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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #258
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/31/2018
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Pages: 190
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855825811
Price: $6.99 USD
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Content Items: 52 (33 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: B & V Friends Jumbo Comics Digest
Indicia title: B & V Friends (Jumbo Comics) 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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Jeff Shultz (signed)
Jeff Shultz (signed)
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teen
B & V Friends
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Real cool, a snow selfie!
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Bag It, Harper!

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Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Harper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Nancy Woods; Ginger Lopes; Midge Klump
Veronica tries to turn Harper's hobby of making hand-bags into a business.
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Worth the Effort?

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Betty tries to get ready on time for a date with Archie.
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Party Pooped!

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper
Veronica has a party at her house but Mr. Lodge can't wait until the teenagers leave.
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The Deep Freeze

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Chuck & Nancy
Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Tomoko Yoshida; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Chuck is in the doghouse with Nancy after he forgot their date.
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The Divine Miss Lodge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty & Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Veronica declares herself a "goddess".
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Unite the League

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Diamond Select; Justice League
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Cold Shoulder

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teen
Ethel
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Jughead wants Ethel to stop following him.
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Guest Judging On America's New Best Model

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Andrew Pepoy (credited)
Andrew Pepoy (credited)
Andrew Pepoy (credited)
Rosario Peña (credited)
John E. Workman Jr. (credited)
Subject Matter
drama, teen
Katy Keene
Katy Keene; Keisha DuBois; Mackenzie Keene; Tyrant Brinks; Gloria Gold; Sumi Yamoto; Claire Cohen; Agnieska Segda
Katy joins Tyrant and Gloria in deciding who the winner is a modeling contest.
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Parody of the show "America's Next Top Model" starring Tyra Banks.
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Four Color Fun

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Credits
Andrew Pepoy (credited)
Andrew Pepoy (credited)
Andrew Pepoy (credited)
Rosario Peña (credited)
John Workman (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Katy Keene
Katy Keene; Suzie (as a comic book character); Jim Cameroon (director of "The Web Returns"); Topher McWire (an actor); Joseph Manichevitz (a screenwriter); cameos: The Web [Toby McWire] (from the film); The Shield (a costumer at a comic convention); the Jaguar (a female costumer at a comic convention); the Black Hood (a costumer at a comic convention); Michele and her parents
Katy Keene is at a California comic convention to promote her new film "The Web Returns". While there, she looks for Suzie Comics #62, the only one of the series she's missing.
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The Jaguar costume worn by the convention attendee is the one from the Jaguar Impact series (DC, 1991).
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The Big Surprise!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (see notes)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (see notes)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Cheryl Blossom; Ms. Beazly
The girls are discussing what their boyfriends could do to surprise them.
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Stan Goldberg (signed)
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Polly
Polly Cooper; Betty Cooper
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica Pin-Up
Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
But Veronica's the worst skier on our team... why should we make her captain??
Veronica can't ski well, but she owns the mountain.
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Memory Lapse

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Brenda; Ronda; Alfie
While shopping, the girls encounter another group where two girls are fighting over one guy, similar to Betty and Veronica fighting over Archie.
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Dr. Cooper's Miracle Cure

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty's Diary
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
When Veronica pretends to be sick to get out of going to school, Betty has a solution to get her back to school.
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Poetic Justice

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Frankie Valdez; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Veronica finds an anonymous love poem in her locker at school.
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So You Wanna Meet a Star?

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Ginger Lopez; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Brigette; Archie Andrews; Jay Loo
Ginger hears that a famous celebrity is going to be at Brigette's house. The girls decide to get dressed up and crash the meeting.
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Luck Is Where You Find It

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Adam; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee
Betty's fortune cookie says "Misfortune will be your fortune".
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Winner Take All

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
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Bob Smith (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Veronica has the gang over to her game room but she can't get any time with Archie because he's playing games with Betty.
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Keep Those Library Doors Open

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge; Ms. Alvarez; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty, Veronica and Nancy work to save their local library.
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Check It Out

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Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Miss Dewey
Betty spends the afternoon at the public library.
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'Great-Aunt'-ics!

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Credits
Bill Golliher (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Josephine (Veronica's great-aunt); Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Veronica has to pick her great-aunt up at the airport and is afraid they will have nothing in common to talk about.
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Rhyme Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Midge Klump
Betty and Veronica teach Moose to speak in rhyme.
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She's Got Bad Taste

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel; Veronica Lodge
Everything Betty tries to eat tastes terrible.
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Cast Party

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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; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Flutesnoot
Betty gets a cast on her arm and accidentally injures other people.
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My New Best Friend

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Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Maria Rodriguez; Ginger Lopez; Brigette Reilly; Crickett O'Dell; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper
When Betty refuses to cancel plans at a moment's notice to hang out with her, Veronica decides to get a new best friend.
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Cheer Full

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee
Reggie dismisses the idea that cheerleading is a sport and Moose and Chuck won't say he's wrong. So Betty proposes a bet that the three male athletes can't duplicate the squad's cheer stunts.
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The Wish

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Lance
Betty and Nancy get jobs at a fashionable ski-resort where Veronica is on vacation.
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Hair Care

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Betty wants to cut her hair short, but Archie manages to change her mind.
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Ordinary People

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Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Veronica decides to stop being a posh princess and start a new life as an average, ordinary girl. Unfortunately, her friends at school take it the wrong way when she tries her best to sink down to their level.
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Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff

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Rachel Antonoff
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Locker Loot

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humorous
Ethel
Betty Cooper; Ethel
Ethel doesn't have room in her locker for her books.
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Be My Valentine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
fantasy, teen
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Cousin Ambrose; Bruce
Sabrina is depressed for Valentine's Day, as her secret life keeps her from meeting people. But one boy in her class changes that.
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Museum Mayhem

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
fantasy, teen
Sabrina & Esmeralda
Sabrina; Esmeralda
To relieve her boredom at a natural history museum, Esmeralda brings all of the stuffed animal exhibits to life.
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Out of Sight

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teen
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda
Aunt Hilda isn't feeling well.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Mall Mania

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Veronica and Betty head to an outlet mall that's off the beaten path.
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The Write Mood

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Kathleen Web (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Mrs. Wigglebottom; Ethel Muggs
Betty is in the mood to write but she has to run some errands first, and her parents add some errands, and by the time she finishes she has writer's block.
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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Tomoko; Gloria Van Snobb; Jughead Jones
Veronica plans a pet party for several of her rich friends in order to show up a social rival.
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CW
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