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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #228
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/29/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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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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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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Rosario Pena (signed)
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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
I wonder why all the boys are avoiding me lately!
Funny how the boys all started avoiding Betty the moment she started learning judo.
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The Best of Archie Comics Book Two

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Rad Grad

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Chuck Clayton (cameo); Jughead Jones (as a dream); Archie Andrews (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)
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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The Homebody

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
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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Ms. Match

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Craig Boldman (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman
Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Nancy
Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate (cameo)
Impressed with her own good luck in love, Nancy decides to play matchmaker. Her first victim: Jughead.
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Well, Excuse Me!

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton
Ms Beazly's goulash causes Betty to belch during Miss Grundy's class.
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Space Case

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Marcy (Veronica's cousin); Leonard Winslow; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Veronica's cousin Marcy drags her to a science fiction convention and Veronica meets a new boy.
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The Art of Betty and Veronica

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Back to Cool Style

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
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Josie and the Pussycats
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Take Me To Your Leader

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
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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Melody
Melody
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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Love Showdown

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Spectacular Style

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Dan Parent (signed)
Dan Parent (signed)
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman
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Corporal Punishment

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Mike Gallagher
Dave Manak (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
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humorous
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Chloe; Gem; Corporal Bandsaw [Poindexter J. Wifflepopp]; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Salem; Frank Hopkins
The school gets a new Principal who is a drill sergeant.
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Double Digest Sample Pack

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Tame Game

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Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
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teen
Betty & Me
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
In a pick-up football game, Veronica demonstrates a unique interpretation of "illegal procedure".
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Clash of the New Kids

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Topsy-Turvy!

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Betty
Betty Cooper
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Unscramble the mystery phrase.
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Ring-A-Ding-Ding

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Betty's wish on an old television program premium comes true, thanks to Jughead.
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Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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humorous
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie and the guys are coming over!
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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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Al Nickerson (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
John Workman (credited)
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humorous
Betty and Veronica
Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Betty and Veronica enter a marathon.
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Hair Scare

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George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle
The girls switch hair colors and the boys are amazed.
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Fight That Fright

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Brigitte; Mr. Weatherbee
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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Ethel
Ethel Muggs
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Betty's Pin-Up
Betty Cooper
Betty runs to answer the phone but it's really the phone on the television.
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Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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humorous
Archie
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Hasn't Veronica called you today?
Veronica calls Archie to deliver some ice cream.
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Bear Facts

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
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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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Hiram Lodge; Faye Battle
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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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Kumi; Emma
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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George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Cynthia Van Loot
Veronica is tired of her friends and their mundane conversations.
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Stress Struck

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Betty is concerned with the stress in the lives of her friends and it's giving her stress.
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Muffin Madness

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George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Trying to win a state baking competition, the girls seek out Jughead to tell them where their recipe went wrong.
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Paul Oswald (signed)
Paul Oswald (signed)
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Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom
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P.I.P.

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Holly Golightly [as Holly G.] (credited)
Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)
? [as Costanza] (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chrissy Arugala
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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Holly Golightly [as Holly G.] (credited)
Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)
? [as Costanza] (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous, teen
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo)
A quiz for readers to see if they are more like Veronica, Betty or Cheryl.
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Comic Book Fairs

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Treasured Moment

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Floyd
Veronica fills in for Betty reading for children at the library's story hour.
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The Mystery of History!

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs (as Cleopatra); Jughead Jones (as Marc Antony); Veronica Lodge (as Marie Antoinette); Nancy Woods
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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
Veronica wows the school with her "new look" - - which happens to be a retread of the '70s "Preppy Look".
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The Best of Archie Comics

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Everything's Archie
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The Archie App. Download it for free!

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