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Issue: Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #69
Publication Date: January 1998
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Issues: #69 of 330 Issues (501 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 196
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646950969
Price: $2.99 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 42 (39 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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Genres: teen
First Line: Can't you two read?
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Kiss & Tell

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Genres: humorous, teen
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Clerk Smirk

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Ethel takes a job in a men's clothing store to meet guys.
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Bright Plight

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie tries to cheer up Mr. Lodge.
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Video Victim

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty tries to get Archie to notice her during a football telecast.
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Art Official Ingredients

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Boris Aurorealis
Synopsis: Veronica demands that a famous impressionist paint her yearly portrait and quickly comes to regret the choice.
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Giant Sale

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Betty's poster-size picture of Archie gets snatched by the wind and lands in Mr. Weatherbee's yard, right when Mr. Weatherbee wants some Archie-free time.
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Lessons in Love

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Synopsis: Even Veronica is upset at the way Archie takes Betty for granted, and she convinces him to "try a little tenderness."
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Fortunate Fortune

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Synopsis: Betty reads Veronica's horoscope.
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Inflation Elation

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Synopsis: Veronica offers to help Archie spend his allowance.
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First Line: Dear Diary - Yesterday Archie flipped over me!
Synopsis: Betty writes in her diary about a conversation she overheard between Archie and Reggie.
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Uptight Out-a-Site

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Egad!!! I'm so uptight lately! What am I going to do?
Synopsis: Veronica talks her father into buying a new sports car to relieve stress. But Mr. Lodge makes the mistake of asking Archie for advice on the car.
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Let Betty Do It

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty becomes fed up with constantly helping all of her friends.
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Chat Frat

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Synopsis: Veronica tells Betty about her holiday vacation.
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Unpopular Mechanics

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A Date with Suzy Stringbean!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Suzy Stringbean
Synopsis: Suzy Stringbean, the skinniest girl in fifth grade, returns to Riverdale and hopes to date Reggie. Reggie, remembering her looks, turns her down, only to find she's matured into a beautiful woman.
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Big Reunion

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie and Betty's three children; Max (Betty's cat)
Synopsis: Betty fantasizes about how everybody will be at their tenth anniversary reunion.
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Gig Gaga

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Synopsis: The Pussycats help out some fashion designers by giving them free publicity at their New York concert.
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Romantic Antic

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Synopsis: Midge asks Moose to talk romantic.
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Daddy's Little Girl

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge can't take Veronica to the father-daughter dance, so Veronica makes Archie go, disguised as her father.
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Gym Trim

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Veronica takes advantage of her father's preoccupation with his personal trainer.
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Scents-ation

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty gives Archie some expensive cologne for his birthday but gets angry when he can only talk about how much Veronica will like it.
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Go West, Young Dude!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Cartwheel, Pierre
First Line: Ohhhhhhhh! My achy-breaky soul...
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge worries that Veronica's Western party will interrupt his business meeting.
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Taste Thrill

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: After hearing Veronica rag on Archie's new jacket just because Betty helped him select it, Mr. Lodge sets a trap for his snobbish daughter.
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New Lease on Life

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Genres: drama, teen
Character(s): Mr. Curmudgeon
Synopsis: When Pop Tate is evicted and his shop is slated for demolition, the gang helps him move and finds some historical treasures in the basement. Are they enough to save the shop?
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That's Incredible

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica try to convince Jughead that they both have beauty and brains.
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First Line: Miss Grundy, how come Mr. Flutesnoot was named to head up that special project instead of you?
Synopsis: Betty counsels Miss Grundy on losing a choice assignment to Prof. Flutesnoot.
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Now Ear This!

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Tricks of the Trade

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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Marvo The Mystic
Synopsis: An amateur magician insults Harvey, so Sabrina begins sabotaging his act.
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Relatively Speaking

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie makes the mistake of telling Betty he thinks of her as a sister.
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Weather Warning

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty's idea of comparing Archie and Reggie to the weather precipitates a storm.
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Kiss Twist

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mush Mason (on movie poster)
First Line: Golly, it was a fab flick, Archie!
Synopsis: Archie goes through a lot to get a goodnight kiss from Betty.
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You Know You're in Love When...

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Synopsis: Single-panel gags about love.
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The Hang-up

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Ethel tries to help Betty get over her attraction to Archie.
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Sound Off

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Jinx can't hear the television because her dad is snoring so loudly.
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Another Way

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: What am I going to do... I promised to make a speech to the school board today, but I have laryngitis and I can't talk!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee has laryngitis, but must make a speech to the school board.
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The Crowd

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Synopsis: Three's a crowd, so Veronica leaves.
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The Week-Enders

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: The stories behind Veronica's sprained elbow and Betty's sprained wrist are separated by one week and four thousand miles, but are remarkably similar.
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Best Friends

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: When Jughead's phone is out, Archie asks Betty to visit Jughead and tell him he will be late to the roller rink grand opening. In the meantime, Jughead gets an offer to judge a pizza bake-off and gives the two tickets to Betty.
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Pucker Power

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hey! Isn't that Ronnie way down there, about two blocks away?
Synopsis: Veronica feels that Betty's ability to whistle loudly is unladylike.
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Gentlemen Prefer

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Kimberly
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are determined to make Archie express his preference between them. Archie is just as determined to dodge the question.
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