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Issue: Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #5
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
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Pages: 132
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UPC/EAN: 0271000691405
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 46 (35 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard U.S. Digest
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Betty, do you have anything special to recommend?
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #247.
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The Talkers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Tony Farthington
Veronica makes a play for the wealthy Tony Farthington and Archie is so jealous that he doesn't hear Betty's repeated entreaties toward him. But when Tony throws Veronica over for Betty, it's Veronica who can't seem to hear Archie's entreaties toward her.
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Remember Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Jon D'Agostino ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
All of a sudden Betty doesn't remember who Archie is.
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6
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New Look Few Look

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Pat Ficara
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Veronica replaces her entire wardrobe because her old clothes are out of style.
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For the Birds Puzzle

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Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy
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Connect the dots puzzle.
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Subject Matter
humorous
Miss Grundy Gag Bag
Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Sometimes I think I'm fighting a losing battle!
Miss Grundy asked her class to bring in something marked down.
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Detour

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Al Hartley
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Betty suggest that she and Archie cross the street to avoid some tough-looking guys. Archie says he can handle anything, but when Betty agrees, Archie suddenly has the desire to carry Betty across the street.
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Lip Service

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Greg has a mustache from drinking chocolate milk.
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New Boyfriend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bob Bolling
Jon D'Agostino
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Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Veronica ditches Archie for a new boy, who turns out to be too attractive to too many other girls.
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Wisdom Tooth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Li'l Jinx is going to the dentist by herself.
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Hide and Seek

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica tries to avoid Archie so he can't ask her to the dance before a handsome college man does.
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Frame Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica finds the perfect pair of glasses, but she wants them without lenses.
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How Do I Love Thee?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Hartley
Al Hartley
Al Hartley
Barry Grossman
Al Hartley
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Me
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty tries to explain love to a little girl.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
teen
Jughead's Gag Bag
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Say, isn't that where Jughead said he's working?
Jughead is working as a D.J.
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Reggie's Liberation

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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Reggie tricks Archie into creating a Men's Liberation march asking for equal rights for men when it comes to dating, hoping that Veronica will cancel her date with Archie.
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teen
Betty's Gag Bag
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper
This article points out an interesting statistic, Betty!
Hal knows why the government is having trouble getting the census numbers.
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Perfect Spot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Al Hartley
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie and Betty find a secluded spot on a small island. Betty makes sure they won't be disturbed.
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Surprise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jim Ruth
Dick Malmgren
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie is taking Veronica out to an expensive dinner. As they walk into the restuarant, Veronica sees a girl wearing the same dress she has on. She then forces Archie to buy her a new dress before dinner, but he doesn't have enough money to pay for both.
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Laugh-In

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Jinx finds the inaccurate weather forecast very funny.
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Danger at the Top

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Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Betty and Veronica climb Robin's Roost to pick flowers, but Archie and Jughead learn that a demolition team is preparing to blow the top off the mountain.
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Dear Betty
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica Pin-Up
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Gee, Betty --- We're so glad you could come along on this picnic ---
Betty goes on a picnic with Archie and Veronica.
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica Pinup
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Whew! I'm hot! I've got to cool off!
Veronica is too hot on the beach and needs to cool off.
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teen
Archie's Pop Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Great old movie, isn't it?
Archie and Fred watch an old movie.
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Transistor Trouble

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Veronica wants some music at the beach, but Archie's transistor radio doesn't work.
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Betty's Diary

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Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper
Betty is writing in her diary how Archie did not ignore her today.
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The Surprise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Gus LeMoine
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
When Veronica surprises the boys with a picnic lunch, Archie and Jughead have to choose between risking hurting her feelings or risking food poisoning.
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Does Not Compute

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Hartley ?
Al Hartley
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Big Ethel
Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
What do you mean you're not going?
Ethel backs out of a computer-arranged date.
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Flight of the Fiend!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bob White
Jon D'Agostino
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Subject Matter
espionage, humorous, teen
B.E.T.T.Y. as the Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
B.E.T.T.Y. [Betty Cooper]; A.R.C.H.I.E. [Archie Andrews]; V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. [Veronica Lodge]; R.E.G.G.I.E. [Reggie Mantle]; Birdman
C.R.U.S.H. villain, the Birdman, hypnotizes P.O.P. agent B.E.T.T.Y. to steal plans from Lodge Enterprises.
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Archie U.S.A. Trivia

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie
Archie Andrews
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Trivia question. First question: Which U.S. state flag features a bear?
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Nothing Doing!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Charley explains to Jinx why things have been quiet all morning.
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A Change of Ad-Dress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Dick Malmgren
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs
Th got over here as fast as I could, Ronnie, what's the big emergency?
Veronica drags Archie to a sale at the Bon-Ton Dress Shop.
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Archie's license plate on page 2 is D.M. 75, a reference to writer/artist Dick Malmgren and the year the story first appeared.

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Very Co$tly

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Wow! Veronica's $200 bathing suit is really something!
Veronica has $200 dollar bikini while Betty's only cost $1.98.
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Vandal Scandal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Betty, Archie and Jughead are accused of vandalizing the apartment of Betty's grandmother simply because they are teens.
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Miss Beazley's Weighty Puzzle

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Joe Edwards ?
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Subject Matter
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
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Unscramble the phrase puzzle.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
teen
Jughead's Gag Bag
Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Do you think political polls are accurate, pop?
Pop demonstrates his opinion of polling.
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Mind over Matter

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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Even though her father had forbid her to buy any more clothes, Veronica buys a bunch of new clothes.
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On the Head

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley Hawse
It's a hot day and Gigi invites Li'l Jinx and Charley to her pool.
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Much Ado About Nothing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump
The girls don't have anything to gossip about.
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Bat Chat

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Subject Matter
humorous
Coach Kleats
Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper
Betty is holding her bat wrong.
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The Waitress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge
Pop Tate hires Betty to be a waitress at the Choc'lit Shoppe. So Veronica takes it upon herself to be the single most abusive customer ever witnessed.
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teen
Veronica's Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Dash it all!
Mr. Lodge doesn't like to lose at chess.
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Jughead and Archie Digest #58

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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House ad for Jughead and Archie Digest #58.
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Archie's Double Digest

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Subscription information for Archie's Double Digest.

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