(July 1963)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So you're the one with all the pen pals!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Keywords
mail carrier; post office

Pursuit of Happiness (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Danny Deever; Steve Parker
Synopsis
Veronica is chased by boys. Betty explains to Jughead that Veronica will let the boy catch her when it's the right one. That leads to the unusual scene of Jughead chasing Betty.
Reprints

Billy Wins with Bendix (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bendix Corporation / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hair Care (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty spends much time in doing a special hair style for her date with Archie. But after a short ride in Archie's jalopy, her hair is all wind-blown and sloppy.
Keywords
hair style

Indexer Notes

No ponytail for Betty in this story.

Vacation in Paris (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica sends Betty a picture from Paris, but the picture is mostly of Veronica, with the Eiffel Tower a speck in the background.
Reprints
Keywords
Paris

Vocal Yokel (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Professor Roffkee
Synopsis
Betty proves that Veronica's voice teacher is only interested in rich students.
Reprints
Keywords
music; voice teacher

Riding a Wave of Popularity (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Betty and Veronica Summer Fun / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Runner Up (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica twists a comment by Betty into an insult of Archie. Archie goes to talk to Betty, but Betty decides to play hard to get. Archie ends up chasing Betty and eventually tackling her.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Second story in this issue with boys literally chasing girls.

Frankie Vaughn, Vocal Import (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Frankie Vaughn
Synopsis
Article on the career of English singer Frankie Vaughn.

Indexer Notes

Text with one illustration.

Forget Me Not! (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; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx goes to the grocery store for her mother. She remembers all the items on the list, but forgets to take the money.
Reprints
Keywords
grocery store; memory

Announcing the "Popsicle" Safety Awards! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Popsicle Kids; Popsicle / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Directions, Please (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
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty tries the "old-fashioned girl" approach by baking cookies to get Archie. Veronica goes for the sexy dress and perfume method. They invite Archie over, where Betty ruins Veronica's dress and Veronica ruins Betty's cookies.
Reprints
Keywords
cocoa; cookies; perfume

Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed from the reprint in Betty & Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #284.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["So you're the one with all the pen pals!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Pursuit of Happiness
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Billy Wins with Bendix
    Bendix Corporation
  4. 3. Hair Care
    Betty
  5. 4. Vacation in Paris
    Veronica
  6. 5. Vocal Yokel
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Riding a Wave of Popularity
    Betty and Veronica Summer Fun
  8. 7. Runner Up
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Frankie Vaughn, Vocal Import
  10. 9. Forget Me Not!
    Li'l Jinx
  11. 10. Announcing the "Popsicle" Safety Awards!
    Popsicle Kids; Popsicle
  12. 11. Directions, Please
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen