(October 1961)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1961-07-28
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] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Betty!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Keywords
dragon

Indexer Notes

The beast is the same one that appears in the first story, but that one doesn't breathe fire and also it never actually meets Betty or Veronica.

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Point of View (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Though warned by Archie of the monsters that live on Bleak Island, the girls still take a boat over for a picnic. While there, they have a close encounter with a baby dinosaur and his mother.
Reprints
Keywords
dinosaur; egg; island; picnic

Indexer Notes

Betty and Veronica never actually see the dinosaur-like creatures, but they get enough clues to want to leave the island quickly.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Roy & Al - The U. S. Royal Twins; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Amazing New Invention (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bendix Coaster Brake; Bendix Bicycle Transmission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Letter (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie receives letters from Veronica, who's on a South American vacation. Each letter contains a picture of Veronica with a different local guy.
Reprints
Keywords
Argentina; Brazil; gaucho; letter; photographs; South America

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

50 Wallet Size Photos / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

8 Popular Record [8 Latest Record] [8 Twist Record] Hits / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Love Is Blind (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Everyone hates the sloppy clothes that Veronica is wearing, except Archie. He loves it, until Betty copies her style. Then he tells Betty she looks like "something the cat wouldn't drag in!" Archie shows up later beaten up.
Reprints

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

Archie Giant Series Magazines / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Summer Madness (Table of Contents: 10)

Veronica / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica models six different bathing suits for Archie. One of them is even for swimming.
Reprints
Keywords
beach; swim suits

A Weighty Problem (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica starts working out, so she can eat more ice cream.
Reprints
Keywords
exercise; gym; ice cream

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Insect Collecting Kit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Reward $2,000.00 for This Coin! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Lovelier You! (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Summer beauty tips for teens.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text with 1/3 page illustration.

One Man Out (Table of Contents: 15)

Shrimpy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
children
Characters
Shrimpy
Synopsis
Shrimpy goes into the high grass in the outfield to catch a ball, but doesn't come back.
Keywords
baseball

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Diamond Doings (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie umpires an all-girl baseball game at the Riverdale picnic, and is the only winner when the game gets rained out.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball; thunderstorm; umpire

Date Bait (Table of Contents: 18)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty wants to attract Archie by getting a perfume that smells like gasoline, because "Archie is just crazy about cars."
Keywords
beach; perfume

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hi, Betty!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. Point of View
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. ["I'm sure glad we have these U. S. Royals!"]
    Roy & Al - The U. S. Royal Twins; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  5. 4. Amazing New Invention
    Bendix Coaster Brake; Bendix Bicycle Transmission
  6. 5. The Letter
    Archie
  7. 6. ["50 wallet size photos"]
    50 Wallet Size Photos
  8. 7. ["8 latest record hits $1"]
    8 Popular Record [8 Latest Record] [8 Twist Record] Hits
  9. 8. Love Is Blind
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. ["Summer Fun"]
    Archie Giant Series Magazines
  11. 10. Summer Madness
    Veronica
  12. 11. A Weighty Problem
    Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  13. 12. ["Insect collecting kit"]
    Insect Collecting Kit
  14. 13. Reward $2,000.00 for This Coin!
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  15. 14. A Lovelier You!
  16. 15. One Man Out
    Shrimpy
  17. 16. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  18. 17. Diamond Doings
    Betty and Veronica
  19. 18. Date Bait
    Betty
  20. 19. ["If you know just 20 people"]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  21. 20. ["An amazing invention"]
    Magic Art Reproducer
  22. 21. ["Free zodiac rings"]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mark D. Anderson
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen