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Issue: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #209
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/23/2013
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646950020911
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 50 (30 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Ronnie, I just found a real ice-grabber!
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Double the Double

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House ad for Archie Double Double Digest #238.
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Kissing Up!

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Randolph; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
The girls go through a list of boys they've kissed to determine which guy is the best kisser.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #224 published March 2007
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Valentine's Day Dilemma

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Lodge
Archie ponders what to get Veronica for Valentine's Day.
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FlagArchie Comics Super Special #2 published May 2013
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Skate Checkmate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Veronica thinks Betty made a mistake giving up figure skating for hockey.
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The Answer is Blowin' in the Wind

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teen
Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
Betty uses a butterfly net to catch hats people lose on a windy day.
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Up for Grabs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate (cameo)
Betty and Veronica both scheme to get Archie to invite one of them to a dance, but he finally tells them he'll be out of town that day.
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FlagLaugh Comics Digest #139 published January 1998
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Cold Symptoms

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Betty has a case of the winter doldrums, so to cheer her up Veronica throws a pool party at her indoor, heated pool.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Spectacular #46 published March 2001
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Prom Princesses

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Sleek Style

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Fashion page. All fashions submitted by Danielle M of Ontario Canada.
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How Do I Love Me?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
A self-help book convinces Veronica that she needs to learn to love herself more than anybody else.
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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Two of the four drawings are identical.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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Faux Snow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Alf Abett (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Gaston
Veronica hires Jughead to create a snow sculpture in front of the Lodge mansion to win a contest.
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A Gal for All Seasons

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Veronica
Veronica Lodge
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Put the letters in numerical order to read the mystery phrase.
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[untitled]

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Sabrina
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Winter Wonderland

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teen
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Salem; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Sabrina and the gang try several winter activities, including sledding and snow sculpture.
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FlagEverything's Archie #7 published April 1970
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Swift Gift

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Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Sabrina helps speed Betty's note to Archie magically.
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Second-Aid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Sabrina; unidentified skier
Sabrina conjures up a little preventative medicine for a fellow skier.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #75 [Direct] published May 1994
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are listed in this digest.
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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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Dream Girl Fashions

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
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Fashion page.
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[untitled]

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teen
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
On one hand...
Reggie wants Archie to have strong opinions.
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Winner's Lament

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty and Archie win a snow-mobile race.
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Teacher's Pet

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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge [Mr. Lodge]; Unnamed hypnotist; Madame Scramski; Jughead Jones
Veronica tries to get better grades than Betty but by other methods rather than study.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #17 published February 1989
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The original printing of this story lists credits James DeCarlo for inks.
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Let Her Eat Cake

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Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Betty tries to resist the pastries her father brought home while she is studying.
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Story Bored

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty acts out the parts while Veronica reads a story to children.
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Young at Heart

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Subject Matter
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
Veronica cons her father and Smithers into a snowball fight.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #291 published March 1980
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Romance Is in the Air

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jeff; Jacque
Veronica wishes there was more romance in her life.
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[untitled]

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Betty's Gag Bag
Betty Cooper
Do you have any bread...
Betty is looking for bread with no artificial preservatives.
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Fill in the Blanks

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Veronica
Veronica Lodge
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Crossword puzzle.
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Weight Watching

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Veronica can't decide what to order because of her diet.
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Pay T.V.

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Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Ethel; Smithers
Veronica has the girls over on a Friday night and they shop using the shopping channel on the TV.
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Pitcher's Battle

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hermione Lodge
Betty and Veronica engage in a snowball fight. But Veronica can't hit the broadside of a barn without some coaching from her father.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #268 published April 1978
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Bedside Manner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hermione Lodge; Vicki; Barbara; Hiram Lodge
When Betty gets sick, Veronica fills in for her volunteering at a nursing home.
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FlagVeronica #135 published February 2003
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Old Habits Die Hard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
Betty and Veronica go shopping and Veronica tries to focus on the shopping and not boy watching.
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Act Natural

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Matt Lablotto
Betty and Veronica meet famous actor Matt Lablotto and learn that Betty's mom used to babysit him.
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Matt Lablotto is a parody of Matt LaBlanc and his character Joey from the sitcom "Friends".
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Comic Book Fair

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House ad for Archie themed comic book fairs.
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On the Track of a Fortune

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teen
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Mr. Lodge thinks Archie knows the president of a railroad and want to arrange a business meeting only to find out it's a model railroad.
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Average copies of each issue last 12 months: 173,057. Issue closest to filing date: 160,488.
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Download the Archie Comics App for free!

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The Encourager

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Betty spends the day encouraging Veronica to ask out the boy she wants to be with Saturday night only to find out the boy is Archie.
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Archie Comics Subscriptions

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House ad with details for subscriptions to various Archie publications.
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Queen of Hearts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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drama, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Betty dreams of what Valentine's Day might be like if Archie showered her with tokens of affection instead of Veronica.
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FlagBetty's Diary #24 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1989
was Queen Of Hearts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Second World

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; "Betterina" (Betty's avatar); "Veronikka" (Veronica's avatar); "Archikino" (Archie's avatar)
Betty and Veronica discover the virtual reality of "Second World" and create avatars there to have fun. But Archie is perplexed when neither girl wants to go out on a date, preferring instead to stay at home and play their computer game.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #233 published March 2008
was Second World [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Second World is a parody of the online community Second Life.
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Archie: The Married Life

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Lodge -- A Complaint!

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drama, humorous
Archie Loves Veronica
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FlagLife with Archie #1 published September 2010
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Archie: The Married Life

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[untitled]

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Everything's Archie
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Battle Beasts

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Battle Beasts
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Betty or Veronica?

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