(May 1960)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1960-02-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

She Was a Teen-Age Snob (Table of Contents)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Amazing Super-Secret Wall Safe / A Real Mobile Tank (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

She Was a Teen-Age Snob (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Veronica gets a lesson in humility after she tells Mr. Weatherbee that he'll have to get an appointment with the company secretary before he can talk to her father.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #35.

Win a Big Prize! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Count Down! (Table of Contents: 4)

Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
children
Characters
Shrimpy
Synopsis
Shrimpy is counting stars when a girl makes him lose count.

A Turn for the Better! (Table of Contents: 5)

Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
children
Characters
Shrimpy
Synopsis
Shrimpy decides watching a singing commercial is better than watching the TV newscast.

Biting Humor (Table of Contents: 6)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
Synopsis
Miss Grundy asks Moose to tell her the best way to combat diseases spread by biting insects.
Reprints

Late Reason (Table of Contents: 7)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Moose is late for class, but has an excuse.
Reprints

Amazing Wrist Radio (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

8 Record Hits only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Rembrant Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hand to Mouth! (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Maurice; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica is smitten by the continental manners of her new French boyfriend Maurice.
Reprints

Take This Free Gift... (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Picture Panic! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee overhears school photographers Betty and Veronica talk about shooting him when he is giving a school speech and thinks they are planning on using a gun.

Taken for a Ride (Table of Contents: 13)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Midge
Synopsis
Moose complains because the Tunnel of Love was too dark.
Reprints

Baby Talk (Table of Contents: 14)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Reggie hires Betty to be his baby-sitter.
Reprints

Build Your Own Hot Rod / "Jet" Bike Speedometer (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pin-Up Psychology! (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead uses a pinup of a pretty girl as a backdrop to distract Archie when the two are playing ping pong.
Reprints

Jack Kelly (Table of Contents: 17)

Veronica Presents the Star of the Month! / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Characters
Jack Kelly (photo)
Synopsis
Biography of Jack Kelly, then currently co-starring with James Garner in the television series "Maverick."

Natural Color Photos of Your Favorite Stars (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Colorfoto / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

14 Sure-Fire Party Tricks (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Griffin Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Twist of Hate (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Betty thinks Veronica is a "frenemy," because she is Betty's friend, but is her enemy when it comes to Archie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Winners (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Chicago Roller Skates / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. She Was a Teen-Age Snob
    Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Amazing Super-Secret Wall Safe / A Real Mobile Tank
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. She Was a Teen-Age Snob
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Win a Big Prize!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  5. 4. Count Down!
    Shrimpy
  6. 5. A Turn for the Better!
    Shrimpy
  7. 6. Biting Humor
    Moose
  8. 7. Late Reason
    Moose
  9. 8. Amazing Wrist Radio
    Honor House Products Corp.
  10. 9. 8 Record Hits only $1.00
    Rembrant Co.
  11. 10. Hand to Mouth!
    Archie
  12. 11. Take This Free Gift...
  13. 12. Picture Panic!
    Betty and Veronica
  14. 13. Taken for a Ride
    Moose
  15. 14. Baby Talk
    Reggie
  16. 15. Build Your Own Hot Rod / "Jet" Bike Speedometer
    Honor House Products Corp
  17. 16. Pin-Up Psychology!
    Archie
  18. 17. Jack Kelly
    Veronica Presents the Star of the Month!
  19. 18. Natural Color Photos of Your Favorite Stars
    Colorfoto
  20. 19. 14 Sure-Fire Party Tricks
    Griffin Products
  21. 20. Twist of Hate
    Betty and Veronica
  22. 21. ["My name is Charles Atlas."]
    Charles Atlas
  23. 22. The Winners
    Chicago Roller Skates
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen