(September 1981)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.50 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
0271000696009
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Victor Gorelick (art director)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Veronica, have you spotted any weaknesses in our opponents, so far?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty asks Veronica for a scouting report on their tennis opponents.
Keywords
tennis

Growling Grizzlies (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; unidentified campers
Synopsis
Leading a youth hiking trip in the woods, Sabrina and Aunt Hilda contend with a grizzly bear intent on their stash of Hostess Fruit Pies.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Ad in comic form.

Wanta Kid Around? (Table of Contents: 2)

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; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica's "come dressed as a five year old kid" party quickly becomes the bane of Smithers' existence.
Reprints

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My friend and I...
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

Veronica's Avante-Garde Fashions (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.

Aquatic Antics (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Karen; Donna; Miss Haskins; Cousin Bob (Cooper?)
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica train to become competitive swimmers so Archie and Reggie will look at them the way they look at Riverdale swimmers Karen and Donna.
Reprints
Keywords
swim team

Fashion Compassion (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica take all the vintage clothes Miss Grundy discards from the faculty rummage sale and build a market for them by holding a nostalgia party at the mansion.
Reprints

Split Decision (Table of Contents: 7)

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; Hiram Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica wears a provocative dress with a skirt slit to the hip to the local dance to attract attention, and she gets it.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Veronica, have you spotted any weaknesses in our opponents, so far?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Growling Grizzlies
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Sabrina
  3. 2. Wanta Kid Around?
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. ["My friend and I..."]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Veronica's Avante-Garde Fashions
    Veronica
  6. 5. Aquatic Antics
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Fashion Compassion
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Split Decision
    Betty and Veronica
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  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen