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Issue: Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #1
Publication Date: June 1987
 
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 260
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 02710006917101
Price: $2.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 63 (62 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
teen
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge
Veronica did a lot of shopping, Mr. Lodge!
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Miscellaneous
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Decisions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Betty and Veronica play a trick on Archie by asking him questions because they know he can't make a decision.
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Canny Canine!

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humorous, teen
Archie and Jughead discuss how Veronica pampers her dog.
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Battle of the Brats

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teen
Warned in advance that the kids she's babysitting are hellions, Betty arrives prepared.
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The couple Betty is babysitting for are Mr. and Mrs. Blossom, and one of the children is a girl with reddish hair.
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Here's the Pitch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Mr. Weatherbee gets angry at the boys for pitching pennies in the hall.
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A Date with Archie

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Betty turns down a date with Archie because she had made plans to go bowling with Veronica. Both girls then decide that a date with Archie would be better than bowling, so they make a mad rush to Archie's house. After a slapstick disaster at Archie's house, the girls end up bowling with Jughead.
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Rare Scare

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humorous, teen
Archie and Jughead ponder life after they grow up.
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Show and Yell!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Jinx assumes that her friend Mitch will be in trouble because of his bad report card.
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This is apparently not the same as the story with the same title in Archie at Riverdale High #4, though both have to do with report cards.
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Fastest Gums in the West

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley
Jughead tries to break the world record for the most pizzas eaten at one sitting.
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Fan Fare

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Veronica is obsessing over the latest teen singing idol and Archie and Mr. Lodge conspire to cool her ardor.
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Ageless Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Fred wants Archie to get his billfold monogrammed. Betty volunteers to take it in. Veronica spots her at the store and assumes she's getting it monogrammed to give to Archie. She arranges to have the monogram changed.
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I Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Veronica spies on the new boy next door.
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humorous, teen
Archie is intrigued by a letter that Jughead got from his cousin.
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Shape Scape

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humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee catches Archie and Jughead cloud watching.
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Pleasant Dreams

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge
When Veronica can't make it to a stage show, Archie asks Betty to go with him, which leads Betty to dream of what's to come.
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Winter vs. Spring

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Merry Holiday
Hap's memories of the preceding winter aren't as pleasant as the ones Jinx has.
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Who's Afraid of a Little Rain?

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Archie braves a driving rainstorm to keep a date with Veronica.
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Out-Dated

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica breaks her date with Archie because he's broke. When Betty hears this, she goes running to him, cash in hand, ready to replace Veronica.
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The Guardian

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Hot Dog tries to prove his worth as a guard dog.
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Sour Gripes

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humorous, teen
Girls, how do you like the mink coat daddykins bought me for my birthday?
Veronica shows off her new fur coat.
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Late-ly Speaking

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humorous, teen
--Sigh--
Mr. Lodge realizes that it's 2am and Archie's still in the house.
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It's Friendship

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Veronica enlists Archie's aid to try to duck Ethel, so she won't have to listen to Ethel cry about Jughead's behavior.
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Girl Talk!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Charley tells Li'l Jinx that he wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.
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Parting Thrust

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humorous, teen
Ronnie! What's wrong? Why are you hiding from Archie?
Veronica tells Archie she will be out of town all weekend but she is really avoiding him so she can date Chuck Simon.
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Green Eyed Monster

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Big Ethel; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Archie goes job-hunting after Veronica refuses to date him until he pays for a date.
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Doing My Thing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Veronica invites the boys to a lawn party she's throwing for some society friends. Jughead is forced to choose between turning down free food and dressing formally.
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Mother Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper
The gang sees Betty cradling a basket in her arms and saying that she found it on her doorstep and needs to get it to the nursery. Soon the whole town is buzzing with the story of Betty finding an abandoned baby.
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Airplane Paper Caper

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Paper planes flying throughout the school annoy Mr. Weatherbee.
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[untitled]

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Artist Jughead paints a hamburger, but it is stolen by a trapeze artist.
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No-Pep-Rep

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humorous, teen
Jughead twists his ankle and Betty helps him get to school.
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Native Son

