(November 1964)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Veronica, is it true you own 23 bathing suits?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
Synopsis
The girls sit by the pool, chatting.

The Slumber Mill (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
Betty's doctor prescribes a tranquilizer for her and it's so powerful that she goes limp in Archie's arms.

Indexer Notes

Engraved on a park bench on the splash page are several names, including Sam (Schwartz), Dan and Josie (DeCarlo), Dick (Goldwater), Harry and Joyce (Lucey), Mary and Rudy (Lapick) and LBJ (then current President Lyndon Baines Johnson).

With Pleasure (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Jinx has a sure-fire remedy for Greg's bad tooth.

Fun Fashions for Betty (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty models various fashion designs.

Cutting Costs (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; various unidentified models
Synopsis
Archie is picked to appear on a billboard with six gorgeous models and it goes to his head.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica informs her father that she's running away from home.
Reprints

The Story of the Fossils (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Rosenberger
Inks
John Rosenberger
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
A short overview of paleontology.

Disguise the Limit (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica treats Betty to a new full body mud pack, then runs off to pick up her mother at the airport. When Betty tries to remove the pack, she ends up scaring everyone she encounters.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mr. Lodge's remark on page one about "a giant in our washing machine" is a reference to a then-current TV commercial for a brand name laundry soap.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Veronica, is it true you own 23 bathing suits?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. The Slumber Mill
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. With Pleasure
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. Fun Fashions for Betty
    Betty
  5. 4. Cutting Costs
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. ["Get This Free"]
  7. 6. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
    Veronica
  8. 7. The Story of the Fossils
  9. 8. Disguise the Limit
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Steven Samuels