(February 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 H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, do you like our Indian fashions?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica and Betty's new American Indian-influenced fashions go over well with the boys.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It's A Gift (Table of Contents: 2)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Please, Ronnie! I'd rather not!
Feature Logo
Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Smithers; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Veronica keeps giving everyone expensive gifts and the gang thinks she's trying to buy their friendship.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

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

RCA / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Eda Edwards (credited as Betty and Veronica)
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Recently I started to go with a boy in my town!
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

"Betty" and "Veronica" answer letters from R.M. (Bough Rough, La.), W.L. (Beaumont, Texas) and H.G. (Muscatine, Iowa).

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty, do you think I can get Archie to date me with my Squaw dress?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica asks Betty's opinion of her new dress.

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Jeri of Hollywood Photos / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Just Desert (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I see in the paper that the new discotheque on Main Street is going to have a grand opening tonight!!
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica overhears Archie tell Jughead that he intends to take Betty dancing, so she lays in wait to catch him.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Dog Gone (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jon D'Agostino ?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Archie! Where's your furry buddy, Hot Dog?
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty hears that Hot Dog has "kicked the bucket" and is desperate to console Archie.

Indexer Notes

In this story Hot Dog is portrayed as Archie's dog.

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Man International / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

In A Manner Of Speaking (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Take your mitts off my doll --- Off! Off!!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Gigi; Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Hap tries to teach Jinx some manners.
Reprints

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The Beatles; Golden Press / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Ripping Good Time (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty, darling, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but where did you get that terribly tacky ensemble?
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica get into a huge fight over their outfits.
Reprints

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Colonial Studios Greeting Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Pete Duncan - 'Dropout' (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

ICS / International Correspondence Schools / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie, do you like our Indian fashions?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. ["Do you need extra money?"]
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
  3. 2. It's A Gift
    Veronica
  4. 3. ["Everything's Archie"]
    RCA
  5. 4. ["Recently I started to go with a boy in my town!"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. ["Betty, do you think I can get Archie to date me with my Squaw dress?"]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  7. 6. ["Hi! I'm Jeri Lawrence - Jeri of Hollywood!"]
    Jeri of Hollywood Photos
  8. 7. ["Romantic-exciting fall!"]
    Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces
  9. 8. Just Desert
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. ["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in! Fill out the coupon below and order the comics of your choice!"]
    Archie Comics
  11. 10. Dog Gone
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. ["The look you want - when you want it!"]
    Man International
  13. 12. In A Manner Of Speaking
    Li'l Jinx
  14. 13. ["Large, large characters - many over a foot tall!"]
    The Beatles; Golden Press
  15. 14. A Ripping Good Time
    Betty and Veronica
  16. 15. ["Amazing $1 art offer!"]
    Colonial Studios Greeting Cards
  17. 16. ["10 way hairpiece!"]
    Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces
  18. 17. Pete Duncan - 'Dropout'
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  19. 18. ["Even if you had a bike with a gyroscopic stabilizer, solid propellant rocket boosters, 10-speed automatic transmission..."]
    Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer
  • Jaime Weinman