(January 1991)

Archie, 1954 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
12 times a year, once in Aug. and Nov., three times in Jan. and Sept., and four times in Oct.
On-sale Date
1990-11-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Editing
Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Victor Gorelick (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Jughead's Double Digest Magazine #6.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What do you think Archie will give you for Christmas?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Cover Thumbnail for Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #618 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954 series) #618 [Newsstand]
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[Adventures] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Real Thing (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Reprints

[3 Issues for $2.00] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[Double Your Fun] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[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) (Expand) /

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

[Riverdale High #4 Has it All] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[The Ultimate Game Club] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Have an Ice Day (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Eric; Wendy; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Reprints

[Special Subscription Offer!] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[Join America's Sweethearts] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[At Last, My Own Double Digest!] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Purchase Prize (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Reprints

[Fans! Now You Can Join the Exciting Archie Fan Club] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
? [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Betty Cooper (head shot); Veronica Lodge (head shot)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Dianne R., Danielle K. and B.W.

Betty and Veronica's Holiday Fun (Table of Contents: 18)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Regina Curro [as Curro]
Pencils
Regina Curro [as Curro]
Inks
Rudy Lapick [as Lapick]
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Coded message.

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

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

[Subscribe and save $2.50] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Revival (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; kids; Santa Claus; Jingles
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica start the day in a good mood but it slowly comes to a end.
Reprints

The Taste of Adventure Part 3 (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Archie and Friends / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[The Great Cap'n Crunch Caper] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Turn Your House into a Sewer] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["What do you think Archie will give you for Christmas?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. [Adventures]
  3. 2. The Real Thing
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. [3 Issues for $2.00]
  5. 4. [Double Your Fun]
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. ["Q: Who's made of sugar and spice and everything nice?"]
  8. 7. [Riverdale High #4 Has it All]
  9. 8. ["Now That's What I Call Sunken Treasure"]
  10. 9. [The Ultimate Game Club]
  11. 10. Have an Ice Day
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. [Special Subscription Offer!]
  13. 12. [Join America's Sweethearts]
  14. 13. [Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions]
  15. 14. [At Last, My Own Double Digest!]
  16. 15. Purchase Prize
    Betty and Veronica
  17. 16. [Fans! Now You Can Join the Exciting Archie Fan Club]
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  19. 18. Betty and Veronica's Holiday Fun
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  21. 20. [Subscribe and save $2.50]
  22. 21. Revival
    Betty and Veronica
  23. 22. The Taste of Adventure Part 3
    Archie and Friends
  24. 23. [The Great Cap'n Crunch Caper]
  25. 24. [Turn Your House into a Sewer]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • John Kerry
  • Scott Marshall
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
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