guard
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Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Slade
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge hires a bodyguard to watch over Veronica while Veronica and Betty are out shopping.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprinting in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #38, no credits listed in this digest.

This Land Is My Land
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Reggie tries to give Betty self-confidence lessons.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Get Ready for Another Thrilling Veronica Adventure!]
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illustration / 1 page

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?
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Patriotic Spirit
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Veronica / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Ethan Allen; Tom Allen; Josh Allen; Nathan Hale
Synopsis:
Veronica visits Litchfield CT where she meets the spirit of a Revolutionary War soldier, Josh Allen, and learns the history of Nathan Hale and Ethan Alan.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #242, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archies Subscriptions Offer]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Ice Scream
(Table of Contents: 22)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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?
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?
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis:
Jinx rescues Charley after he falls thru the ice.
Reprints (1)

Persistence Resistance
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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Uncle Henry Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty has trouble with a door-to-door salesman.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Digest-ions! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Chances Are...
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
?
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Inks:
?
Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chance Revoir
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica both use their position in the school office to change the schedule of a new exchange student.
Reprints (1)

[Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #3]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Penny Wise!
(Table of Contents: 27)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx follows a trail of pennies.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

There are two other 1 page Li'l Jinx stories with the same title but unclear if they are the same as this one or not.

Shop 'Til You Drop
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Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty takes Archie shopping at the mall.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

credits from original story

[no title indexed]
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Digest-ions! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages

It's a Wrap
(Table of Contents: 30)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
When Betty falls ill, Veronica agrees to take over for her Christmas wrapping business, but Veronica forgets to put tags on all the gifts.
Reprints (2)

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Sabrina, the teenage witch books will cast a spell on you!]
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Archway / Minstrel / Simon Pulse Sabrina Paperbacks / advertisement / 1 page

[It's the Bedrock blizzard!]
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The Flintstones; Post Pebbles cereals / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Just yesterday they were learning to talk..."]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. [Twizzlers puts you in the major leagues]
    Twizzlers
  3. Wreath Wrath
    Betty and Veronica
  4. Snow Job
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Pip of a Dip
    Betty
  6. [Cheryl Blossom Special Offer]
  7. Sundae Punch
    Betty and Veronica
  8. [Sabrina's Subscription and Back Issue Offer]
  9. The Remembering Tree
    Betty and Veronica
  10. Yule Yochs
    Betty and Veronica
  11. The Christmas Spirit
    Sabrina
  12. Veronica's Helper!!
    Betty and Veronica
  13. [no title indexed]
    Archie's Hometown Heroes
  14. The Santa Syndrome
    Betty and Veronica
  15. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  16. Personalized Presents
    Betty and Veronica
  17. [no title indexed]
    Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page
  18. On Guard
    Veronica
  19. This Land Is My Land
    Betty
  20. [Get Ready for Another Thrilling Veronica Adventure!]
  21. Patriotic Spirit
    Veronica
  22. [Archies Subscriptions Offer]
  23. Ice Scream
    Li'l Jinx
  24. Persistence Resistance
    Betty
  25. [no title indexed]
    Digest-ions!
  26. Chances Are...
    Betty and Veronica
  27. [Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #3]
  28. Penny Wise!
    Li'l Jinx
  29. Shop 'Til You Drop
    Betty's Diary
  30. [no title indexed]
    Digest-ions!
  31. It's a Wrap
    Betty and Veronica
  32. [Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
  33. [Sabrina, the teenage witch books will cast a spell on you!]
    Archway / Minstrel / Simon Pulse Sabrina Paperbacks
  34. [It's the Bedrock blizzard!]
    The Flintstones; Post Pebbles cereals
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