(August 2014)

Archie, 2011 Series
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Price
4.99 USD
Pages
164
Indicia Frequency
five times per year
On-sale Date
2014-06-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Library
Barcode
762816468558
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Bill Galvan (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
Rosario Peña (signed)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Pet's Rule (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
After Veronica is evicted from the beach for bringing her dog, Betty sets to work on getting a pet accessible portion for the beach.
Reprints

Skurf Turf (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
Betty improvises a water athlete routine with a snowboard, a tow rope and Ethel's wave rider in order to win a local contest sponsored by a Riverdale TV show.
Reprints
Keywords
jet ski; wind surfing

Indexer Notes

The original story credited Stan Goldberg (pencils) and Mike Esposito (inks).

Trial by Fitness (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Hal Lifson (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dirk
Synopsis
Veronica chases her new fitness instructor until she discovers how dumb he is.
Reprints

Your Final Notice (Table of Contents: 4)

Ethel / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gus Lemoine (credited)
Pencils
Gus Lemoine (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Ethel is tired of being ignored and decides to let everyone know about it - - loudly.
Reprints

Spread the Word (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jim Ruth (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica organize a drive to contribute teddy bears to an orphanage and get all their friends to contribute. Naturally Archie and Reggie get into a fight over who is giving the better bear.
Reprints

It's All in the Cards (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils
Doug Crane (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper
Synopsis
Betty offers to give her sister Polly's old collection of baseball cards to Archie and Jughead, but her mom has just thrown them away.
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Indexer Notes

The original story credited Michael Gallagher (script) and Henry Scarpelli (inks).

Dressed for Success (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Parent (signed)
Inks
Dan Parent (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Genre
fashion
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Brigette Reilly
Reprints

Some You Win (Table of Contents: 8)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Josie; Valerie; Melody
Synopsis
The beach-bums decide to hold a contest to see who is the most worthy of them to date Melody.
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Birthday Box (Table of Contents: 9)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan M. Mayberry; Alexandra Cabot; Melody Valentine; Mr. Cabot
Synopsis
Alexander throws himself a birthday party, but ends up being the only one to attend after he uninvites everyone else for insulting him.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Josie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida; ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Josie, what are you doing?
Genre
teen
Characters
Josie; Valerie; Josie's dad
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Josie and her father's last name was altered from "James" to "McCoy" for this reprinting.

The Ordeal (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
John Lowe
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty finds out from Veronica that Miss Lodge has been grounded.
Reprints

Sweet Mystery of Camp Wot-A-Rukus (Table of Contents: 12)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Synopsis
Someone is stealing candy from Jinx and her friends at camp and Jinx decides to track down the thief.
Reprints

Batter Up (Table of Contents: 13)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Greg tries to show Jinx how far he can drive a baseball.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

On Target (Table of Contents: 14)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Jinx gets an idea for how to get her hook to where the fish are feeding.
Reprints
Keywords
fishing

Style Guile (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Jeff Shultz
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
Veronica is unfair competition on the beach.
Reprints

Reaction Faction (Table of Contents: 16)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge objects to Veronica's latest expenditure.
Reprints

Sign Line (Table of Contents: 17)

Midge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
?
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Midge Klump; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Moose allows Midge to go to the beach alone, but under one condition.
Reprints

Summer Help (Table of Contents: 18)

Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
Tiring of Veronica's indolence, Hermione decrees that the girl will prepare her own meals and clean her own room and clothes for the remainder of the summer.
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First Choice (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Ethel Klump; Archie Andrews; Marsha; Gayle
Synopsis
Looking for a summer job, Betty quizzes her friends on the merits of their summer jobs, because she doesn't want to work at the Jolly Burger restaurant.
Reprints

Putt Yourself in Our Shoes (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Harold Bender (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica just want a quiet game of miniature golf. But they're with Archie and Reggie, so it naturally erupts into war.
Reprints
Keywords
miniature golf

Notworking (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Angelo De Cesare (credited as Angelo DeCesare)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty scores a date with the most popular boy of a different school. But she learns that one can be too popular.
Reprints

Fight for the Privileged (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis
When they hear Archie has tickets to a popular concert, Betty and Veronica compete to be the one he takes.
Reprints

Yard Sale of the Century (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
Inspired by the yard sale the Coopers conduct, the Lodges hold one as well.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The original printing credited Mike Pellowski (script) and Henry Scarpelli (inks).

