(February 1962)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1961-11-30
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 1962 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
Veronica sure knows how to make a monkey out of Archie!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica has Archie performing like an organ grinder's monkey.
Keywords
organ grinder

The Adorable Snowman (Table of Contents: 1)

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; Archie Andrews; Chris (snowman)
Synopsis
Veronica builds a snowman in the shape of a handsome man, and her "fairy godfather" brings it to life.
Reprints
Keywords
fairy godfather; snow sculpture; snowman

Sad Sit-Uation (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose; Midge
Synopsis
Betty arrives late for Veronica's party and can't find a place to sit.
Reprints
Keywords
party; record player

Kitchen Scholars (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
The girls explain what they've learned in cooking class.
Reprints
Keywords
cooking; Home Economics

Litter Perfect (Table of Contents: 4)

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; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty finds a quarter on the sidewalk and keeps it, while Veronica finds a five dollar bill and throws it back on the ground. She and Betty argue over whether it's socially acceptable to keep money you find on the street.
Reprints
Keywords
litterbug

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Analysis (Table of Contents: 6)

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; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis
In a story filled with fourth wall breaking, the girls try to figure out what Veronica sees in Archie.
Reprints
Keywords
fourth wall

Watch That Shadow (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Article about dieting and weight control.
Keywords
dieting

Indexer Notes

Text with 1/3 page illustration.

Greed-ings (Table of Contents: 8)

Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Harold
Pencils
Joe Harold
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children
Characters
Shrimpy
Synopsis
Shrimpy sends the whole toy catalogue as his letter to Santa Claus.
Keywords
Christmas; toys

Leaf It to Me! (Table of Contents: 9)

Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Harold
Pencils
Joe Harold
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children
Characters
Shrimpy
Synopsis
Frustrated when the wind scatters the leaves he's raked, Shrimpy decides he might as well play in them.
Keywords
leaves; raking

Betty's Fashion Page (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Reprints
Keywords
paper doll

Indexer Notes

Figure with three cut-out paper doll outfits. No reader credits.

Small Fry (Table of Contents: 11)

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; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Veronica inexplicably begins to shrink, until she's so small that Jughead mistakes her for an olive and eats her with his hamburger.
Reprints
Keywords
dream
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Veronica sure knows how to make a monkey out of Archie!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. The Adorable Snowman
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Sad Sit-Uation
    Betty
  4. 3. Kitchen Scholars
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Litter Perfect
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. ["Follow the star-studded trail of the biggest buy in comics!"]
    Archie Giant Series Magazines
  7. 6. Analysis
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Watch That Shadow
  9. 8. Greed-ings
    Shrimpy
  10. 9. Leaf It to Me!
    Shrimpy
  11. 10. Betty's Fashion Page
    Betty
  12. 11. Small Fry
    Betty and Veronica
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