Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #118

(October 1965)

Groovy. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

U. S. Royal Fastrak; UniRoyal / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Just Imagine (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Vincent DeCarlo

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper [Superteen]; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Betty imagines that she's Superteen, a being with super powers who will protect Archie from the forces of evil and beat up Veronica. In real life, she settles for kidnapping Archie and tying him up.

Reprints:

• in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #17 (July 1978)

Keywords:

flying; fourth wall; imaginary story; kidnaping; kissing

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Superteen, Betty's superhero alter-ego. Betty speaks to the reader on page six.

The title is taken from the advertising slogan used by DC in promoting the "Justice League of America" comics.

["Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios; General Mills / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Gun Finger (Table of Contents: 4)

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; Greg

Synopsis:

Jinx makes fun of Greg when he points his finger at her and says "The gun is loaded!"

Keywords:

black eye; cowboys

["But Moose!! This Jerk dancing party is for couples only!"] (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Vincent DeCarlo

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)

Synopsis:

Veronica holds a party where people dance the Jerk. Moose thinks the party is for jerks, so he shows up.

Keywords:

dancing; party; The Jerk

["Exclusive fun products by mail"] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Ellbarr Distributing / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rule One (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Vincent DeCarlo

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Veronica says that Betty should stop playing by the rules all the time.

Keywords:

tennis

The World of Jughead Is a World of Laughs (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

The World of Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Worth Rounding Up... (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

How's Trix?; Trix Rabbit; General Mills / advertisement / 0.75 page (report information)

["The Mighty Crusaders"] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

The Mighty Crusaders / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Vacation Blues (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script:

Tom Ruth ?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Vincent DeCarlo

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Every time Betty says she'd like a vacation with the ocean spray in her face, she gets splashed.

Keywords:

magic mirror; puddle; vacation

["Dig this, gang!"] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Archie; Bendix Corporation / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Laugh a Minute with the Cuckoo Bird! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Cuckoo Bird; Cocoa Puffs; General Mills / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Boots Are Big Today (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Synopsis:

Article about women's fashion boots.

Indexer Notes

Text with 1/3 page illustration.

Photogenius (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Vincent DeCarlo

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; George

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica argue over who's more photogenic.

Reprints:

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #25 (August 1977)

Keywords:

camera; film; kissing

100 Little Dolls (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

100 Doll Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

["Now... fear no man!"] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Willow's / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

["Boys, girls, men, women"] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Insure Your Future with an I.C.S. High School Diploma] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

International Correspondence Schools (ICS) / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Monster Size Monsters (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp / advertisement / 1 page (report information)