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Issue: Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #28
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 132
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UPC/EAN: 02710006914028
Price: $1.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 36 (35 stories, 1 cover)
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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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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Betty, what's with the karate outfit?
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #155
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Gymnastic Bombastics

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Patti Pacer; Mr. Weatherbee
Coach meets his new assistant when she collides with him in the hallway.
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Cloy Ploy

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Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie's mom has a way to get Archie out of bed when he tries to fake being sick.
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Worry Flurry

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humorous, teen
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Claim to Fame

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humorous
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Reggie's field goal wins the game!
When Reggie goes down with a twisted ankle, Archie gets to win the big game, but Reggie still gets the glory.
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Credits from the reprint in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc) #2.
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The Sleeper

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Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Hot Dog
An irate Mr. Lodge calls the Jones' residence and gets Jughead.
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Off Side

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humorous, teen
Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Coach Kleats has a brainstorm of turning the cheerleaders into waterboys, trainers, and moral boosters for the football team.
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Paddle Twaddle

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Sheer Fear

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Favorite Lamps of Archie and the Gang

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Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Each member has a specific type of lamp.
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Make a Wish

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childrens, humorous
Gigi; Li'l Jinx
Gigi gets angry over a perceived slight from Jinx.
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The Advertising Game

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica both want to go to the dance with Archie, but decide neither will remind him or compete for him. Except Veronica cheats.
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One of the few DeCarlo stories since the early '60s where Betty wears her hair long instead of in a ponytail.

Inking credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #249.
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Beanie Bonanza

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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
Jughead is suddenly irresistible to girls and Reggie and Archie decide it has something to do with his beanie.
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The "Fats" of Life

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Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Charley tries to make himself over in order to please Gigi.
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On the Job Training

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
To prepare for her babysitting job, Betty plays a tape of bedtime stories in her car, which causes her to fall asleep and drive her car into the lake.
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A Lot of Rubbish

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Archie and Friends
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reggie takes advantage of Dilton's new talking trash can to pull a few pranks on the student body.
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Practice Makes Perfect

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Moose tries to become more popular by telling jokes.
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Trail Travail

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humorous, nature
Gladys Jones; Hot Dog
Hot Dog!!! Hot Dog, were are you?
Hot Dog tracks mud into the house.
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The first line includes a misspelling.
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Sport Retort

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Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
They're all great men of letters!
Moose compares himself to Shakespeare, Byron, and Dickens.
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The Mouse That Roared

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Good to the Last Drop

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I Have Nothing to Do...

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Jinx and Charley discover the wonder of shadow puppets.
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Going Once! Going Twice!

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
After saving for two years, Betty takes Archie out to a restaurant and a movie.
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Three Little Maidens

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Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M
The narrator explains the differences between the three girls.
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References the song "United We Stand" by Brotherhood of Man.
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Mad Dad

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Scent Experiment

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Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Cynthia
Dilton gives Betty a perfume scientifically attuned to attracting Archie. However, the first test doesn't go as expected.
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Jab Jibe

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Wry Reply

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Mr. Lodge, Veronica and I want to ask you something!
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Wit Bit

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Tray Exposé

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Fall Guy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Archie stubs his toe and lets Veronica take Reggie to a country club dance.
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Writing credit from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #54. That same issue lists Henry Scarpelli as the inker.
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Love's Tender Moments

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Mrs. Cooper; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
When Archie's car conks out, he calls Betty, who is trying to watch a movie on TV.
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Suggestion Session

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Mime Time

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Shaggy Gag

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Negative

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie gets some dating tips from his father.
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