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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #269
Publication Date: May 2019
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Issues: #269 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: 04/03/2019
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Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855826911
Price: $6.99 USD
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Content Items: 53 (34 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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First Line: Wonderful! I was craving something sweet!
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The Frog Princess

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Character(s): Princess Betty [Betty Cooper]; Princess Veronica [Veronica Lodge]; Price Archie [Archie Andrews]; Old Witch [Miss Grundy]
Synopsis: The Old Witch turns Princess Betty into a frog but when Prince Archie kisses her she returns to her normal self.
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Sweat It Out!

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica thinks Betty has been letting herself go and has a make-over for her but then regrets having done it.
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When Swing Was King

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Veronica's Maternal Grandmother; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis: Cleaning out the old clothes and memorabilia in the attic of Veronica's grandmother allows Veronica and the gang to attend Riverdale's newest hot spot, a Swing-era theme club, in costume.
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Let Them Eat Cake

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Chic Cooper; Polly Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle (cameo, in Betty's imagination); Veronica Lodge (cameo, in Betty's imagination)
Synopsis: On a rainy day, Betty tries to decide what kind of cake to make for her family. Each cake choice reminds her of someone, though.
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Game Gambit

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hermione Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Her mother can't understand why Veronica allows Archie and Reggie to compete for her so vociferously.
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Ads That Add Up

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Moose Mason (cameo)
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Call Ball

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Clothes Encounter

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Character(s): Valerie Smith; Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
Synopsis: Alexander is voted on the worst dressed manager list and the Pussycats try to get him a more stylish wardrobe.
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It's Magic

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Character(s): Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith]; The 3 Prestos (magicians)
Synopsis: The dry cleaner mixes up the Pussycats outfits with a band of magicians' and magic tricks keep popping out of their tuxedos.
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Up With Down Time!

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Character(s): Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Alex Cabot III
Synopsis: Alex wants the Pussycats to take on interesting hobbies to gain some good publicity.
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Friends to the End

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Tomorrow, Everything Changes

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Good Riddance

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Synopsis: Betty does some spring cleaning, including getting rid of Archie.
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Veronica's Party Fashions

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First Line: Oh Archie! Isn't the fair just wonderful!!
Synopsis: While Veronica is admiring the majestic scenery of the New York World's Fair, Archie is picking up the counter girl at the refreshment stand.
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Synopsis: Betty sneaks an announcement in the school paper that her and Archie are getting married.
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A Mall for All Seasons

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis: Betty has a solution for the local mall's flagging sales.
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Pizza My Mind

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis: Veronica gets Pop to hire Betty to deliver pizzas for him. But she thinks twice about it when Betty ends up at Archie's place all the time.
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Love Is Blind

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Language of Love

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Denise; Ethel; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty and Denise study Jughead's body language while he talks with Ethel.
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Serf Turf

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Your flunky idea is a neat way to raise money for student activities!
Synopsis: Reggie organizes a 'flunky' day at the school to raise money. Students volunteer to become someone's flunky in exchange for a donation to the school. Betty and Archie are convinced by Veronica and Reggie to participate. They then place bids on Archie and Betty to be their flunkies for the day to run errands.
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Dare to Be Different

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Synopsis: Betty declines to audition for a spot in a punk rock band since she only plays the cello.
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Now Playing

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Synopsis: Veronica has a fancy home theater installed in the mansion but Archie would rather watch movies at Betty's house to keep her from Adam.
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You're Out of Line

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Whale of a Sale

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That's News to Me

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Just My Luck

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Character(s): Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty gives a class talk about superstitions and performs acts that are rumored to bring you bad luck.
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Personal Best

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Synopsis: The girls on the softball team work to improve their individual skills and strengths for the coming season.
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Big Brother

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Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Acting on Veronica's advice, Ethel plays hard to get.
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Smell Spell

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Veronica makes an irresistible perfume in lab class.
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Down in the Mouth

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Synopsis: When Charley laughs at Li'l Jinx's plans to be a doctor, she claims to see something wrong with him. He then spends the rest of the day imagining that he has horrible illnesses.
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Chain Pain

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Synopsis: Veronica falls asleep in class and dreams that Dilton's invention gives her a mustache.
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Loose Lips!

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Tomoko Yoshida; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Curtis
Synopsis: Veronica thinks she is good at keeping the secret that Tomoko and Curtis are dating but she's not.
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