(December 1962)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-10-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
John L. Goldwater ?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Congratulations, Sir! Your daughter has made more phone calls than any other kid in town!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica gets a trophy from the phone company for setting a record for phone calls made.

For Every Man . . . (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; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica try to prove who is better for Archie by trying in their own unique ways to get him elected Class President.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Laff Time / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Best All Around Athlete
Genre
humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
One-panel gags with a slightly supernatural flavor.
Reprints
Keywords
baby-sitting; boxing

Indexer Notes

One gag looks like it might be by Orlando Busino.

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

Veronica's Pinup Page / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?; Ginger Weintraub (idea)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Honest, Betty… All I have is one picture of Veronica in my room!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge (picture only); Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Even though it's a big picture, Archie isn't lying when he says he only has one picture of Veronica posted on his wall.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

"Pin-up suggestion by Ginger Weintraub, 29 White Rd., Scarsdale, N.Y."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Archie; US Rubber / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Thought Control (Table of Contents: 5)

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; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty proves to a disbelieving Veronica that she knows Archie so well she can predict his every move.
Reprints

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

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

The New Woman (Table of Contents: 7)

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; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead convinces Betty that the way to stoke Archie's interest in her is to act more feminine and dependent.
Reprints

The Sweetheart Of Song (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Synopsis
Short biography of singer Connie Francis.

A Rain-Know (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Jinx questions her small part of the universe when she wonders why it rains on sidewalks.
Reprints
Keywords
rain

Chance Encounter (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Veronica has to go out of town for a week, so she assigns Midge to spy on Archie to see if he asks Betty out.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Congratulations, Sir! Your daughter has made more phone calls than any other kid in town!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. For Every Man . . .
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. ["Best All Around Athlete"]
    Laff Time
  4. 3. ["Honest, Betty… All I have is one picture of Veronica in my room!"]
    Veronica's Pinup Page
  5. 4. ["Did You Know This"]
    Archie; US Rubber
  6. 5. Thought Control
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. ["Your Money Buys More"]
    Archie Giant Series Magazines
  8. 7. The New Woman
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. The Sweetheart Of Song
  10. 9. A Rain-Know
    Li'l Jinx
  11. 10. Chance Encounter
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jaime Weinman