(January 1956)

Archie, 1950 Series
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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
Harry Shorten

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, stop! I want to price something in here!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Reprints

Spot Remover! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Betty saves up to buy an expensive designer gown, only to have Archie ridicule it.

Dress Mess (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica gets humiliated at a dance.

Ignorance Is Bliss (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2.75 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
To occupy the attention of the boys, Veronica feigns ignorance about mistletoe.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty caught Jughead under the mistletoe!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty relates an anecdote about Veronica and Jughead.

Theory of Relativity (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Frese
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty tries to one up Veronica, who is bragging about her family lineage.

Power Pecked (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Frese
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica is leery of the consequences of kissing Archie goodnight.

Dinner at Ate! (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lucey

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty sabotages Veronica's dinner plans with Archie by feeding him a huge meal before the date.

Ballet Ache! (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Vincent DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty feels she's unqualified for ballet.

House Party! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty schemes to get Archie to herself through a theme party.
Reprints

The Nosey Neighbor (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty dishes the dirt on her new neighbors to Veronica.
Reprints

Do Knit Disturb (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Prof. Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Prof. Flutesnoot becomes convinced the package Betty and Veronica present to Mr. Weatherbee hides an explosive device.

Under Current (Table of Contents: 12)

Wilbur / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin
Synopsis
Wilbur attends swim practice.

Name Game (Table of Contents: 13)

Wilbur / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake
Synopsis
Laurie intentionally throws a guessing game.

Unfair Play (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Archie are disappointed by a rain storm for different reasons.
Reprints

Long Distance (Table of Contents: 15)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica is scared by a mouse.
Reprints

Gals 'n' Gags (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Golf Bawl (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty gets a lucky drop in a golf match with Veronica.
Reprints

Now It's Clear (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica try to read an obscured window sign.
Reprints

Hiccup Hokum (Table of Contents: 19)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children

The Name's the Same (Table of Contents: 20)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children

Strictly Impersonal (Table of Contents: 21)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica will kiss Archie for money at the fair, but doesn't believe in freebies.

Date Service! (Table of Contents: 22)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Vincent DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty is so impressed by the TV repair man that she asks him out.
Reprints

Knotty Problem (Table of Contents: 23)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Vincent DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty obsesses over her father getting a package to the post office.
Reprints

Any Port in a Storm (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty has a unique place to wait for the bus during a rain storm.

Wrapping It Up! (Table of Contents: 25)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica needs Betty's help to wrap a gift.

Is My Face Red (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty finds that Veronica has been decorating something other than her Christmas tree.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Oh, stop! I want to price something in here!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Spot Remover!
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Dress Mess
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Ignorance Is Bliss
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. ["Betty caught Jughead under the mistletoe!"]
    Archie
  6. 5. Theory of Relativity
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Power Pecked
    Archie
  8. 7. Dinner at Ate!
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Ballet Ache!
    Betty
  10. 9. House Party!
    Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. The Nosey Neighbor
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. Do Knit Disturb
    Betty and Veronica
  13. 12. Under Current
    Wilbur
  14. 13. Name Game
    Wilbur
  15. 14. Unfair Play
    Betty
  16. 15. Long Distance
    Veronica
  17. 16. Gals 'n' Gags
  18. 17. Golf Bawl
    Betty and Veronica
  19. 18. Now It's Clear
    Betty and Veronica
  20. 19. Hiccup Hokum
    Pat the Brat
  21. 20. The Name's the Same
    Pat the Brat
  22. 21. Strictly Impersonal
    Veronica
  23. 22. Date Service!
    Betty
  24. 23. Knotty Problem
    Betty
  25. 24. Any Port in a Storm
    Betty and Veronica
  26. 25. Wrapping It Up!
    Betty and Veronica
  27. 26. Is My Face Red
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Weldon Adams
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore