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Issue: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #291
Publication Date: March 1980
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Issues: #291 of 347 Issues (359 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000696003
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 3 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Victor Gorelick
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; unidentified skier
First Line: Poor Betty was down in the dumps yesterday, Veronica!
Synopsis: Veronica disses Betty's ski outfit.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The same basic joke was used on the cover of Katy Keene #23.
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The Winner

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie; Hostess
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot; Melody Valentine; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis: Alan wins the roller disco contest thanks to some nifty moves and to Hostess Twinkies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Energy Crisis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Joe Edwards ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty convinces Veronica to walk rather than drive, in order to aid the energy crisis.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Michael Gallagher ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Miss Grundy
First Line: Veronica, do you have to listen to that awful noise?
Synopsis: Veronica and Mr. Lodge debate her taste in music. Betty and Veronica borrow clothes from Miss Grundy.
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Reprint Notes: from ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: These are reprints of two late seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Don't Let This Giant Catch Get Away
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Annual Digest #36.
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Veronica's Ski Fashions

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: No story; Veronica models ski fashion designs submitted by readers.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Young at Heart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica cons her father and Smithers into a snowball fight.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie #[nn] published January 1980
as Young at Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #60 published March 1993
as Young at Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #209 [Direct Edition] published March 2013
as Young at Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed with the credits printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #209.
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Cover Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis: Jinx gives her father a reason to be enthusiastic about the snowstorm.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Joe Edwards credits two readers with the clothing designs Jinx and Hap wear.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor ?
Inker(s): Dexter Taylor ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper
First Line: Now Showing
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Little Archie Annual Digest #6.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Here's Your Archie 3 for $1.00 Checklist
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Checklist of titles eligible for the Three For $1.00 offer.
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Heads Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Veronica buys a blonde wig to surprise Archie at school. But Archie gets wind of it and comes to school in a bald cap.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: The outfits worn by Betty and Veronica in this story were submitted by two readers: Donna Kahn (Dearborn, Mich.) and Louise Ely (Denver, Colo.).
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eda Edwards [as Betty and Veronica]
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dear Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: My Boyfriend and I
Synopsis: "Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Trick Photography

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Letter strike code puzzle with a photography theme.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Snow Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis: The gang plan to wait out a howling snowstorm at the Lodge mansion until Reggie gets a better idea.
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In Issue: FlagLaugh Comics Digest #63 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1986
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5

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