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
The Archies are playing a gig at the International Ball, where they are to dress as American natives. Archie comes dressed as a native American, while the rest of the gang come dressed in formal attire.
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Foolish Fashion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Veronica receives an original dress express shipped directly from Paris, only to find Betty and Ethel already wearing knock-off copies.
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Milk 'n' Moo

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Moose, can you name five items that contain milk?
Moose describes to the class five items that contain milk.
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First 'n' Last

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humorous, teen
Alice (Reggie's date)
Reggie and Alice discuss kissing on the first date.
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Finny Facts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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non-fiction, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie and Jughead visit the aquarium.
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Making the Connection

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jinx doesn't want to go to bed because she's too engrossed in her connect the dots book.
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It's a Steal

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humorous, teen
Harvey hosts a garage sale.
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Pay Dates Incorporated

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
In order to raise money to support their fashion addictions, Betty proposes that she, Veronica and Midge start charging to date one of the boys.
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The Treatment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Veronica persists in winding Archie around her little finger, until she finally manages to push him too far.
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Jumping to Conclusions

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Jinx is practicing for a non-existent Olympic sport.
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Those Were the Days

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley [Dilton Doily]; Pop Tate
Reggie gets conned into thinking Jughead is a reincarnation of an Egyptian camel driver.
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Friendly Finance

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Hal Cooper
Veronica chastises Archie for never having any money and decides not to date him anymore. Archie turns to Betty, who gives him money to buy a gift...for Veronica's birthday!
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The Cupid Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Tessie Turner; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Feeling sorry for Dilton, Betty and Archie try to fix him up with a diminutive girl named Tessie Turner, without finding out if they have anything in common.
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High Honor

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Jughead leaves Archie his pet frog collection.
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Jughead Presents Howling with Hot Dog

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Three two-panel gags featuring Hot Dog.
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Gruesome Threesome

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx's day goes from bad to worse.
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The Gallstone Ghost!

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Archie! Wait till we tell you what happened!
Archie tries to show the girls that there are no ghosts in Gallstone Manor.
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Shareholders

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Wha...?
Mr. Weatherbee accuses Archie and Jughead of running in the school halls, but it turns out to be Betty and Veronica.
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Something to Cheer About

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humorous, teen
Betty is practicing to try out for the cheerleading squad and Archie is just enthralled by her, um, precision routines.
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Brolly Folly

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Jughead's mother tries to cure him of sleepwalking.
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Rock Knock

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Archie has converted his guitar into a skateboard, and is impressing Veronica by being able to play the guitar and skating at the same time. Veronica tells Reggie that he doesn't seem to be impressed. Reggie yawns, says he isn't and says that he's heard better guitar playing.
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Never Kiss a Stranger

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humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Mr. Lodge forbids Veronica to see Archie, so she has to come up with an idea that will allow her to follow the letter of her father's demand while still keeping her date with Archie.
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The Helpmate!

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humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
A security firm tries to convince Mr. Weatherbee to hire security guards for the school.
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Name Game

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humorous, teen
Moose is upset with Reggie for calling him a chump.
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The Direct Approach

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Desperate to attract Archie, Betty seeks the advice of her mother. Alice suggests that Betty pander to Archie's ego as well as his stomach.
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The System

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Mr. Weatherbee is determined to get himself and the school organized.
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Little Big Man

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Oh, Reggie, how can I thank you?
Reggie gets Dilton a date with a girl nicknamed "Barracuda," but Dilton ends up taming her.
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Game Aim

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Archie asks Ethel to come out and play catch, but she wants to catch Jughead.
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An Egg Shake!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx wants to sleep in.
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The Limit to Loyalty

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Jughead isn't willing to risk his neck to avenge insults against Archie.
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Sailor Beware

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily
After Archie and Reggie make fun of Jughead, they hear he's down at the docks about to board a tramp steamer for parts unknown, and fear they drove him to leave town.
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Smile Awhile

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Watch it, Betty! She's in a miserable mood!
After going to the dentist, Veronica's face is temporarily frozen in a grin and she is unable to talk.
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Wet Strength

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Veronica encounters Betty walking through a driving rain in a deep stupor, oblivious to the elements and everything else.
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