(March 1957)

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
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, here's one of the questions in our civics homework... Name the two most important parties in our country?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Popular Mechanics (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
A local paper, owned by Mr. Lodge, runs a contest to finance the date of a prom couple. While Veronica plots to fix the contest in her favor, Betty plots to fix it so Veronica doesn't get the date she anticipates.
Reprints

Flip Flop (Table of Contents: 2)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie claims he can secure a date with Veronica through sheer flattery.

Slipping Clutch (Table of Contents: 3)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie shows off his new car to Veronica.

On Ice (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
A local rink holds a special skating night for couples, so both Betty and Veronica try to learn how to ice skate in order to take Archie.

Betty's Doodles (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Guess the meaning of a series of pictures.
Reprints

Tarzan Gripes Forever (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Bob Montana ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Tired of Jughead tagging along on dates, Archie and Veronica conspire to lose him so they can be alone.

Does My Slip Show? (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica slights Betty's new dress even as she compliments it.

Dining Ruin (Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead complains about the eating habits of his date.

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

Gags 'n' Gals / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Bob White
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How comes it?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Collection of jokes and anecdotes.
Reprints

The Motive (Table of Contents: 10)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks
Joe Edwards (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Jinx is being extra nice and attentive and Hap suspects why.

For Friendship's Ache (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Bob Montana ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty convinces Archie that Veronica is bored with him and he should play hard to get to grasp her attention.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie, here's one of the questions in our civics homework... Name the two most important parties in our country?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Popular Mechanics
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Flip Flop
    Reggie
  4. 3. Slipping Clutch
    Reggie
  5. 4. On Ice
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Betty's Doodles
    Betty
  7. 6. Tarzan Gripes Forever
    Archie
  8. 7. Does My Slip Show?
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Dining Ruin
    Jughead
  10. 9. ["How comes it?"]
    Gags 'n' Gals
  11. 10. The Motive
    Li'l Jinx
  12. 11. For Friendship's Ache
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen