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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #261
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/09/2018
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Pages: 194
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855826111
Price: $6.99 USD
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Content Items: 52 (32 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: B&V Friends Jumbo Comics Digest.
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Dimensions: Standard Digest Size U. S.
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B&V Friends
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Where the Buffalo Roam

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Kyle
Betty and Veronica go on a college visit to a school that has a buffalo as a mascot.
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Best Foot Forward

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Michael Pellowski [as Mike Pellowski] (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods
Betty gets her boot stuck on her foot and has to wear two different shoes all day. She starts a trend at school.
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Greeting Card

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Michael Pellowski [as Mike Pellowski] (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
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teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Alice Cooper
Betty takes a job as a greeter at the Megamart discount superstore.
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Jumping to Conclusions

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Michael Pellowski [as Mike Pellowski] (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Nancy tries to jump rope even though Betty and Veronica both warn her against it.
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Video Game Gambit

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George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Mr. McCann
When the girls brainstorm some ideas for female-centric video games, Archie shows them to a video game manufacturer. The company makes some test mock-ups of the games, but fail to capture the spirit of what Betty and Veronica created.
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Model Behavior

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Stephanie Vozzo (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Seymour Glitz
Betty is asked to be the model for a billboard for Teen Scene Magazine.
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Spider-Man / Avengers Mini-Mates

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Diamond Select
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Dan DeCarlo
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teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Archie is going to toss a dart to see who his date for tonight will be. Veronica gets to decide the design of the target.
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Archie Americana Silver Age

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Follow the Leader

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Josie
Alan M.; Melody; Valerie
Melody keeps accidentally hurting Alan M.
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Color Me Pink

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Nancy Dakesian (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith]
The Pussycats play a gig and have to wear all pink outfits for J. Pinky Pinkerton.
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Ban the Blonde

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.
The Pussycats can't get gigs at a local club because all the female customers are upset about the effect Melody's fabulous figure has on their boyfriends. Women are even protesting outside the Pussycats' pad, with protest signs reading "Ban the Body" and "Restrict Melody's Movement." But Josie and Valerie see a solution to their problem when they realize that Alan M. has the same effect on women that Melody has on men.
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Concerto in Clout!

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Frank Doyle
Stan Goldberg
Chic Stone
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
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teen
Josie and the Pussycats
Josie; Valerie; Melody; Alex Cabot III
The Pussycats help Alex foil a burglary at the Cabot mansion.
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Study Buddy

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Josie and the Pussycats
Josie; Valerie; Melody; Alex; Alexandra
Alex can't get the Pussycats to study when they are on the road.
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Archie's Big Book Volume Three

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Betty & Veronica Vixens #6

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Veronica's Wacky Cousin Marcy's Fashions

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Dan Parent
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Marcy Lodge
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Reader submitted fashions.
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Archie Volume Five

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In the Mood

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George Gladir (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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teen
Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Ethel is in the mood for romance but Jughead is not.
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Betty's Fashions

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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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Betty Cooper
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Run For Glory

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George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (layouts; credited); Dan Parent (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Greta Grapple (girl's track coach); Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Randy the motivational coach
In anticipation of the big track meet, Veronica struggles to find a track event she excels at, while Moose is convinced someone is making a play for Midge and all evidence points to Archie.
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Dumb Waiters!

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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teen
Nancy
Nancy Woods
Nancy waits in line at the grocery store.
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Perfectly Ridiculous

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Michael Pellowski [as Mike Pellowski] (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Hal Cooper
All Betty's friends think she is perfect at everything but her parents know the truth.
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Buddy, Can You Spare a Buddy?

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Michael Gallagher (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Miss Grundy
Terrified that she'll lose the vote for Miss Popular in the school yearbook to Betty, Veronica mounts an all-out campaign for the title, no expense spared.
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Basebrawl

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George Gladir (credited)
Bill Vigoda (credited)
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
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Mario Acquaviva (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Archie, our regular coach is sick! Would you like to coach us today?
Archie coaches the girl's baseball team.
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Party Animal

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous, teen
Betty's Diary
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Betty throws a party for her friends.
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Scent of Success

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Betty sells cinnamon rolls to raise money for some expensive perfume.
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Triangle Trouble

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (layouts; credited); Dan Parent (credited)
Alison Flood (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler; Ochre Wintery; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason, Midge Klump
A local talk show solicits people involved in love triangles to appear on the show. Archie, Betty and Veronica all sign up to appear, not knowing the others have also signed up.
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Ochre Wintery is a parody of Oprah Winfrey.
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Dance, Dance, Dance

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George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Mr. Weatherbee
The kids hold a dance contest for charity.
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Mother Hen-Pecked

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Mike Pellowski
Stan Goldberg
John Lowe
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humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
A couple of robins build a nest and have babies outside Betty's window.
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All at Sea

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George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Cooper
Mr. Lodge invites Veronica's friends on a cruise on his new cruise ship, but Archie and Jughead miss the boat.
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Hi-Tech Selection

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Dilton invents a computer program that scans pictures of fashions, then superimposes them over the body of a model, in this case Betty. This allows her to shop for fashions without having to fight crowds at department stores.
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Fashion Takes a Bashin'

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Ginger
Ginger Lopez; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Archie, Veronica and Betty offer to help Ginger with her fashion show in the city.
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Veronica
Veronica Lodge
Unscramble the words that mean "walk" or "walking!" the answers are given below!
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Find the words puzzle.
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Caution

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Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Veronica asks Reggie if he wishes he were an artist.
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Foreign Exchange

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Dexter Taylor (credited)
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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Little Betty and Veronica
Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Fangs Fogarty; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Fifi; Mr. Weatherbee
The boys go gaga over the new foreign exchange student.
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Weather or Not

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Dexter Taylor (credited)
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
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childrens
Little Sabrina
Little Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Little Archie; Little Jughead; Little Reggie; Little Veronica; Little Betty; Mr. Weatherbee
Little Sabrina's aunts try to control the weather for Little Sabrina's picnic.
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Double Digest Bundle Pack

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Nice Advice

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George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
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humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
The girls talk about Veronica's interest in yoga.
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Girl Guile

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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teen
Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Tomoko; Sean; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Ethel's over the top Prom invitation gets Jughead to take her to the Prom.
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Buzz Word

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Michael Pellowski [as Mike Pellowski] (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods; Moose Mason
The halls of Riverdale High are terrorized by a rogue bee.
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