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Issue: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #291
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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: 0271000696003
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (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
?
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo ?
Barry Grossman
Victor Gorelick
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; unidentified skier
Poor Betty was down in the dumps yesterday, Veronica!
Veronica disses Betty's ski outfit.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The same basic joke was used on the cover of Katy Keene #23.
The Winner

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Josie; Hostess
Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot; Melody Valentine; Alan Mayberry
Alan wins the roller disco contest thanks to some nifty moves and to Hostess Twinkies.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Energy Crisis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Joe Edwards ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
Betty convinces Veronica to walk rather than drive, in order to aid the energy crisis.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Gallagher ?
Dan DeCarlo
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Miss Grundy
Veronica, do you have to listen to that awful noise?
Veronica and Mr. Lodge debate her taste in music. Betty and Veronica borrow clothes from Miss Grundy.
Reprinting
from ?
Miscellaneous
0.5
These are reprints of two late seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?
Subject Matter
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Don't Let This Giant Catch Get Away
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Advertisement for Archie Annual Digest #36.
Veronica's Ski Fashions

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge
No story; Veronica models ski fashion designs submitted by readers.
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Miscellaneous
1
Young at Heart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
Veronica cons her father and Smithers into a snowball fight.
Reprinting
FlagThe Best of Archie #[nn] published January 1980
as Young at Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #60 published March 1993
as Young at Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #209 [Direct Edition] published March 2013
as Young at Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Credits confirmed with the credits printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #209.
Cover Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Jinx gives her father a reason to be enthusiastic about the snowstorm.
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Miscellaneous
1
Joe Edwards credits two readers with the clothing designs Jinx and Hap wear.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dexter Taylor ?
Dexter Taylor ?
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?
Subject Matter
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper
Now Showing
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Advertisement for Little Archie Annual Digest #6.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Here's Your Archie 3 for $1.00 Checklist
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Checklist of titles eligible for the Three For $1.00 offer.
Heads Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Jim DeCarlo ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Veronica buys a blonde wig to surprise Archie at school. But Archie gets wind of it and comes to school in a bald cap.
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Miscellaneous
5
The outfits worn by Betty and Veronica in this story were submitted by two readers: Donna Kahn (Dearborn, Mich.) and Louise Ely (Denver, Colo.).
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eda Edwards [as Betty and Veronica]
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Dear Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
My Boyfriend and I
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.
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Miscellaneous
1
Trick Photography

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper
Letter strike code puzzle with a photography theme.
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Miscellaneous
1
Snow Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton
The gang plan to wait out a howling snowstorm at the Lodge mansion until Reggie gets a better idea.
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FlagLaugh Comics Digest #63 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1986
 
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