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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #217
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Pages: 164
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Dimensions: Standard Digest Size U. S.
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Binding: Squarebound
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humorous, teen
B&V Friends
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs
Right now the boys are feasting their eyes on Veronica and her bikini...
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Access the entire Archie Comics Digital Universe
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That 'Suits' Me Fine!

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humorous
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
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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Slow Burn

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Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie, Betty and Veronica are at the beach. Archie asks Veronica to go surfing with him, but Veronica says she'd rather soak up some of the sun. Archie asks her why she wants to do that and says that it isn't any fun. He tells Betty that he can't figure out why Veronica wants to do this. Betty says that Veronica wants to be the "toast of the town".
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Kevin Keller four issue mini-series
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Order form for the four issue Kevin Kellar mini-series.
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The Archie Babies
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Rap it Up

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Alice Cooper
Each of the girls take turns doing a freestyle rap about their life.
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Let's Pretend

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humorous
Polly Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge
Veronica and Betty decide to have a pretend tea party just like they did as young girls.
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Dog Dazed

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humorous
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump
Betty dog-sits for a neighbor.
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Hey Sister

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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Polly Cooper (Betty's older sister); Jellybean Jones (Jughead's little sister); Jughead's parents
Veronica never had a sister so she decides to treat Jughead's little sister as if she was her own sister.
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Archie Marries Betty and Veronica
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Subscription information for Life With Archie magazine.
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Love & Marriage
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Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats
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Club Crisis

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Josie; Alex Cabot; Melody; Valerie
Alex gets the band a gig at a club but they are not happy with the club and want to get out of their contract.
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A Wealth of Poverty

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humorous
Josie; Alexandra Cabot; Valerie Brown
Josie and Valerie try to convince Alexandra to contribute to a senior citizen's home.
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In this printing Jon D'Agostino is credited for inks. The indexer of the original printing credited this to Rudy Lapick.
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Rock 'n' Roll Babe

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Josie
Josie
Unscramble the letters puzzle.
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The Image

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Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot
Alexander has the band do weird things, like throw a food fight in a hotel room, so they seem "weird" to the press to help them get gigs.
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The Best of Archie Comics
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Order form for The Best of Archie Comics collection.
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Archie Americana Series Best of the Nineties Book 2
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humorous
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
I can't decide what to buy.
Veronica can't decide on a color to paint her room.
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Game Players!

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humorous
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Matt Malik; Stacy
Betty and Veronica are used as models at a video game company that Mr. Lodge owns.
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Cool Rule

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Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Archie has found a way to increase his ice cream sales without moving the ice cream van.
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True Romance

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teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
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No! After You!

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica get into an argument over who should apologize for the last argument they had.
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Credits from the index of the original printing.
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Three new graphic novels
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Archie Weird Mysteries
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House ad for the new Archie Weird Mysteries graphic novel.
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Sabrina
Sabrina
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Dis-Appearing Act!

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humorous
Sabrina; Gem Stone; Chloe; Gus Gutsy
Sabrina accidentally makes a circus performer disappear.
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Pet-Ty Behavior!

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Sabrina; Gem Stone; Salem; Purrfection (cat)
Sabrina's school has a pet talent show and Salem wants to participate.
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A Snake from New York

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humorous
Sabrina's Friend, Llandra
Llandra; Ant'ny
Llandra asks Ant'ny how he came to her homeland.
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Sabrina the Animated Series Graphic Novel
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Knock! Knock!
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House ad for Jughead #207 and #208.
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Something's Cooking

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Ethel
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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Friends 'Til the End!

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humorous
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Kinley; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Charlene; Jughead Jones
Betty and Veronica win a contest to be televised as best friends. When Archie shows up during the taping of the show, Betty and Veronica have a falling out.
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Do or Dye

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Net Set

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Mr. Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Mr. Lodge is stuck playing tennis with Archie as his partner.
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Pencil/Ink credits from the index of the original printing.
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Archie World Tour
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Buy three books and get the fourth free!
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Ordering information for Archie graphic novels.
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Li'l Jinx

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humorous
Li'l Jinx
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A Draw Snore

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humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx falls asleep and dreams she's fallen inside her comic book.
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Safety First

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humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx has scattered her toys all over the stairs.
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Not the same "Safety First" as in Everything's Archie (1969 series) #1.
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Not Seen, But Hurt

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Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx is eating bananas.
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Some Change!

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Charley; Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx asks Charley what the temperature is outside.
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It Makes Sense!

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Li'l Jinx; Greg
Greg wants to borrow a nickel from Li'l Jinx.
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Miss Hiss!

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Li'l Jinx; Russ
Jinx has problems playing baseball.
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Trick Knee

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Charley; Greg
Charley gets out of chores because of his trick knee.
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Fishy Wish!

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humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx explains what her three wishes would be.
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Book number 5 of the new look library.
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Information on ordering graphic novels based on the "new look" Archie comics.
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Love Me Baby, Mumbai!
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House ad for World of Archie digest #9 and #10.
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The Dog Whisperer

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Colette Adey (credited)
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humorous
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog; Seta Upenbeg; Achilles (dog)
Betty and Veronica meet Seta Upenbeg, a "dog whisperer" that tries to train Hot Dog, whom Betty is watching for Jughead.
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The Dog Whisperer is a TV show featuring Cesar Millan who trains troubled dogs. This story takes a humorous look at dog training, with Hot Dog being the ultimate "untrainable" dog.
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Multiple Choices!

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Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Betty and Midge imagine what would happen if each person in Riverdale had a twin.
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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Quick Betty! I need to go on a spending spree today.
Veronica wants one last shopping trip before her father cuts up her credit card.
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Double 'W' Exposure

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Wendy Weatherbee
After becoming jealous of Wendy Weatherbee's web page, Betty and Veronica ask Archie to help them create their own webpage.
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The Bronco Rider

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Veronica Pin Up
Veronica Lodge
Veronica as a rodeo star.
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Cheryl Blossom

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Paul Oswald ? (signed)
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humorous
Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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It's a Maze Thing

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Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge
Cheryl and Veronica get lost in a hedge maze.
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Cheryl's in Vogue

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Cheryl Blossom
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Reader submitted fashions for Cheryl Blossom.
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Veronica times three
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Comic Book Fairs
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Information on holding an Archie themed book fair at school.
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White Out Conditions

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Betty likes Veronica's new outfit, but Veronica finds that she can't do anything for fear she will get her white clothes dirty.
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Singing the Blues

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Betty Cooper; Brandy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
Betty accidentally dyes her hair blue, then accidentally dyes it pink.
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Aw, Grow Up!

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica both daydream about what the future would be like if they married Archie.
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"Archie Subscriptions"

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Information on subscribing to various Archie magazines.
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Everything's Archie
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Archie Comics news.
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"The Best of Archie Comics"

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Inside back cover.
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Archie Comics Digital Universe
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Information about digital downloads of Archie comics. Back cover.

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