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Issue: Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #128
Publication Date: May 2002
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Issues: #128 of 204 Issues (249 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646855812811
Price: $2.69 CAD
$2.19 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 36 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard U.S. Digest
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Penciller(s): Jeff Shultz (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: I always bring Archie along when I'm buying clothes...
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Feature(s): Sour Smackers
First Line: Be prepared to pucker
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Affluenza

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty & Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Miss Gordon
Synopsis: Veronica goes to a therapist to get cured of her shopping sprees.
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First Line: Best of Josie and the Pussycats
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Meet and Greet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Pellowski
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jen; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods
Synopsis: Betty's new job at the Cartoon Collectibles store is as a greeter. But the public manages to wear down even Betty's deep wellspring of perky.
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was Meet and Greet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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First Line: Sabrina Subscription and Back Issue Offer
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Model Daughter

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge learns that his daughter is not as bad as the children of the other members of the Riverdale Executives Club.
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First Line: The Love Showdown Collection
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Family Reunion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kathleen Webb
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty's Diary
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Grannie Cooper; Uncle Jake
Synopsis: Polly helps her little sister find the good in a family reunion.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty's Diary #19 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1988
was Family Reunion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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First Line: Archie's Weird Mysteries
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Repeat Performance

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie cures Veronica's hiccups.
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Don't Make Me Sick!

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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Smithers
Synopsis: Veronica goes to extreme measures to not get sick before she goes on vacation.
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First Line: Five issue digest subscriptions
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First Line: Who ordered the bacon double digest with cheese?
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The Sculpture Vultures

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Barbara Slate
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Phylis Raff
Synopsis: Everyone is incensed by the way Betty's sculptures portray them, until the sculptures are praised by a local art critic.
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was The Sculpture Vultures [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Feature(s): Digest Fan Art
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Perfection Affection

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ethel
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Ethel explains why Jughead is almost the perfect boyfriend.
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Betty Cooper, Medicine Woman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dan Parent
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: With her parents out of town, Veronica stays over at the Cooper house. Then she comes down with the flu. When Betty leaves for school the next day, Veronica gives her a pager, then isn't shy about using it.
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was Betty Cooper, Medicine Woman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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First Line: Archie's Subscription Offer
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When Swing Was King

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Veronica's Maternal Grandmother; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis: Cleaning out the old clothes and memorabilia in the attic of Veronica's grandmother allows Veronica and the gang to attend Riverdale's newest hot spot, a Swing-era theme club, in costume.
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First Line: Archie's Collector Sets
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Movie Magic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Pellowski
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Dan 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; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie's competitive spirit proves to be too tough for Veronica to overcome.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica #111 published May 1997
was Movie Magic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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First Line: Archie Americana Series
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Spring Into '02 with Betty

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper
Synopsis: 5 fashion designs.
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Scents of Humor

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty creates a perfume that makes her irresistible and she shares it with Veronica.
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Feature(s): Archie
First Line: You don't need drugs to...
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie Pin-Up
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
First Line: It's very nice Archie...
Synopsis: Archie shows off his art project.
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Sale Tale

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie changes the sign for Archie's garage sale.
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Writer(s): Victor Gorelick
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Feature(s): Editor's Notebook
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Space Case!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis: When Betty gets stuck in a science fiction costume, Veronica gives her a ride and rumors start that an alien has kidnapped Veronica.
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Veronica's Spectacular Spring Looks

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Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: 5 fashion designs.
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First Line: Order a five issue subscription to any double digest magazine for only $10.00
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Know Win Situation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Mike Pellowski (credited)
Penciller(s): ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty & Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica convince Mr. Lodge to have his TV station create a game show with Mr. Lodge as the host.
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The game show is a parody of the game show "Win Ben Stein's Money".
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First Line: Send us your e-mail we want to hear from you!!!
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Feature(s): Simon and Schuster
First Line: Get caught up in the magic...
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Inside back cover.
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Feature(s): Oscar Mayer
First Line: Make your own fun
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