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On-sale Date: 2006-04-26
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[no title indexed]
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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Jeff Shultz (signed)
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  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There's bad interference on the radio!
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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: 9 times a year in Jan., Feb., Apr., May, June, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 762816468558 16511

Indexer Notes

On-Sale date from Digest Checklist in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #165.

[no title indexed]
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Mattel / advertisement / 1 page

Lost Cause
(Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Jack Morelli (credited)
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica help Archie retrace his steps to find his lost wallet.
Reprints (1)

[Love Showdown]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

How Electrifying!
(Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Thomas
Synopsis:
Disgusted at gas prices -- and at Veronica's entitled indifference -- Mr. Lodge buys her an electric car. She's mortified to be seen in such an un-cool vehicle, until Betty introduces her to a good-looking college man who's majoring in ecology.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[The Class of 2006]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

A Day to Remember
(Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty wins a day with rock idol Ricky Hartthrob, but it proves to be less than she imagined.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie Americana Series]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Jellybean's Find Your Name In Print / activity / 1 page

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?
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typeset

Oldies but Goodies
(Table of Contents: 9)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica find a box of old cheerleader uniforms and decide to have the squad wear them.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Archie's Collector Sets]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

A Novel Idea
(Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty considers writing a novel and imagines herself in various genre situations.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

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

The Astronaut
(Table of Contents: 13)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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?
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

I Need My Own Space (Chapter 1)
(Table of Contents: 14)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Veronica enters a contest held by NASA to send a regular person into space.
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Indexer Notes

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

[Ginger Lopez Find Your Name In Print]
(Table of Contents: 15)

activity / 1 page

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?
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typeset

Space Case (Chapter 2)
(Table of Contents: 16)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Synopsis:
Veronica trains for her trip into space.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Josie / Summer Fun Special Offer]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Look Up in the Sky...It's Veronica (Chapter 3)
(Table of Contents: 18)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Brian Jenkins; Jasmine Chen; Ann Reynolds; Roger Davis; Brad Haskins; Angela Symone
Synopsis:
Veronica is launched into space on the space shuttle.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

[Classic Archie Watches]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Riverdale, We Have a Problem (Chapter 4)
(Table of Contents: 20)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Brian Jenkins; Jasmine Chen; Ann Reynolds; Roger Davis; Brad Haskins; Angela Symone
Synopsis:
Veronica uses her cell phone to solve a problem on the space shuttle and returns to Earth.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Interplanetary Fashions
(Table of Contents: 21)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:fashion; teen
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Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

The Best Things in Life
(Table of Contents: 22)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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?
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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Betty thinks about the ways her life is different from Veronica's.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #271, no credits listed in this digest.

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

Once Is Enough
(Table of Contents: 24)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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?
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?
  • Genre:teen; humor
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Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica watch a video of Archie being clumsy at a county fair.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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

Tall Story
(Table of Contents: 25)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Veronica has to go through a day of school with a one-of-a-kind beehive hairdo and not have anything happen to it.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (1987 series) #223, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie & Friends #100]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Spring Cleaning
(Table of Contents: 27)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Betty can't stop spring cleaning.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (2014 series) #26, no credits listed in this digest.

Remote Possibility
(Table of Contents: 28)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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?
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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Synopsis:
Betty falls asleep and dreams that she can use Veronica's remote to affect Veronica's actions, rewind time, and re-record events with a new outcome.
Reprints (1)

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

Veronica Spring Style
(Table of Contents: 30)

Veronica's Fashions / illustration / 1 page

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?
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?
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?
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Given a Choice
(Table of Contents: 31)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica is sick so she gives Betty permission to take Archie to the spring dance.
Reprints (2)

[Digest Checklist]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 32)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Big League Chew]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 33)

Big League Chew / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["There's bad interference on the radio!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. ["It's one of those Bizarro days!"]
    Mattel
  3. Lost Cause
    Betty and Veronica
  4. [Love Showdown]
  5. How Electrifying!
    Veronica
  6. [The Class of 2006]
  7. A Day to Remember
    Betty
  8. [Archie Americana Series]
  9. [no title indexed]
    Jellybean's Find Your Name In Print
  10. Oldies but Goodies
    Betty and Veronica
  11. [Archie's Collector Sets]
  12. A Novel Idea
    Betty
  13. [Archie's Subscription Offer]
  14. The Astronaut
    Veronica
  15. I Need My Own Space (Chapter 1)
    Veronica
  16. [Ginger Lopez Find Your Name In Print]
  17. Space Case (Chapter 2)
    Veronica
  18. [Josie / Summer Fun Special Offer]
  19. Look Up in the Sky...It's Veronica (Chapter 3)
    Veronica
  20. [Classic Archie Watches]
  21. Riverdale, We Have a Problem (Chapter 4)
    Veronica
  22. Interplanetary Fashions
    Veronica
  23. The Best Things in Life
    Betty
  24. [Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
  25. Once Is Enough
    Betty and Veronica
  26. Tall Story
    Veronica
  27. [Archie & Friends #100]
  28. Spring Cleaning
    Betty
  29. Remote Possibility
    Betty and Veronica
  30. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  31. Veronica Spring Style
    Veronica's Fashions
  32. Given a Choice
    Betty and Veronica
  33. [Digest Checklist]
  34. [Big League Chew]
    Big League Chew
  35. ["Justice League frozen novelties for unlimited adventures!"]
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