Price: 1.79 USD; 1.95 CAD
Pages: 132
On-sale Date: 1996-09
Editing: Nanci Dakesian (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Betty's Digest (Archie, 1996 series) #1 Edit Cover
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Betty / cover / 1 page

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Indexer Notes

Indicia title is just "Betty's Digest", cover title is "Betty's Digest Magazine."

Winner Takes None
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Betty / comic story / 11 pages

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Abra Catastrophe
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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
With Betty playing the part of "beautiful assistant", Archie is confident his magic act can win the Riverdale High School Talent Show.
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Babysitting Blues
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Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty Cooper; Mr. Turner; Mrs. Turner; Teddy Turner; Eddie Turner
Synopsis:
Betty babysits two terrible twins.
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Quick Trip
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Betty / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie! Follow that car!
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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty tells Archie to "Follow that car!"
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Never Judge a Book by Its Cover
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Archie 3000 / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dexter Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Gloria Gudlucks; Vivian Vavoom
Synopsis:
Veronica and Betty get teamed up with Dexter Andrews and Dilton at the school picnic.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the original printing of this story.

Choice Channel
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Miss Grundy; Jughead
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy introduces learning by television. Jughead would like to major in westerns.
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Heavy Problem
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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Betty; Veronica
Synopsis:
Betty is exercising because she has a split personality (banana splits).
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Spite Spat
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Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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Betty; Veronica
Synopsis:
Betty is so angry, she's no longer speaking to Archie. She runs right over to his house to tell him so.
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Mad Dad
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie; Mr Andrews
Synopsis:
Mr. Andrews warns Archie that a prospective allowance increase will not become effective until Archie becomes effective.
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Football Fever
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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty tries to take Archie's mind off football for one night, but everywhere they turn she sees football references that she must block from him.
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Indexer Notes

formerly a Betty and Me story.

Seeing Cable TV Stars
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Morgan; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica get a talk show on cable access television, but start dishing a little too much gossip than their friends are comfortable with.
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What's on Her Mind?!
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Betty / activity / 1 page

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Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Word finding puzzle.
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The Perils of Archie
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Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
Synopsis:
Betty writes a story about Archie's misadventures at school.
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Merchant Princess
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unnamed woman; store manager; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica is selling her old clothes through her own second hand store, until she discovers that some are being bought by "less than lovely" women.
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Procrastination Elimination
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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Harold Smith (credited)
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty's decision to do the jobs she's been putting off begin to put a crimp into her social life with Archie.
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A Very Special Occasion
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Pop Tate; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Betty does everything but hit Archie over the head to remind him that it's the anniversary of their first date.
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Cuddles and Pookie!
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
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Tim Kennedy (credited)
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Rudy Lapick (credited)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie stumbles onto an old love letter tucked in Betty's photo album.
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The Homebody
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis:
Betty's enthusiastic descriptions of her summer travels to the countryside outside of Riverdale makes Veronica envious that she was only able to travel to Hawaii and Switzerland.
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Kick Shtick
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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Coach Kleats; Harry Clayton; Coach Grapple; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Ms. Grundy; Nancy Woods
Synopsis:
Betty is brought onto the varsity football team as a place kicker because she's so good at soccer.
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My Diary
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Betty Presents / comic story / 1 page

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The Bite
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie for President
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Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty carries a sign saying "Archie for President".
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A Date to Remember
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Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Chad Cole
Synopsis:
Betty wins a date with soap opera star Chad Cole, but the conceited actor makes the evening a disaster.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Betty
  2. Winner Takes None
    Betty
  3. Abra Catastrophe
    Betty
  4. Babysitting Blues
    Betty's Diary
  5. Quick Trip
    Betty
  6. Never Judge a Book by Its Cover
    Archie 3000
  7. Choice Channel
    Jughead
  8. Heavy Problem
    Betty and Veronica
  9. Spite Spat
    Betty
  10. Mad Dad
    Archie
  11. Football Fever
    Betty
  12. Seeing Cable TV Stars
    Betty and Veronica
  13. What's on Her Mind?!
    Betty
  14. The Perils of Archie
    Betty's Diary
  15. Merchant Princess
    Betty and Veronica
  16. Procrastination Elimination
    Betty
  17. A Very Special Occasion
    Betty
  18. Cuddles and Pookie!
    Betty
  19. The Homebody
    Betty and Veronica
  20. Kick Shtick
    Betty
  21. My Diary
    Betty Presents
  22. The Bite
    Betty
  23. A Date to Remember
    Betty's Diary
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