Bad Boy Trouble
"Bad Boy Trouble" | |
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Publisher | Archie Comics |
Publication date | July โ October 2007 |
Genre | |
Title(s) | Betty & Veronica Double Digest #151โ154 |
Main character(s) | See: Characters |
"Bad Boy Trouble" is an American
Plot
Part 1
Part 2
Midge and Betty initially hide the whole episode with Nick from Archie. When Nick is in Mr. Flutesnoot's biology class with them he decides to be disruptive by making chicken noises. When he is accused of making those noises he tells Mr. Flutesnoot that Betty will swear he didn't do it. However, Archie tells on him and Nick is sent to the principal's office. Later, Nick is thrown out of history class for talking to Veronica. When Veronica and Nick try to join Archie, Chuck, Nancy, Midge, Betty, Jughead, and Dilton at lunch only Betty, Dilton and Jughead will sit with him. Nick later flirts with Betty, who tells him she is not interested.
Nick's rude behavior continues for weeks, but Veronica chooses to ignore it. Veronica then asks Betty if she can sleep over at her house while her parents are away so she can go out with Nick, since Mr. Lodge won't let her date him. Although Betty does not think it is a good idea she eventually agrees.[2]
Part 3
Veronica goes on her date with Nick St. Clair where they go to a nightclub, stay out late and kiss when it is over. At school,
Part 4
Nick tells people about the fight, but lies and claims to have won. Dilton tells the true story at Pop Tate's, and everyone congratulates him for standing up to Nick. Betty tries to tell Veronica about Nick's advances, but Veronica accuses Betty of being jealous and refuses to listen. Betty sets a trap for Nick by agreeing to see a movie with him. Archie takes Veronica to the same movie, where she sees Nick kiss Betty. Veronica breaks up with Nick and dumps Betty as a friend.
The next day, Reggie tells Archie and Betty that Nick was caught turning in an essay that Veronica wrote for him and Ms. Grundy failed him. As punishment he is sent to a military school, but is happy about it because he hopes that the discipline will straighten him out. After Nick finally realized what true friendship is about he tells Reggie to say goodbye to everyone. Nancy tells Veronica what happened and she forgives Betty.[4]
Later New Look Stories
Six more of the realistic style stories were made due to the success of Bad Boy Trouble. The next story using the more realistic character designs called The Matchmakers was serialized in Jughead's Double Digest #139-142. A third story in this vein, titled Break-up Blues was released in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest #125-128.[5]
The fourth story called My Father's Betrayal was originally released in
The Matchmakers, Break-up Blues, My Father's Betrayal, and Goodbye Forever were later released in a trade paperback edition after serialization like Bad Boy Trouble. However, the last two stories, A Funny Kind of Love and No Baseball for Betty, have yet to be released in a paperback edition.