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Issue: Betty and Veronica #55
Publication Date: September 1992
 
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Brand: A Archie ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
ISBN:
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Price: $1.25 CAD
$1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dan DeCarlo ?
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Alison Flood (signed)
Barry Grossman
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Distraction
Archie is slightly distracted from his billboard-posting duties by the sight of Betty and Veronica in microscopic bikinis.
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Miscellaneous
1
Lunch Break

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Alison Flood
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Gaston the chef; Jughead Jones; The DeCarlo Mutt; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica try to have an afternoon of fun at the beach and still protect their picnic lunch.
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Miscellaneous
5
"The DeCarlo Mutt" is a scraggly little dog that Dan DeCarlo often snuck into the background outdoor scenes of his stories or cartoons. This is one of the few stories that the animal takes a prominent role in the story.
Swimsuit Styles

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)
Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)
Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)
Barry Grossman
Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge
Word find puzzle with a swimsuit style theme.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Victory

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo
Alison Flood
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Clayton; Chuck Clayton
Learning from Veronica that Betty swims better when she's angry, Coach Clayton conspires with Veronica, Archie and Jughead to make Betty furious before the big Swim Meet.
Reprinting
FlagLaugh Comics Digest #151 published August 1999
as The Victory [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [as Betty and Veronica]
Barry Grossman
typeset
Subject Matter
Dear Betty & Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
You Always Write A Diary
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.
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Miscellaneous
1
This Year...Take Home A Club Med Vacation

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Stan Goldberg
Stan Goldberg
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Archie; Club Med
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Archie and the gang extol the virtues of a Club Med family vacation.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Hitter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Alison Flood
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Sally
Archie and Jughead convince a new kid in the neighborhood to play with their baseball team after seeing the skill the teen demonstrates. It takes Veronica and Betty to convince the newbie to admit to the boys that she's a girl.
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Miscellaneous
5
[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Victor Gorelick
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Barry Grossman
typeset
Subject Matter
Editor's Notebook
I'm Still Receiving Entries
Editor Gorelick asks readers to stop sending entries to the Digest Writer's Contest. Then he promotes Archie & Friends #2 and World of Archie #2. The cover for World Of Archie #2 illustrates the article.
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Miscellaneous
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Nature Calls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski
Dan DeCarlo
Alison Flood
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Tired of Veronica monopolizing the male attention because of her name and status, Betty talks her into going on an environmental hike where nobody will know who she is.
Reprinting
FlagB&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #235 [Direct Edition] published September 2013
as Nature Calls [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #235, inks are credited to Jim DeCarlo.

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