Archie Giant Series Magazine #585 [Regular Edition]
(September 1988)

Archie, 1954 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
13 times a year: once in July and Nov., three times in Jan. and Sept., and five times in Oct.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Barcode
076956145256 09
Editing
Victor Gorelick; Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman (sourced)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's something about numbers that fascinates me, Archie!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

The Prints of Wails (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica believe jealousy has driven Archie to throw himself into the sea.
Reprints

Hot Wheels (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
A bully harasses Betty and Veronica as they roller-skate by the beach.
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Comfort Zone (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Horseplay erupts by the Lodge swimming pool on a hot summer day.
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Indexer Notes

When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #235, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.

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

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

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Synopsis
Readers write to Betty and Veronica for advice.

Send in the Clowns (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are attracted to a beach muscleman who speaks in rhyme.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["There's something about numbers that fascinates me, Archie!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. The Prints of Wails
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Hot Wheels
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Comfort Zone
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Send in the Clowns
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Rick Schindler