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Issue: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #219
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/31/2013
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646950021911
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 34 (29 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
Dan Parent (signed)
Rich Koslowski (signed)
Rosario "Tito" Pena (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Hmph! Automatic defrost!
Archie and Veronica are generating enough heat to melt snow.
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Miscellaneous
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Snowball Effect

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Joey Jenkins
The girls become a target for a snowball attack care of young Joey Jenkins. To get back at him, they borrow an idea from Reggie.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #224 published March 2007
was Snowball Effect [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Survivors

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Holly Golightly [as Holly G.] (credited)
Holly Golightly [as Holly G.] (credited)
Holly Golightly [as Holly G.] (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Archie's car stalls out in a blizzard and Veronica panics.
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Miscellaneous
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True Review

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty's Diary
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Betty must review Archie's school play production and is torn between being honest and not hurting his feelings.
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The Rivalry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hal Cooper; Jughead Jones
Betty compares her simple life to Veronica's extravagant one.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #342 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1986
was The Rivalry [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original printing credits Dan DeCarlo Jr. with the pencils.
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You're Getting Warmer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Barbara Slate (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty gives her coat to a woman freezing at a bus stop, then is unable to find a replacement in the stores.
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Slip-Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
After an ice storm turns Riverdale into a skating rink, Mr. Lodge hires a snow plow to get Veronica to class.
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Hot Stuff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty demonstrates how hot her chili is.
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Miscellaneous
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Winter Blues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Veronica uses psychology to get Betty away from the boys because Ms. Cooper is a little too impressive to the boys for Veronica's tastes.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #121 published March 1998
was Winter Blues [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story credits George Gladir with the story and Dan DeCarlo with the inking.
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Veronica's Fashion Circus

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
informational
Veronica
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FlagBetty and Veronica #17 published February 1989
was Veronica's Fashion Circus! [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dan DeCarlo's signature and the reader credits for the outfits were removed for this printing.
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No Pain No Brain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Salem
Sabrina zaps Harvey to allow him to increase his brain power for a test and ends up turning him into a super-intellectual monster.
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FlagSabrina the Teenage Witch #10 [Direct Edition] published February 1998
was No Pain No Brain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Vet Nyet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Sabrina
Sabrina; Salem; Brutus; Dr. Katz
Sabrina takes Salem to the vet for a checkup.
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FlagSabrina the Teenage Witch #13 published May 1998
was Vet Nyet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Very Touching

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Dick Malmgren
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty tries to come on to an oblivious Archie.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine #2 published February 1990
was Very Touching [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Snow Casualty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Barry Grossman
?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Archie's morning snowman melts in the afternoon sun.
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from Archie Sunday (Creator's Syndicate) #?
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Customized Traffic Signs

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Various traffic signs customized to lead Archie to Betty.
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Genie Hi-Jinx

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; Horace the Genie; Toots the Genie; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler; Gaston the chef
Veronica discovers a genie in an old lamp she bought and wishes for Archie to be her eternal slave. So Betty runs right out and buys an old lamp, hoping for the same magic. Pretty soon, dueling genies are zapping Archie from house to house.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Spectacular #3 [Direct Edition] published May 1993
was Genie Hi-Jinx [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits on the original printing were Dan Parent and Bill Golliher (script), Dan DeCarlo and Dan Parent (penciling), and Henry Scarpelli (inking).
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Ice Rage!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
With Betty stuck renting ice skates at the skating rink, Veronica throws a party at the mansion so she'll have all the boys to herself.
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The Big Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Caramel (Betty's cat); Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones
A day in the school life of Betty Cooper, laid out as if it were a board game.
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FlagBetty and Me #165 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1988
was The Big Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original printing gave the credits as Stan Goldberg (pencils) and Rudy Lapick (inking).
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Messterpiece

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Caramel; Jughead Jones
Veronica is modeling as a living painting and warns Archie not to come near her, knowing his habit of messing things up.
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Baby, It's Cold Inside!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
When her father refuses to let Betty hike the thermostat, in order to keep his heating bills down, Betty and Alice look for creative ways to stay warm.
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FlagBetty #46 published February 1997
was Baby, It's Cold Inside! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original printing credits Mike Esposito with the inking.
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That's Rich

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida [as Bill Y.] (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Sarah
Tired of listening to Veronica brag about her wealth and advantage, Betty, Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy set her up with an actress who performs a character on stage that out-Veronica's Veronica.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #304 published April 1981
was That's Rich [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Snow Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Jim DeCarlo ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper
Betty gets her father to hire Archie to shovel their walk, until she begins to suspect he'll use the money to take Veronica out.
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Unlike other stories in this digest, no credits are listed for this story.
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Group Whoop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
The Archies
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper]
A heavy snowfall may keep Archie from making a gig at a remote ski lodge.
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Original printing of this story credits Frank Doyle as scripter.
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Whole Lotta Shakin'

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
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Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Hal Cooper; Noriko
After hearing Polly's stories about earthquakes in San Francisco, Betty becomes paranoid that an earthquake will strike Riverdale.
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The Untouchable

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge (cameo); Smithers (cameo)
Veronica gets upset when all the other girls are hit with snowballs except her because she thinks no one is paying attention to her.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #335 published April 1985
was The Untouchable [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Once In a Lifetime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
Betty dreams that she's backstage with a hot boy band.
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Style A La Ron

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent
Dan Parent
Barry Grossman
Dan Parent
Subject Matter
informational
Veronica
Veronica Lodge
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Watch the Birdie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Veronica
Little Veronica; Little Archie; Little Reggie; Little Jughead
Little Archie agrees to ski down a steep slope in order to impress little Veronica.
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For the Birds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Sabrina
Little Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Little Jughead
At Little Sabrina's urging, she and her aunts conjure up a deluxe bird feeder for the neighborhood birds.
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The Painting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Barry Grossman
Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Betty
Little Betty; Little Archie
Little Archie asks Little Betty to pose for him in her cheerleader uniform.
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Betty's Photo Album

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprinting
FlagBetty and Me #160 published August 1987
was Betty's Photo Album [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cartune

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rod Ollerenshaw
Rod Ollerenshaw
Rod Ollerenshaw
Barry Grossman
Rod Ollerenshaw
Subject Matter
Betty
Betty Cooper
Word find puzzle with an automotive theme.
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The Cure All

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty's Diary
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Betty is laid up with an infectious virus and, due to a series of misunderstandings, doesn't receive any visitors or well-wishes from her friends. When Veronica finds out about it, she puts a stop to it immediately.
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FlagBetty's Diary #8 published June 1987
was The Cure All [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Girls Will Be Girls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Betty and Veronica go to a remote cabin to get away from boys. But quickly they get on each other's nerves and then get snowed in.
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