The storyline was also collected in trade paperback form, one of Archie Comics first attempts in compilation reprints.

Seeing her upset, Mr. Cooper gives her two tickets to the Lodge's Foundation Summer Charity Dance next week and advises her to invite Archie.

After finishing fixing Archie's car, Betty goes to Pop Tate's and thanks to Jughead she learns that Veronica purposely had the false tickets made.

After memorizing all the moves on the tape, goes to Pop Tate's Veronica tells Betty that Mrs. Johnson's cat is stuck up in a tree to get her away from Archie.

After Betty returns, the girls decide to have a super soakers duel at Pickens Park tomorrow and the winner gets Archie to herself.

Betty and Veronica invite Archie and Cheryl to go to Lodge's ski resort with them and plan to get him jealous by having him see them with Jughead and Reggie, respectively.

However, Jughead asks Jason, Cheryl's twin brother, to be Betty's date and this causes Archie to become jealous.

After Archie makes a fool of himself, Cheryl dumps him and Betty and Veronica go to comfort Jason after he gives him a black eye.

A sequel titled Love Showdown II was released in Betty and Veronica Spectacular #64 and Archie & Friends #79.

A couple of weeks later Cheryl is enrolled at Riverdale High and tells the girls that her family has hit a financial snag, so she was filming the reality show to get them out of it.

[6][3] According to Archie Comic Publications, sales of the series exceeded expectations, with reorders being filled at three times their normal rate.

[3] The arc came shortly after Archie Comic Publications hired King Features to manage the licensing of their intellectual property, sparking a wave of Archie-branded merchandise such as clothing, stationary, and kitchenwares.