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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #235
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/2013
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 07189646618835
Price: $3.99 USD
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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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Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Rich Koslowski (signed)
Rosario Pena (signed)
Subject Matter
teen
B&V Friends
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Archie: Betty or Veronica?

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Really Gifted

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge; Geraldine Grundy (cameo); Smithers
While Veronica is looking through a catalog for fall school fashions, Betty is looking through a catalog of needed items by poor countries. Betty decides to organize the kids in order to help a needy family, while Veronica is upset because she hates following people. Mr. Lodge sets her straight and the charity takes off.
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Fab Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (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; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Fifi the maid; Ethel Muggs; Hermione Lodge
When Betty gets picked at random to model for an ad agency, Veronica starts scheming to ease her out of the picture.
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The Competitive Edge

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Hermione Lodge
When they can't get the boys out of the arcade, Betty and Veronica talk Mr. Lodge into getting the newest home video game console so they can play against the boys, but the girls competitive nature gets the best of them.
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Ring That Belle

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (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
Veronica throws a lawn party where everybody dresses up in the styles of the late 1800's.
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Heads Up, Reggie

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
To change his image, Reggie shaves his head.
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The credits in this book list pencils by Dan DeCarlo and inks by Allison Flood. Judging by the note when this was reprinted in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #185, the original story credited Jeff Shultz and Henry Scarpelli.
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Surfing Saga

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Roger; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley
Betty and Veronica head for the beach to do some surfing. But primarily on Veronica's mind is trying to impress Roger the handsome lifeguard.
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Overstreet 43

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Gemstone Publishing
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Shade Parade

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Betty and Veronica want a shady spot on the beach.
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Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
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Subject Matter
Josie and the Pussycats
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Think Jinx

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie and the Pussycats with the Archies
Valerie; Melody; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
When Valerie and Melody come to the Chok'lit Shoppe to ask the Archies to play on a Pussycats record, Reggie is so smitten with Melody that he doesn't mind all the accidents she causes him to have.
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Scratch One Clown

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Josie
Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Alexander Cabot III; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown
Alexander spends all of his time at the class picnic playing pranks on everyone else.
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Sabrina: The Magic Within

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Summer Settings

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Credits
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge
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Fashion page.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
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Subject Matter
Li'l Jinx
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A Weighty Problem

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Mort; Charley
Mort helps Charley with his diet.
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The Cool Fool!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday; Gigi
Jinx has her father try to inflate her backyard swimming pool.
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The original is 4 and 2/3rd pages so there is probably 2/3rd of a page cut here.
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Water Order!

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Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Jinx knows the formula for water.
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Drop-in, Drop-outs

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
Li'l Jinx has too many friends in her wading pool.
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Jinx

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Weary Query

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews
Betty can't figure out why she doesn't finish well in races.
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Archie Meets Glee

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Betty, Veronica and Bridgette's Do's for Summer

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Dan Parent
Rudy Lapick ?
Barry Grossman
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Subject Matter
informational
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Bridgette
Betty, Veronica and Bridgette model hair styles submitted by readers.
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Reader submitted hair styles.

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The Problem Is the Solution

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Tomoko; Baxter twins; Jughead Jones
Betty and her friends volunteer to help charities around town and find creative solutions for their problems.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
It's a beautiful day to get out...
Archie and Veronica go fly kites in the park.
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Sisters Are Forever Friends

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Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Gary Grover (young Polly's boyfriend); Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty travels to San Francisco to visit her older sister, Polly. While she's excited to see her sister, Betty wonders if they still have a relationship, due to the gulf in their ages and Polly's big city experience.
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Team Esteem

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Hiram Lodge
The girls try to raise money for the summer youth program by getting a local mall to sponsor their sand volleyball team.
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Royal Treatment

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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; Archie Andrews
While canoeing, Betty and Veronica find a note in a bottle and convince themselves that it was written by royalty.
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Ye Ol' Swimmin' Hole!

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Credits
Rex W. Lindsey
Rex W. Lindsey
Barry Grossman ?
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump
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Furry Fury

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teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica shows up to the beach in a mink bikini.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Jug, why don't you make a run to the snack bar?
Jughead goes to the snack bar.
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Nature Calls

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Tired of Veronica monopolizing the male attention because of her name and status, Betty talks her into going on an environmental hike where nobody will know who she is.
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Just Say Cheese

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Bill Golliher (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Betty and Veronica get jobs selling cheese at the mall.
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Snap, Crackle and Pop

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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; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
After seeing Betty's collapsible umbrella, Veronica is inspired to invent (with the help of the Lodge Industries engineering staff) the collapsible cabana for their beach trip.
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Remotely Wealthy

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Mr. Lodge takes the kids to his remote mountain cabin which has been outfitted with all the comforts of home.
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Comfort Zone

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Horseplay erupts by the Lodge swimming pool on a hot summer day.
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The Peacemaker

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Hal Smith (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
Betty volunteers at the Senior Citizen's Center where she gets two old men to agree on something for the first time.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Paul Oswald (signed)
Paul Oswald (signed)
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Subject Matter
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom
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Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Cheryl Blossom reprints.
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Crocodile Rock

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Credits
Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)
Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Stephanie Vozzo (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; The Crocodile Catcher
Cheryl Blossom books the Archies to play a show at Ayer's Rock in Australia.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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House ad for a random assortment of Double Digests.
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Job Snob!

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Veronica contemplates taking a summer job, because all the other kids have summer jobs and she's been left alone with no one to hang out with.
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Archie's Fun 'n' Games Activity Book

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House ad for Archie's Fun 'n' Games Activity Book collection.
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Thing-A-Ling

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Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Vince DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Mr. Lodge has a phone installed by the pool to keep the kids out of his office.
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Master of Disaster

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Betty and Veronica quickly tire of the steady diet of disaster movies Archie keeps subjecting them to on dates.
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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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Archie's Fun 'n' Games Activity Book

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House ad for Archie's Fun 'n' Games Activity Book collection.
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11 Million Downloads

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House ad for the Archie digital comics app.

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