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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #227
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/25/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855822711
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 45 (26 stories, 1 cover)
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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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humorous
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
I take after my aunt!
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FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals #118 published October 1977
 
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Archie: Clash of the New Kids
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House ad for the Archie: Clash of the New Kids collection.
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The Big Storm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Smithers; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
A flood forces the Lodge's out of their mansion and they stay at the Andrews house until the water recedes.
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Scent-er of Attention

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews
Betty shops for a new perfume in anticipation of her date that night with Archie.
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FlagBetty #26 published June 1995
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Snap Decision

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Betty tries to take a group picture of the gang.
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Betty breaks the fourth wall and talks directly to the reader.
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Archie: Clash of the New Kids
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Pleasant Screams

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humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge
Veronica has a nightmare that she is doing housework.
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FlagArchie's Giant Kids' Joke Book #[nn] published January 2012
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Love Bug

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Alexandra is so pathetically love-struck over Alan M. that she goes into insane ecstasy at the mere mention of his name. Even Josie takes pity on Alexandra and asks Alan to pay a little attention to her. But as soon as he's nice to her, she takes it as a sign that he doesn't love her.
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Josie is wearing a Charlie Chaplin t-shirt.

Alexandra acts a lot like Betty Cooper in this story, and it has been speculated that this could be a "Betty acts crazy over Archie" script rewritten for this title.
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Film Fare

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Subject Matter
humorous
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III
Josie and the Pussycats take a tour of a movie studio.
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FlagArchie's TV Laugh-Out #102 published August 1985
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Double Digest Sample Pack!
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Fun in the Sun Fashions

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informational
Betty
Betty Cooper
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Fashion page.
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Sabrina
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Sand Dollar$

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Sabrina Spellman; Harvey; Gem Stone; Hilda; Zelda; Salem; Pablo Paloma
Sabrina and Gem both enter a sand castle building contest.
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Kitty Slicker

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Angelo Decesare (credited)
Dave Manak (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Sabrina
Salem; Sabrina Spellman; Hilda; Zelda
Salem gets one week to spend as a human and decides to become a cowboy.
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Archie Meets KISS
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House ad for the Archie Meets KISS collection.
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Google-Eyed Ride

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humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Archie has not recovered from a roller coaster ride.
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Archie: The Married Life
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House ad for both collections of Archie: The Married Life.
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Beauty Secrets

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Veronica
Veronica Lodge
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Use the clues to find the mystery word.
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What's Cooking?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Ginger Lopez
Ginger Lopez; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chef Lopez
Ginger is designing a cake for her father and uses the Betty/Veronica/Archie love triangle as inspiration.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
I'm determined to write the perfect song!
Archie wants to write the perfect song.
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Shakespeare Beware!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Brett; Lars Williams; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
After seeing Betty perform in Shakespeare in the Park, Veronica is inspired to act out Shakespeare on the beach.
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Polly Wants Some Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Junior (a parrot); Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Mr. and Mrs. Fledgling (Junior's owners)
Betty is watching a neighbor's parrot whose talent for mimicry gets everyone in trouble-- including Betty!
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FlagBetty #158 published October 2006
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The Missing Golf Links

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Reggie and Dilton challenge Betty and Veronica to a round of golf. Loser has to jump into the lake.
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Ethel Gag Bag
Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Sigh! I just can't get my mind off that boy!
Even baking doesn't take Ethel's mind of Jughead.
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Classic Veronica

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Veronica Lodge
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Unscramble the phrase to find out why Veronica is always on the phone.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
I'm collecting!
Jughead is collecting donations for a community garage sale.
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Soul Mates

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Veronica imagines what it would be like for her and Betty to be pirates.
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Baseball Error!

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica suggests that Betty coach the Riverdale Pee Wee baseball team so that she won't have time for Archie, but Betty gets Archie and Jughead to help out as umpires.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #25 published November 1989
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Robonut

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; R2YouToo; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Dilton's new invention causes havoc at the Lodge Mansion.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #79 published September 1994
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Rest Pests

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman
Teresa Davidson
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley
Veronica wants to spend the day at the beach relaxing, but the gang keeps bothering her to play volleyball, chicken fights and football.
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FlagVeronica #181 published September 2007
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Friends Till the Bitter End

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Barbara Slate (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
The girls' discussion about the strong bonds of their friendship soon gets out of hand.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #117 published November 1997
was Friends Till the Bitter End [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Ultimate Power!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
The girls discuss what super power they would like to have.
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Paul Oswald (signed)
Paul Oswald (signed)
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Subject Matter
Cheryl Blossom
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Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Cheryl Blossom reprints.
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Phantom of the Funhouse

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Credits
Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)
Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)
Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jason Blossom
Cheryl and the gang discover an abandoned fun house on the beach.
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Archie Marries Betty & Veronica
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Life with Archie back issues and subscription information.
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Beached

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton
Betty wants to go to the beach because Archie is a lifeguard there.
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Subscribe Today
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Subscription information for various Archie titles.
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An End to Freedom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Alice Cooper; Nancy Woods; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge
Betty tries to decide how to spend her last remaining days of freedom before school starts.
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Betty and Veronica Friends Forever
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House ad for the Betty & Veronica Friends Forever collection.
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Battle of the BFFs!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited); Pat Kennedy (credited)
Mike Decarlo (credited)
Digikore Studios
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
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FlagBetty #187 published October 20105 page excerpt
 
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Betty and Veronica Friends Forever
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House ad for the Betty & Veronica Friends Forever collection.
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Everything's Archie
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Hot Summer Reads
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House ad for 5 Archie collections.
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New Crusaders - Rise of the Heroes
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House ad for the New Crusaders online comics.

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