Weather Tether (Table of Contents: 24)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Betty and Archie have the beach to themselves when inclement weather scares everyone else off.
Reprints

Cry Me a River (Table of Contents: 25)

Ginger Lopez / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Ginger Lopez; Martina Lopez; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Ginger's "cry-at-the-slightest-provocation" cousin comes to visit.
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Playing It Cool (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
Al Hartley (credited)
Pencils
Al Hartley (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
The girls decide to play hard to get, but when Archie goes off to Lake Lumbago without them, they suspect he's seeing another girl.
Reprints

Surfing School Saga (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Adam; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
Archie gets in deep with all the fibs he tells about his surfing prowess.
Reprints
Keywords
surfing

Betty's Beach Fashions (Table of Contents: 28)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
fashion
Reprints

Dream Theme (Table of Contents: 29)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
?
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica gets jealous of what she thinks Archie is dreaming of.
Reprints

Heroic Dog Training (Table of Contents: 30)

Diary Of A Girl Next Door / text story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Tania del Rio
Pencils
Bill Galvan
Inks
Bill Galvan
Letters
typeset

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty decides she can train any dog to become a rescue dog and starts with Hot Dog.

Summer Madness (Table of Contents: 31)

Veronica / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica puts on an impromptu fashion show for Archie at the beach.
Reprints

Trait Debate (Table of Contents: 32)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Gus Lemoine
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geri
Synopsis
Veronica doesn't like Geri.
Reprints

Sea Scene (Table of Contents: 33)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Gus Lemoine
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jon D'Agostino; ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Midge didn't have a date yesterday.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The title was relettered to change it from the original title "Mean Scene" for this reprinting.

Fun in the Sun (Table of Contents: 34)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Sun Fun (Table of Contents: 35)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica try to keep from getting a sunburn.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Pet's Rule
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Skurf Turf
    Betty
  4. 3. Trial by Fitness
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Your Final Notice
    Ethel
  6. 5. Spread the Word
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. It's All in the Cards
    Betty
  8. 7. Dressed for Success
  9. 8. Some You Win
    Josie
  10. 9. Birthday Box
    Josie
  11. 10. ["Josie, what are you doing?"]
    Josie Pin Up
  12. 11. The Ordeal
    Betty
  13. 12. Sweet Mystery of Camp Wot-A-Rukus
    Li'l Jinx
  14. 13. Batter Up
    Li'l Jinx
  15. 14. On Target
    Li'l Jinx
  16. 15. Style Guile
    Betty and Veronica
  17. 16. Reaction Faction
    Veronica
  18. 17. Sign Line
    Midge
  19. 18. Summer Help
    Veronica
  20. 19. First Choice
    Betty
  21. 20. Putt Yourself in Our Shoes
    Betty and Veronica
  22. 21. Notworking
    Betty
  23. 22. Fight for the Privileged
    Betty and Veronica
  24. 23. Yard Sale of the Century
    Betty and Veronica
  25. 24. Weather Tether
    Betty
  26. 25. Cry Me a River
    Ginger Lopez
  27. 26. Playing It Cool
    Betty and Veronica
  28. 27. Surfing School Saga
    Betty
  29. 28. Betty's Beach Fashions
    Betty
  30. 29. Dream Theme
    Veronica
  31. 30. Heroic Dog Training
    Diary Of A Girl Next Door
  32. 31. Summer Madness
    Veronica
  33. 32. Trait Debate
    Betty and Veronica
  34. 33. Sea Scene
    Betty and Veronica
  35. 34. Fun in the Sun
    Betty and Veronica
  36. 35. Sun Fun
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen