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Issue: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #259
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000696007
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews (picture)
I'll be all right!... ...it's just that Betty cleaned her room without being asked!
The sight of Betty's clean room is too much for her mother.
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Miscellaneous
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Yowsa Yowsa

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alexander Cabot III; Valerie Brown
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Hostess ad in comic form.
Hats Off To Fashion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Declaring that "hats are coming back in," Veronica buys a bunch of hats and tries them on. Each hat causes her to bump into something or hurt someone.
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A Weak Beginning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
Li'l Jinx is allergic to Mondays.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Who was that who gave you a ride to school?
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Judging by the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties era Archie syndicated comic strips.
Bored to Tears

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica decides to practice to become the best darts player in town, so that she can surprise the boys with her skill. While practicing, she keeps throwing out her old dart boards and buying new ones.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #16 published December 1985
 
Miscellaneous
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie 3 For $1.00 Offer
Advertisement for the Archie "Three Issues For $1.00" offer.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily
Archie Andrews, Where Are You
Advertisement for Archie Andrews Where Are You Digest #3
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Miscellaneous
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Needles and Puns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
The girls take up crafts like needlework and macrame, while the boys annoy them by making stupid puns about all their new hobbies.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #14 published August 1985
 
Miscellaneous
5
Veronica's line "as any fool can plainly see" is a catchphrase from Al Capp's "Li'l Abner." Archie head writer Frank Doyle quoted it in a number of stories.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Aren’t they exquisite, Betty? And these are only my summer diamonds!
Veronica shows off her "summer" diamonds.
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Past Perfect

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Nobody can stand being around Betty because she's "too perfect."
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Miscellaneous
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Inker credit from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #253.

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