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Issue: Love Showdown Collection #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1994
 
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: 1879794039
UPC/EAN: 978187979403050495
Price: $4.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 17 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
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Binding: Trade Paperback
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cover from Archie #429

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Genres: humorous, teen
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #429 [Direct Edition] published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part 1 of 4 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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[untitled]

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To San Diego...

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cover from Archie #429

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From Content Item: FlagArchie #429 [Direct Edition] published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part 1 of 4 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Love Showdown Chapter 1 Part 1

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie gets a love letter from someone and both Betty and Veronica swear it wasn't from them.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #429 [Direct Edition] published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Love Showdown Chapter 1 Part 2

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Synopsis: Before Archie can reveal the name of the letter-writer, Reggie convinces both Betty and Veronica that the other one wrote the letter. As a result of the betrayal, they end their friendship and declare war on each other, with Archie as the prize.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #429 [Direct Edition] published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Cover from Betty #19

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Feature(s): Betty
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From Content Item: FlagBetty #19 [Direct Edition] published November 1994
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Love Showdown Chapter 2 Part 1

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Synopsis: Betty returns all of the outfits she ever borrowed from Veronica and throws away all of Veronica's pictures. To cheer her up, her dad gives her two tickets to the Lodges' charity ball that were donated to him. She then helps Archie repair his car, proving her worth to him.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty #19 [Direct Edition] published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part II [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Love Showdown Chapter 2 Part 2

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Synopsis: As Betty finishes work on Archie's car, Veronica shows up and tells Betty that she and Archie are headed for the Charity Ball. Veronica says some tickets were misprinted with the wrong date, like the ones Betty has. Later at Pops, Jughead tells Betty he saw Veronica printing up tickets with the wrong dates, ensuring Betty would get some when they were donated to her father's business. Furious, Betty decides to crash the ball.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty #19 [Direct Edition] published November 1994
was Love Showdown, Part II [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Cover from Betty and Veronica #82

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First Line: Betty, I've never had this much fun on a date before!
Synopsis: Betty and Archie dance while Veronica weeps.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica #82 [Direct Edition] published December 1994
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Love Showdown Chapter 3 Part 1

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Synopsis: Betty crashes the Charity Ball in a very hot dress and proceeds to dance circles around Veronica with her natural athletic ability. All the boys at the dance-- and especially Archie-- are stunned by her looks and moves. Ever the poor loser, Veronica leaves the dance, humiliated.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica #82 [Direct Edition] published December 1994
was Love Showdown, Part III [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Love Showdown Chapter 3 Part 2

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Synopsis: Determined to win Archie back, Veronica tries baking but is unsuccessful. When it seems she's lost him for good, Reggie shows up and makes Veronica realize she's being way too nice. Reggie then offers to train her to get her naturally deceitful, confident old self back.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica #82 [Direct Edition] published December 1994
was Love Showdown, Part III [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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cover from Veronica #39

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Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 1

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Fresh from her badness training with Reggie, Veronica lures Betty away from Archie at Pops, then shows off a great dress and some killer dance moves. At the end of their ropes, the girls decide to get fresh makeovers and their best clothes for a final showdown the next day-- super soakers at High Noon, winner take all.
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Love Showdown Chapter 4 Part 2

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis: The girls are decked out and have their soakers ready. Reggie counts them down to fire, which they do simultaneously -- accidentally catching Archie and Cheryl in the crossfire and drenching them. The original love letter was from Cheryl, and Archie decides to start dating her instead of the feuding girls.
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From Issue: FlagVeronica #39 [Direct Edition] published December 1994
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom
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Disclose Notes: A brief description of the story plus commentary from national newspapers. On back cover.

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