Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #2

([November] 1950)

Betty and Veronica Salute Teenage Clubs (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)

Inks

George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)

Letters

George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Ukelettes wear jackets with the name of their club and a uke on the backs!

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica discuss the Ukelettes Club of Wantagh, New York, where you must own a uke, like Arthur Godfrey, and root for the Dodgers to join.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Includes note to send letter to George Frese with your club name and activities.

Rice and Shine (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Sy Reit ?

Pencils

George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)

Inks

George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)

Colors

?

Letters

Terry Szenics

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's Archie and Jughead!

Feature Logo

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

When Betty and Veronica overhear Archie and Jughead discussing how girls can't cook anymore, the girls invite them over for a dinner of chop suey to prove them wrong.

Reprints

• in Archie's Favorite Comics from the Vault (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #4 (January 2017)

Take It or Leave It (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)

Inks

George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)

Colors

?

Letters

Terry Szenics

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Betty, dear -- wouldn't you just love to see the Dartboard-I.O.U. game!

Feature Logo

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Veronica convinces Archie to have Jughead take her and Betty to the Dartboard-I.O.U. football game.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Digest (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212 (June 2013)

The Tortoise and the Hare (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dave Berg (signed as Berg)

Inks

Dave Berg (signed as Berg)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Okay, it's a bet! The first one to reach Pop's Sweet Shop wins!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis

Reggie gets hurt when he hitches a ride on the back of a car.

Indexer Notes

One of the multiple PSAs Archie put out at the time in the form of short stories. Berg's signature is disguised in the first panel as the business "Berg and Co." in the background.

Bells and Belles (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)

Inks

George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)

Colors

?

Letters

Milton Luros ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Veronica, - have you noticed that Archie doesn't come in here after school anymore?

Feature Logo

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Mr. Fluteweed; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica compete for a spot in the school orchestra alongside Archie, while Pop has trouble with people leaving before paying.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #223 (June 2014)

Indexer Notes

A portion of Pages 6-7, in which Betty misses her cue and accidentally hits Mr. Fluteweed with her mallet, is adapted from the Archie newspaper strip dated April 25, 1948. Some dialogue remains the same, although the newspaper strip features Archie in the role instead of Betty. The Fluteweed name and character design is also taken from the newspaper strip and appears prototypical of Professor Flutesnoot, who began appearing in the newspaper strip later in 1948 and was already established as a character by the time this issue was published, although he had yet to appear officially by name in the comic books.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)

Inks

Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Includes croquet maze, rebus, and finishing five pairs of words.

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

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

They Scoop to Conquer (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Frese

Inks

Tom Moore ?

Colors

?

Letters

Tom Moore ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Veronica! Archie was appointed editor of the school paper, and he chose you as a reporter and me as photographer!

Feature Logo

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy

Synopsis

When newly-appointed editor Archie makes Betty the photographer of the school newspaper and assigns her with shooting a picture of Mr. Weatherbee, the principal overhears and thinks he is being shot, as in with a gun.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Prescription for Love (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dave Berg ?

Inks

Terry Szenics

Colors

?

Letters

Terry Szenics

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Archie, look! It's a life size enlargement of me taken at last year's prom.

Feature Logo

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper

Synopsis

When Archie's refusal to take Betty to the prom depresses her, the doctor puts Archie on a guilt trip.

Reprints

• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #223 (June 2014)

Indexer Notes

First three panels adapted from Archie newspaper strip dated March 4, 1950; portion of page three involving Betty's doctor adapted from strip dated March 6, 1950.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty and Veronica Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dave Berg ?

Inks

Dave Berg ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Includes how to write number 10,000 without lifting pencil, riddle, and coloring activity involving Betty and Veronica's dresses.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Where Did You Get That Hat? (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dave Berg (signed)

Inks

Dave Berg (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Dave Berg (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey Betty, wait up, I've got something very important to ask you.

Feature Logo

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

When Archie has Betty go out and buy a present for a girl, Betty picks out the ugliest-looking hat, thinking the present is for Veronica.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #17 ([1951])

Indexer Notes

Dave Berg's signature is visible on the For Sale sign to the right of Betty in the splash panel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie Fun Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)

Pencils

Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)

Inks

Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)

Colors

?

Letters

Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Includes rebus, coloring picture of barn, connect-the-dots, adding punctuation to sentence, magic egg trick, and crossword puzzle.

Reaching for Stars (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dave Berg (signed as Berg)

Inks

Terry Szenics

Letters

Terry Szenics

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, Veronica, I'm so glad you came over. You're just in time to help me hang these curtains.

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty climbs on top of stacked objects to reach a high point and falls down.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Berg's signature hidden in bush.