XOW Logo
Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #230
Disclose Detail
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: [no rating]
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646618830
Price: $3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
52 (31 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes:  
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
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
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images0
Issue Image
Have this cover scanned?
Become an editor.
Assets0
 
Disclose
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Archiekins! You must be exhausted from all this hard work!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Art of Betty and Veronica

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for The Art of Betty and Veronica collection.
Disclose
Pairing Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Nancy Woods
When Archie is late for school again, the girls offer some suggestions to him, including riding the bus and getting a ride from Veronica. Archie chooses to ride with Veronica. But they both end up late when Archie loses his homework and Veronica loses a heel while running, forcing Archie to carry her.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Cold Comfort

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Svenson the janitor; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
The high school's new computerized furnace is on the blink and beyond Svenson's ability to repair. So Dilton is sent in to see if he can make the thing work.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
The Big Opportunity

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Adam; Danny Morgan; Emil
Veronica dumps Archie to go to the dance with Danny, but she arranges for Archie to go with Betty. Betty already had a date, but soon both Archie and Adam can't go to the dance so Betty ends up with Dilton.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Action Girl

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; "Super Sonia" (a character in a movie); Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
After watching the new "Super Sonia" movie, Nancy reveals to Betty that she's been taking karate classes in order to impress Chuck. She gets to practice her lesson when a group of local bullies are picking on Jughead. Chuck watches her and is very impressed.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Cheer Chore

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica's loyalties are torn when they overhear Cheryl agree to date Archie if Riverdale wins the big football game.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Whatever-!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Veronica is answering every question with "whatever".
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Archie Comics Super Special Magazine

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Archie Comics Super Special Magazine.
Disclose
Fabulous Fan Fashions for Betty

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
Betty Cooper
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Josie reprints.
Disclose
Power Shortage

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot; Alexandra Cabot; Valerie Brown; Omar the Genie; Mr. Cabot
Alexandra rubs a Middle Eastern flashlight and out pops Omar, a funky, groovy, finger-snappin' magic genie who does Alexandra's bidding... until he falls in love with Valerie.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Out of Print

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie; Valerie; Melody; Alexander Cabot
Alexander gets a printing press and decides to go into the printing business.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
The Art of Betty and Veronica

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for The Art of Betty and Veronica collection.
Disclose
Betty and Veronica Maze

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A maze in the shape of Archie's head.
Disclose
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Sabrina
Sabrina
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Illustration used as the title page of the next section featuring Sabrina reprints.
Disclose
You Had to Be There!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Sabrina; Zelda; Hilda; Salem
Salem attempts to take Sabrina to the rainforest but his spells are not reliable.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
When the Chips Are Down

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Sabrina; Salem; Chloe; Uncle Quigley
Sabrina accidentally serves her friends Uncle Quigley's prize potato chip collection.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Double Digest Sample Pack

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for an assortment of Double Digests.
Disclose
Anything Goes

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica's Fashions
Veronica Lodge
No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
No credits in this digest, credits from the index of the original printing.
Disclose
Archie's Giant Kids' Joke Book

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for the Archie's Giant Kids' Joke Book collection.
Disclose
Veronica Exercising

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Four pictures of Betty and Veronica exercising, but only two are alike.
Disclose
Well Spent

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Mrs. Goodbody
When Veronica becomes tired of spending money on herself, Betty talks her into volunteering at an organization that helps low income women find productive jobs.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
That's funny! The whole staff just asked for the afternoon off.
Archie has written a new song for Veronica.
Reprinting
from Archie dailies (Creators Syndicate ?) ??.??.????
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
Undercover

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Veronica is avoiding everybody at school and the reason is revealed in Miss Grundy's classroom.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Secondhand Sitter

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Melanie
Betty is called away from her baby-sitting job, leaving Veronica in charge.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Beyond Compare

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews
Veronica is tired of being compared to Betty by everyone.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Mess Stress

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Betty and Veronica both have a problem with clutter in their rooms.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Here's Looking at You

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Ethel
Ethel
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Unscramble the mystery phrase puzzle.
Disclose
The Believer

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Jughead won't pick up the flour he dropped because it's "self-rising".
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Leroy
Look at all that snow!
Archie and Leroy build a giant snowman.
Reprinting
from Archie dailies (Creators Syndicate ?) ??.??.????
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
Addition Problem

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Roger; Luke; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica have completely different taste in boys, except for Archie.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Instrumental to the Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dale Whitworth
Betty and Veronica discuss classical music: Betty enjoys it, but Veronica is not impressed.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Moose on the Loose

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pete Perkins
When Moose and Midge split up, Betty and Veronica decide to pretend to flirt with Moose until Midge takes him back.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Wish You Could be Here

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica helps Betty get ready for a big date. When she finds out the date is with Archie she decides to crash the date.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
The Right Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods
Betty tries to figure out which school club to join.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Cents of Value

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; The Kid; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate
Betty saves a young boy from a snowball pelting and he rewards her with a lucky penny that proves to be lucky indeed.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Li'l Jinx reprints.
Disclose
Snow Flaky

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx; Greg; Charley Hawse
Li'l Jinx and Greg try to get Charley to quit throwing snowballs at them.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
Disclose
Pizza Pizza

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous
Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx; Greg
Jinx and Greg decide to teach Charley a lesson for stealing their pizza.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Feature logo changed from "Fat Charley" to just "Charley" in this printing.
Disclose
Very Well Stated!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Li'l Jinx knows the capital of North Carolina.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
More or Less!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx; Charley
Charley is delivering a brownie to his mother.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
Comic Book Fair

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Information on comic themed book fairs.
Disclose
A Ponytail Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy
Veronica starts wearing her hair in a ponytail and Betty isn't happy that she is stealing Betty's style.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #267, writing is credited to Bill Golliher.
Disclose
Subscribe Today

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Subscription rates for various Archie publications.
Disclose
Get the Drift!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge
Veronica tells Betty and Archie to quit playing in the snow or they will get a cold but it's Veronica that ends up with the cold.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Kevin Keller Welcome to Riverdale

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for the Kevin Keller Welcome to Riverdale collection.
Disclose
There's a First Time for Everything!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
teen
Kevin Keller
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Disclose
Kevin Keller Welcome to Riverdale

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for the Kevin Keller Welcome to Riverdale collection.
Disclose
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Everything's Archie
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Comics

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Gemstone Publishing
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Comics.
Disclose
The Archie App. Download it for free!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for the Archie digital download app.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2024. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.