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Issue: Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #43
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Pages: 196
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Price: $2.75 USD
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46 (42 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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1
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Net Loss!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
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Miscellaneous
5
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Skate Estate

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
We hope to be rolling in the money! Get it? Yuk! Yuk!
Archie and Jughead are renting roller skates to people.
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0.5
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Muscle Bustle

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
You won't believe the terrible violence I saw at the movie!
Archie talks about some terrible violence he saw at the movies.
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Chore Corps

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica try to browbeat Jughead into doing his own chores.
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It Makes Sense!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
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Switch Hitch

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica conspires to get Betty onto the girls' basketball team and off the school paper, so she can't cover Archie so closely.
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Miscellaneous
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Out in the Cold

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Greg
Jinx keeps getting hit with snowballs when no one is in sight.
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Miscellaneous
5
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Detective Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie finds a miniature painting that Mr. Lodge thought was stolen.
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5
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Power Play

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, teen
Sabrina asks Della to make Harvey a warlock to lift his spirits.
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Miscellaneous
6
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Snappy Snickers

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
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The Wool Gathers

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie tries to hide from Veronica when the sweater that she made for him starts to unravel as he's wearing it.
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5
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Stranded in the Storm

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
drama, humorous, teen
Clem; Luke
Din't I tell ya, Clem? These two dolls is jist loaded with hospitality!
After being stranded in a snowstorm Betty and Veronica take shelter in a cabin and then two intruders force their way inside.
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Part 1 (pp. 1-6), Part 2 (pp. 7-11).
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Aid Charade

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
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Snooze Ruse

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humorous, teen
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Chew Cue

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous
Mr. Weatherbee's doctor tells him chewing gum is a great way to stick to his diet.
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Ruff and Ready

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Ruff-Ruff (dog)
The girls find a small dog that they name Ruff-Ruff but the boys just think it's a nuisance.
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5
Part of a series with the Archies as cavemen.

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #55, Jim DeCarlo is credited with inks.
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No Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
How's your broken leg, Mr. Lodge?
Mr. Lodge needs to get the cast from his broken leg removed and Archie is the only one who can drive him to the hospital.
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Camera Angles

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica brings her video camera to school. Fearful that she won't be in any of the shots, she lets Betty use it.
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Growing Pains

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie thinks Mr. Lodge has been eaten by one of the carnivorous plants in his greenhouse.
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Date Strait

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Marvin
Veronica is going with Marvin, the top national scholastic shot-putter. On a date, however, Marvin puts his training regimen ahead of everything else, giving Veronica second-thoughts.
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Miscellaneous
6
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The Reputation

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Ava gets turned down by Archie, so she tries to give him a bad reputation.
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5
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Vip Trip

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
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Try This One

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
This girl's basketball is really catching on!
Archie has numerous mishaps with a basketball.
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4
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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typeset
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Changing Times

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Jinx wants to know how a magic carpet works.
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1
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The Deed Doer

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, teen
Della follows Sabrina in disguise to find out whether she's doing good deeds.
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5
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Scents of Power

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. McTavish
Archie gets a job selling cosmetics.
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5
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Perilous Journey

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
drama, teen
Veronica's car skids off the road in the winter.
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Miscellaneous
11
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Draws the Line

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Ethel calls the telephone company because her phone cord is too long.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
That was a nice dinner, Mrs. Andrews!
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Runner Rampage

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead tells the girls that Archie had a runner on his shoulder and they think it's another girl.
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Miscellaneous
6
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2051 A.D.

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
All you see nowadays are robot bands!
In the future human musicians are replaced by robot musicians and the Archies can't find a job.
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6
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Goody Goodies

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Jinx dreams of a land made of candy and ice cream.
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4
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Strike Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Baxter (chauffeur)
Teachers at Riverdale High go on strike for higher wages. Mr. Lodge is head of the school board, but he isn't concerned with what the students will do. That is, until Veronica invites the school band and cheerleaders to hold their practices in the Lodge mansion, and the shop club to repair cars in the Lodge garage.
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5
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Cover Up

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie wears a hat and everyone asks him what he is covering up.
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Mean Scene

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Hockey player Moose is a poor winner.
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Phone-y Talk!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
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1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous
What's wrong with Mister Weatherbee today?
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Memories Are Made of This

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica is mad at Archie for not remembering to meet her at the corner.
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Cold Comfort

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Svenson maintains the school is the proper temperature, while the rest of the school maintains that it's freezing.
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A Snow Blow

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Hap buys a new snow blower, but forgets one important feature.
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Miscellaneous
5
This is the final appearance of the "Li'l Jinx" feature in Pep/Pep Comics, where it started in 1947. The feature appears next (as "Jinx") in Life with Archie (Archie, 2010 Series) #7 (March 2011).
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The Late Great

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Weatherbee! Chief! Boss man! I need Archie!
Mr. Weatherbee bans Archie from the athletics competition because he's been repeatedly late.
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6
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Veronica's Styles... de Paris

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
informational, teen
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Share the Pain

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica develops a toothache and can't attend a concert with Archie, so she guilt-trips Archie into giving up the concert as well to make sure he won't go with Betty or anyone else.
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5
Despite the logo on page one, Betty Cooper does not appear in this story.

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