(October 1986)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.75 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
Barcode
027100069607 10
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[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, you'll get an awful sunburn if you don't use lotion!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; miscellaneous unidentified male beach patrons
Synopsis
Veronica doesn't have to use sunscreen. The shadow from her legion of admirers blocks the sun just fine.
Keywords
beach; swimsuits
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Strike Out Tooth Decay (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie and the gang give readers dental hygiene tips.

Indexer Notes

Ad co-sponsored by Ora Care. Inside front cover.

Underwater Find (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Jim Ruth
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Hearing stories from Pop about possible treasure buried at the bottom of Lake Riverdale, the gang take a scuba excursion to the bottom with high hopes.
Reprints
Keywords
scuba diving

Betty's Beach Fun Page (Table of Contents: 3)

Dilton's Puzzle Pals / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Word find puzzle with a beach activities theme.

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

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

The Clean Up Hitter (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Archie; Oral Care / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Repair Flair (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica gets the inspiration to market Betty's mechanic skills and make them both some money.
Reprints

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

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

Something Special (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Jim Ruth
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
The boys take the girls fishing and Veronica offers to barbecue what they catch, fully expecting them not to catch anything.
Reprints

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

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

Veronica's Swimsuit Specials (Table of Contents: 10)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
No story; Veronica models swimsuit designs submitted by readers.

The Video Revolution (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica debate the relative merits of video tape.
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Veronica, you'll get an awful sunburn if you don't use lotion!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Strike Out Tooth Decay
    Archie
  3. 2. Underwater Find
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Betty's Beach Fun Page
    Dilton's Puzzle Pals
  5. 4. ["Save! Subscribe!"]
  6. 5. The Clean Up Hitter
    Archie; Oral Care
  7. 6. Repair Flair
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. ["Discount 32"]
  9. 8. Something Special
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. ["Subscribe and Get One Issue Free"]
  11. 10. Veronica's Swimsuit Specials
    Veronica
  12. 11. The Video Revolution
    Betty and Veronica
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  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
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