(January 1955)
Archie,
1950 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up, Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, didn't you already see this with Archie? Why do you want to go again?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- Keywords
- movie theater
in 
Bird-Treat Cheat!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica decides that Betty, Jughead, and Reggie should build bird houses because so many trees were being cut down for new buildings. While they're doing that, she and Archie will make some bird-treat to attract birds to the houses.
- Keywords
- birdhouses
Earth-Shaking News
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is bored by scientific discoveries, but is excited when there is a dress sale at Gertz's.
- Keywords
- newspaper
Yells and Belles
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Bloomer; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie apply for the position of cheerleading coach. The two babble on to Betty about their plans, which don't include her. They get shot down when they learn that Betty is the one who gets to choose the coach and she picks Jughead.
- Keywords
- cheerleading
Indexer Notes
Veronica is mentioned, but does not appear.
Behavior Pattern
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3.75 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica think Archie and Reggie are trying to assassinate each other.
- Reprints
-
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #237 (February 2014) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- rat poison; steel trap
[no title indexed]
Reggie / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You picked a fight with 'Runt' Riley, and he beat you up?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie picks a fight, but gets the short end of the stick.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- fight
The Dime of Your Life!
Archie's Pal Jughead; Archie's Joke Book / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Lip Service
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3.75 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty tips Archie to a prank with lipstick that Reggie and Veronica are playing on him.
- Reprints
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #237 (February 2014)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- lipstick
[no title indexed]
Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, you know lots about nature and stuff!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead says he can tell a dogwood tree by its bark.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- trees
Christmas Jeer
Betty and Veronica / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica coincidently buy the same style dress for Betty's Christmas party. Veronica says she won't come unless she is the only one wearing that dress and says she'll hold her own party. Betty doesn't back down, though she is certain that Archie would only come to Veronica's party.
- Keywords
- Christmas; dress; mistletoe; party
Indexer Notes
Text story with a two-panel header.
Naughty But Ice!
Ginger / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ginger Snapp; Ickky; Louella
- Synopsis
- Ickky reluctantly takes Ginger's niece ice-skating. He ignores the girl to go skating, but ends up in trouble.
- Keywords
- ice-skating
Archie Points with Pride to the Archie Group
Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
A Seedy Character
Suzie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Suzie; Ferdie
- Synopsis
- Suzie mixes tomato, lettuce, cucumber, and green pepper seeds together before planting in order to raise a vegetable salad.
- Reprints
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #256 (November 2017)
-
- Keywords
- gardening; salad; seeds
Hook, Line, and Stinkers!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Archie are going fishing instead of taking the girls to the movies. The girls show up at the fishing spot in a fancy boat and with a lunch, but the boys will soon find out there's a catch.
- Keywords
- fishing; speedboat
Tee Hee
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie takes Betty golfing for the first time.
- Keywords
- golf
A Salty Tale
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2.75 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty attempts to train a stray dog with advice from Reggie and that inspires her to apply the tactics elsewhere.
- Reprints
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #237 (February 2014)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- dog; salt
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest #237.
Hat's Enough!
Veronica / comic story / 0.25 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica admires a hat in a store window. Archie does not admire the hat's price.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- hat
An Added Attraction
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica spend the weekend viewing numerous scenic sights. However, Betty was most impressed by the sight of a handsome gas station attendant.
- Keywords
- scenery; vacation
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Veronica, didn't you already see this with Archie? Why do you want to go again?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
["Hello, Bob - Have you found that underseas treasure?"]
Wilson Chemical Co. -
2.
Bird-Treat Cheat!
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Earth-Shaking News
Veronica -
4.
["AMF Roadmaster sets a hot pace in the 'Little 500' Bike Race!"]
AMF Roadmaster Bicycles -
5.
Yells and Belles
Betty and Veronica -
6.
Behavior Pattern
Betty and Veronica -
7.
["You picked a fight with 'Runt' Riley, and he beat you up?"]
Reggie -
8.
["Gosh, Pud, wasn't it swell of Mom 'n' Pop to bring us along on this vacation to Alaska?"]
Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids; Dubble Bubble -
9.
The Dime of Your Life!
Archie's Pal Jughead; Archie's Joke Book -
10.
Lip Service
Betty and Veronica -
11.
["Gosh, you know lots about nature and stuff!"]
Jughead -
12.
Christmas Jeer
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Naughty But Ice!
Ginger -
14.
Archie Points with Pride to the Archie Group
Archie Comics -
15.
["Don't dunk me in the boiling alcohol, Anyface!!"]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
16.
A Seedy Character
Suzie -
17.
Hook, Line, and Stinkers!
Betty and Veronica -
18.
Tee Hee
Betty -
19.
It's Here! A New Big Annual!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals -
20.
A Salty Tale
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Hat's Enough!
Veronica -
22.
An Added Attraction
Betty and Veronica -
23.
Here's How We Got Lionel Trains
Lionel Trains
This issue was modified by, among others
- Igor Dybzinski
- Merlin Haas
- Clint Maxwell
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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