(April 1976)
Archie,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.30 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 [vertical]
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Girl's basketball is getting real big!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- The success of the Riverdale girl's basketball team has inspired a male cheerleader squad.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Later redrawn for the cover of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #9
Label Me Snob
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to prove that there's no difference in quality between Veronica's expensive designer coat and the cheap copy from Al's Discount House.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #71 (April 1985) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #18 (April 1990)
-
Josie and the Cupcakes
Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Alex Cabot; Alan Mayberry; Brenda
- Synopsis
- Josie loves her some Hostess Cupcakes.
A Good Part
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #45 (December 1999)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oboy!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Due to the clothing styles and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of a fifties era Archie syndicated newspaper strip.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Statement Of Ownership
Follow the Bouncing Ball
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty's mother tells her that she used to chase her father just like Betty chases Archie. She finally won him by being persistent and catching him on the rebound from other girls. But Betty's father has his own version of the story.
- Reprints
How Sweet It Is
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty gives Archie fresh honey from her uncle's farm. Veronica isn't pleased when she's told that Archie is "with his honey."
- Reprints
- in Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #110 (April 1980)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #71 (April 1985)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #87 (March 1990)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #49 (February 1995)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead With Archie
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for Jughead With Archie Digest #14.
Indexer Notes
Ad art is the same as ads for Jughead With Archie #11-13.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pick A Winner Every Time
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for the Archie Thirty Cent Comics offer.
Indexer Notes
Other than the price increase, the offer is the same as the Archie Quarter Comics offer.
and Now a Word From ...
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- All the kids say and do things they've seen in TV commercials, without realizing that the commercials influence their behavior.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #12 (April 1985)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #17 (February 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
This story contains references to many commercial slogans of the era, including "the quicker picker upper" and "ring around the collar."
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Girl's basketball is getting real big!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Label Me Snob
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Josie and the Cupcakes
Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie -
3.
A Good Part
Li'l Jinx -
4.
["Oboy!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
5.
["Statement Of Ownership"]
-
6.
Follow the Bouncing Ball
Betty and Veronica -
7.
How Sweet It Is
Betty and Veronica -
8.
["Jughead With Archie"]
-
9.
["Pick A Winner Every Time"]
-
10.
and Now a Word From ...
Betty and Veronica
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