(January 1981)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1980-10-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000696001
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #185.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Miss Grundy, what can we do to promote safety?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; unidentified male student
Synopsis
Veronica asks about what she can do to promote safety and Miss Grundy tells her in no uncertain terms.
Reprints

Free 1980 Catalog (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Roll Toll (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as B. Grossman)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited as W. Yoshida)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! Ronnie, you're a cinch to be picked as the skate queen!
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cora; Neal The Wheel; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica tries to win a Skating Queen contest at the restaurant where the waitresses wear roller skates, and Betty is one of the wait staff.
Keywords
roller skating

Natural Necklaces For Men & Women! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Encore House Jewelry / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Betty and Veronica's Fashion World (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
No story; Betty and Veronica model designs submitted by readers.

Always Picked On? (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dine and Dunce (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as B. Grossman)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited as W. Yoshida)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guess what, you lucky people?
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Gaston the chef
Synopsis
Veronica insists on cooking dinner for her friends, so the gang team up with the Lodge staff to secretly substitute a meal that won't be hazardous to their health.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Making the Grade (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Isn't that disgusting?
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Miss Grundy uses psychology to get Veronica to stop hating Betty for being smarter than she is.
Reprints

Poster Spectacular #68 (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Fan Club of America Posters / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Not 2 but 3 for $1.00 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Strong Arms (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Little Dolls All For $5.00 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Vacation Deflation (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited as Willy 'Y')

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Veronica!!
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Fifi the maid
Synopsis
The Lodges are touring Europe and all Veronica can think of is writing descriptive letters to Betty in order to make her jealous.
Reprints
Keywords
Copenhagen; London; Paris; Rome

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Pez Candy / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Reward $3,000.00 For This Penny! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Dominate Others with Fantastic Brute Strength! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Joe Nazarrio Bodybuilding Method / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Little Golden Magic (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Sabrina / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Miss Grundy, what can we do to promote safety?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Free 1980 Catalog
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. Roll Toll
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Natural Necklaces For Men & Women!
    Encore House Jewelry
  5. 4. Betty and Veronica's Fashion World
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Always Picked On?
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  7. 6. Dine and Dunce
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. ["This Christmas get it together with Archie and the crew!"]
    Archie
  9. 8. Making the Grade
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. Poster Spectacular #68
    Fan Club of America Posters
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. ["It's far out!"]
    Archie
  13. 12. Not 2 but 3 for $1.00
    Archie
  14. 13. Strong Arms
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  15. 14. 100 Little Dolls All For $5.00
    100 Little Dolls
  16. 15. Vacation Deflation
    Betty and Veronica
  17. 16. ["We're the toys that you fill with candy treats!"]
    Pez Candy
  18. 17. Reward $3,000.00 For This Penny!
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  19. 18. Dominate Others with Fantastic Brute Strength!
    Joe Nazarrio Bodybuilding Method
  20. 19. A Little Golden Magic
    Hostess Twinkies; Sabrina
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Dave Redmond