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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #285
Publication Date: December 2002
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Issues: #285 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: 10/14/2020
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Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855828511
Price: $7.99 USD
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Content Items: 49 (29 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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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
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How to get your free comic

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Season of the Witch

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Jellybean Jones
Synopsis: Betty, Jughead and Jellybean trick Veronica into thinking Jellybean's locket is cursed.
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A Costume for Betty

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: Oh, dear! The big halloween party is tomorrow!
Synopsis: Betty tries to select a Halloween costume that will attract Archie to her and away from Veronica.
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Campaign Refrain

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Smithers the butler; Svenson the janitor
Synopsis: Betty comes to Veronica's aid in the campaign for class president in order to counteract Reggie's dirty campaign tricks.
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You've Got Cash

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge installs an ATM in the mansion for Veronica to use in lieu of her credit cards. But the ATM comes with a one hundred dollar per month limit and a two dollar per transaction fee.
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Caught in the Net

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Mr. Svenson; Wilhelmina; Nancy Woods (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo)
Synopsis: Betty tracks down Svenson's old girlfriend on the internet but things have changed when he goes to visit her.
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Surprise

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Josie Jones; Pop Tate; Smithers the butler
Synopsis: Veronica scripts her "surprise" birthday party and expects everyone to follow the script.
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World of Betty and Veronica Digest

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Betty's Fall Fashion Fling

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Avatar the Last Airbender

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The Swamp Mist Monster

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Character(s): Melody Valentine; Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown
Synopsis: Melody chases her pet bird (named "Bird") into One-Way Swamp, and the others chase after her. In the Swamp, she encounters a bog of quicksand and they encounter a hulking, headless monster.
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Off to a Good Start..

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Character(s): Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; un-named teachers; un-named girls
Synopsis: Alexandra tries to use her powers of mind control to get Alan M. away from Josie.
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Stop the Music

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Character(s): Josie; Valerie; Melody; Alan M.; Alex
Synopsis: Alex gives Alan directions to the concession stand by telling him which pretty girls he will go past.
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The Riverdale Diaries

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Calling Collect

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
First Line: Your sore throat is getting much better!
Synopsis: Veronica gets a get-well card from the phone company.
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Prime Time

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Character(s): Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Miss Grundy has a hard time keeping everyone's attention in class.
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Archie Comics Threadless

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Archie 80th Anniversary Jumbo Digest

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To Coin a Phrase or It Makes Cents To Me

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Leon the Chameleon
Synopsis: Betty organizes volunteers to paint a mural on the side of a vacant building as a stunt to raise money and awareness for a local animal shelter.
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Never Again

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Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Archie, I think you need a hobby to keep you busy!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge tricks Archie into vowing never to return to the mansion.
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Betty Cooper's Book of Riverdale Records, 2004 Edition

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Svenson
Synopsis: Betty records several humorous record-breaking events performed by her friends.
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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel; Midge Clump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: When Ethel twists her ankle Veronica is forced to wear the mascot costume at the football game.
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Test Case

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis: Veronica tries to get a better grade than Betty on a test.
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Snow White and the Riverdale Dwarves

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Character(s): Betty Cooper [as Snow White]; Veronica Lodge [as the Evil Queen]; Archie Andrews [as The Prince]; Cheryl Blossom [as the Magic Mirror]; Reggie Mantle [as The Huntsman]; Dilton Doiley [as Dilly]; Jughead Jones [as Jug]; Chuck Clayton [as Chucky]; Pop Tate [as Poppy]; Kevin Keller [as Kev]; Mr. Weatherbee [as Bee]; Moose Mason [as The Moose]; Miss Grundy [as the Evil Queen's disguise]
Synopsis: Retelling of the fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves"; Veronica the Evil Queen tries to have Snow White killed because Snow White is hotter than she is. But Snow White finds sanctuary with seven eccentric little men.
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Stuff Stuff Stuff

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Kumi; Emma
First Line: Stuff! Stuff! Stuff!
Synopsis: Betty decides to get rid of all the clutter in her room which inspires her friends to do the same.
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Fallen Star

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Laura Lovely
Synopsis: Veronica is mistaken for the movie star Laura Lovely.
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A Kiss is Just a Kiss

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason
Synopsis: While performing a school spirit pep rally skit, Veronica is about to kiss Jughead but Ethel intervenes.
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The Mystery of History

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs (as Cleopatra); Jughead Jones (as Marc Antony); Veronica Lodge (as Marie Antoinette); Nancy Woods
Synopsis: Betty imagines her friends as various people throughout history.
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The Pies Have It

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Character(s): Miss Beazly; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Svenson
Synopsis: Miss Beazly accidentally loses her ring in a chicken pot pie, which leads to a food fight in the cafeteria.
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Riverdale's Information Superhighway

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge; Frankie; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Each member of the Riverdale gang has their own special area of expertise.
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Culinary Capers

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Pop Tate
Synopsis: On an expense account as a restaurant critic for a local paper, Betty treats Archie to some of Riverdale's most expensive cuisine. But accident-prone Archie makes a mess of things.
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Fright Night

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Caramel; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis: While her parents are at a movie, Betty sits at home reading a horror novel and jumping at every sound she hears.
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Archie Comics Presents

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Sweet Treat

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie and Moose help out Veronica at her horse stable, while Reggie helps himself to Midge.
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Monster Advice!

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Character(s): Salem; Sabrina; Frankie; Harvey; Zombirella
Synopsis: Sabrina is running an advice column for monsters.
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Graphic Novel Super Store

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Witty Ditty

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Character(s): Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Miss Beazly decides to jazz up the food.
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Drawing on Experience

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Archie Andrews (as an image in Betty's mind); Veronica Lodge (as an image in Betty's mind); Little Archie Andrews (flashback); Little Betty Cooper (flashback); Caramel (cameo)
Synopsis: Betty is trying to write a scary story for a horror writing contest, but hasn't liked the results so far. When Polly suggests that Betty write something she knows about, Betty remembers when she and Archie were kids and took a short cut across a haunted lane full of scary things.
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Special Preview Betty and Veronica The Bond of Friendship

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Betty and Veronica the Bond of Friendship

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Riverdale

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