(October 1965)
- 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
Introducing Super-Teen
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper [Superteen]; Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Superteen has a cape on the cover, but does not have one in the interior story. The cover also spells it "Super-Teen," while it is "Superteen" in the interior story.
Groovy.
U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for Fastrak "slick" bicycle tires from U.S. Royal, U. S. Rubber Tire Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
Just Imagine
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper [Superteen]; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty imagines that she's Superteen, a being with superpowers 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) - in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #17 (July 1985)
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- Keywords
- flying; fourth wall; imaginary story; kidnapping; 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.
[no title indexed]
Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios; General Mills / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
- Characters
- Rocky the Flying Squirrel; Bullwinkle the Moose
- Synopsis
- Bullwinkle skydives to show that everyone should go with Cheerios. But they should watch where they're going.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic form for Cheerios breakfast cereal from General Mills.
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin Up Page / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But Moose!! This Jerk dancing party is for couples only!
- 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
[no title indexed]
Ellbarr Distributing / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Exclusive fun products by mail
Indexer Notes
Nineteen small ads for novelties from Ellbarr Distributing, Weston, Ontario, Canada.
Rule One
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica says that Betty should stop playing by the rules all the time.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #11 (July 1977)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #23 (July 1986)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #295 (September 2021)
- in Betty & Veronica Decades: The 1960's (Archie, 2022 series) (2022)
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- Keywords
- tennis
The World of Jughead Is a World of Laughs
The World of Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Promo for The World of Jughead #136, with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with other (non-character) original art. Appears between pages two and three of "Rule One."
Worth Rounding Up...
How's Trix?; Trix Rabbit; General Mills / advertisement / 0.75 page
- Characters
- Trix Rabbit
- Synopsis
- The Trix Rabbit lassoes a box of Trix, but when he pulls in the rope, a kid in cowboy outfit has possession of the Trix.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic format for Trix breakfast cereal. General Mills.
[no title indexed]
The Mighty Crusaders / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Mighty Crusaders
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Mighty Crusaders [The Comet; The Shield; Fly-Man; The Black Hood]
Indexer Notes
Promo for the The Mighty Crusaders comic.
Vacation Blues
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- 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.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- magic mirror; puddle; vacation
[no title indexed]
Archie; Bendix Bicycle Transmission / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dig this, gang!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Ad for Bendix Automatic 2-Speed bicycle shift, with mail-in coupon. Bendix Corporation, Eclipse Machine Division, Elmira, N.Y.
A Laugh a Minute with the Cuckoo Bird!
Cuckoo Bird; Cocoa Puffs; General Mills / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- The Cuckoo Bird; Gramps
- Synopsis
- The Cuckoo Bird gives Gramps a guitar as a prop for one of his bad jokes.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic format for Cocoa Puffs breakfast cereal. General Mills.
Boots Are Big Today
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Article about women's fashion boots.
Indexer Notes
Text with 1/3 page illustration.
Photogenius
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
100 Doll Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for rubber and plastic dolls from The 100 Doll Co., Newark, N.J. Appears between pages one and two of "Photogenius."
[no title indexed]
Willow's / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now... fear no man!
Indexer Notes
Ad with order coupon for book on Forbidden Oriental Fighting Arts from Willow's, Dept. C-1, P.O. Box 1645, Ocala, Fla. 32670. Appears between pages one and two of "Photogenius."
[no title indexed]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys, girls, men, women
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for Christmas card assortments on approval from Wallace Brown, Inc., New York, N.Y.
[Insure Your Future with an I.C.S. High School Diploma]
ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Ad with order coupon for information about courses from International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pa.
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0.
Introducing Super-Teen
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Groovy.
U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] -
2.
Just Imagine
Betty and Veronica -
3.
["Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"]
Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios; General Mills -
4.
Gun Finger
Li'l Jinx -
5.
["But Moose!! This Jerk dancing party is for couples only!"]
Veronica Pin Up Page -
6.
["Exclusive fun products by mail"]
Ellbarr Distributing -
7.
Rule One
Betty and Veronica -
8.
The World of Jughead Is a World of Laughs
The World of Jughead -
9.
Worth Rounding Up...
How's Trix?; Trix Rabbit; General Mills -
10.
["The Mighty Crusaders"]
The Mighty Crusaders -
11.
Vacation Blues
Betty and Veronica -
12.
["Dig this, gang!"]
Archie; Bendix Bicycle Transmission -
13.
A Laugh a Minute with the Cuckoo Bird!
Cuckoo Bird; Cocoa Puffs; General Mills -
14.
Boots Are Big Today
-
15.
Photogenius
Betty and Veronica -
16.
100 Little Dolls
100 Doll Co. -
17.
["Now... fear no man!"]
Willow's -
18.
["Boys, girls, men, women"]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards -
19.
[Insure Your Future with an I.C.S. High School Diploma]
ICS / International Correspondence Schools -
20.
Monster Size Monsters
Honor House Products Corp
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Mike Nielsen
- Jaime Weinman
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