(November 1979)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.40 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; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000696011
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My phone always rings when I take a bath!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica shows Betty her tricked out bathtub.

Josie Goes to the Beach (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Snap, Crackle and Pop (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
After seeing Betty's collapsible umbrella, Veronica is inspired to invent (with the help of the Lodge Industries engineering staff) the collapsible cabana for their beach trip.
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Indexer Notes

Writing credit from the credits printed in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #235. The same credits list the inks as Rudy Lapick.

What's Happening? (Table of Contents: 3)

Charley / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Charlie Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Charley protests his ignorance.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This article says you can learn a lot about a person’s personality by examining the refuse in his trash barrel!
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Betty discusses modern archaeology. Veronica comes to school wearing glasses.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

Judging from the four panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

Back to School Fashions (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
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The Equalizer (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica decides to start dressing slovenly in order to better fit in with the common folk.
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Kitty Ditty (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Linda; Buttons the cat
Synopsis
While working as counselors at the Camp Pocahontas girls camp, Betty and Veronica encounter two problems: Getting one of the girls to relinquish her cat, and meeting the two handsome forestry recruits at the forestry station.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Eda Edwards (as Betty and Veronica)
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hope you can help
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Shadow of Your Smile (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica is trying to get the perfect tan and nothing will cooperate.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["My phone always rings when I take a bath!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Josie Goes to the Beach
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Josie
  3. 2. Snap, Crackle and Pop
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. What's Happening?
    Charley
  5. 4. ["This article says you can learn a lot about a person’s personality by examining the refuse in his trash barrel!"]
    Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
  6. 5. Back to School Fashions
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. The Equalizer
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Kitty Ditty
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. ["I hope you can help"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. ["It's far out"]
  11. 10. ["Here's Your Archie 3 For $1.00 Checklist"]
  12. 11. Shadow of Your Smile
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen