Price: 2.39 USD; 2.89 CAD
Pages: 100
On-sale Date: 2003-03-25
Editing: Nelson Ribeiro (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:It's the first dollar daddy ever earned!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 9 times a year in Feb., Mar., Apr., May, July, Aug., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896468557 37

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from promo in Jughead's Double Digest # 93.

Food Fight
(Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Vickie Williams (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods
Synopsis:
The girls can't decide what to eat for supper.
Reprints (2)

Toll Tale
(Table of Contents: 2)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hold on, Betty, while I dial my cousin in Miami!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Hiram is upset because Veronica is always on the phone.
Reprints (1)

A Revolutionary Development
(Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge (as herself and as Marie Antoinette); Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews (as himself and as Jean Valjean); Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge (as King Louis XIV); Waldo Weatherbee (as Inspector Javert); Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
In history class, Betty and Veronica debate the French Revolution from opposite perspectives.
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Now That's News
(Table of Contents: 4)

Aunt Hilda / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Aunt Hilda; the paper boy
Synopsis:
Hilda and the paper boy get into a dispute over his aim with the morning paper.
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Typing Error
(Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I love shopping in second-hand shops!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty buys an old manual typewriter and finds it makes anything typed on it come true.
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A Trying Experience
(Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yeow! This water is freezing!!
  • Keywords:swimming
Characters:
Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Skinner; Coach Kleats
Synopsis:
The new women's swimming coach at Riverdale wants Veronica on the swim team.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Inks are credited to Rich Koslowski but later reprints credit them to Bob Smith.

T.V. Test Pilot
(Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Matt Sayjerk; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica guest on the game show pilot "Truth Or Daredevils" and soon end up regretting it.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #223, writing is credited to George Gladir and inks to Jimmy DeCarlo.

Spring Blossom!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Cheryl turns the Riverdale Cherry Blossom festival into the Cheryl Blossom festival.
Reprints (1)

Spring Fashions
(Table of Contents: 9)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page

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?
  • Genre:teen
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Moonlight Mischief
(Table of Contents: 10)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle
Synopsis:
Harvey makes the mistake of invoking the ancient stereotype of witches in front of Sabrina.
Reprints (1)

That Certain Ring
(Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Whoa, Betty! Nice look!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Superintendent Herkimer Hassle; Ms. Oliver
Synopsis:
Betty wears a nose ring to school that's held in place by a magnet. Mr. Weatherbee confiscates it and then tries it on and forgets that he's wearing it.
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Hexercise
(Table of Contents: 12)

Salem / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Salem; Sabrina Spellman
Synopsis:
Sabrina exercises Salem against his will.
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Cheryl's Fashions Through the Years!
(Table of Contents: 13)

Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis:
Fashion page featuring 40's, 50's, and 60's clothes.
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Tropical Tantrum
(Table of Contents: 14)

Veronica / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis:
As research for the steamy romance novel she's writing, Veronica demands to go to a tropical island during hurricane season for research purposes. There, she ends up stowing away on an unmanned drone weather plane.
Reprints (1)

That's Art?
(Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cousin Cari (Lodge?); Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Veronica introduces her avant-garde artist cousin to the Riverdale gang. Later Betty and Veronica go to a showing of Cari's newest pieces, and find they hold the gang up to ridicule.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #222, writing is credited to George Gladir and inks to Allison Flood.

The Morning Moos
(Table of Contents: 16)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Synopsis:
A distracted Sabrina conjures up a milk supply for breakfast.
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Coaching Problem
(Table of Contents: 17)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Goodbody
Synopsis:
Veronica accepts an offer to coach third base for the girls' softball team hoping it will excuse her from the exertion of actually playing.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #233, writer was credited to George Gladir.

Hoop Scoop
(Table of Contents: 18)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yo! Why so glum, young fella?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Marty Shaw
Synopsis:
Betty meets Marty who is sad that the other boys won't let him play basketball with them.
Reprints (1)

Poor Mr. Lodge!
(Table of Contents: 19)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Smithers, will you please call my car! I'm late for a business meeting!
Characters:
Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge makes a bet with Veronica that if they pretend to have gone broke Archie will leave her.
Reprints (2)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["It's the first dollar daddy ever earned!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. Food Fight
    Betty and Veronica
  3. Toll Tale
    Veronica
  4. A Revolutionary Development
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Now That's News
    Aunt Hilda
  6. Typing Error
    Betty
  7. A Trying Experience
    Veronica
  8. T.V. Test Pilot
    Betty and Veronica
  9. Spring Blossom!
    Cheryl Blossom
  10. Spring Fashions
    Veronica
  11. Moonlight Mischief
    Sabrina
  12. That Certain Ring
    Betty
  13. Hexercise
    Salem
  14. Cheryl's Fashions Through the Years!
    Cheryl Blossom
  15. Tropical Tantrum
    Veronica
  16. That's Art?
    Betty and Veronica
  17. The Morning Moos
    Sabrina
  18. Coaching Problem
    Betty and Veronica
  19. Hoop Scoop
    Betty
  20. Poor Mr. Lodge!
    Veronica
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