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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #269
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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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Pat Kennedy [as Kennedy Bros.] (signed); Tim Kennedy [as Kennedy Bros.] (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
Rosario Peña (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
B & V Friends
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Wonderful! I was craving something sweet!
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The Frog Princess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Princess Betty [Betty Cooper]; Princess Veronica [Veronica Lodge]; Price Archie [Archie Andrews]; Old Witch [Miss Grundy]
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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Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
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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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Veronica's Maternal Grandmother; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
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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Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
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)
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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hermione Lodge; Dilton Doiley
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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Moose Mason (cameo)
Betty shows Veronica several amateur commercials she came up with in hopes of winning a corporate contest.
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

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Netflix
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Call Ball

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humorous, teen
Big Ethel
Ethel Muggs
Ethel practices talking to Jughead on the telephone.
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Clothes Encounter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Angelo Decesare (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
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Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie & The Pussycats
Valerie Smith; Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith]; The 3 Prestos (magicians)
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!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Angelo Decesare (credited)
Al Bigley (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Josie and the Pussycats
Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Alex Cabot III
Alex wants the Pussycats to take on interesting hobbies to gain some good publicity.
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Friends to the End

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexandra Cabot
Melody is worried that Alexandra won't loan her money for a new outfit for the big dance.
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Tomorrow, Everything Changes

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Good Riddance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Tim Kennedy
Rudy Lapick
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty does some spring cleaning, including getting rid of Archie.
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Diamond Select
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Veronica's Party Fashions

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Veronica Lodge
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Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica's Pin-Up
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Oh Archie! Isn't the fair just wonderful!!
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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Turnpike Terror

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Frank Doyle (credited)
John Rosenberger (credited)
Mario Acquaviva (credited)
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Mario Acquaviva (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Me
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Betty takes up motorcycling, then Veronica has to try to outdo her to attract Archie's attention.
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The "Light Side"

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Me
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones: Miss Grundy
Archie is carrying Betty for a math experiment, and Veronica doesn't care for that sort of horseplay.
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Stop the Presses

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Hal Cooper; Miss Grundy
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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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Betty has a solution for the local mall's flagging sales.
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Pizza My Mind

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom
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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Justin; Jughead Jones
Veronica goes on a TV dating show.
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Language of Love

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Denise; Ethel; Jughead Jones
Betty and Denise study Jughead's body language while he talks with Ethel.
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Serf Turf

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Your flunky idea is a neat way to raise money for student activities!
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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Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
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Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty's Diary
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
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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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Polly Cooper; Adam; Jughead Jones
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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Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Cousin Marcy
Veronica reluctantly agrees to hold Marcy's place in line to buy tickets to the first showing of a major science fiction/fantasy film.
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Whale of a Sale

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Susannah Rowntree
Teresa Davidson (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Polly Cooper; Jughead Jones
Betty and Archie hold a garage sale.
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That's News to Me

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Subject Matter
teen
Tomoko and Betty
Betty Cooper; Tomoko; Akira; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Tomoko's newspaper story about a house fire is picked up by a major publisher.
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Just My Luck

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
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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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Melanie; Archie Andrews (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Pop Tate (cameo)
The girls on the softball team work to improve their individual skills and strengths for the coming season.
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Big Brother

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Acting on Veronica's advice, Ethel plays hard to get.
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Smell Spell

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George Gladir
Pat Kennedy ?; Tim Kennedy ?
Bob Smith
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs
Veronica makes an irresistible perfume in lab class.
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Down in the Mouth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx Holliday; Charley Hawse; Greg
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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Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Greg
Jinx receives a chain letter.
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Way$ 'n' Mean$

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Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Greg
Jinx is going to get money for a soda by any means necessary.
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Midtown Comics
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Hair's Veronica

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Miss Beazly
Veronica falls asleep in class and dreams that Dilton's invention gives her a mustache.
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Archie Milestones

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Loose Lips!

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Craig Boldman (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Digikore Studios (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Tomoko Yoshida; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Curtis
Veronica thinks she is good at keeping the secret that Tomoko and Curtis are dating but she's not.
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Riverdale

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CW
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