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Issue: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #263
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Variant: unnamed
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: 0271000696011
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Good putt, Veronica! You kept your eye on the ball!
While Veronica and Reggie are concentrating on their game at the miniature golf links, Archie and Betty are concentrating on each other - - to Veronica's annoyance.
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Miscellaneous
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Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Double Digest Magazine #17.
Verse Than Ever

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
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Barry Grossman ?
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica thinks that she and her friend should be referred to as "Veronica and Betty," because it's easier to rhyme "Betty" in case someone wants to write a song about them.
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Miscellaneous
6
So Spoiled

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Subject Matter
teen
Josie; Hostess
Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alexandria Cabot
Hostess ad.
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How's the Weather

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman ?
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Fat Charley
Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
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Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
Barry Grossman ?
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica's Gag Bag
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
That’s a funny looking doghouse!
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Judging from the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Ploy Play

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman ?
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Betty tries to attract Archie by playing hard to get.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #14 published August 1985
 
Miscellaneous
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Archie's Digest
Advertisement for Archie Comics Digest #27.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie's 3 For $1.00 Offer
Advertisement for Archie Comics "Three Issues For $1.00" offer.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Video Vexation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo
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Barry Grossman
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Dilton Doily
All the boys are more interested in video games than girls. The girls decide to become experts at video games and beat the boys, in the hope that it'll kill their interest in the games.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #14 published August 1985
 
Miscellaneous
5
The script for this story is a partial remake of the story "Speed Deed" from Betty and Veronica # 126, also by Gladir and DeCarlo. In that story, the girls and boys took up model car racing; here that's replaced by video games.
You Name Them

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #14 published August 1985
 
Miscellaneous
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Cover Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
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Barry Grossman ?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Frankie Valdez; Maria Rodriguez; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Frankie doesn't have any problem seeing the other girls on the beach in revealing swimwear. However, the sight of Maria in swimwear drives him to possessively try to cover her up.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #14 published August 1985
 
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