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Issue: Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #97
Publication Date: August 1998
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Issues: #97 of 204 Issues (249 Printings)
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646855797
Price: $2.19 CAD
$1.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 34 (16 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: I own over twenty swimsuits!
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Where Have all the Cookies Gone?

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Feature(s): Hershey's Cookies and Creme
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Picture Not-So-Perfect

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)
Penciller(s): Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis: Thinking Veronica is out of town, Archie has Chuck paint a picture of Betty on his shirt. When Veronica shows up unexpectedly Archie must find a solution quick.
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Feature(s): Sunmark
First Line: Picture Yourself in Hollywood.
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Basebrawl

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Hortense McGillicudy
Synopsis: When the girls learn that the boys won't let Hortense play on the school's baseball team they threaten to boycott dating the boys until they change their minds.
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Feature(s): Oreo Cookies
First Line: Win a Trip to Universal Studios Florida
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Veronica's Pin Up Page

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Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica posing in front of money.
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A Drip Trip

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty's Diary
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie has tickets to a fancy restaurant but Betty can't go with him because she is waiting for a plumber.
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Big Gig

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Sabrina
Character(s): Sabrina; Aunt Zelda
Synopsis: Aunt Zelda borrows a portable TV.
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It Sure Beats a Bowl of Kryptonite

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Feature(s): Kraft; Macaroni & Cheese
Character(s): Superman
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Something Fishy

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Writer(s): Bob Bolling
Penciller(s): Doug Crane
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Alice Cooper
Synopsis: Someone steals the equipment for the childrens softball team Betty is coaching. Thinking quick, Betty hops into Mr. Lodge's nearby helicopter and the pair go in pursuit of the thieves.
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Sale Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Jon D'Agostino ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: While minding Betty's garage sale, Archie mistakenly sells her mother's grill.
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Meet Sabrina, She's Just an Average...

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Feature(s): Archway Paperbacks
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Find a College!

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Betty's Diary
Character(s): Betty Cooper
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Male Drop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Harvey Knox
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica both receive letters from movie star Harvey Knox who they met the previous summer working in a community theater.
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Daddy's Little Girl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Rod Ollerenshaw
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty's Diary
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis: Hal wants to spend the day with Betty like they used to when she was younger.
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Archies Subscriptions Offer

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica's Pin-Up Page
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: You must be getting used to the bumps, Ronnie!
Synopsis: Betty is riding a motor scooter, not realizing Veronica has fallen off the back.
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Never Love a Loser

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Writer(s): Mike Pellowski
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie compete at video games to decide who takes out Veronica.
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The Godmother

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Fairy Godmother
Synopsis: Betty continues to lose out to Veronica in life until Mr. Lodge unintentionally invokes the protection of a fairy godmother for Betty.
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Boredom Buster

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Writer(s): Kathleen Webb
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty's Diary
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper
Synopsis: Betty has a list of things to do when she gets bored, but she decides the list is more trouble than it's worth.
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Writer(s): Victor Gorelick
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Feature(s): Editor's Notebook
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Just a Perfect Friendship

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Writer(s): Kathleen Webb
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty writes about her unique friendship with Veronica Lodge.
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Nights Into Dreams

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Breaking Point

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis: Betty is getting ready for her date with Archie but everything goes wrong.
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Betty's Summer Fashions

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Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper
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Surprise! Surprise!

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Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Caramel (Betty's cat)
Synopsis: Veronica invites Betty along to the local cat show to enter Caramel, since Veronica is entering her cat, Basil.
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Betty Pin Up

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Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Betty in outfits inspired by a "jungle queen" theme.
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Wet & Wild

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Writer(s): Kathleen Webb
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty's Diary
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Hiram Lodge (cameo)
Synopsis: When Betty accidentally squirts Veronica and Archie with a garden hose, Veronica is determined to have her revenge.
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Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #5

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No Fuel like an Old Fuel

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Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: The gang wants to go on a picnic, but due to a gas shortage, can't get any fuel. They rig a sail for Archie's jalopy, which works fine for taking them to the country. However, when it's time to go, there isn't any wind and it's a long push home.
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Archie's Digest Subscription Offer

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Life with Louie

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Feature(s): Fox Kids Network
Character(s): Louie Anderson
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What's the coolest way to get a taste of Hawaii?

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Feature(s): Kraft; Post
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