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Issue: Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #214
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 72262746950214
Price: $3.99 USD
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52 (32 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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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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Subject Matter
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Archie: Betty or Veronica?

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House ad for an Archie-themed gaming app.
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The Switch

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Kirsten; Hedda
Kirsten and Hedda invite Betty and Veronica to spend a couple weeks in Norway with them, but the girls already have plans to go to Paris.
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A Raft of Trouble

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humorous, teen
Veronica has a new bathing suit, so here run the boys. But not to Veronica, but to Betty's raft.
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Moving Line

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Subject Matter
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Archie's explanations sound suspiciously like "dump lines" to Betty and Veronica.
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Rain Maker

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Allwet the Rainmaker
While photographing scenery in Mystic Valley, and cooling off from being stood up by Archie, Betty encounters a Norse godling named Allwet the Rainmaker, who has similar woes.
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No Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Veronica boasts that she can go twenty-four hours without shopping and Betty decides to make sure her friend lives up to her boast.
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Roughing It

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After going camping with Betty and detesting it, Veronica decides to take Betty camping her way.
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Overstreet 43

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Mixed Bag Fashion

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teen
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The character headshot art used of Betty on this page is identical to the headshot art on the previous page, "Dear Betty".
Various Betty fashion pics wearing designs sent in by fan Julie Klausner of Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Daydreaming

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humorous, teen
Betty daydreams that Betty, Veronica and Archie are all dogs.
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Archie Meets Glee

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Looking for Love

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Veronica Lodge; Carlos; Hiram Lodge; Randolph
While on a beach in Brazil, Veronica tries using a metal detector to help her meet a cute boy.
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Island Escape!

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Veronica Lodge
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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Veronica Lodge
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Sabrina
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Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Sabrina reprints.
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Ban the Body

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Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Della The Head Witch
Hilda disapproves of Sabrina's bikini and uses her magic to keep the girl from wearing it. Then Hilda gets a dose of her own medicine.
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Bubblehead

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Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Sabrina and her Aunts go for a picnic in the woods, but Hilda refuses to enjoy it.
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Bon Voyage

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Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
On a sea cruise, Hilda mistakenly rides the wrong object.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Cupid Caper

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Sabrina is playing cupid.
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Alley Tally

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Sabrina uses her magic while bowling.
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Sabrina: The Magic Within

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House ad for the Sabrina Magic Within collections.
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Betty and Veronica's Summer Playthings

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Fashion page.
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[untitled]

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Yak! Yak! Yak!
Jughead is annoyed by all the cell phone users.
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Pack Attack

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Veronica's friends clear out the Lodge refrigerator.
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Inn Grin

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Archie has a hot dog cart.
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Day at the Beach

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica's posing for Archie pleases the rest of the guys on the beach.
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Powerteen meet Powertween

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Powerteen [Veronica Lodge]; Chuck Clayton; Web-Gal [Midge Klump]; Energy Girl [Ethel Muggs]; Powertween [Monica]; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Chuck adds a sidekick, Powertween, to Veronica's comic book Powerteen and Veronica doesn't want to share the spotlight.
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Archie on My Mind

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Betty Cooper; Aunt Ida; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Cousin Marty
At a Cooper family reunion picnic, Betty's Aunt Ida remarks that she never thought Betty and Archie were really a compatible couple. The comment sends Betty for a loop and preoccupies her thoughts for the rest of the picnic.
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What a Catch!

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Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mark McCoy
Mr. Lodge takes Veronica to a minor-league baseball game after he buys the local minor-league team.
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Don't Call Us

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Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
In looking for a way to make money for Archie, Betty sells Archie's address book to Reggie.
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The story also credits Kathleen Webb as writer, but that credit is incorrect, as her first work for Archie is not until 1985 according to wikipedia and this story first appeared in 1975.
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Once Upon a Time

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Some of Betty and Veronica's favorite childhood stories are hidden in the word search below!
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Find-A-Word puzzle.
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Green Scene

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Karen
Betty and Veronica move to head Archie off from meeting a gorgeous new girl at the beach.
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Credits from the index of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #186, no credits listed in this digest.
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The Epidemic

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom
Jughead claims that the recent spate of clumsiness Betty and Veronica have been experiencing is due to them hanging around Archie too much.
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Throwing Names Around

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Betty Cooper; Brandy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Cheryl Blossom
Betty and Brandy discuss the nicknames of various members of their group.
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A Wise Shopper

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Veronica Lodge; Daisy; Sarah
Veronica helps pay for a little girl's birthday dress.
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Ups and Downs

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humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Archie and Veronica spend a few romantic days together at the Lodges' secret hideaway.
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The Cavity Travesty

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dr. Acherman
Betty drags Veronica to the dentist.
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The Changeling

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Betty tries to use Veronica's underhanded tactics, but she just can't do it.
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Jinx

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House ad for the first two Jinx collections.
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Affluence Influence

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Angela
To prove Betty's estimation of her mentoring skills wrong, Veronica signs up for the local Big Sister program and is assigned a rebellious hellion from the other side of the tracks.
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The Best of Archie Comics

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House ad for the first three volumes of The Best of Archie Comics.
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Dolly Volley

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
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Veronica beats Betty at tennis by following the instructions in a book on how to psych out your opponent.
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The Art of Betty and Veronica

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House ad for the book The Art of Betty and Veronica.
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Fate Mate

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
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Regina
Thanks for having me over, Mrs. Cooper!
No matter where Regina goes she runs into Reggie.
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Summer Fun 'n' Games Activity Book

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House ad for the Summer Fun 'n' Games Activity Book collection.
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Ssssh

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
On Friday the 13th, Betty tries to take extra precautions to avoid bad luck, but winds up causing bad luck to everyone except herself.
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There is no dialogue in this story. There is a Josie comic on the floor by Betty's bed in the splash panel. Characters break Fourth Wall on page three by looking into other panels.

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #214.
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Makeover Mixup

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Brandy
Brandy gives Betty and Veronica a makeover.
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Archie Comics Subscriptions

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Subscription information for various Archie titles.
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Everything's Archie
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Summer Fun 'n' Games Activity Book

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House ad for Summer Fun 'n' Games Activity Book collection.
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12 Million Downloads

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House ad for the Archie digital comics app.

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