(April 1961)
Archie,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961-02-02
- 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 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[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
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews (cameo)
- Keywords
- marriage
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #18
Last Stop
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to get Archie to act more sophisticated. However, all her attempts to improve Archie's etiquette backfire.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #4 (February 1974) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #290 (March 2021)
-
- Keywords
- etiquette; snow
Indexer Notes
Ink and letter credit from reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #290.
Dig, Dig, Dig
Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- The gang is "digging" music. Archie's father would rather they "dig" the snow on the sidewalk.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #4 (February 1974)
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #61 (February 1990)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #225 (March 2012), #285 (February 2018)
-
- Keywords
- music; records; snow; snow shovel
Ice-Capade
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- While ice-skating, Betty uses her skates to write her phone number on the ice to attract the attention of a handsome boy.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #4 (February 1974)
-
- Keywords
- flirting; ice-skating
Indexer Notes
Betty's phone number is WX5-0424.
Turn Coat
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Sally; Joan
- Synopsis
- On a cold, windy afternoon, Betty borrows Archie's coat. The coat gets passed on to two more girls before being returned to Archie. Each of the girls leaves cosmetics in the coat pocket and when they return to get them, Veronica is skeptical of Archie's claim to have spent a dull afternoon.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- coat; cosmetics; wind
Take This Free Gift...
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. One year for $1.00 with premium of three free ballpoint pens.
The Non Believers
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica tells outlandish stories about how she's going to spend the evening. When she does tell the truth about dating a handsome boy, Archie doesn't mind because he doesn't believe her.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #68 (January 1987)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #29 (January 1992)
-
Rodeo
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Article on the history of rodeos.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Text with 1/3 page illustration.
Clothes Call!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- When she is told to put on her best clothes, Jinx dresses up in a cowgirl outfit.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #4 (February 1974)
-
Not for Sale
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica says "Money buys anything! Including Archie!" Betty disagrees, so Veronica gives her some money and bets that Betty can make Archie break that night's date with Veronica. Betty buys two tickets to a big boxing match and then wonders if the temptation will be too much for Archie.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- boxing; ethics; money
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I'd like to be a dress designer when I grow up!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Last Stop
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Dig, Dig, Dig
Archie's Dad -
3.
Ice-Capade
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Turn Coat
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Take This Free Gift...
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals -
6.
The Non Believers
Veronica -
7.
Rodeo
-
8.
Clothes Call!
Li'l Jinx -
9.
Not for Sale
Betty and Veronica
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- Steve Coates
- Merlin Haas
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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