(December 1977)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.35 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]
Barcode
0271000696012
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
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No wonder we guys don't stand a chance!... ...Girls engage in push button warfare!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie comments on Betty and Veronica's incessant primping.

Fairy Tales Do Come True (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Fairy God Momma
Synopsis
Betty has to clean out a fireplace while Veronica goes to a dance. Sure enough, a fairy godmother shows up to send Betty to the dance in a formal gown.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212.

Base Bawl (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse

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

Betty and Veronica's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How come Reggie isn’t holed up in his booth playing the jukebox?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

Judging from the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

Now You're Talking (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Puzzle page
Reprints

A Night at the Opera (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Claire Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
While her family goes to see a famous ballet dancer from their exclusive box seats, Veronica asks her father to get her a general admission ticket so she can sit with her friends.
Reprints

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

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

Comparisons (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead rates both Betty and Veronica a ten: Betty, plus; Veronica, minus.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Fab Job (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty gets a job at a photo booth, and Veronica gets jealous when she sees how many cute boys visit the booth.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["No wonder we guys don't stand a chance!... ...Girls engage in push button warfare!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Fairy Tales Do Come True
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Base Bawl
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. ["How come Reggie isn’t holed up in his booth playing the jukebox?"]
    Betty and Veronica's Gag Bag
  5. 4. Now You're Talking
    Betty
  6. 5. A Night at the Opera
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. ["Archie's Christmas Specials"]
  8. 7. Comparisons
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. ["Laugh"]
  10. 9. ["Archie's 3 For $1.00 Offer"]
  11. 10. Fab Job
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Thompson
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jaime Weinman