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Issue: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #208
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/19/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646950020811
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 52 (34 stories, 1 cover)
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Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Rudy Lapick (signed)
Rosario Pena (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Betty, is there anything between you and Archie?
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The Art of Betty and Veronica

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Are You Sure?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones
Veronica tells Betty that she and Archie are married. Betty thinks it's a gag until Mr. Lodge and Smithers confirm it. Then out of the blue, Jughead proposes to Betty. But what is really going on here?
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FlagBetty and Veronica #231 published January 2008
was Are You Sure? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Lost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Just before going to a movie with Archie and Betty, Veronica gets lost in her huge walk-in closet.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #232 published February 2008
was Lost [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Vacation Vexation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Muffins (Veronica's cat)
Veronica plants a travel brochure near Betty, hoping Betty will go skiing on Mount Royal thinking Veronica is going there. That way, Veronica will have the gang to herself on Snow Valley, where she's really traveling.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #292 published April 1980
was Vacation Vexation [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Bath Wrath

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Betty plans to take a nice soothing bath until Archie calls with hockey tickets.
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It's in the Cards

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Fifi
Veronica is grounded because of her bad report cards.
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FlagVeronica #98 published April 2000
was It's in the Cards [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Nursery Rhyme Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica updates Betty's book of nursery rhymes for a nineties age.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #97 published March 1996
was Nursery Rhyme Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Art of Betty and Veronica

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House ad for the Art of Betty and Veronica collection.
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Fan Fashions

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Credits
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Subject Matter
Betty
Betty Cooper
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Reader submitted fashions.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Hi, Betty!
Archie is not very observant.
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Baby, It's Frigid Outside

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hal Cooper; Adam
Betty's mother wants her to dress warmly before going skating with Adam.
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Archie Comics Super Special Magazine

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House ad for Archie Comics Super Special Magazine.
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Nets to You

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Coach Grapple; Veronica Lodge; Ethel; Archie Andrews
Veronica wants to join the basketball team.
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FlagVeronica #98 published April 2000
was Nets to You [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Betty's Diary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Archie sends shivers down Betty's spine, both figuratively and literally.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
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Subject Matter
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sabrina
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Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Sabrina reprints.
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Ice Folly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Sabrina
Sabrina; Harvey; Aunt Hilda
Sabrina, Harvey and Aunt Hilda go ice skating but it is hard to stay warm on the ice.
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January White Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey
Rather than let Hilda get rid of some old junk in the attic, Harvey proposes he sell it in a yard sale - - in the middle of January.
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FlagSabrina, the Teenage Witch #44 published February 1978
was January White Sale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Witchy Word Count

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Rod Ollerenshaw
Rod Ollerenshaw
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?
Subject Matter
Aunt Hilda
Reprinting
FlagArchie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #14 [Direct Edition] published March 1990
was Witchy Word Count [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Count the word puzzle.

Signature removed for this printing.
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He Who Laughs Last

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Sabrina's Silly Singles
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Aunt Hilda tries laughing at herself.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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House ad for a random assortment of Double Digest back issues.
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Hand Full

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski
Sean Murphey
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
Betty can't help with the dishes because it would harm her karate.
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FlagBetty #56 [Direct Edition] published December 1997
was Hand Full [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are listed in this digest.
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Color Guard!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rod Ollerenshaw
Rod Ollerenshaw
Rod Ollerenshaw
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?
Subject Matter
Veronica
Veronica Lodge
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FlagArchie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #9 published November 1988
was Color Guard! [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Unscramble the words puzzle.

