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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #266
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/19/2018
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Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855826611
Price: $6.99 USD
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Content Items: 58 (38 stories, 1 cover)
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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)
Rosario Peña (signed)
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teen
B&V Friends
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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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
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Mr. Lodge wants Veronica to help pay off her credit cards, so in an attempt to get income Veronica starts selling items on Mebay.
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Mebay is a parody of the website eBay.
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Burning Love

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Veronica is burning her old love letters.
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To Print or Not to Print

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Tomoko; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mrs. Sanchez
Betty, Tomoko and Nancy write an article for the school paper about the district's proposal to start school earlier in the day.
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Skate Mates

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George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Veronica is jealous of Betty's ability to ice skate, and Betty is jealous of Veronica's lack of ability to ice skate.
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Complete Compatibility

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
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Bob Smith (credited)
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humorous, teen
Betty & Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Dilton creates bracelets that track how compatible Betty and Veronica are as friends.
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Hand Me Downs

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica goes off the deep end when she finds out Archie gave Betty a jacket he was no longer using.
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Betty & Veronica #1

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Hal Smith
Jeff Shultz
Al Milgrom
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humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica takes an old toy bank to the TV show "The Traveling Antique Show".
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The Traveling Antique Show is a parody of the show Antiques Roadshow.

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Diamond Select
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Record Holder

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie
Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Melody Valentine; Alan M
The Pussycats practice meditation. Josie and Valerie think Melody is psychic because she predicts Alex Cabot's car crash.
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Cold Snap

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie
Josie McCoy; Alan M; cute boy in store; tailor
Alan is going to meet Josie for a date and his pants rip while he's shopping. He has a tailor fix them but it's taking too long. He calls the store to let Josie know he can't make it. The guy answering the phone at the shop where Alan was supposed to meet Josie decides to go on a date with Josie himself.
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Are You Listening

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Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie
Josie; Valerie; Alex; Alexandra
Valerie demonstrates that people like Alex and Alexandra never notice what nonsense you say to them, as long as you sound like you're agreeing with them. Josie demonstrates that Val is the same way.
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Ski and See

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George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie
Josie; Melody; Alexandra Cabot; ski instructor
Alexandra gets a winter tan to impress the professional skiers.
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Alexandra's skin is colored grey.
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Archie's Big Book Volume 5

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Ball Brawl

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humorous
Mr. Lodge
Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
Splat
Archie hits Mr. Lodge with a snowball.
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Betty and Me

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Betty Brigitte Veronica

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Reader's Fashions
Betty Cooper; Brigitte; Veronica Lodge
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Based on ideas from fans Kate H, Rachel Z, and Maggie L.
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Betty and Veronica Vixens Volume Two

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Vixens
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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A Rose Is a Rose

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Hal Smith
T. A. Smith
Rudy Lapick
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humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Rose
Reggie tells Betty and Veronica he just saw Archie with a rose.
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Footwear Folly

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Veronica stubbornly refuses to admit her very fashionable boots aren't practical in the heavy snows of this year's Riverdale winter.
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Out of Season

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Betty plans to show off her new summer dress in the middle of winter.
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The Characters

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Mindy Eisman (credited)
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teen
Tomoko
Tomoko Yoshida; Miss Grundy; Bessy [Betty Cooper]; Monica [Veronica Lodge]; Starchie [Archie Andrews]; Lughead [Jughead Jones]; Heggie [Reggie Mantle]; Milton [Dilton Doiley]; Caboose [Moose Mason]
Miss Grundy advises Tomoko to write about people she knows in order to make her stories more believable, so she writes about her classmates, slightly changing their names. However, her uncle, a book publisher, laughs that her stories are more unbelievable then ever with these crazy characters.
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Only Dreamin'

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty imagines Archie more creatively than he is: as a vampire, a pirate, and a spy.
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Spoiled Rotten!

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (signed)
Mike Esposito (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Smithers; Archie
Betty falls asleep in class because she is so exhausted from homework and cleaning. Veronica takes her to a spa at her house to relax.
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What's the Catch?

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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Ethel
Archie Andrews: Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Jughead and Ethel play catch while the others go skiiing.
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Winter Blues

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George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Digikore Studios (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica reminisce about last year's blizzard and then go to Hawaii over winter break.
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Make Note of This!

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty gets the wrong notes in class from her classmates.
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The One and Only!

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica and Archie daydream about what it would be like to have siblings.
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Features parodies of Malcolm in the Middle and The Brady Bunch
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Cosmic Caper

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)
John Costanza (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Midge ask Veronica to fill in for Nancy at their job portraying three female science fiction heroes at the mall.
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On the Track of a Fortune

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Hal Smith (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Mr. Lodge overhears Archie telling Veronica about meeting a president of the Midvale and Atlantic Railroad at the railroad station. Mr. Lodge thinks it could be a investment opportunity.
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The Love Letters

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Vickie Williams (credited)
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humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Thanks for inviting us over to your house, Brigitte!
Betty, Veronica and Brigitte find old love letters from World War II of a woman who married someone else while her boyfriend was still fighting the war. They set out to reunite the couple.
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Meow Mix

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Betty is imitating the movements of a cat as a new exercise program and both Veronica and Reggie just think it's too funny.
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What's to Love?

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty finds something about winter that she likes.
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Broom Bravado

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
The girls challenge the boys to a game of broom hockey for charity.
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Catch Phrases

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
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teen
Chuck and Nancy
Nancy Woods; Donna; Karen; Chuck Clayton
Nancy tells Donna and Karen about Chuck's sports activities.
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Official Betty and Veronica Merch!

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Basket Banter

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teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Betty looks for a private spot to read a note from Archie.
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Break Flake

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teen
Mister Lodge
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Mr. Lodge blames a broken vase on Archie, even though he's not there.
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No Go!

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Li'l Jinx does jobs around the house to raise money to go on a trip with her friends.
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Don't Disturb

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Greg
Jinx takes an afternoon nap and Hap is worried she's sick.
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One page cut.
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New Sport

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Russ; Greg
Wheeee
Li'l Jinx comes up with a new sport.
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Checking Up!

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Charley has a question about an upcoming test.
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Modern Smart

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
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humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx
Jinx adjusts her snowman to have a more impressionist feel.
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Graphic Novel Super Store

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Keep 'Em Guessing

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Betty
Betty Cooper
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Unscramble the code puzzle.
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Archie's Holiday Bundle Pack

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A Craving for Finer Things

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Phoebe Dallah
Disappointed with what's in the Cooper refrigerator on a midnight snack raid during her sleepover with Betty, Veronica decides to order out.
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Midtown Comics
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Collect Them All!

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After School Antics

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Veronica samples the after school clubs at Riverdale High, but quickly wears out her welcome at each stop.
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

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Netflix
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Riverdale

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CW
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