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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #247
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/24/2016
Volume: none
Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855824711
Price: $6.99 USD
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Content Items: 61 (38 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: B & V Friends Easter Annual
Indicia title: B & V Friends (Easter Annual) Double Digest
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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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B&V Friends
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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It's a Ron-Derful Life!

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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Smithers; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Veronica proves to Betty that the life of the fabulously rich is difficult.
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Decision Maker

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Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Cameos: Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge; Caramel
Betty tries to decide who to spend a lovely spring day with until the weather turns stormy.
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Give Me a Spring Break

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Veronica helps Betty beautify Riverdale while on the "Spring Break for Riverdale" committee.
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Given a Choice

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica is sick so she gives Betty permission to take Archie to the spring dance.
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Point of View

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica think spring is "girl's weather" but have their mind changed by a spring storm.
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Diamond Select
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Flower Power

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Reader submitted fashions from Beronica G., Chloe A. and Frank W.
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Recipe For Success!

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Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry; Alexander Cabot II
Melody and Alex try to make a cake for Josie's birthday, but luckily Mr. Cabot saves the day (to Alexandra's disgust).
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Josie; Alexander Cabot III; Valerie; Alan Mayberry
Alex is constantly beat out by Alan when competing for Josie because Alan is old-fashioned.
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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty, how could you make such a mistake?
Betty forgot to invite the others to the picnic.
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A Mouthful

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Li'l Jinx gets tickets to a tv show where they interview children and she is picked to be interviewed.
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Dry Run

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Hap helps Li'l Jinx bring her toys inside when it rains.
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Pepper Upper

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Li'l Jinx; Greg
Greg's soup needs just a little pepper.
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And That's the Tooth!

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Jinx is disappointed in the tooth fairy.
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Write On!

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Li'l Jinx works on her penmanship.
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Way to Go!

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Li'l Jinx tells Mort to not be so worried all the time.
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Astro-Nut

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What are you building, Carley Hawse?
Charley is building a rocket ship.
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Jughead #4

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Savvy Save

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods
Betty bounces a soccer ball off Archie's head.
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Midtown Comics
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Spring Stylin'

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica show off fan fashions.
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Fan fashions from Jessica O., Vermaris S. and Sara J.
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Courting Trouble

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Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ms. Gavel; Jughead Jones
Veronica takes Betty to small claims court for exclusive rights to Archie's affection.
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Sweet Memories

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (flashback); Veronica Lodge (flashback); Cousin Leroy (flashback); Cheryl Blossom (flashback); Ethel Muggs
After Betty donates her camera to a local charity yard sale, she takes a nostalgic trip through the photos in her albums.
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Hey Sister

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Paula; Marie
Veronica joins the Big Sisters program but she is just a bit too compulsive.
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Madwoman of Riverdale

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Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Veronica is having "one of those days" and she's ready to tear someone a new one.
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Is There an Archie in the House?

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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews
Betty brings a stray puppy to the Lodge Mansion but when it starts breaking things Mr. Lodge thinks Archie is in the house.
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Unfortunate Fortune Teller

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Madame Zola
Betty goes with Veronica to a fortune teller who tells Veronica's fortune for the next 3 days...but of course the details are not as attractive as the broad fortune.
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Suffering Suffragettes

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Nancy Woods (cameo)
Story takes place in 1913 and discusses voting rights for women.
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Pin Din

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Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Billy Gee; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews
Betty meets a new boy at the bowling alley but he is obsessed with bowling.
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Double Take

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Betty and Veronica show up to school wearing the same outfit.
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On the Trail of the Scent

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cricket O'Dell; Gaston; Beatrice (Veronica's cat)
Betty and Veronica get Cricket O'Dell to help find Veronica's first $100 bill given to her by her father when she was a child. The bill was in a box of emeralds -- kept for sentimental value, according to Veronica -- and now has come up missing. Cricket's ability to sniff out money finds the bill and several others. Cricket also discovers the true culprit.
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Safety in Numbers

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Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Security is tight at the Lodge Mansion when Veronica's parents are away.
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Meow Row

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Betty Cooper (as Tiger Girl); Veronica Lodge (as Meow Girl); Archie Andrews (as Cape Man)
Meow Girl, Appletown's only female super-hero, is jealous of the press Cape Man gets. She sets a trap to snare the hero, forcing his downtrodden assistant to assume the identity of Tiger Girl and come to his rescue.
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Meow Girl's costume is highly reminiscent of DC Comics' Catwoman, particularly the version portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer in the film "Batman Returns". Cape Man is also very reminiscent of DC Comics' Batman, while Tiger Girl is just a version of Meow Girl's costume with orange and black tiger stripes.
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Personal Assistance

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Veronica Lodge; Marcy McDermott; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Crickett O'Dell
When Veronica declares that she needs a personal assistant, her mother hires Veronica's cousin Marcy, who drives Veronica crazy
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The Marvey Girls

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Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Aunt Cora; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Set in California a century ago, Betty and Ethel are the Marvey Girls.
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"Marvey Girls" based on a historic restaurant chain's waitresses, called the Harvey Girls.
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The World's Most Dangerous Artist

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Betty and Archie try to help Reggie hide out from Moose's wrath.
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It's Snooze To Me

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Veronica converts the school paper into a sensationalist tabloid.
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Spring Gardening Tips

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica give tips on how to garden.
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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Can you imagine, Betty? --- A penny punctured a hole in my tire!!!
Archie and Betty are stranded when Archie's car has a flat.
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Archie Giant Comics Jackpot

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Betty Cooper
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Betty is dressed in red, white and blue.
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She Doesn't Work Hard for the Money

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Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper
Cheryl tries to get a job but gets fired from every job she gets.
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Wigged Out

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Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Cheryl buys an assortment of wigs so she can change her hairstyle every day.
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Window Shopping

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Betty and Veronica go window shopping.
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Double Digest Bundle Pack

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A Blooming Friendship

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Betty Cooper; Smithers; Veronica Lodge
Betty brings Veronica flowers from her garden and puts them in a famous artist's vase.
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Welcome to the New Riverdale

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Work Quirk

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Betty extolls the virtues of work clothing as a trendy fashion statement.
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How Does Your Garden Grow?

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Hey, Bets! Listen, about our date this Saturday...I, um, that is...er...
Fed up with Archie, Betty decides to take some time for herself and plants a garden.
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Archie Volume One

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Scholastic
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