(January 1969)

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
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You broke our date last night, so get lost!!!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica flings Archie away, and Betty waits to catch him.

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the covers of Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #12 and Betty and Veronica #186.

Riverside Lament (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
The girls find the boys ready to quit being "The Archies", because they feel unappreciated as lyricists.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In this story and "Band-Aid," the Archies consist only of the three boys. Betty and Veronica were added to the group later to tie in with the Archies records and cartoon show.

It's No Treat (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
During punishment, one question tortures Jinx above all else.
Reprints

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

Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eda Edwards [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A Boy I Care For
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

Band-Aid (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Veronica volunteers to book a band at the last minute for her father's party for important business contacts. What Mr. Lodge doesn't know is that she plans to book "The Archies".
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The New Star
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Archie Giant Series #159.

It's Nice to Be Needed (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty warns Veronica that fate will punish her for mistreating Archie the way she does.
Reprints

The Reformer (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
Inspired by the romantic movie she just saw, Veronica decides to teach Archie how to be refined and romantic.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You broke our date last night, so get lost!!!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Riverside Lament
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. It's No Treat
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. ["A Boy I Care For"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Band-Aid
    Veronica
  6. 5. ["The New Star"]
  7. 6. It's Nice to Be Needed
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. The Reformer
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jaime Weinman