Price: 2.49 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages: 100
On-sale Date: 2006-11-15
Editing: Nelson Ribeiro (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan Parent (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This way they're always handy!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

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: 009128468556 70

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest (Archie, 1992 series) #107.

Common Bond!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Rob Carter
Synopsis:
Ethel has a crush on a salesman at the mall.
Reprints (3)

As Others See Us
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Caramel; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Betty reflects on how her friends and family perceive her.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (1987 series) #290.

It's Not a Good Thing
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Veronica / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Maggie Stewrich; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica becomes enthralled with home decorating guru Maggie Stewrich.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #120.

You Dreamer You
(Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Caramel; Archie Andrews; Jared Warren; Michelle Harding; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Betty has a romantic dream about Jared Warren, who is new in town. When she meets him in reality she learns he's engaged.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #241, no credits listed in this digest.

Not So Cheerful
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Since Betty and Veronica can't agree on who gets to cheer for Archie on the cheerleading squad, the coach assigns the job to somebody else.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #220.

A Lark in the Park or... "She Went Nuts at the Cashew Festival"
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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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?
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Sally Swan; Caramel
Synopsis:
Betty gets excited when she sees Archie buying a bracelet at a jewelry store. But later she sees him put it on another girl’s wrist.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #253, no credits listed in this digest.

IT Fashions
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Veronica / illustration / 1 page

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?
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:fashion; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge
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Treasure Hunt
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hubert Smithers; Alice Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica go on a scavenger hunt.
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To Chad and to Chad Not
(Table of Contents: 9)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chad
Synopsis:
Veronica reconnects with a boy she knew a long time ago who picked on her.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #166.

Talk Talk Talk!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
? [as Kennedy]
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?
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?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Hiram makes Veronica hang up the phone and do something else, so she goes and uses the computer.
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Indexer Notes

When printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #196 the last line of the story is changed from "I'm in a chat room!" to "I'm on Twitter!"

Sleepshopping
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Veronica realizes she's started "sleepshopping" so Betty offers to stay up and watch her, to make sure she doesn't leave her house.
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Thanks for Giving
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty and Veronica decide to cook a big thanksgiving dinner for the gang but they neglect to tell anyone.
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A Yelp for Help
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Veronica asks Betty to help tutor her.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #167.

Dummy Up!
(Table of Contents: 14)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
A store window mannequin looks just like Veronica.
Reprints (2)

Ye Olde Digest Checklist
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["This way they're always handy!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. Common Bond!
    Betty and Veronica
  3. As Others See Us
    Betty
  4. It's Not a Good Thing
    Veronica
  5. You Dreamer You
    Betty
  6. Not So Cheerful
    Betty and Veronica
  7. A Lark in the Park or... "She Went Nuts at the Cashew Festival"
    Betty
  8. IT Fashions
    Veronica
  9. Treasure Hunt
    Betty and Veronica
  10. To Chad and to Chad Not
    Betty and Veronica
  11. Talk Talk Talk!
    Veronica
  12. Sleepshopping
    Betty and Veronica
  13. Thanks for Giving
    Betty and Veronica
  14. A Yelp for Help
    Betty and Veronica
  15. Dummy Up!
    Betty and Veronica
  16. Ye Olde Digest Checklist
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