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Issue: Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #222
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/02/2014
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Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646950022211
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Content Items: 36 (31 stories, 1 cover)
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Picnic Lunch

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jeff Shultz (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
Rosario "Tito" Pena (signed)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
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Runaway Ronnie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Angelo DeCesare (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
After a huge fight with her parents, Veronica moves out on her own. Quickly she finds juggling school, a job and layabout roommates to be just as much of a hassle.
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Attempting Assault

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Alison Flood (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton
Betty bets Reggie that she can get Archie to kiss her while he's on a date with Veronica.
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FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #559 published June 1986
was Attempting Assault [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story credited Jim DeCarlo with the inking.
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Monday Blues

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
Betty Cooper; Caramel (Betty's cat); Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty oversleeping is just the start of a morning filled with little annoyances.
Reprinting
FlagBetty's Diary #8 published June 1987
was Monday Blues [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The logo on this reprint was changed from "Betty's Diary" to "Betty".
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica Pin Up
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
I see Archie and Veronica must have had another fight!!!
Veronica repossesses all the presents she gave Archie.
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The Assistant

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Stacy; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Veronica hires a personal assistant to help manage her hectic socialite life.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #147 published May 2000
was The Assistant [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story lists Fernando Ruiz as the writer, Dan DeCarlo as the penciler and Rudy Lapick as the inker.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Double Takes
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
You girls ever play golf before?
Betty and Veronica try golfing. Veronica weighs herself. Betty knits Archie a sweater.
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Two Much Magic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Angelo DeCesare (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey; Heather O'Malley; Aunt Zelda; Salem; Ms. Angler; Principal Gaston
Sabrina must battle a mischievous female leprechaun who has enrolled in school.
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FlagSabrina the Teenage Witch #14 [unnamed variant] published June 1998
was Two Much Magic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Frisky Feline

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Sabrina
Sabrina; Harvey; Salem
Salem likes playing checkers.
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Taking the Dive

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Sabrina
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Hilda and Zelda go scuba diving very close to home
Reprinting
FlagBetty and Veronica #122 published April 1998
was Taking The Dive [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Now That's News

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Aunt Hilda
Aunt Hilda; the paper boy
Hilda and the paper boy get into a dispute over his aim with the morning paper.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #124 published June 1998
was Now That's News [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Morning Moos

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Sabrina
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
A distracted Sabrina conjures up a milk supply for breakfast.
Reprinting
FlagBetty and Veronica Spectacular #23 published May 1997
was The Morning Moos [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Hex-Ercise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Salem
Salem; Sabrina
Sabrina ensures Salem gets his morning exercise.
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Moonlight Mischief

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina
Sabrina; Harvey
Harvey makes the mistake of invoking the ancient stereotype of witches in front of Sabrina.
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FlagBetty #55 [Direct Edition] published November 1997
was Moonlight Mischief [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Way Cool Fashions

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jeff Shultz
?
Barry Grossman
?
Subject Matter
informational
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica model fashion designs sent in by readers.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Barry Grossman
?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
They say you can never be too rich or too beautiful!
Veronica judges her popularity by how many people aren't speaking to her.
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from Archie Sunday (Creator's Syndicate) #?
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An Odd Gift

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica guilt-trips Archie into giving her a present.
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The Triangle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
The author and artist speculate on how life would be if both Betty and Veronica could have Archie at the same time.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #20 [Direct] published May 1989
was The Triangle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story credited Jim DeCarlo with the inking.

Dan DeCarlo draws himself as the artist of the story. Among the items around his drawing board are a pencil cup shaped like Jughead's head and a small figuring that resembles George Baker's character Sad Sack, wearing a Riverdale sweater.
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Hide and Seek

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica tries to avoid Archie so he can't ask her to the dance before a handsome college man does.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #16 published June 1962
was Hide and Seek [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Designing Women

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Alison Flood (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Alice Cooper; Kelvan Kleen
Veronica talks Betty into going into the dressmaking business with her.
Reprinting
FlagBetty and Veronica #107 published January 1997
was Designing Women [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story lists Kathleen Webb as the author and Henry Scarpelli as the inker.
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Call Me Loser

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Betty is depressed because of her ongoing streak of losing Archie to Veronica.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #108 published December 1964
was Call Me Loser [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Peek Performance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
A commercial is shooting using the Lodge Mansion as a backdrop and Veronica's insatiable curiosity about it ends up causing havoc.
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FlagVeronica #64 [Direct Edition] published June 1997
was Peek Performance [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story credited Angelo DeCesare with the script, Jeff Shultz with the pencils and Rudy Lapick with the inking.
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That's Art?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Alison Flood (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cousin Cari (Lodge?); Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Pop Tate
Veronica introduces her avant-garde artist cousin to the Riverdale gang. Later Betty and Veronica go to a showing of Cari's newest pieces, and find they hold the gang up to ridicule.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #124 published June 1998
was That's Art? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story credited Dan Parent with the script and Dan DeCarlo with the inking.
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Parting Ways

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
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty and Archie aren't going anywhere. They just like kissing good-bye.
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FlagBetty and Me #60 published September 1974
was Parting Ways [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The False Friend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Betty offers to break her date with Archie and let Veronica go out with him, and Veronica refuses, convinced that this is some conspiracy against her.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #13 published September 1961
was The False Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dressed For Dinner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
Veronica invites Archie to a business dinner her father is holding and, of course, Archie creates a disaster.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #175 published July 2007
was Dressed for Dinner [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Beauty and the Beast

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
Thinking the man taking pictures around the school is a fashion photographer, Betty and Veronica stalk him in order to be his subjects.
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Pizza With Extra Heart

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
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Terry Terwilliger; Tammy Terwilliger; Hal Cooper
Archie delivers pizza to the home where Betty is babysitting. She tries to get him to stay and recruits the twins to help.
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FlagBetty #3 published December 1992
was Pizza With Extra Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story credited Bob Bolling with the script and Doug Crane with the pencils.
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I Dream of Genie

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent
Dan Parent
Dan Parent
Barry Grossman
Dan Parent ?
Subject Matter
Betty
Reprinting
FlagLaugh Comics Digest #147 published March 1999
was I Dream of Genie! [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Big Slice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Betty makes the mistake of letting Jughead select his own piece of the pie she just baked.
Reprinting
FlagBetty and Veronica Spectacular #3 [Direct Edition] published May 1993
was The Big Slice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Betty's Fashion Parade

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Barry Grossman
Stan Goldberg
Subject Matter
informational
Betty
Reprinting
FlagArchie: The Best of Stan Goldberg #1 published December 2010
was Betty's Fashion Parade [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Good Sport

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Veronica
Little Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Hermione Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Gaston the chef
Mr. Lodge gets swept up into coaching Veronica's youth basketball team.
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Date Fate

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 Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
When Little Archie gets assigned detention, Betty pulls a prank on Mr. Weatherbee to get detention so she can be with Little Archie.
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That Does Not Compute

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Hermione Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Iris (a small robot)
Mr. Lodge gives Veronica a small robot that records personalities, traits and behaviors. After one day, the robot acts just like Veronica-- and that's not a good thing.
Reprinting
FlagVeronica #123 published April 2002
was That Does Not Compute [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story credited Jim Amash with the inking.
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Tale of a Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty decides to clean out the family attic and sell the items at a yard sale. However, nostalgia soon makes her regret it.
Reprinting
FlagBetty and Me #158 published June 1987
was Tale of a Sale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Color Me Ron

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Betty agrees to help Veronica paint her room to match the color of her favorite nail polish.
Reprinting
FlagBetty and Veronica Spectacular #23 published May 1997
was Color Me Ron [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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