(November 1955)
Archie,
1950 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1955-08-26
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up, Inc.
- Editing
- Harry Shorten (editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1955, page 186, registration number B551798.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, will you lend me your new dress - the one that Archie likes? I have a date with him tonight!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica pretends to not hear Betty on the the telephone.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- telephone
in 
Language Barrier
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty! Did you hear?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unnamed brunette from record store
- Synopsis
- Archie is failing French and the girls conspire to keep him from being tutored by some lovely senior class student.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- French language
[no title indexed]
Reggie / comic story / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You ought to see that crazy puppy Jughead has!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie describes Jughead's new puppy.
- Reprints
Swell Smell
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like some perfume, please!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; perfume salesman; army soldiers
- Synopsis
- Betty has a close encounter with a squad of soldiers.
- Keywords
- perfume
The Weaker Sex
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Archie! Hi, Veronica, are you ready?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica being a weak little girl is all in Archie's head, and she aims to keep it that way.
- Keywords
- gym classes
Finale Blow!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty! Why are you calling me at this hour?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty makes a late night phone call to Veronica.
- Keywords
- The Late Show
Loan Rider!
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here comes Reggie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie decides he's going to outwit Reggie's attempt to borrow something.
- Keywords
- bicycle
The Long Count
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wait for me Archie... I won't be long!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica makes Archie wait while she changes.
- Keywords
- bricks
Food for Thought
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's just terrible!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; boys at a dance
- Synopsis
- Betty complains to Jughead about being leered at.
- Keywords
- food
[no title indexed]
Fun Page / activity / 0.6 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's where you can have some pencil fun!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
Date Bait
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, that was a wonderful movie!
- Genre
- humor; romance; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to get lunkhead Archie to kiss her.
- Reprints
The Nose Knows
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's here.. that expensive perfume I ordered from Paris...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica buys an expensive new perfume to impress Archie.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #22 (August 1963)
-
- Keywords
- black eye; Paris
Late Date
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Archie... I'm sorry I'm late...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to convince Archie that she was late for their date when actually he was.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #22 (August 1963)
-
Hope Opera
Betty / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And so we leave "poor plain Phoebe" with pounding pulse and...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty begins comparing Archie to the character on her favorite radio soap opera and Archie isn't measuring up.
- Keywords
- radio
Mind Over Matter
Betty and Veronica / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's just that I don't feel like dating Archie or...
- Genre
- humor; romance; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Dr. James Wellington
- Synopsis
- Veronica is smitten with an older man, a friend of her father, and no longer has time for Archie or Reggie.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #1 (August 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Two comics panels plus text.
Tough Guy
Pat the Brat / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, hombre! Who's the toughest - -
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pat the Brat; 3 children
- Synopsis
- Pat runs into a kid who isn't intimidated by Pat's cowboy outfit.
Heaven Bent!
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a night! What a moon! What music!
- Genre
- humor; romance; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie wrecks his car while touring lover's lane with Veronica.
Taken for a Ride!
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Veronica, I'm running out of gas...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica has a specific reason for asking Archie for a ride in his car.
Loony Tune
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How do you do, miss? I'm the piano tuner!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; piano tuner; two neighbors
- Synopsis
- The neighbors call a piano tuner for Betty after hearing her play.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #22 (August 1963)
-
Hobby
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I want a hobby to interest me for years to come!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica searches for a hobby while Betty moons over Archie.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #22 (August 1963)
-
- Keywords
- bathing suits; beach
Stay It Isn't So
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Er- did you call me, daddy?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge feels Archie has overstayed his welcome.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #27 (August 1964)
-
Quick Chick
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pull over to the side!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; motorcycle policeman
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets stopped for speeding.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #27 (August 1964)
-
Money Talks
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy, you always say money talks loud!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica hits her dad up for more money.
Cook Before You Leap!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I feel like cooking, Ronnie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty comes up with a way to shop for dinner and still be surprised.
One of the Crowd
Wilbur / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, isn't this where the new kid lives?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Wilbur's friend; Bob (new kid)
- Synopsis
- Wilbur tries to make a new student feel welcome.
The Luck Lass
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eeek! Archie! sob What will I do?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to cure Betty's superstitious nature.
- Keywords
- broken mirror
Indexer Notes
Archie is reading an issue of Pep Comics in panel 3.
An Eye for Beauty
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead! -- What's the last thing in the...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to sabotage Betty's chances with Archie using her new designer eyeliner.
[no title indexed]
Betty / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't ask me!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie can't smell Betty's bouquet of flowers.
- Keywords
- flowers
On the Prowl
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! Look at the dreamboat that moved next door!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; unnamed man (dreamboat)
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to impress a handsome neighbor.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Veronica, will you lend me your new dress - the one that Archie likes? I have a date with him tonight!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Draw Bob Hope!
Art Instruction, Inc. courses -
2.
Language Barrier
Betty and Veronica -
3.
["You ought to see that crazy puppy Jughead has!"]
Reggie -
4.
Swell Smell
Betty -
5.
Sensational New Fire-Arrow
Columbia Bicycles -
6.
The Weaker Sex
Veronica -
7.
Finale Blow!
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Loan Rider!
Reggie -
9.
The Long Count
Veronica -
10.
Food for Thought
Betty -
11.
[Tru-matic Machine Gun]
Tru-matic Machine Gun -
12.
["Here's where you can have some pencil fun!"]
Fun Page -
13.
Date Bait
Betty -
14.
The Nose Knows
Veronica -
15.
Late Date
Betty -
16.
Set the Pace for Your Bike Buddies
Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer -
17.
Our Obligation to Parents
-
18.
["Gangway, Fosdick! We're bustin' out!!"]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
19.
Hope Opera
Betty -
20.
Mind Over Matter
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Space Rockets Are Fun
Complete Space Rocketeer -
22.
Tough Guy
Pat the Brat -
23.
Look Kids! I've Got a New Bendix Power Brake!
Bendix Coaster Brake -
24.
Free! Elizabeth II Empire Stamps
Garcelon Stamps -
25.
Heaven Bent!
Veronica -
26.
Taken for a Ride!
Veronica -
27.
Loony Tune
Betty -
28.
Hobby
Betty and Veronica -
29.
Stay It Isn't So
Veronica -
30.
Quick Chick
Veronica -
31.
Money Talks
Veronica -
32.
Cook Before You Leap!
Betty and Veronica -
33.
One of the Crowd
Wilbur -
34.
The Luck Lass
Betty -
35.
[Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #4]
-
36.
An Eye for Beauty
Betty and Veronica -
37.
["Don't ask me!"]
Betty -
38.
On the Prowl
Betty -
39.
Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!
Cloverine Brand Salve -
40.
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