(August 1984)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000696008
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[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
Betty, how do you like my gravity boots?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty samples Veronica's gravity boots.

1001 Free Presents! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

1001 Things You Can Get Free / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Olympic Hurdle (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jim Sprint; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Veronica sabotages Betty so she can win the Junior Olympics title of Queen and spend the day with handsome Olympian Jim Sprint.
Reprints

Reward #3000.00 for this Penny! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mild Movie (Table of Contents: 4)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis
Sabrina and Hilda are unimpressed by a 3-D horror movie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

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

Dominate Others with Fantastic Brute Strength! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Joe Nazario Tonometrics System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Hireling (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
In order to be closer to a handsome man she spots in a shoe store, Veronica gets her father to hire him as a worker in the manor.
Reprints

Katy Keen Special #5 (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Teenager of the Year (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Fitness Freaks (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis
When Betty and Veronica find out that Archie and Reggie are watching "Keeping Fit With Flossie" on TV just to ogle the sexy woman leading the exercises, they hatch a plan for revenge.
Reprints

Menudo-Mania Has Hit US! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

RCA Records and Cassettes / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Subscribe! and Get 1 Free! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Mini-Mania (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica can't get noticed anywhere because everyone is watching the big game on their mini-TV sets.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Betty's Fashion Collection (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed as Dan De Carlo)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed as Dan De Carlo)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

One center pin-up with four surrounding inserts of Betty modelling fashions submitted by her fans.
Fashions submitted by Janine Antonson, Beth Womack, Tyler Campbell, Clancy Patterson, Susi Moses, and Diana Stanley.

Olympic Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

100 Little Dolls (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)