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Issue: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #259
Publication Date: July 1977
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Issues: #259 of 347 Issues (382 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: 04/26/1977
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000696007
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the Comic Reader #143.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: I'll be all right!... ...it's just that Betty cleaned her room without being asked!
Synopsis: The sight of Betty's clean room is too much for her mother.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Yowsa Yowsa

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alexander Cabot III; Valerie Brown
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Hostess ad in comic form.
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Hats Off To Fashions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
First Line: Don't argue with the expert!
Synopsis: Declaring that "hats are coming back in," Veronica talks her father into investing in a millinery shop. She gets hats at cost, but each one she tries on causes her to bump into something or hurt someone.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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A Weak Beginning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx is allergic to Mondays.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Who was that who gave you a ride to school?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Judging by the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties era Archie syndicated comic strips.
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Bored to Tears

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Darts? No, it's Indonesian football!
Synopsis: Veronica decides to practice to become the best darts player in town, so that she can surprise the boys with her skill. While practicing, she keeps throwing out her old dart boards and buying new ones.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #16 published December 1985
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 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; Betty Cooper
First Line: Archie 3 For $1.00 Offer
Synopsis: Advertisement for the Archie "Three Issues For $1.00" offer.
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Pages: 0.5
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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; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily
First Line: Archie Andrews, Where Are You
Synopsis: Advertisement for Archie Andrews Where Are You Digest #3
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Pages: 0.5
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Needles and Puns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Creativity! That's where it's at!
Synopsis: The girls take up crafts like needlework and macrame, while the boys annoy them by making stupid puns about all their new hobbies.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #14 published August 1985
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Veronica's line "as any fool can plainly see" is a catchphrase from Al Capp's "Li'l Abner." Archie head writer Frank Doyle quoted it in a number of stories.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: I live near a girl who is 3 years younger than me.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advice column.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
First Line: Aren’t they exquisite, Betty! And these are only my summer diamonds!
Synopsis: Veronica shows off her "summer" diamonds.
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Pages: 1
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Past Perfect

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
First Line: Yes indeed! Betty is a lovely girl and my best friend in all the world!
Synopsis: Nobody can stand being around Betty because she's "too perfect."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Inker credit from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #253.

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