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Issue: Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine #1
Publication Date: September 1989
 
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646862501
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 33 (32 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest-size
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty, is Archie up to par?
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Miscellaneous
1
Brace Yourself

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Betty and Veronica
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Miscellaneous
6
Tree Flee

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Mr. Lodge
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Miscellaneous
1
Respectable Rating

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Sabrina's Aunts Zelda & Hilda
Hilda Spellman; Zelda Spellman
Geee! I'm worried!
Hilda and Zelda aren't sure whether to allow Sabrina to go to a punk rock club.
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Miscellaneous
1
Thimble Minded

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo ?
Barry Grossman ?
Bill Yoshida ?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hubert Smithers
I wonder what it is that Ronnie has to show us this time!
Veronica invites Betty and Archie over to the house to see a rare thimble from a Royal coronation that's worth $30,000. Betty rushes home to look in her mother's sewing kit and finds six thimbles which appear to be identical - but aren't.
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Miscellaneous
5
Kitty Ditty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, teen
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sabrina; Salem; Aunt Hilda
When Sabrina spills some witch's brew on Salem, it gives him magical powers.
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Miscellaneous
5
Decibel Dilemma

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Archie can't study and his father says it's no wonder with the TV distracting him so he sends him upstairs.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Class Will Tell

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Veronica is a bit embarrassed to take Archie to her country club because he doesn't wear designer clothes.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Full of Hot Air!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Dubay [As Dubay]
Stan Goldberg [As Goldberg]
Stan Goldberg [As Goldberg]
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie and the Gang
Moose Mason (Cameo); Geraldine Grundy (Cameo); Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley (Cameo); Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate (Cameo); Midge Klump (Cameo); Chuck Clayton (Cameo); Coach Clayton (Cameo)
The line breaks on Reggie's hot air balloon and he and Veronica are headed for doom.
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Miscellaneous
11
Fly Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
After surviving water skiing with Betty and Veronica, Archie watches Mr. Lodge teach him kite surfing.
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Miscellaneous
8
Supreme Temptation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Sabrina
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Miscellaneous
1
Over-Dated

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Subject Matter
humorous
Josie
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III
Josie mistakenly makes a date with both Alex and Albert for the dance, so she gets Pepper and Melody to distract the two boys so they won't realize they're dating the same girl.
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Miscellaneous
10
Archie Happy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir ?
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Dilton claims to have invented a survey that can match a girl to her ideal boy.
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Miscellaneous
2.67
Kiss Miss

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir ?
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous
Moose
Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Moose answers a question of the ages.
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Animal Antics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Dick Malmgren
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Reggie tries to impress Veronica with animal imitations.
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Miscellaneous
1
Plant Parley

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Salem
Sabrina uses magic to make the trees and plants talk.
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Miscellaneous
1
Make Believe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
As part of a project for school, the kids act out fantasy scenarios that could never happen, like Betty refusing Archie, and Jughead refusing food.
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Miscellaneous
6
The Lure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Veronica schemes to lure Archie and Reggie into a picnic with her and Betty.
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Miscellaneous
6
Sandy Dandy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump
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Miscellaneous
1
Smart Art

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Betty asks Archie to explain inflation.
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Miscellaneous
1
Wait Strait

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
1
Fault Folly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Lodge
Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Lift Gift

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Camper Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Midge Klump
Veronica's home movies reveal what really went on between Archie and Betty on a camping trip.
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Miscellaneous
6
The Nifty Fifties

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Mr. Kretzler; Mrs. Kretzler; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Betty throws a "fifties party", where everyone dresses in vintage clothing and dances to fifties rock and roll.
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Miscellaneous
5
As an in joke, the artist draws Archie and Jughead wearing the letter sweaters and pants they made famous in their fifties comics.

Credits for this story come from the index of the original printing, no credits are printed in this digest.
Top Side

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
1
Vain Refrain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Plant Chant

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
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Miscellaneous
0.5
The Tipster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
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Miscellaneous
6
Chaperone Chef

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
When Veronica hears that Archie is coming over to Betty's house to "study," she convinces Betty's mother that they shouldn't be alone without a chaperone. So Jughead is called over, and Betty uses the lure of food to get him to leave her alone with Archie.
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Miscellaneous
6
Fairy Tale Land Revisited

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Barry Grossman ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper Presents
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
Have you ever noticed how in some children's books we females come off as namby-pamby characters?
Betty retells fairy tales with females as stronger characters.
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Miscellaneous
5
Map Flap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie and the Gang
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
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Miscellaneous
1
You Gotta Have Sole

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty accuses Archie of letting Veronica walk all over him.
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Miscellaneous
5

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