''Betty and Veronica'' (also known as ''Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica'') was an ongoing comic book series published by

Archie Comics Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.Betty Cooper Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper is one of the main characters appearing in American comic books published by Archie Comics. She is the lead guitarist, percussionist and one of the three singers of The Archies. The character was created by Bob Montana an ...

and

Veronica Lodge Veronica Cecilia Lodge is one of the main characters in the Archie Comics franchise, and is the keyboardist and one of the three vocalists of rock band The Archies. She is from New York but currently resides in the town of Riverdale, with her ...

. 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 ran for 347 issues before ending in April 1987. The run additionally included eight annuals published from 1953 to 1980. 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). 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.

Volume 1 (1950–1987)

Significant issues

* In issue #4, artist

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did his first work for Archie, beginning a fifty-year career with the publishing house. * Issue #118 (October 1965) featured the first appearance of Betty's superheroine alter ego, Superteen, a spoof on the popular superhero comics at the time. * Issue #320 (October 1982) featured the first appearance of

Cheryl Blossom Cheryl Marjorie Blossom is a fictional character of the Archie Comics universe. She is a wealthy teenage girl, the privileged daughter of a businessman. The live action version of Cheryl is portrayed by Madelaine Petsch in '' Riverdale''. Histor ...

, a redhead from Pembroke who competed with Betty and Veronica for Archie's affection.

Volume 2 (1987–2015)

Stories

Stories center around the daily life in Riverdale, which includes school, sports, part-time jobs, and romance. Most stories usually feature the two young women as they fight for Archie's affections. On occasion, stories will delve into more serious subjects such as divorce or cheating. In 2007, a new realistic look for the characters was experimented with but by 2008 the characters had reverted to their traditional appearances. At

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in 2013, Archie Comics announced that Betty and Veronica would leave Riverdale in ''Farewell, Betty and Veronica'' written by

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with art by

Dan Parent Dan Parent is an American comic book artist and writer best known for his work for Archie Comics. He has illustrated Love Showdown, Felix the Cat, Barbie, Disney Adventures, and with Fernando Ruiz, created the comic series '' Die Kitty Die''. Bi ...

, and that two new female characters would replace them. The six-issue arc, titled ''Farewell to Betty and Veronica'', was published from November 2014 to August 2015 through issues #272-277.

Volume 3 (2016–2017)

Story

''Betty and Veronica'' was relaunched in 2016 as one of the

New Riverdale New Riverdale is the title used to refer to the relaunch of the core Archie Comics titles that began in July 2015. In December 2014, Archie Comics announced that its flagship series Archie would relaunch with a new first issue in July 2015. The ne ...

titles. The series focuses on Pops’ Chocklit Shoppe being taken over by a huge coffee company owned by Veronica's father. Betty and Veronica take opposing viewpoints over the issue.

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