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Issue: Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #218
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/27/2013
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 43 (28 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jeff Shultz (signed)
Rich Koslowski (signed)
Rosario "Tito" Peña (signed)
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Subject Matter
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Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Thanks! But I've got everything I need right here!
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Archie: Riverdale Rescue

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The Great Crashers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jimmy DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge
Veronica helps Betty decorate for a Christmas party at the local children's shelter. Jughead and Reggie feel left out so they are tricked into cleaning up the party and become friends for a few hours.
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Part One: The Great Crashers 6 pages
Part Two: Love It or Lump It 5 pages
Part Three: Flip Side Fantasy 5 pages
Part Four: Ah, Sweet Mystery 5 pages
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All that Glitters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Brock; Mr. Snap; Hiram Lodge
Veronica turns Betty's home-made ornaments into a business.
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The Agreement

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge
The girls agree to only spend five dollars each on Archie's Christmas present, but soon they each suspect the other of having broken the agreement.
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The Munsters Action Figures

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Diamond Selections; NBCUniversal
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[untitled]

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Veronica's Gag Bag
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge
See how Veronica smiles at Archie?
Mr. Weatherbee outlaws flirting at school.
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Gentlemen Prefer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy; Kimberly
Betty and Veronica are determined to make Archie express his preference between them. Archie is just as determined to dodge the question.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #8 published February 1988
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Princess Party Pack

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Veronica's Dressed Up Fashions

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Veronica Lodge
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Reader submitted fashions.
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[untitled]

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Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman
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The Fruit Cake

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Aunt Hilda
Hilda's on the warpath because nobody likes her holiday fruitcake.
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FlagArchie's TV Laugh-Out #30 published February 1975
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Holiday Spirit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Cousin Ambrose; Aunt Hilda
Sabrina uses her magic to help make Christmas better for the postman, people shoveling sidewalks and last minute shoppers.
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Let's Have a Ball!

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Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman
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How many times can you find the word 'future' in Sabrina's magic ball.
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The New Look

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Cousin Ambrose; Aunt Hilda
Aunt Hilda has new furniture and she doesn't want anybody getting it dirty.
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Original printing of this story credits Frank Doyle as scripter.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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You Know You're In Love When

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
Barry Grossman
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
How to tell when you're in love.
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FlagLaugh Comics #400 published April 1987
was You Know You're In Love When [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Movie Mayhem

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Credits
George Gladir ?
Stan Goldberg
Stan Goldberg
Barry Grossman
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty revolts against Archie's sudden obsession with martial arts films.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #184 [Direct Edition] published July 2008
was Movie Mayhem [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Gift Exchange

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
In order to get them out of her way to Archie, Veronica "gives" Reggie to Betty. So Betty and Reggie reciprocate and "give" Moose to Veronica.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #87 published March 1963
was Gift Exchange [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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All that Glitters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty's Diary
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers
Veronica misplaces her grandmother's diamond ring.
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She Takes the Cake

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Infatuated with a television body builder, Veronica bullies the entire household into a healthy eating regimen.
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FlagVeronica #70 published December 1997
was She Takes the Cake [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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An Exercise in Living

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Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper
As Betty gets ready for her exercise class everything goes wrong.
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Backups

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Archie manages to destroy all the backup copies of Mr. Lodge's article.
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The Bookworms

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Miss Grundy assigns Betty and Archie to weed out the unusable books from the library stacks. Because they were excused from class to do this, Reggie and Veronica plot a prank out of vengeance.
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FlagBetty and Me #166 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1988
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Caught in the Act!

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Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited); Dan Parent (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Mr. Reynolds
Mr. Lodge is caught by a reporter playing with Veronica's karaoke machine.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Spectacular #27 published January 1998
was Caught In the Act [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Nothing Doing

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Subject Matter
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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Betty and Veronica plan to spend the day doing nothing.
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The Slippers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Betty buys some new shoes that are so slippery that she winds up ripping everyone's clothes by grabbing onto them for support.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #124 published April 1966
was The Slippers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Family Friends

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Allison Flood (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Veronica doesn't understand how Betty and her mom can be friends.
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Isn't It Romantic?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Veronica plagiarizes a romance short story Betty wrote in order to get published.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Spectacular #22 published March 1997
was Isn't It Romantic? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Something To Cheer About

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Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Fashion Designer Pierre
Disgusted with the design of the Riverdale High cheerleader uniforms, Veronica hires a premiere fashion designer to make one that properly shows her off to the crowd.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #110 published April 1997
was Something To Cheer About [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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20% off all Archie comics!

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Midtown Comics
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Personalized Presents

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
John Lucas (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Betty is giving personalized Christmas presents to everyone, including finding Veronica's lost dog.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #101 [Direct Edition] published February 1999
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Archie: The Married Life Book Four

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[untitled]

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Betty and Veronica Christmas Pin-Up
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
All these packages are my Christmas presents to Archie!
Veronica ask Betty what she is getting Archie for Christmas.
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Promises To Keep, Part I

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Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Betty resolves to stop trying to come between Archie and Veronica. But she refuses to tell Veronica what her resolution is, causing Veronica to do her best to get Betty to break it, out of spite.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #61 published March 1993
was Promises To Keep, Part I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Best of Archie Comics

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House ad for the first three volumes of Best of Archie Comics.
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Promises To Keep, Part II

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Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Jughead Jones
Betty begins deliberately avoiding Archie and Veronica when they're together and it's got Veronica steamed.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #61 published March 1993
was Promises To Keep, Part II [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Promises To Keep, Part III

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
Mr. Weatherbee resolves to Miss Grundy not to let the students' behavior make him lose his temper. Instantly the student body puts his "iron resolve" to the test.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #61 published March 1993
was Promises To Keep, Part III [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Promises To Keep, Part IV

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
Following her parents' advice, Betty scales back her resolution to something manageable.
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FlagBetty and Veronica #61 published March 1993
was Promises To Keep, Part IV [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Archie Comics Subscriptions

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Subscription information for various Archie titles.
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[untitled]

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Everything's Archie
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Free Archie App!

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House ad for the Archie Digital Comics App.
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Sabrina Secrets of a Teenage Witch

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HUB Network
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