Betty and Veronica | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Archie Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing |
Publication date | (vol. 1) March 1950 – April 1987 (vol. 2) June 1987 – October 2015 (vol. 3) September 2016 – August 2017 |
No. of issues | (vol. 1): 355 (#1–347, plus 8 annuals) (vol. 2): 278 (vol. 3): 3 |
Main character(s) | Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge |
Creative team | |
Written by | Various (vols. 1–2) Adam Hughes (vol. 3) |
Artist(s) | Various, including Dan DeCarlo (vols. 1–2) Adam Hughes (vol. 3) |
Betty and Veronica (also known as Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica) is an ongoing comic book series published by Archie Comics focusing on "best frenemies" Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. Betty first appeared in Pep Comics #22 while Veronica made her debut a few months later, in Pep Comics #26, as an immediate rival to Betty for Archie's affections. Together the pair form the female part of the classic love triangle which has become a staple of the comic series since 1942.
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica was first published in March 1950 and comprised 347 issues when it ended in April 1987. The run additionally included eight annuals published from 1953 to 1980.[1] A new Betty and Veronica series launched with a #1 in June 1987. This volume ended in late 2015 with 278 issues (625 overall issues if you count volume one).[2] Stories from previous issues of Betty and Veronica have been reprinted in Archie Comics Digest size digest series starring the two.
Betty and Veronica, a new series taking place in their rebooted New Riverdale (Archie comics) universe, debuted in September 2016. The series was written and drawn by Adam Hughes.