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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #253
Publication Date: April 2017
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Issues: #253 of 78 Issues (106 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/01/2017
Volume: none
Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855825311
Price: $5.99 USD
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Content Items: 53 (34 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: B&V Friends Comics Annual
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Publication Type: Comic Book
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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[untitled]

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge
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Read it all on the Archie App

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The Princess and the Pea-Brain

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis: The Archie characters in a spoof of the "Princess and the Pea" nursery rhyme.
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Got Game

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica design a shopping video game for girls.
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A Lark in the Park or... "She Went Nuts at the Cashew Festival"

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Sally Swan; Caramel
Synopsis: Betty gets excited when she sees Archie buying a bracelet at a jewelry store. But later she sees him put it on another girls wrist.
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For Your Four Eyes Only

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Eric Jacobson; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Thinking Betty's new glasses are helping her attract boys, Veronica borrows Dilton's glasses but is unable to see clearly with them.
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Star Treatment

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Cousin Marcy
Synopsis: Marcy befriends an actress from an old science fiction television show and Veronica begins to fear the woman is taking advantage of Marcy's fan infatuation.
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Deli Meet

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Mr. Green; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty has a trying day at her part-time job making sub sandwiches.
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Don't Look Up

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Star Story

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Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Josie and the Pussycats #4

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Brawn Is Beautiful

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Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III; Alan M.
Synopsis: Furious at the way Josie swoons over Alan M., Alex fires him as the Pussycats' roadie, but that means he has to carry their equipment himself.
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The Big Payoff

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Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alex
Synopsis: The Pussycats play a bratty kid's birthday party.
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The Eyes Have It

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Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith; Alexander Cabot; Alexandra Cabot; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis: Alexander explains his black eye as the result of an encounter with spies, but no one buys his story.
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Pussycats in the Dark!

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Character(s): The Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Melody Valentine]; Alex Cabot III; Mike (music store owner); Sheila (music store owner)
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Rope Trick

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Feature(s): Valerie's Pin Up
Character(s): Josie; Valerie
First Line: Alan M's going to call me for a date Saturday---I don't want to appear too anxious!
Synopsis: Valerie gives Josie a tip so she won't be nervous when Alan asks for a date.
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Riverdale One-Shot

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Betty's Fashion Page

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Archie #17

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Veronica's Fashion Page

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Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff

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A Pat Hand

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
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Subject to Failing

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Synopsis: The good news is that Veronica didn't fail Algebra.
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Riverdale High The Musical Act One

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jennifer Sparks; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Hillary Dudd; Cody Ramsey; Paula Diaz
Synopsis: At a school assembly, Mr. Weatherbee introduces Jennifer Sparks, a famous movie writer and director, and who also happens to be a Riverdale High graduate. She's there to create a new movie called "Riverdale High-- The Musical". Veronica and Betty both get parts as extras in the movie. The girls also meet the three lead actors of the movie. Jennifer then recognizes Veronica's last name and remembers a romantic triangle from her Riverdale High days.
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Riverdale High The Musical Act Two

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Cody Ramsey (as Archie); Paula Diaz (as Betsy); Archie Andrews; Hillary Dudd (as Victoria); Jennifer Sparks; Mr. Weatherbee; Mrs. Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Ernie Schwartzenburger
Synopsis: Veronica continues hamming it up in the movie, angering Jennifer Sparks. Finally she calls the Lodges to help restrain their daughter. Veronica then learns that Jennifer and her parents had their own "love triange" when they attended Riverdale High. The movie is finished and it turns out to be a huge success.
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It's Her Party!

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Alice Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: All the girls have been invited to Veronica's party except Betty.
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The Big Mess

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis: Betty's room is a mess, but Nancy know just how to clean it.
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Stuck at Home

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Miss Grundy; Midge Klump; Lady Smitty
Synopsis: When Veronica doesn't get her grades up her parents prevent her from attending the class trip to London.
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Tonight's Special!

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Character(s): Hal Cooper; Polly Cooper; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper
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The Nose Knows

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Midge Klump (cameo); Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Forsythe P. Jones II; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Betty begins sneezing a lot, and everyone thinks she has a cold.
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To Have and Have Not!

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Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Bernadette Brown; Judy Johns; Sandy Lee
Synopsis: Ethel explains to Miss Grundy why she feels the other girls are better than she is but Miss Grundy shows her that is not true.
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Beauty and the Feast

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers
Synopsis: Veronica purchases various food items to use to make a beauty mask but Jughead and Archie accidentally eat them before she can use them.
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Just Desserts Part 1 and 2

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Brigitte; Cheryl Blossom; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica argue over whose food gift to injured Jughead is better. They decide to hang with their own kind of people: Betty with Brigitte and Veronica with Cheryl.
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Big Reunion

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doily; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Archie and Betty's three children; Max (Betty's cat)
Synopsis: Betty fantasizes about how everybody will be at their tenth anniversary reunion.
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Windy City Snickers

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Betty and Midge try to convince Veronica to like windy days.
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Past Perfect

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Nobody can stand being around Betty because she's "too perfect."
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It's in the Cards

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica gets a job to host the news on a public access cable TV channel. Archie drops the cue cards and they get all out of order.
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Reggie and Me #3

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Conversation Frustration

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Synopsis: Archie tries to give his two cents in a conversation.
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Jughead #13

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Behind the 8-Ball

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Character(s): Cheryl Blossom; Sugar, Cheryl's dog; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Cheryl thinks her 8-ball is psychic. She gets mad when her 8-ball keeps telling her Betty is prettier.
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That's My Mama!

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Character(s): Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom; Helga
Synopsis: Cheryl has to protect a egg for a school project to simulate what it's like to have a real baby.
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Graphic Novel Super Store

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Splash Down

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Veronica and Archie set a trap for a swindler using a phony chivalry line to swipe women's expensive coats.
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Welcome to the new Archie Comics

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Mad Fad

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Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Ethel wears a Mountie hat to chase Jughead because the Mounties always get their man.
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Sight Unseen

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Betty wants to seize some attention for herself with a radical new hair style. But Veronica puts a plan into action to foil Betty's plans.
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Road to Riverdale

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Riverdale

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