(October 1971)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.15 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
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm teaching my girls how to wait for the perfect wave!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; group of pre-teen kids
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are apparently mentoring groups of young children and they compare goals.
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Sprites For Equal Rights (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
George Gladir?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica demand to be hired as lifeguards at the beach.
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Spicy News (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; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Gigi

Triple Threat (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Randy; Duncan; Tracy
Synopsis
Three young kids Betty is mentoring turn out to be wiser than their years as they provide a running commentary on Reggie's failed attempts to play a practical joke.
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Indexer Notes

Writer Frank Doyle based the names of the kids ("Randy, Duncan and Tracy") on kids in his neighborhood.

The Shape of Things to Come (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Josie McCoy
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are worried that they're getting "broad in the beam," so they put themselves through various unpleasant experiences to lose weight -- only to discover that the boys prefer girls who aren't skinny.
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Indexer Notes

Dan DeCarlo sneaks Josie McCoy into a crowd scene.

The New Dad (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
The kids discuss the fact that girls' outfits have gotten skimpier over the years, and Mr. Lodge doesn't seem to be bothered by the more permissive fashions.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I'm teaching my girls how to wait for the perfect wave!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Sprites For Equal Rights
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Spicy News
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. Triple Threat
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. The Shape of Things to Come
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. The New Dad
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jaime Weinman