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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #283
Publication Date: September 2002
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Issues: #283 of 78 Issues (101 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/19/2020
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Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855828311
Price: $7.99 USD
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Content Items: 55 (36 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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Beach Blanket Bash-Up

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis: While everyone else is enjoying themselves at the beach, Betty and Veronica stage a secret contest, with the winner gaining snuggling rights to Archie.
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Master of Disaster

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica quickly tire of the steady diet of disaster movies Archie keeps subjecting them to on dates.
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Dog Daze

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Synopsis: Betty has a job walking dogs.
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That's Pretty Fishy!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Brigitte Reilly; Betty Cooper
First Line: Have you guys seen Betty?
Synopsis: Veronica is upset when Betty and Brigitte go fishing without her.
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Face the Ball!

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Synopsis: Veronica miraculously gets better at volleyball when she puts Cheryl's face on the ball.
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Riverdale

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Stop Step

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Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
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Raise Daze

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Archie wants to borrow five dollars from his dad.
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

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Gimmick Happy

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Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alex
Synopsis: Alex thinks the group needs to change their image, again.
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They're Off

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Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alan M. Mayberry; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
First Line: Good heavens!
Synopsis: Alan's new pastime is racing turtles.
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Birthday Box

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Character(s): Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan M. Mayberry; Alexandra Cabot; Melody Valentine; Mr. Cabot
Synopsis: Alexander throws himself a birthday party, but ends up being the only one to attend after he uninvites everyone else for insulting him.
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Think Jinx

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Character(s): Valerie; Melody; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: When Valerie and Melody come to the Chok'lit Shoppe to ask the Archies to play on a Pussycats record, Reggie is so smitten with Melody that he doesn't mind all the accidents she causes him to have.
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Marvel Animated Mini-Mates

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Archie Unlimited

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Funky Summer Style

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Net Set

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Character(s): Mr. Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is stuck playing tennis with Archie as his partner.
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Archie Comics Threadless

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Weary Query

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty can't figure out why she doesn't finish well in races.
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Comfort Zone

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Missing the Kiss (Instead of Kissing the Miss)

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Synopsis: Betty and Archie have a hard time finding a chance to be alone at Nancy's party.
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The Paws That Refreshes

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Synopsis: The girls find giant footprints in the sand and assume the boys are pranking them. However, the boys find the same tracks and assume the same thing.
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Hollywood Make-up Magic

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Cynthia Van Snoote; Archie Andrews; Doug Westweed; Donaldo
Synopsis: Veronica is desperate for a way to one-up Cynthia Van Snoote. When she meets Archie's cousin, who is a Hollywood make-up artist, she thinks she has her way.
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Putt Yourself in Our Shoes

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica just want a quiet game of miniature golf. But they're with Archie and Reggie, so it naturally erupts into war.
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Perfectly Honest

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Peter Starr; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty goes on a blind date with Peter Starr.
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To Marcy with Love

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Cousin Marcy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: With some prodding from Veronica, Marcy asks a boy out. But she's so lacking in confidence that Marcy asks Veronica to prompt her with interesting conversation through a short wave receiver in her ear.
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How about Some Assistance?

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Annie; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis: Veronica has a personal assistant, Annie.
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The Eternal Triangle

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: When Betty brings Archie lunch at the beach he promises to be a better person to her but he can't resist Veronica.
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That 'Suits' Me Fine!

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Synopsis: When Betty's home-made swimsuit gets more attention than the swimsuit Veronica bought in Paris, Veronica decides to try her hand at making her own swimsuit also.
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Poor Fish!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie, Betty, and Veronica are camp counselors. When Archie snubs both Betty and Veronica and selects Jughead has his partner in a fishing derby the girls decide to create their own team, even though neither know how to fish. The girls end up catching some boys instead.
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Friends 'Til the End!

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Character(s): Betty; Veronica; Archie; Jughead; Ethel; Charlene; television host
Synopsis: A TV film crew hunting for the best friends in America follows Betty and Veronica. All goes well until they quarrel over Archie and each decide to get new best friends. When the show airs they remember how much fun they'd been having together, and rush to reconcile... then immediately start quarreling over Archie again.
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Three is Just Perfect

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Adam; Chuck
Synopsis: Both Archie and Adam try to help Betty with her sand sculpture.
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Trouble Free

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Synopsis: Veronica puts the gardener to work making the lawn perfect for a picnic with Archie.
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Surfing Saga

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Roger; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica head for the beach to do some surfing. But primarily on Veronica's mind is trying to impress Roger the handsome lifeguard.
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Living Dolls

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: The girls and the boys argue about "dolls" versus "action figures."
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Archie Comics Presents

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Club Flub

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Big Wheels

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Batter Up!

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Wait-less

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Synopsis: While waiting for her father, Jinx finds a discarded tin can and uses it to spur several imaginative daydreams.
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A Mind Joggler

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Synopsis: Jinx tries to get Charley to jog around the block.
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Graphic Novel Super Store

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The Bronco Rider

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Synopsis: Veronica as a rodeo star.
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Archie Milestones

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Uniform Attraction

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Synopsis: Veronica can't seem to resist a man in uniform and it's got Archie bugged.
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Rivals Forever

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Synopsis: Veronica and Betty both want to go to the summer dance with Archie.
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Teen Titans

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Katy Keene

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