(May 1966)

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
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Veronica, what do you draw best?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unidentified students
Synopsis
Veronica prefers posing for the art class rather than participating.

Snow Fun (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Everyone seems to be into playing in the snow except Veronica, who sees it all as far too juvenile.
Reprints

Archie Gets All the Brakes (Table of Contents: 2)

Bendix; Archie / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie and the gang extol the virtues of the Bendix Two-Speed bicycle.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo ?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It certainly was stupid of you to forget to bring your sled, Betty!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty "forgets" her sled, so she is "forced" to share one with Archie.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But Ronnie…
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unidentified male
Synopsis
Betty is stunned by Veronica's lack of standards when dating.

Indexer Notes

The writer misspells Ringo Starr's name as "Ringo Star".

Redskin Revenge (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; four unidentified kids
Synopsis
When a group of boys playing Indian spot Veronica's latest attempt to sabotage Betty's date with Archie, they go on the warpath.

Join the Parade (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Archie Giant Series #135.

Just My Size (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Ruth
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jealous of Veronica's new fur coat, Betty browbeats Archie into taking her along on the hunting trip he and Jughead have planned. Her intention is to shoot herself a coat.

The Clown Prince of Dogdom (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
An article on the poodle.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 9)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Louis H. Silberkleit
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Filing date, October 1, 1965; Owner, Close-Up, Inc, listed officers Louis Silberkleit, John L. Goldwater & Maurice Coyne, 241 Church St., New York, NY, 10013; Total Paid Circulation, issue nearest filing date: 441,470.

Spell 'N' Tell (Table of Contents: 10)

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 Holiday
Synopsis
Jinx reads a story to her father, with a little assistance.

Pony Tail Tale (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
The secret origin of Betty's ponytail.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Veronica, what do you draw best?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Snow Fun
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Archie Gets All the Brakes
    Bendix; Archie
  4. 3. ["It certainly was stupid of you to forget to bring your sled, Betty!!"]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  5. 4. ["But Ronnie…"]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  6. 5. Redskin Revenge
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Join the Parade
  8. 7. Just My Size
    Betty
  9. 8. The Clown Prince of Dogdom
  10. 9. Statement of Ownership
  11. 10. Spell 'N' Tell
    Li'l Jinx
  12. 11. Pony Tail Tale
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jaime Weinman