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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #239
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/25/2014
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 762816468558
Price: $4.99 USD
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Content Items: 36 (31 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Digest Size U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Bill Galvan (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
Rosario "Tito" Pena (signed)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Pet's Rule

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs
After Veronica is evicted from the beach for bringing her dog, Betty sets to work on getting a pet accessible portion for the beach.
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Skurf Turf

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Nancy Woods
Betty improvises a water athlete routine with a snowboard, a tow rope and Ethel's wave rider in order to win a local contest sponsored by a Riverdale TV show.
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FlagBetty #52 published August 1997
was Skurf Turf [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story credited Stan Goldberg (pencils) and Mike Esposito (inks).
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Trial by Fitness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Hal Lifson (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dirk
Veronica chases her new fitness instructor until she discovers how dumb he is.
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FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #611 published September 1990
was Trial by Fitness [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Your Final Notice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gus LeMoine (credited)
Gus LeMoine (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Ethel is tired of being ignored and decides to let everyone know about it - - loudly.
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Spread the Word

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jim Ruth (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; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Betty and Veronica organize a drive to contribute teddy bears to an orphanage and get all their friends to contribute. Naturally Archie and Reggie get into a fight over who is giving the better bear.
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It's All in the Cards

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper
Betty offers to give her sister Polly's old collection of baseball cards to Archie and Jughead, but her mom has just thrown them away.
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FlagBetty and Me #200 [Direct] published August 1992
was It's All In The Cards [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original story credited Michael Gallagher (script) and Henry Scarpelli (inks).
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Dressed for Success

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (signed)
Dan Parent (signed)
Barry Grossman
?
Subject Matter
informational
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Brigette Reilly
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Some You Win

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Josie
Josie; Valerie; Melody
The beach-bums decide to hold a contest to see who is the most worthy of them to date Melody.
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FlagJosie and the Pussycats #98 published October 1978
was Some You Win [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Birthday Box

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Josie
Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan M. Mayberry; Alexandra Cabot; Melody Valentine; Mr. Cabot
Alexander throws himself a birthday party, but ends up being the only one to attend after he uninvites everyone else for insulting him.
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FlagArchie's TV Laugh-Out #53 published November 1977
was Birthday Box [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards ?
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida; ?
Subject Matter
teen
Josie Pin Up
Josie; Valerie; Josie's dad
Josie, what are you doing?
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FlagJosie and the Pussycats #51 published October 1970
was [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Josie and her father's last name was altered from "James" to "McCoy" for this reprinting.
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The Ordeal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Stan Goldberg
John Lowe
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge
Betty finds out from Veronica that Miss Lodge has been grounded.
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Sweet Mystery of Camp Wot-A-Rukus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Someone is stealing candy from Jinx and her friends at camp and Jinx decides to track down the thief.
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Batter Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Greg tries to show Jinx how far he can drive a baseball.
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On Target

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Jinx gets an idea for how to get her hook to where the fish are feeding.
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FlagArchie's Joke Book Magazine #116 published September 1967
was On Target [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Style Guile

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Jeff Shultz
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods
Veronica is unfair competition on the beach.
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FlagVeronica #129 published September 2002
was Style Guile [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Reaction Faction

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Mr. Lodge objects to Veronica's latest expenditure.
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Sign Line

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
?
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Midge
Midge Klump; Betty Cooper
Moose allows Midge to go to the beach alone, but under one condition.
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Summer Help

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; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Tiring of Veronica's indolence, Hermione decrees that the girl will prepare her own meals and clean her own room and clothes for the remainder of the summer.
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FlagVeronica #128 published August 2002
was Summer Help [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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First Choice

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; Ethel Klump; Archie Andrews; Marsha; Gayle
Looking for a summer job, Betty quizzes her friends on the merits of their summer jobs, because she doesn't want to work at the Jolly Burger restaurant.
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FlagBetty and Me #159 published July 1987
was First Choice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Putt Yourself in Our Shoes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Harold Bender (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Betty and Veronica just want a quiet game of miniature golf. But they're with Archie and Reggie, so it naturally erupts into war.
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Notworking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Angelo DeCesare (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge
Betty scores a date with the most popular boy of a different school. But she learns that one can be too popular.
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Fight for the Privileged

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Cheryl Blossom
When they hear Archie has tickets to a popular concert, Betty and Veronica compete to be the one he takes.
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Yard Sale of the Century

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers the butler
Inspired by the yard sale the Coopers conduct, the Lodges hold one as well.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Spectacular #9 published July 1994
was Yard Sale Of The Century! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The original printing credited Mike Pellowski (script) and Henry Scarpelli (inks).
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Weather Tether

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman
Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Betty and Archie have the beach to themselves when inclement weather scares everyone else off.
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FlagBetty #174 published August 2008
was Weather Tether [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cry Me a River

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman
?
Subject Matter
teen
Ginger Lopez
Ginger Lopez; Martina Lopez; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Ginger's "cry-at-the-slightest-provocation" cousin comes to visit.
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Playing It Cool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Hartley (credited)
Al Hartley (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
The girls decide to play hard to get, but when Archie goes off to Lake Lumbago without them, they suspect he's seeing another girl.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #147 published August 1967
was Playing It Cool [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Surfing School Saga

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Adam; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods
Archie gets in deep with all the fibs he tells about his surfing prowess.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #186 [Direct Edition] published September 2008
was Surfing School Saga [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Betty's Beach Fashions

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
informational
Betty
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #286 published October 1979
was Betty's Beach Fashions [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dream Theme

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
?
Rudy Lapick ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica gets jealous of what she thinks Archie is dreaming of.
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Heroic Dog Training

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tania Del Rio
Bill Galvan
Bill Galvan
typeset
Subject Matter
teen
Diary Of A Girl Next Door
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty decides she can train any dog to become a rescue dog and starts with Hot Dog.
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Summer Madness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica puts on an impromptu fashion show for Archie at the beach.
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Trait Debate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Gus LeMoine
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geri
Veronica doesn't like Geri.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #212 published August 1973
was Trait Debate [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Sea Scene

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Gus LeMoine
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Jon D'Agostino; ?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
Midge didn't have a date yesterday.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #212 published August 1973
was Mean Scene [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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0.5
The title was relettered to change it from the original title "Mean Scene" for this reprinting.
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Fun in the Sun

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
informational
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Sun Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica try to keep from getting a sunburn.
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