(September 1952)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1952-07-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series [banner]
Editing
Harry Shorten (uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This new perfume I bought is just exquisite! It will simply sweep Archie off his feet!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica tries out a new perfume, while Betty dreams of Archie.
Reprints

Off the Record (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ronnie, what do you think of our new teacher, isn't he awful?
Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Betty records Veronica ranting about their new teacher, and Betty then tricks Archie into believing Veronica was talking about him.
Reprints

Curtain Going Up! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Poise and Girls (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm seriously thinking of giving up boys and devoting all my time to studies!
Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica is about to give up boys, but then she meets the new boy.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Find the Message.
Reprints

Know Your ABCs (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Stage As Sweet At You Are (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo; Vincent DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi Jughead! Where's your bosom buddy? Your curly-topped compatriot hasn't inhaled a soda in almost a week!
Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica both try out for the school play to be near Archie. Veronica maneuvers Betty so she tries out for the less glamorous role. But Veronica didn't read far enough into the play and the tables are turned on her.
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Indexer Notes

Previously cited as DeCarlo's first work on an Archie title, although his pencils have been identified in earlier Archie stories. Lettering credit per the Mary Smith book.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Fun Page / activity / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The drawings below represent three fish and a fruit.

For the Dime of Your Life! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.66 page (report information)

Present for Pop (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Lo, Ronnie --- I've gotta shop for a present for Dad --- you know how helpless men are??
Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Cooper; Mr. Cooper
Synopsis
Betty needs to find a practical present for her dad.
Reprints

Change Your Partners (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dances, dances, dances! Why not have something you can get your teeth into, like a barbeque, or a clambake?
Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica lets Betty do all the preparations for the up-coming dance, then shoves Betty aside so Archie can take her.
Reprints
Keywords
square dance

Indexer Notes

Writing credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #233.

The credits in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #233 list Joe Edwards as the inker.

Sundae Punch!! (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed as D.)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What our general organization needs right now, is money! - Plenty of money!
Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Betty's plan to "accidentally" spill ice cream on Veronica's dress so she can canvass with Archie backfires when Pop gives Veronica a skimpy waitress uniform that draws crowds to the Chok'lit Shop.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This new perfume I bought is just exquisite! It will simply sweep Archie off his feet!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Off the Record
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Curtain Going Up!
  4. 3. Poise and Girls
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. ["Find the Message."]
    Fun Page
  6. 5. Know Your ABCs
    Archie
  7. 6. Stage As Sweet At You Are
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. ["The drawings below represent three fish and a fruit."]
    Fun Page
  9. 8. For the Dime of Your Life!
    Wilbur
  10. 9. Present for Pop
    Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. Change Your Partners
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. Sundae Punch!!
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Steven Rowe
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jaime Weinman