Signature removed in this printing.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica Pin Up
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
It’s called the gaucho look!
Veronica shows off her new gaucho look.
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Bowled Over

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty & Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Veronica doesn't like bowling so she tries to convince Betty that skiing is more 'chic'.
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Bless the Child

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Bonnie Jo; Timmy
Betty whines and begs some money out of her father to buy a new outfit at the mall, then spots a girl in even poorer circumstances than she's in.
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FlagBetty #23 published March 1995
was Bless the Child [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Juggling the Books

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Morgan
Betty tries to learn how to juggle in order to secure a part in the school play.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #86 published April 1995
was Juggling the Books [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Lost & Frowned

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Larry; Sandra
Riverdale High has started a lost and found box. Once Betty and Veronica get a glimpse of the handsome student in charge of monitoring the box, they start purposefully losing items in order to have a reason to visit again and again.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #38 [Direct Edition] published March 1991
was Lost And Frowned [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Working Girl!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Lisa
Veronica spends the day at work with her father.
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FlagVeronica #134 published February 2003
was Working Girl [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Today's Lesson

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Jughead answers questions on skiing.
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This may have originally been a Jughead story.
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Wheel of Loot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Archie is the host and Betty is the letter-turner on the show Wheel of Loot, until Veronica is a contestant and wins Archie for her prize.
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FlagBetty and Me #160 published August 1987
was Wheel of Loot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Wheel of Loot is a parody of the game show Wheel of Fortune.
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Mystery at the Studio

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Tyler Fenton (actor); Jughead Jones; Ace Eazly (stuntman); Mr. Berg (director)
Someone is sabotaging Mr. Lodge's movie set and getting the stuntmen hurt.
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The original may have had another feature as this story features Archie and Jughead, while Betty and Veronica are only in a couple panels.
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Cake Quake

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Carol Smith; Alice Cooper
Betty attempts to bake a cake to help out her mother.
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FlagBetty #31 published November 1995
was Cake Quake [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Do You Want to Be a Millionaire... Again?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Veronica accidentally pulls the lever on a slot machine and wins a million dollars.
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Voice Your Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
The Archies
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Archie and Reggie sign the band up to work at a beauty contest.
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Welcome to Riverdale, Kevin Keller

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House ad for two Keven Keller collections.
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Snow Flakes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Tim Kennedy
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica admire the ingenious satire imbued in some snow sculptures, until one hits too close to home.
Reprinting
FlagBetty and Veronica #182 [Newsstand] published February 2003
was Snow Flakes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are listed in this digest.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Daddy, would you answer the door?
Mr. Lodge won't let Archie in the house.
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from Archie Sunday strip (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??
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Snide Aside

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Jughead puts ski wax on the seat of Archie's pants.
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[untitled]

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Credits
?
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Subject Matter
Betty
Betty Cooper
Help me unscramble the bowling words...
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Bowling themed word scramble puzzle.
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A Big Pain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Betty asks Jughead about his trip to the dentist.
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Comic Book Fair

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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House ad for a comic themed book fair.
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Science Friction

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Veronica schemes to make Betty lose her voice so she can assume Betty's part in the school's TV Production Arts teleplay.
Reprinting
FlagBetty and Veronica #109 published March 1997
was Science Friction [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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5
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Archie Comics Subscriptions

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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typeset
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House ad for subscriptions to various Archie titles.
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The Cold Facts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Crosley; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica is furious when Archie forgets about their date and leaves her standing outside in a blizzard.
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Backstage Pass

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski
Jeff Shultz
Al Milgrom
Barry Grossman
Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; The Tumbling Boulders [Nick Swagger; Mash [Gilbert]; Ripper [Theodore Timpkins]] (a rock group)
The girls get backstage passes to visit the Tumbling Boulders after their concert. The girls are worried because they've heard stories of how wild rock parties can be, but nothing prepares them for what they find.
Reprinting
FlagBetty and Veronica #232 published February 2008
was Backstage Pass [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Tumbling Boulders are a parody of the Rolling Stones, including their lead singer Mick Jagger.
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Prom Princesses

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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House ad for the Prom Princesses collection.
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Prom Princesses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Maria; Frankie Ruiz; Reggie Mantle
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5
5 page excerpt from the Prom Princesses collection.
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Prom Princesses

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House ad for the Prom Princesses collection.
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[untitled]

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?
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Subject Matter
Everything's Archie
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The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Comics

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Gemstone Publishing
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Ad for the newest edition of the Overstreet price guide.
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The Archie App. Download it for free!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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House ad for the Archie digital download app.

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