(June 1964)

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
Richard Goldwater

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie! Why can't you be neat like Betty and I?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Possum Holler Hijinks (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
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper [as Betty Lou Cooper]; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones [as Jughaid]; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
In the backwoods community of Possum Holler, Betty Lou Cooper and Ronnie Lodge are a-feudin' over Archie. Although his paw encourages him to marry Ronnie because her daddy is the richest man in the county, Archie runs from the girls and into the cave of a "cantankerous ol' bear."
Reprints
Keywords
bear; cave; hillbilly

Indexer Notes

Basically using the Archie cast in a Li'l Abner-style parody.

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

Bendix Bicycle Transmission / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Claim to Fame (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
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty tries to set the record for the longest letter ever written.
Keywords
letter; mailbox; typewriter

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

Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
None of these modern singers for me...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty says she prefers old singers like Bobby Rydell to the younger generation.
Reprints
Keywords
birch tree; wind

Stop Sign (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie gives Veronica an old metal belt he found in a cave. Veronica discovers that when she puts it on, she has the power to freeze anyone or anything in its place by saying the word "Stop."
Reprints
Keywords
magic

Liven Up Your Laughin' (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Make Room (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty brags to Veronica that Archie is taking her to the Persian Room.
Reprints
Keywords
dress; museum

Geronimo - The Wily Warrior (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Characters
Geronimo
Synopsis
Brief biography of Apache warrior Geronimo.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text with 1/3 page illustration.

Phoney Call! (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; Hap Holliday; GaGa
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx comes up with a way to sneak into the house without her father finding that she's dirty.
Keywords
telephone

Mrs. Clean (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whoops!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis
When Veronica spills something on her dress, everyone assumes Betty did it because Veronica could never fail to be neat and clean.
Reprints
Keywords
bubble gum machine; soda

Indexer Notes

The title is a take-off on the cleaning product "Mr. Clean."

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie! Why can't you be neat like Betty and I?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Possum Holler Hijinks
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. ["Isn't that your bicycle?"]
    Bendix Bicycle Transmission
  4. 3. Claim to Fame
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. ["None of these modern singers for me..."]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  6. 5. Stop Sign
    Veronica
  7. 6. Liven Up Your Laughin'
    Betty and Veronica Summer Fun
  8. 7. Make Room
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Geronimo - The Wily Warrior
  10. 9. Phoney Call!
    Li'l Jinx
  11. 10. Mrs. Clean
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jaime Weinman