(October 1969)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
Richard Goldwater

[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
Did you panic, Veronica?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
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Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the covers of Laugh Comics Digest #24, Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #3, and Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #59.

Dreams of Glory (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
On a hot day, the girls teach the boys how to stay cool by imagining they're on a tropical beach.

View From the Beach (Table of Contents: 2)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie tries to cover up the bikini-clad Veronica to prevent other boys from staring at her.
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Cool It (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis
Disturbed by all the reminders of Archie that Betty has put up around the house -- including a life-size waterproof Archie in the shower, a recording of Archie's voice saying romantic things, and Archie photographs on her ceiling -- her dad tries to convince her to play hard to get.
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Acts of Life! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx is picked to star in the school play.
Reprints

Dear Betty n' Veronica (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Eda Edwards [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Synopsis
Betty and Veronica dispense advice.

The Life Savers (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie come up with a plan to stop Betty and Veronica from staring at the handsome lifeguard.

Indexer Notes

Reggie's line "Herr Doktor! Foist we get rid of der germ!" is a reference to a recurring bit by Arte Johnson on the then-popular TV show LAUGH-IN.

Archie's line "Let's all fly to the moon on gossamer wings" is a reference to Cole Porter's song "Just One of Those Things."

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Did you panic, Veronica?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Dreams of Glory
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. View From the Beach
    Veronica
  4. 3. Cool It
    Betty
  5. 4. Acts of Life!
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. Dear Betty n' Veronica
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. The Life Savers
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chuck Gower
  • Merlin Haas
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jaime Weinman