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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #228
Publication Date: October 2012
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Issues: #228 of 78 Issues (106 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/29/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646855822811
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 47 (25 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
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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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: I wonder why all the boys are avoiding me lately!
Synopsis: Funny how the boys all started avoiding Betty the moment she started learning judo.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #116 published August 1965
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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The Best of Archie Comics Book Two

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Rad Grad

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Chuck Clayton (cameo); Jughead Jones (as a dream); Archie Andrews (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)
Synopsis: The girls think about their careers after high school: Betty talks about going to an all-girls school, Nancy thinks about a career in chemistry, Ethel wants to attend culinary school so she can nab Jughead, and Veronica wants to go to business school.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica #228 [Direct Edition] published August 2007
was Rad Grad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Homebody

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis: Betty's enthusiastic descriptions of her summer travels to the countryside outside of Riverdale makes Veronica envious that she was only able to travel to Hawaii and Switzerland.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica #45 [Direct] published November 1991
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Ms. Match

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Impressed with her own good luck in love, Nancy decides to play matchmaker. Her first victim: Jughead.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie & Friends #111 published September 2007
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Well, Excuse Me!

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Synopsis: Ms Beazly's goulash causes Betty to belch during Miss Grundy's class.
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Space Case

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Marcy (Veronica's cousin); Leonard Winslow; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica's cousin Marcy drags her to a science fiction convention and Veronica meets a new boy.
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was Space Case [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Art of Betty and Veronica

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Back to Cool Style

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Take Me To Your Leader

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis: The Pussycats' van is repossessed due to lack of payments, so Alexandra provides a new van in exchange for changing the group's name to "Alexandra the Great." The first stop on the tour is in a Central American republic, where Alexandra writes and performs a song that stirs the entire country up to revolution and wrecks American foreign policy in the region.
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was Take Me to Your Leader [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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First Line: Help!! This puzzle is driving me nuts!
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Love Showdown

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Spectacular Style

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica Spectacular #27 [Direct Edition] published January 1998
was Spectacular Style [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Corporal Punishment

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Chloe; Gem; Corporal Bandsaw [Poindexter J. Wifflepopp]; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Salem; Frank Hopkins
Synopsis: The school gets a new Principal who is a drill sergeant.
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was Corporal Punishment [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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Tame Game

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: In a pick-up football game, Veronica demonstrates a unique interpretation of "illegal procedure".
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Me #101 published April 1979
was Tame Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Clash of the New Kids

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Topsy-Turvy!

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Ring-A-Ding-Ding

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Betty's wish on an old television program premium comes true, thanks to Jughead.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica #93 [Direct Edition] published November 1995
was Ring-A-Ding-Ding [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie and the guys are coming over!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge creates a room where he can hide when the kids come over but they take over the new room.
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Photo Finish

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica enter a marathon.
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Hair Scare

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: The girls switch hair colors and the boys are amazed.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica #83 [Direct Edition] published January 1995
was Hair Scare [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Fight That Fright

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Brigitte
Synopsis: When Brigitte gets stage fright right before the talent show, Betty and Veronica find a way to cure her.
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Is It Love?

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[untitled]

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Synopsis: Betty runs to answer the phone but it's really the phone on the television.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Hasn't Veronica called you today?
Synopsis: Veronica calls Archie to deliver some ice cream.
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Bear Facts

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Veronica and Ethel think that Betty's teddy-bear collecting has gotten out of hand.
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Fear Factors

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Faye Battle
Synopsis: Ethel's favorite self-help author happens to be a friend of the Lodge family so Veronica invites her over to meet her idol.
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Stuff Stuff Stuff

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Kumi; Emma
Synopsis: Betty decides to get rid of all the clutter in her room which inspires her friends to do the same.
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Best Buds

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Cynthia Van Loot
Synopsis: Veronica is tired of her friends and their mundane conversations.
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Stress Struck

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Betty is concerned with the stress in the lives of her friends and it's giving her stress.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty's Diary #17 [unnamed variant] published June 1988
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Muffin Madness

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Trying to win a state baking competition, the girls seek out Jughead to tell them where their recipe went wrong.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica #93 [Direct Edition] published November 1995
was Muffin Madness [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Cheryl Blossom
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P.I.P.

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Chrissy Arugala
Synopsis: Cheryl, Veronica and Betty are hired to protect rock star Chrissy Arugala.
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Are You Like A Millionaire?

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Inker(s): ? [as Costanza] (credited)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: A quiz for readers to see if they are more like Veronica, Betty or Cheryl.
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From Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #175 published July 2007
was Are You Like a Millionaire? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Actually an activity disguised as a proposal for an article in Cheryl's magazine "Fresh."
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Comic Book Fairs

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Treasured Moment

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Floyd
Synopsis: Veronica fills in for Betty reading for children at the library's story hour.
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From Content Item: FlagVeronica #175 [Direct Edition] published December 2006
was Treasured Moment [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Subscribe Today

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The Mystery of History!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Ethel Muggs (as Cleopatra); Jughead Jones (as Marc Antony); Veronica Lodge (as Marie Antoinette);
Synopsis: Betty imagines her friends as various people throughout history.
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The Best of Archie Comics Book Two

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In The Swing

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Veronica wows the school with her "new look" - - which happens to be a retread of the '70s "Preppy Look".
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #302 published February 1981
was In the Swing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Best of Archie Comics

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Feature(s): Everything's Archie
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Download the Archie App for free!

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The Archie App. Download it for free!

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