(December 1961)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1961-09-29
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)

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
...Wait a second, Betty- while I find out if Archie, Reggie and Jughead can make it!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica is planning a party.

The Paws That Refreshes (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
The girls find giant footprints in the sand and assume the boys are pranking them. However, the boys find the same tracks and assume the same thing.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The title is a pun on a famous Coca-Cola advertising slogan from 1929.

Hip Gypsy (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty takes Veronica to a gypsy fortune teller.

Not Up To Par (Table of Contents: 3)

Dilton / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Gladys; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
A cute girl is not impressed with Dilton's instruction style.

Poor Little Rich Girl (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica tries to convince Betty that her life is nothing but work, decisions and drudgery.
Reprints

The Hideaway (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica goes to outlandish lengths to avoid Betty so Betty won't invite herself along on the outing Veronica has planned with Archie.
Reprints

The Body Beautiful (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Article on keeping fit through exercise.
Reprints

Stylish (Table of Contents: 7)

Shrimpy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Shrimpy
Synopsis
Shrimpy and a friend compete in bubblegum bubble blowing.

Strike (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
The girls force Archie and Reggie to take them bowling.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["...Wait a second, Betty- while I find out if Archie, Reggie and Jughead can make it!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. The Paws That Refreshes
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Hip Gypsy
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Not Up To Par
    Dilton
  5. 4. Poor Little Rich Girl
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. The Hideaway
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. The Body Beautiful
  8. 7. Stylish
    Shrimpy
  9. 8. Strike
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jaime Weinman