(May 1955)
Archie,
1950 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like to be a dress designer when I grow up!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #64
[Stop Paying 89¢ Each for Song Parade Records!]
advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Dean Martin (caricature)
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for "closer grooved" 78 rpm records.
Coat of Alms
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty talks Jughead into going on a quiz show to win her a mink cape.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Americana Series (Archie, 1991 series) #7 - Best of the Fifties Book 2 (2003) - in Best of Archie Americana (Archie, 2017 series) #1 - Golden Age 1940s-1950s (2017)
- in Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #6 (March 2018)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #1 (April 2019)
-
- Keywords
- fur coat; quiz show
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #6.
Hey Kids! See If You're Smarter than the Smith Brothers!
Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When your coughing bothers you and your hacking bothers others...
- Synopsis
- See how many rhymes you can find for Brothers.
Sweet Talk
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you like me, Archiekins?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica suspects that Archie uses the same sweet talk on all the girls.
Date Bait
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah-h! Doesn't that tropical sun feel wonderful, Veronica?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead urges Betty to fight her natural urge to throw herself at Archie and play hard to get in order to lure him away from Veronica.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
School Home Work You Can Pay More - But Why?
Scripto / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- children
- Synopsis
- Ad for various models of Scripto pens and mechanical pencils.
Polo Phony
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get your bathing trunks and come along, Jug!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica invites the gang over to play water polo.
Inferior Decorating
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jumpin' Jezebels, Ronnie! Who's the glamour puss!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Venus
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica team up to keep Veronica's mantrap cousin away from Archie.
- Reprints
Funny Notes
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One Royal Lush Sundae!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Indexer Notes
Three three-panel gags.
Sleigh It Isn't So
text story / 1.75 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty takes the punishment for Archie's spilling ink on Miss Grundy's desk.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #10 (February 1975)
-
Statement of Ownership
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
No circulation numbers given.
Louis Silberkleit (owner)
John L. Goldwater (editor)
Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Fashion Revue for Teen-ettes
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oww! How can soft water be so hard!
- Genre
- humor; fashion
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Sis
- Synopsis
- Sis falls while ice skating and skiing.
Economically Speaking
Archie's Mom / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mary!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred wants to know why so much money has gone from their savings account.
[no title indexed]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Help!! A lion!!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fearless Fosdick
- Synopsis
- Fearless Fosdick tackles a lion on account of its messy mane.
Lip Service
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, good looking!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- While Veronica is ice skating all the boys try to hit on her.
Treat 'Em Roof
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come over early tonight, Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica says that Archie is so infatuated with her that he'd walk off of a roof if she asked him to.
Paint Necessarily So!
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm! This book case needs repainting. I wonder if Archie would do it for me?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty gets confused by the paint instructions that say to put on two coats.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Calling all kids!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Indexer Notes
Promo for Jughead Annual #3 and Betty and Veronica Annual #3. Covers are depicted, along with original artwork.
The Early Bird
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good night, Veronica!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge catches Veronica sneaking in after curfew.
- Reprints
Pie Crust
Wilbur / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What kind of pie have you got?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin
- Synopsis
- Wilbur tries to walk out without paying for a pie.
Catty Corner
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Veronica! How was your weekend up at ski mountain lodge?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica had a terrible time at the ski lodge but lies to Betty about how great it was.
Nose Knows
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why are you so busy primping, dear?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty wants to trade her perfume for a cookbook because the smell of food attracts Archie more than the smell of her perfume.
Archie Is out of This World in His Brand New Archie's Joke Book #16
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie's Joke Book #16. Cover is depicted along with original art with an outer space theme.
Juggy's Last Stand
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie! It's happened!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead's got a girlfriend and the girls are desperate to meet her.
- Reprints
Shop Talk
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whew! All this shopping has me beat!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica buys clothes to go Christmas shopping in.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I'd like to be a dress designer when I grow up!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
[Stop Paying 89¢ Each for Song Parade Records!]
-
2.
Coat of Alms
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Hey Kids! See If You're Smarter than the Smith Brothers!
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
4.
Sweet Talk
Veronica -
5.
Date Bait
Betty and Veronica -
6.
School Home Work You Can Pay More - But Why?
Scripto -
7.
Polo Phony
Betty -
8.
Inferior Decorating
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Funny Notes
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Sleigh It Isn't So
-
11.
Statement of Ownership
-
12.
Fashion Revue for Teen-ettes
Betty and Veronica -
13.
["Oww! How can soft water be so hard!"]
Katy Keene -
14.
Economically Speaking
Archie's Mom -
15.
Wanted... Wilbur
Wilbur -
16.
["Help!! A lion!!"]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
17.
Lip Service
Veronica -
18.
Treat 'Em Roof
Betty and Veronica -
19.
Paint Necessarily So!
Betty -
20.
["Calling all kids!"]
-
21.
The Early Bird
Veronica -
22.
Pie Crust
Wilbur -
23.
Catty Corner
Veronica -
24.
Nose Knows
Betty -
25.
Archie Is out of This World in His Brand New Archie's Joke Book #16
-
26.
Juggy's Last Stand
Betty and Veronica -
27.
Shop Talk
Veronica -
28.
New Amazing Values for You
Better Value Co. -
29.
Hurry! Get the New Cracker Jack Color Magic Pencil and Pen Set
Cracker Jack
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- John
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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