(June 1962)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-03-26
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 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a mean trick! Miss Grundy wants us to eat the meal we've just cooked!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Keywords
cooking

Working Girl (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
When Veronica is determined to get a job, she becomes an advice columnist for the school newspaper.
Reprints
Keywords
career; chorus girl; columnist; newspaper

Who's Who in the Zoo (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
After seeing an anteater in the zoo, Jinx wonders where the uncle-eaters are.
Reprints
Keywords
anteater; elephant; lion; zoo

Betty and Veronica Do the Twist (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (idea)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica dance the Twist.
Reprints
Keywords
dance; twist

Indexer Notes

"Twist pin-up page suggestion by Dan DeCarlo Jr., 137 Anderson Ave., Scarsdale, N.Y."

The Routine (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
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica has Archie and Mr. Lodge's daily routine timed to the minute. When Betty tries to disrupt the routine, she gets treated just the same as Archie.
Reprints
Keywords
betting; vase

Here's Fun in the Sun (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Dance Ballerina (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
Veronica demonstrates ballet moves, which Betty duplicates with basketball skills.
Keywords
ballet; basketball

How to Handle Boys! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Great Debate: Betty Cooper vs. Veronica Lodge / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica each answer questions about boys and their behavior.
Reprints
Keywords
debate

Special Assignment for Archie Club Reporters (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Archie Club News / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1.5 pages (report information)

[Archie Club ad] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Shake Before Using (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica decide that Archie needs to be "shaken up" and rush to tell him that they must break their Friday dates. Archie is mystified, since he hadn't made a date with either girl. Shortly, both Betty and Veronica realize that now THEY don't have dates and rush back to Archie, only to find that's he's made a date with another girl.
Reprints
Keywords
dates

Indexer Notes

This plot was used several times over the years.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["What a mean trick! Miss Grundy wants us to eat the meal we've just cooked!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Working Girl
    Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Who's Who in the Zoo
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. Betty and Veronica Do the Twist
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. The Routine
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Here's Fun in the Sun
    Archie Giant Series
  7. 6. Dance Ballerina
    Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. How to Handle Boys!
    The Great Debate: Betty Cooper vs. Veronica Lodge
  9. 8. Special Assignment for Archie Club Reporters
    Archie Club News
  10. 9. [Archie Club ad]
    Archie Club
  11. 10. Shake Before Using
    Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen