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Issue: Love Showdown Collection #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1994
 
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: 1879794039
UPC/EAN: 978187979403050495
Price: $4.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 17 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Paul Castiglia (compilation editor); Scott Fulop (consulting editor); Victor Gorelick (series editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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cover from Archie #429

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie; Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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FlagArchie #429 published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part 1 of 4 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
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Story credits.
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To San Diego...

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Castiglia
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A brief rundown on the genesis of this collection.
cover from Archie #429

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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FlagArchie #429 published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part 1 of 4 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Love Showdown Chapter 1 Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent
Stan Goldberg
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Archie gets a love letter from someone and both Betty and Veronica swear it wasn't from them.
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FlagArchie #429 published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Love Showdown Chapter 1 Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent
Dan DeCarlo
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog (cameo); Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Before Archie can reveal the name of the letter-writer, Reggie convinces both Betty and Veronica that the other one wrote the letter. As a result of the betrayal, they end their friendship and declare war on each other, with Archie as the prize.
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FlagArchie #429 published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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5
Cover from Betty #19

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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FlagBetty #19 published November 1994
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Love Showdown Chapter 2 Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Doug Crane
Ken Selig
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty returns all of the outfits she ever borrowed from Veronica and throws away all of Veronica's pictures. To cheer her up, her dad gives her two tickets to the Lodges' charity ball that were donated to him. She then helps Archie repair his car, proving her worth to him.
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FlagBetty #19 published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part II [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Love Showdown Chapter 2 Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Doug Crane
Ken Selig
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate (cameo)
As Betty finishes work on Archie's car, Veronica shows up and tells Betty that she and Archie are headed for the Charity Ball. Veronica says some tickets were misprinted with the wrong date, like the ones Betty has. Later at Pops, Jughead tells Betty he saw Veronica printing up tickets with the wrong dates, ensuring Betty would get some when they were donated to her father's business. Furious, Betty decides to crash the ball.
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FlagBetty #19 published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part II [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cover from Betty and Veronica #82

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
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FlagBetty and Veronica #82 published December 1994
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Love Showdown Chapter 3 Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent
Dan DeCarlo
Alison Flood
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty crashes the Charity Ball in a very hot dress and proceeds to dance circles around Veronica with her natural athletic ability. All the boys at the dance-- and especially Archie-- are stunned by her looks and moves. Ever the poor loser, Veronica leaves the dance, humiliated.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #82 published December 1994
was Love Showdown, Part III [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Love Showdown Chapter 3 Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent
Dan DeCarlo
Alison Flood
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Determined to win Archie back, Veronica tries baking but is unsuccessful. When it seems she's lost him for good, Reggie shows up and makes Veronica realize she's being way too nice. Reggie then offers to train her to get her naturally deceitful, confident old self back.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #82 published December 1994
was Love Showdown, Part III [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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cover from Veronica #39

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
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FlagVeronica #39 published December 1994
 
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Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Stan Goldberg
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Fresh from her badness training with Reggie, Veronica lures Betty away from Archie at Pops, then shows off a great dress and some killer dance moves. At the end of their ropes, the girls decide to get fresh makeovers and their best clothes for a final showdown the next day-- super soakers at High Noon, winner take all.
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FlagVeronica #39 published December 1994
 
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Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher
Stan Goldberg
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom
The girls are decked out and have their soakers ready. Reggie counts them down to fire, which they do simultaneously -- accidentally catching Archie and Cheryl in the crossfire and drenching them. The original love letter was from Cheryl, and Archie decides to start dating her instead of the feuding girls.
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FlagVeronica #39 published December 1994
 
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
teen
Archie; Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom
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Production credits on the inside back cover.
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Subject Matter
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom
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A brief description of the story plus commentary from national newspapers. On back cover.

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