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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #223
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 07189646855723
Price: $3.99 USD
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53 (32 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Digest Size U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Rudy Lapick (signed)
Rosario "Tito" Peña (signed)
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge; Madhouse Mads [Dick Didit; Drippy Didit; Dan Didit]
Dig Veronica! She's all silver!
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Archie Meets KISS
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House ad for the Archie Meets KISS collection.
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May We Have This Dance?

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Dan Nakrosis (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Brigette; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Cheryl Blossom; Renee
Betty, Veronica, Cheryl and Archie are on a taping of the tv show American Dance-a-thon.
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American Dance-a-thon is a parody of American Bandstand.
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Second-Hand Anna

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Anna; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doiley; Ethel
Betty interviews Anna for the school paper. Anna makes a living turning junk into something useful.
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Cater to Your Needs

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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Dan Nakrosis (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Marcy (Veronica's cousin)
When her cousin is sick, Veronica decides to make Marcy's catering delivery for her.
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Now for a Really Super Story!

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Pretty Game Star Deluxe [Betty Cooper]; Pure Fashion Diva Supreme [Veronica Lodge]; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews
When Cheryl eyes Archie again, the girls become super-heroes and double team the unsuspecting romantic rival.
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A Mall for All Seasons

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Betty has a solution for the local mall's flagging sales.
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Archie the Married Life
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The Big Wish

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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humorous
Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods
Betty and Nancy wonder what Veronica will wish for at the wishing well.
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Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
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Josie and the Pussycats
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Something To Flip Over

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie
Josie; Melody; Alexander Cabot; Valerie
Alexander thinks Melody has lost a priceless coin he gave her.
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It's Amazing

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Alan M
Alexandra Cabot; Alan M.; Valerie; Alexander Cabot; Bozo (Alan's dog)
Alexandra tries using a love potion on Alan M.
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Card Bard

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Josie
Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot
Josie and Alexander visit Alan at his job at a greeting card store.
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Archie Andrews; Valerie
Archie & Valerie Are Back!
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Distress Over A Dress

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humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Tomoko; Archie Andrews
It's a fashion disaster when Mr. Lodge refuses Veronica any more money for her unique fashions. Veronica then goes shopping at Fjordstroms and buys a dress that - she learns later-- was also bought by Betty, Midge, and Tomoko.
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Color/Letters credits are not printed in this digest and are taken from the index of the original printing.
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty's filled a scrapbook...
Archie doesn't remember any of the photos in Betty's scrapbook.
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Perfectly Ridiculous

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Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Betty and Midge use a computer and scanner to make an image of the perfect guy.
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musicskins.com
Get your Archie skins
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Extra Baggage

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Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Fifi (the Lodge maid)
Veronica agrees she has packed too much luggage for a trip.
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Kevin Keller in Hardcover
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House ad for the Kevin Keller hardback collection.
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Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Say, Betty -- How about you and I taking in a movie?
Reggie asks Betty to a movie.
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Sabrina
Sabrina
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Just A Green With You!

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Sabrina; Salem; Aunt Zelda; Harvey; Cernunnos; Llandra; Ant'ny
Cernunnos kidnaps Zelda and forces her to stay with him or he will withhold spring from the world.
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Sabrina the Animated Series Graphic Novel
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All Dolled Up!

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humorous
Veronica Lodge; Brigitte; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge
Veronica has a giant doll-house built for the hospital's children's ward.
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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Ha! Look at me being a slob!
Did Betty forget she had a date with Archie, or did Archie forget he was supposed to be somewhere else?
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Veronica Lodge, P.I.

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Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Betty Cooper; Marcy (Veronica's cousin)
Veronica gets security conscious when a rash of robberies begin occurring in her neighborhood.
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Archie Marries Betty & Veronica
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Subscription information for Life With Archie magazine.
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Rejection Dejection

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Subject Matter
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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Archie consoles Betty after she gets another publisher rejection slip.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are printed in this digest.
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Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Li'l Jinx reprints.
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Now Fear This!

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Subject Matter
childrens
Mort; Li'l Jinx
Mort gets listed in the McGenius Book of World Records as the person having the most different kinds of phobias.
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Give In

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Li'l Jinx; Greg
Li'l Jinx will give in when Greg admits he's wrong.
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A Rain-Know

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Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Jinx questions her small part of the universe.
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High and Low!

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Li'l Jinx; Charley
Li'l Jinx and Charley compare test scores.
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Choices

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Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
Li'l Jinx doesn't want meatloaf.
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The Best of Archie Comics
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House ad for The Best of Archie Comics collection.
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The Trend to Be Trendy

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humorous
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods
Veronica wants a tattoo for her birthday.
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Accept No Substitutes

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humorous
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Betty accidentally dyes her hair black.
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Money Problems

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humorous
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Frederick; Hiram Lodge; Cash Morgan; Melanie Morgan; Betsy Trumpet; Cindy Kerner; Teddy Hilton; Midge Klump
Veronica and her father attend a party of billionaires.
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Betty and Veronica Best Friends Forever
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Rainy Day Blues

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
When Archie and Betty are quarantined together at school because of the colds they're sporting, Veronica decides to make herself sick as well so she can horn in.
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Paul Oswald (signed)
Paul Oswald (signed)
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Cheryl Blossom
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Party Crasher

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Holly Golightly [as Holly G] (credited)
John Costanza (credited)
John Costanza (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Cheryl has a party while her parents are away.
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How Crafty!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom; Martina Stewrich
When Martina Stewrich decorates Cheryl's bedroom without her permission Cheryl gets even.
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Martina Stewrich is a parody of the celebrity Martha Stewart.
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Subscribe Today
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Subscription information for various Archie publications.
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The New Rival

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper
Betty has a new rival for Archie's time.
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Instant Chemistry

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Wendy Weatherbee
Wendy Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Mr. Weatherbee is misled into believing Dilton is dating his niece Wendy Weatherbee.
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Jinx
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House ad for the Jinx collection.
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Little Jinx Grows Up

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J Torres
Rick Burchett
Terry Austin
Martin McNabb
John Workman
Subject Matter
humorous
Jinx
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Jinx
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Everything's Archie
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Get your Archie Swag!
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House ad for Archie merchandise.

Inside back cover.
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The Archie App. Download It For Free!
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