(1953)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- annually
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie is taking me!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica argue over who Archie is going to take to the Junior Prom. Meanwhile Archie takes a powder.
- Reprints
in 
in 
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual (1953 series) #1 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/843/w100/843028.jpg?5601691763215365389)
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[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You Can Always Judge
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Suzie; Ginger; Super Duck; Wilbur Wilkin; Katy Keene
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the Archie Comics line, appearing on the inside front cover.
Uncover Girl
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica refuses to give Betty a picture of herself for the yearbook, since all the pictures have her wearing out-of-date fashions. So Betty gets hold of one of Veronica's baby pictures and decides to publish that.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! Big News
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Jughead Annual and Betty and Veronica Annual.
Twin Killing
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Lila Smith; Lois Smith
- Synopsis
- As a welcoming gesture to two new girls who just transferred to Riverdale High, Veronica and Betty agree to set them up with one time only dates with Archie and Reggie - - until they find out the Smith girls are gorgeous twins.
Wrong Track
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper (cameo); Betty's cousin Herbert
- Synopsis
- Dateless, Betty agrees to babysit for her Aunt Lucy. When she runs into Archie on the way and he asks her out (since Veronica dumped him), Betty invites him along on her babysitting job.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tell Ya What Ah'm Gonna Do
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the Archie Comics line.
Dyeing For A Date
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty helps Reggie play a prank on Veronica so she won't go to the dance with Archie.
Shop, Look and Listen
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee assigns Archie and Reggie to rehabilitate his desk. Betty and Veronica would like to help, despite not knowing anything about carpentry.
Gals Are Too Clever
Betty and Veronica / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Elladay; Bill
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica fret about losing Archie to the daughter of a Lodge business partner who is moving to Riverdale.
For Better Or Verse
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie pays Jughead to write a love poem, and then gives it to Veronica claiming he wrote it. Veronica is so impressed that she demands Archie write her another poem - - while she watches.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- She's Ginger and Spice
- Characters
- Ginger
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Ginger Comics.
Big Fad Mamas
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- In order to embarrass the girls out of the fad fashions they've taken to wearing, Archie and Reggie dress up in clothing from the Gay '90s.
[no title indexed]
Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rebus
- Synopsis
- Rebus puzzle.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Laugh
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Laugh Comics.
Ugly Rumor
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Ophelia Glutenschnable
- Synopsis
- Reggie tells Veronica he saw Archie escorting another woman. To his surprise, that only makes Archie more appealing to her.
Dream Girl
Betty / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Betty offers to use her dream interpretation book on a disturbing dream Miss Grundy had the previous night. The book forecasts Miss Grundy will have an accident.
[no title indexed]
Debby / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sandy! I Don't Mind
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Debby; Sandy; Dad; Mom; Virg Gooney; Willie Woogie; Betsy
- Synopsis
- Debby's Dad organizes a taffy pull as a low-cost form of entertainment for the kids.
[no title indexed]
Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Soopy Slooth
- Synopsis
- Drawing puzzle.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You Kids Be The Judge
- Characters
- Super Duck
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Super Duck.
The Dim View
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie pretend to be impressed by Veronica's new sunglasses as a joke, but she thinks they're serious. So does Betty, who promptly runs right out and buys a pair herself.
Shop and Go
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jeeves the butler
- Synopsis
- Veronica goes shopping for a birthday present for her father. She drags Archie along to buy the gift while she shops for clothes for herself.
With Mallet Toward None
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Wilbur
- Synopsis
- Veronica insists on teaching Archie and Reggie croquet, but the collateral damage is too much for Mr. Lodge.
Cagey Capers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie gives Veronica a parrot trained to say "I love you". When Reggie hears of it, he decides to teach the bird a few other phrases.
My Type Is Your Type
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty offers to type Archie's essay for English class. Archie accepts, then uses the free time to go out with Veronica.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie is taking me!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
["You Can Always Judge"]
-
2.
Uncover Girl
Betty and Veronica -
3.
["Look! Big News"]
-
4.
Twin Killing
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Wrong Track
Betty -
6.
Veronica Pencil Fun
Veronica -
7.
["Tell Ya What Ah'm Gonna Do"]
-
8.
Dyeing For A Date
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Shop, Look and Listen
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Gals Are Too Clever
Betty and Veronica -
11.
For Better Or Verse
Veronica -
12.
Don't Let It Puzzle You
-
13.
["She's Ginger and Spice"]
-
14.
Big Fad Mamas
Betty and Veronica -
15.
["Rebus"]
Fun Page -
16.
["Laugh"]
-
17.
Ugly Rumor
Betty and Veronica -
18.
Dream Girl
Betty -
19.
["Sandy! I Don't Mind"]
Debby -
20.
["Soopy Slooth"]
Fun Page -
21.
["You Kids Be The Judge"]
-
22.
The Dim View
Betty and Veronica -
23.
Shop and Go
Veronica -
24.
With Mallet Toward None
Betty and Veronica -
25.
Cagey Capers
Betty and Veronica -
26.
My Type Is Your Type
Betty and Veronica -
27.
It Takes the Cake
Betty and Veronica -
28.
["Wilbur Is In Hot Water Again"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Igor Dybzinski
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Jim Van Dore
- Jaime Weinman
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