(October 1974)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.25 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 [vertical]
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
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman (sourced)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ronnie, do you watch your figure?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Betty suggests diet tips to Veronica. Veronica doesn't see the need for them.

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Betty and Veronica Annual Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1980 series) #3.

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

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dream House (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Does anyone ever grow too old to build sand castles at the beach?
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica build a sand castle and imagine what would happen in it if it were a real castle.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

A Second Opinion (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't feel so good, Li'l Jinx!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Greg; Li'l Jinx
Reprints

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

Kenner Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

CBS Saturday Cartoons / comics-form advertising / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Boat Gloat (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, did you get the lifeguard job at Indian Point?
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty offers to take Archie out in her rowboat, but he's already going in Veronica's luxurious yacht.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Eda Edwards ? (credited as Betty & Veronica)
Pencils
Joe Edwards ?
Inks
Joe Edwards ?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's a boy I like a lot, and I'm sure he likes me.
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from T.M. (New York, N.Y.), A.S. (Sharon, Mass.) and D.K. (Jersey City, N.J.).

Old Faithful (Table of Contents: 9)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you going to the school dance with Archie Saturday night, Ronnie?
Feature Logo
Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Ethel warns Veronica that Archie might reject her in favor of someone less demanding, but Veronica doesn't think it's possible until she overhears Archie talking to someone else about going to the dance Saturday night.
Reprints

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Glitter Iron-on T-shirt Transfers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Youth Opportunity Sales Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Blair Quality Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Suits Them Fine (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Reg! Get a load of that chick in the white bikini!
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
The guys are so preoccupied with girl-watching that they can only find their way around the beach by pointing to girls in different bathing suits.

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Super Values Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Converse Shoes; Sears, Roebuck and Co. Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Ronnie, do you watch your figure?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. ["Famous name prizes or cash"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  3. 2. Dream House
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. A Second Opinion
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. ["Meet Snoopy my new pencil pal!"]
    Kenner Toys
  6. 5. ["Shazam! It's socko Saturday on CBS"]
    CBS Saturday Cartoons
  7. 6. ["Magic cards"]
    Honor House Products
  8. 7. Boat Gloat
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. ["There's a boy I like a lot, and I'm sure he likes me."]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. Old Faithful
    Veronica
  11. 10. ["Super tee shirts"]
    Glitter Iron-on T-shirt Transfers
  12. 11. ["Free album of fast selling personalized Christmas cards to show how easy it is to make money and earn prizes!"]
    Youth Opportunity Sales Club
  13. 12. ["Here's Love spray perfume"]
    Blair Quality Products
  14. 13. ["Make excellent extra cash... with no real 'selling'... just showing this sample which we give you... free!"]
    Engravaplates Social Security Cards
  15. 14. Suits Them Fine
    Betty and Veronica
  16. 15. ["The nuttiest, most fantastic off ever!"]
    Super Values Products
  17. 16. ["The Winner. Built by Converse. Just for Sears."]
    Converse Shoes; Sears, Roebuck and Co. Shoes
  18. 17. ["Do you need extra money?"]
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer
  • Jaime Weinman