Betty's Digest #2 (1997) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: Betty's Digest (Archie, 1996 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: November 1997
Key date: November 1997
On-sale date: 1997
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $1.79
Pages: 100
Barcode: 07189646864902
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Henry Scarpelli; colors: Barry Grossman	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
1	A New Twist	comic story	8	script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Frank Gagliardo; letters: Bill Yoshida
2	Haunting Flaunting	comic story	1	script: George Gladir	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
3	Person to Person	comic story	5	script: Nate Butler; pencils: Stan G.; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Frank Gagliardo; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Moose Mason
4	Lend Me Your Era	comic story	5	script: Kathleen Webb; pencils: Doug Crane; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill Yoshida	Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Hal Cooper, Jughead Jones
5	Tricky Business	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Frank Gagliardo; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx, Russ
6	A Gymnastic Twist	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Veronica Lodge, Moose Mason, Mr. Weatherbee
7	Betty's Swimsuit Sketches	illustration	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo
8	The Late Show	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards
9	Swap Flop	comic story	0.5		Betty Cooper, Reggie Mantle
10	Out of Sight!	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Greg, Li'l Jinx
11	Sew What's New?	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Greg, Charley Hawse, Li'l Jinx
12	Animals Are People, Too!	comic story	6	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Doug Crane; inks: Henry Scarpelli; colors: Frank Gagliardo; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Midge Klump, Veronica Lodge, Moose Mason
13	Animals Are People, Too! Part II	comic story	5	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Doug Crane; inks: Henry Scarpelli; colors: Frank Gagliardo; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Midge Klump, Veronica Lodge, Moose Mason
14	Betty's Funky Fashions	illustration	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman	Betty Cooper
15	A Weighty Matter	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Henry Scarpelli; inks: Rudy Lapick	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Ethel Muggs, Pop Tate
16	-	illustration	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Frank Gagliardo	Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper
17	Frame Game	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
18	This Girl For Hire	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Gladys Jones, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason, Ethel Muggs
19	Decision Maker	comic story	5	script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
20	Reserved for V.I.P.	comic story	1		Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
21	Here Comes The Son	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Hal Cooper
22	Say It With Flowers	comic story	2	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Frank Gagliardo	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper
23	Sure Lure	comic story	1		Jughead Jones
24	Read All About It	comic story	6	script: Kathleen Webb; pencils: Doug Crane; inks: Henry Scarpelli; colors: Frank Gagliardo; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
25	Shade Parade	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Ethel Muggs
26	It's All in the Cards	comic story	5	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Doug Crane; inks: Henry Scarpelli; colors: Frank Gagliardo; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Direct Edition	price 1.79 USD; 1.99 CAD; barcode 76281646864000211
Canadian	price 1.99 CAD; barcode 00912846864802

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Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #109	2002	On eBay ›

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