(July 1955)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
Harry Shorten

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty! What seems to be the trouble?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Knit Wits (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica sees red when Betty knits matching sweaters for her and Archie.

[Vet Pet] (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica has a crush on the new doctor in town.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Frese ?
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is fun talking to you, Betty
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are on the phone.

Indexer Notes

This story is in comic strip form and may have been samples for a Betty and Veronica syndicated comic strip that never materialized.

Prancing in the Dark (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
When Veronica invites Archie to her house for dinner, Betty and Reggie invite themselves to chaperone.

Calculations Distress (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
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Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Ginger Snapp
Synopsis
Veronica gets a surprise when she feigns drowning to attract the attention of the beach lifeguard.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi'ya, Jug! Whatta ya lookin' at?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead is staring up in the air and Archie doesn't know why.

Prompt "Prom" Promotion (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Wilma Wilson
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica can't hide their contempt for a fellow student.

Hoarse Sense (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie grouses about the part he received in the school play.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Katy Keene Jokes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hazel Marten [as Bill Woggon]
Inks
Kathy Bill
Colors
?
Letters
Kathy Bill

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My phone must be out of order
Genre
humor; fashion
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; Gloria Grandbilt
Synopsis
Series of one panel jokes with the Katy Keene cast.

Swimming Suitor (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards ?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie asks Betty on a swimming date.

Hurry Worry (Table of Contents: 11)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards ?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica gets stopped by the police.

So Help Me (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty and Veronica / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; Terry Szenics

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty reluctantly agrees to tutor Veronica in Latin, because Veronica can't go to a dance with Archie if she fails.
Reprints

A Real-Gone Guy (Table of Contents: 13)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis
Betty invites Jughead over to help tutor him. When he arrives, Jughead invites himself into her kitchen.

Mixed Dates (Table of Contents: 14)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica pledges her fidelity to Archie, until his money runs out.

Acute Complex (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty decides she has an inferiority complex.

Book Schnook (Table of Contents: 16)

Dilton Doily / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie wants to know why Dilton doesn't chase girls.

Tooth Distraction (Table of Contents: 17)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, calm down! Don't be so nervous!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica has a solution for Archie's fear of the dentist.

Buzzin' About Cousin (Table of Contents: 18)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica hears that Archie is escorting around a female "cousin".

From Bard to Worse (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Thornhill Battersby; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
When Betty and Veronica demand that Archie and Reggie spend time with a high-minded, literature-obsessed new student, the boys pass him off to Jughead hoping to knock the boy off of his high horse.

Shakedown (Table of Contents: 20)

Wilbur / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Mrs. Fatback
Synopsis
Wilbur gives a ride to an overweight neighbor.

Dog Tag (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica doesn't know what to name her new dog.

Pen-Demonium (Table of Contents: 22)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
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Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Moose rushes for a doctor.

Heartache (Table of Contents: 23)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Frese
Inks
George Frese
Colors
?
Letters
George Frese ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie asks Betty to write a Valentine's poem that he can give to Veronica.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Betty! What seems to be the trouble?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Knit Wits
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. [Vet Pet]
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. ["This is fun talking to you, Betty"]
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Prancing in the Dark
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Calculations Distress
    Veronica
  7. 6. ["Hi'ya, Jug! Whatta ya lookin' at?"]
    Jughead
  8. 7. Prompt "Prom" Promotion
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Hoarse Sense
    Archie
  10. 9. ["My phone must be out of order"]
    Katy Keene Jokes
  11. 10. Swimming Suitor
    Betty
  12. 11. Hurry Worry
    Veronica
  13. 12. So Help Me
    Betty and Veronica
  14. 13. A Real-Gone Guy
    Jughead
  15. 14. Mixed Dates
    Veronica
  16. 15. Acute Complex
    Betty
  17. 16. Book Schnook
    Dilton Doily
  18. 17. Tooth Distraction
    Veronica
  19. 18. Buzzin' About Cousin
    Betty and Veronica
  20. 19. From Bard to Worse
    Betty and Veronica
  21. 20. Shakedown
    Wilbur
  22. 21. Dog Tag
    Betty and Veronica
  23. 22. Pen-Demonium
    Moose
  24. 23. Heartache
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Bob Kopman
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen