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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #268
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/27/2019
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Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855826811
Price: $6.99 USD
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Content Items: 58 (39 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
I just can’t get warmed up!
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Reptile Rendezvous!

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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; George; Stanley (snake)
Betty and Veronica meet George, who invites them to his house to see his exotic pets.
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Platter Chatter

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Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Nancy Woods
Betty tries to DJ for a dance and keep Archie out of the hands of other women at the same time.
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Nameless Game!

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews
Nancy accuses Betty and Veronica of talking about Archie too much, so the girls vow not to say his name.
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It's All an Act

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Morgan; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Mr. Morgan tries to help Veronica with her acting skills before the big play.
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Walk All Over You

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Betty hurts her leg skiing, but Archie thinks it's because he stepped on her foot. His ensuing attentiveness keeps Betty from setting the record straight.
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No Big Deal

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Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
Betty plans to get the upper hand with Veronica at her latest sleep-over.
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

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The Wish

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Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
At a wishing well, Betty has to make a follow-up wish to the wish she just made.
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Command Performance

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Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
A European Prince asks Josie to marry him and won't take 'no' for an answer.
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Auto Suggestion

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Josie; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III
Alex refuses to drive more slowly: the energy crisis doesn't affect the Cabots because they don't have shortages of oil, and safety issues don't affect Cabot cars.
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Freezer Plan

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Josie; Alexander Cabot; Alan Mayberry; Stanley Egghead; Orville Egghead
Trying to show up Alan, Alex uses an experimental formula to become immune to the cold. But when it wears off, he's caught outside without a coat.
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High Toned Tooter

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Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Melody Valentine; Han
Valerie gets a new boyfriend Hank who is an orchestra musician. But she doesn't know what he does after the performance.
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Ghostbusters

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Tomorrow, Everything Changes

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Betty's Dream Fashions

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Betty Cooper
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Archie Varsity Edition

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Shelter Skelter

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
With everything rented in the ski resort, Betty and Veronica join Ethel in an igloo.
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That's Amour

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
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Rained Out..

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Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Charlie
Fred sends Betty to find Archie and make him run an errand at the hardware store.
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In Hot Water

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Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
When Betty and Veronica learn that Archie is home sick they both rush over to nurse him back to health.
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The "Iron Fist"

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Veronica and Betty take turns trying to get Archie's artistic temperament in the proper zone so The Archies can rehearse.
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Veronica's line "If everyone here will kindly step to the rear, we'll let a winner lead the way" is a quote from the song "Step To the Rear," which became a minor pop hit after being introduced in the 1967 Broadway musical "How Now Dow Jones."
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Who Was That?

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Betty and Veronica recognize an unnamed celebrity and his girlfriend at a restaurant.
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Speed Deed

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Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
While watching a TV show about a super-hero character much like The Flash, Betty fantasizes about having super-speed.
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Just Say No... Please!

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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Veronica feels that Betty lets others take advantage of her.
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Meet and Greet

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Betty Cooper; Jen; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods
Betty's new job at the Cartoon Collectibles store is as a greeter. But the public manages to wear down even Betty's deep wellspring of perky.
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Sporting Chance

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Nate "The Great" Tait; Hermione Lodge; Mr. Flutesnoot; Miss Cartwheel; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs
When Veronica hears that Archie will be the trainer for the girl's basketball team, she goes into overdrive to maneuver herself onto the team and Betty off the team and onto the school paper.
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Wish You Could be Here

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica helps Betty get ready for a big date. When she finds out the date is with Archie she decides to crash the date.
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Reflection Correction

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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Veronica wonders how her outfit will look when she goes snowboarding.
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Sweet Switch

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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Brian Blade (Canadian figure skater)
Veronica switches her school paper assignment with Betty's assignment because she wants to interview Brian Blade.
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Pet Set Session

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty gives her picture-taking rules for snapping pets, or Archie.
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Best Friends

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Nina (a realtor); Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Aunt Clara; Smithers; Archie Andrews (cameo); Flashbacks: Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones
Veronica is moving out of Riverdale, but doesn't seem too happy about it.
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Bored Game

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason
Forced inside due to a rainy day, Archie, Betty and her parents decide to play the board game "Be A Billionaire" (a take-off on Monopoly). During the game, Archie fantasizes about being a billionaire.
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The Last Word on Fashion!

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Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy
Veronica's sensibilities are offended by Betty's fashion column in the school paper.
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Media Manipulation

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Ken Reeves
Veronica is livid when a pledge drive appearance by Betty on the local PBS station draws bigger ratings than her appearance on a cable "famous lifestyles" show.
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Story Fury!

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Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Reggie catches Midge when she falls in class but by the time the story gets to Moose it has been turned around to Midge had fallen for Reggie and was leaving Moose.
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Official Betty and Veronica Merch!

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Scent Assent

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica shy away from an expensive perfume, until the clerk gives them a unique sales pitch.
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The Remind-Her

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Gulp!
An overdue library book starts Jinx on an entrepreneurial enterprise.
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Dolly Folly!

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Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Li'l Jinx gets a new "Janie" doll and spends all her money buying clothes for it.
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Janie is a takeoff on Barbie, who had been introduced by Mattel in 1959. "Ben," Janie's boyfriend, is a takeoff on Ken, introduced in 1961.
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Love-ly Thoughts

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Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Charley Hawse, have you ever been in love?
Li'l Jinx asks Charley if he has ever been in love.
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By the Numbers

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Li'l Jinx
A young child wants to play hide and go seek with Li'l Jinx and her friends.
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Guess Who?

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Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Jinx puts Gigi in her place.
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That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles

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Li'l Jinx; Greg
Jinx thinks Greg likes the cookies she baked.
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Here, Hear

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Li'l Jinx's father asks her to turn down the music.
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Collect Them All!

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Reflect on This!

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mangle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Reggie scoffs at Betty and Jughead's apparent belief that Betty's compact mirror has magical abilities.
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Archie Milestones

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Being Veronica

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Mr. McCord; Mrs. McCord; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Betty decides to act like Veronica.
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Riverdale

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How Frazzled Are You?

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Booki Vivant
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