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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #232
Publication Date: May 2013
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Issues: #232 of 78 Issues (106 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/20/2013
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646855823211
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 48 (28 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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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): B&V Friends
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Ginger Lopez
First Line: Here it is, girls! The double platinum gold-plated chromium credit card! Let the shopping begin!
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The Best of Archie Comics Book Two

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A Battle Royal

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate (cameo); Polly Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle (flashback); Hermione Lodge; Willow (Veronica's pet cockapoo); Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty writes an article in the paper about the 10 most fashionable girls at school but leaves Veronica's name out of the list. That makes Veronica angry and she talks about Betty behind her back -- and Betty finds out. Both are hurt, and they angrily decide to terminate their friendship. Only Polly and Mrs. Lodge remind them of why they were friends in the first place.
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Shirting the Issue

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty and Nancy are out looking for deals at garage sales.
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Fashions out to Pasture

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Ginger Lopez; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Lopez; Don (Ginger's uncle); Anna (Ginger's aunt); Jake; Sophie
Synopsis: Ginger spends time on the farm.
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Poet's Corner

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Betty has everybody talking in rhyme.
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Free Comic Book Day

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Veronica's Rockin' Style

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The Injured Party

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Josie; Alexander Cabot; Alan M; Kenilworth; Louise; Chafey Boots and the Blisters (rock band)
Synopsis: When Alex breaks his leg he has his date with Josie moved into the mansion, complete with a rock band and an audience, until the police show up and shut down his party.
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How To Hold A Man

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis: Josie and Melody compare strategies on how to keep a man.
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Double Digest Sample Packs!

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Fantastic Fashions and Sensational Hair Styles

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Character(s): Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
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[untitled]

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The Old Sod

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Character(s): Sabrina; Uncle Quigley; Aunt Zelda; Seamus Quigley; Brendan Callahan; Helen Callahan; Aunt Hilda; Salem
Synopsis: Uncle Quigley inherits a castle in Ireland and travels there with Sabrina.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Pat Weston
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Genres: teen
First Line: Oh, I don't mind kissing Reggie...
Synopsis: Veronica's standards may not be like other people's standards, but she does have standards.
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Prom Princesses

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Spring Fashions

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Grill Thrill

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Synopsis: Betty decides to get the grill out of storage and clean it up so she can have a barbecue for Archie.
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: I wonder if Archie could get some use out of that memory book?
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is studying a book to improve his memory.
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Media Manipulation

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Ken Reeves
Synopsis: Veronica is livid when a pledge drive appearance by Betty on the local PBS station draws bigger ratings than her appearance on a cable "famous lifestyles" show.
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Story Fury!

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Synopsis: Reggie catches Midge when she falls in class but by the time the story gets to Moose it has been turned around to Midge had fallen for Reggie and was leaving Moose.
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Double Crossed Date

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Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Brad; Matt
Synopsis: Nancy sets up Betty and Veronica on a blind double date with two of her friends from another school. When nobody can agree on what to do the dates are changed around several times.
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Model Student

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Ms. Greene; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie agrees to pose for Betty and Veronica's art class.
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Call Ball

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Synopsis: Ethel practices talking to Jughead on the telephone.
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Good Riddance

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Synopsis: Betty does some spring cleaning, including getting rid of Archie.
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: I'm going to practice my putting!
Synopsis: Archie interrupts Mr. Lodge's putting practice.
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Country Western Showdown

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Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica goes shopping for a country western outfit.
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Birds of a Feather

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica think it's not fair that it's always the male birds that have colorful plumage, then Reggie and Archie show up with garishly colorful coats.
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Kiddie Time

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Betty; Archie; Veronica; Mr. Weatherbee; Midge; Bridgett; Frankie; Jughead; Dilton
Synopsis: The Communications Class is going to start a weekly TV show.
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Let Them Eat Cake

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Synopsis: On a rainy day, Betty tries to decide what kind of cake to make for her family. Each cake choice reminds her of someone, though.
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Safety First

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Veronica is in such a hurry to begin work on a safety poster that she causes a lot of accidents.
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[untitled]

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Tied In Knots!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Mort the Worry Wart
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx works on Mort's lack of self-confidence by giving him a rope to practice rope jumping and cowboy rope tricks -- none of which work out too well.
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Boxed In

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Hap teaches Li'l Jinx how to do a crossword puzzle but she drives him crazy with the questions.
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Wishbone Blunder

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Roz
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx and Roz break the wishbone.
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Attention Getter

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Synopsis: Jinx wears a top-hat and funny glasses, trying to get noticed by her parents.
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Comic Book Fair

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Great Expectations

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: When the rumor gets started that Archie is going to be the director of the school play everybody starts to be nice to him to get a role.
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Archie Comics Subscriptions

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War of Words

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: When Jughead starts to insult Veronica by using big words she doesn't know, she researches big words to insult him back with.
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Little Miss Steps

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Little Miss Steps

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Genres: teen
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Jinx Collections

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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Everything's Archie
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The Art of Betty and Veronica

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Download the Archie App for free!

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