(February 1976)
- 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]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're faced with our toughest cheering assignment ever!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica appear outside Algebra class in cheerleader outfits hoping to inspire the football team to pass their Algebra tests.
- Reprints
in 
The Insult That Made a Man out of 'Mac'
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An Atlas body - In 7 days
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photo); Grace; Mac
- Synopsis
- Mac bulks up after being bullied.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the dynamic-tension bodybuilding system by Charles Atlas.
The Invalid
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ooh! Ooh! Ow! Oh, the pain! The agony!
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Veronica sprains her ankle and has to come to school with a cane, which injures everyone else in sight.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #13.
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
Crossword Puzzlement
Archie; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo ?; Rudy Lapick ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I need an 8-letter word for "delicious"!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie solves the crossword puzzle he's working on with the help of Hostess.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies.
With Feeling
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ooooh! I don't feel good, Daddy!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx tries to avoid school by pretending to be ill.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie is taking me dancing, daddy!
- Feature Logo
Archie's Gag Bag- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is shocked by Veronica's backless dress; Betty and Veronica discuss Cousin Leroy's misbehavior.
- Reprints
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1960-12-28, 19XX-XX-XX
Indexer Notes
Judging by the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, this is probably reprints of two late fifties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
[no title indexed]
Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you don't go crazy over new super sea-monkeys we'll tear up your unpaid bill
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for sea-monkeys from Transcience Corporation.
[no title indexed]
La Salle Extension University / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you seen this coupon before?
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for courses offered by La Salle Extension University.
Toss Up
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now look, we both want the same things, right? We can't both have it!! Why don't we just try to be adult about this?
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Both Archie and Reggie overhear the girls saying they're going to toss a coin for a date with a boy. They both assume they're the prize the girls are tossing for.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #13.
[no title indexed]
100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 100 little dolls all for $2.00
- Feature Logo
100 Little Dolls all for $2.00
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for miniature plastic toy dolls from the 100 Doll Co.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the 1976 coin catalogue from Best Values.
Grid Gripe
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nancy, for Friday's game we'll adopt a man-to-man defense!
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Waldo Weatherbee; Nancy
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to intervene to shut down Betty's new girls' football team.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Tandy Leather Kits / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's new? A new belt & wallet course from Tandy.
- Feature Logo
Tandy Leather Company
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for leathercraft supplies and instructions from Tandy.
[no title indexed]
Anchor Specialties Identification Plates / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Make money fast!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the personalized social security plates sales kit from Anchor Specialties Co.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Eda Edwards ? (credited as Betty and Veronica)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards ?
- Inks
- Joe Edwards ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have a problem.
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from L.P (Merrick, N.Y.) and J.M.D. (Massachusetts).
[no title indexed]
Jughead with Archie Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's something special! It's a 160 page comic digest of Jughead with Archie!
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Jughead With Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #13.
Ad uses the same art as the ad for Jughead With Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #14 (May 1976) and #15 (July, 1976).
[no title indexed]
Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pick A Winner Every Time
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the following Archie comics: Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218; Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #243; Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #311; Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #300; Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #167; Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #250; Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #251; Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #34; Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #103; Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #104; Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #45; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #30; Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #87; Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #81; Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #73; Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #85; Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #47; Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #36; That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #35; Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #101; Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #244, #245.
[no title indexed]
Fashion Research / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Free fragrance collections
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for perfumes from Fashion Research.
Dressmaker's Dummy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's go to the malt shop and get a soda, Ron! Maybe the boys are down there!
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to return a dress to Stacy's department store, but Mr. Lodge thinks she's buying, rather than returning, the dress.
[no title indexed]
Charles Millot, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Extra large super nail kits!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for a fingernail care kit from Charles Millot.
[no title indexed]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Earn famous name prizes or cash the easy Olympic way
- Feature Logo
Prizes or Cash
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the greeting card sales kit from Olympic Sales Club.
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds
- Feature Logo
Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds- Characters
- Curtis Patrick (photo); Valerie Flint (photo); Cesar Ivan Lopez (photo)
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the flower and vegetable seed sales kit from American Seed, including testimonials from Curtis Patrick (Missouri), Valerie Flint (New York) and Cesar Ivan Lopez (Puerto Rico).
Back cover.
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0.
["We're faced with our toughest cheering assignment ever!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
The Insult That Made a Man out of 'Mac'
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
2.
The Invalid
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Crossword Puzzlement
Archie; Hostess Twinkies -
4.
With Feeling
Li'l Jinx -
5.
["Archie is taking me dancing, daddy!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
6.
["If you don't go crazy over new super sea-monkeys we'll tear up your unpaid bill"]
Sea-Monkeys -
7.
["Have you seen this coupon before?"]
La Salle Extension University -
8.
Toss Up
Betty and Veronica -
9.
["100 little dolls all for $2.00"]
100 Little Dolls -
10.
["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
11.
Grid Gripe
Betty and Veronica -
12.
["What's new? A new belt & wallet course from Tandy."]
Tandy Leather Kits -
13.
["Make money fast!"]
Anchor Specialties Identification Plates -
14.
["I have a problem."]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
15.
["It's something special! It's a 160 page comic digest of Jughead with Archie!"]
Jughead with Archie Digest -
16.
["Pick A Winner Every Time"]
Archie Comics -
17.
["Free fragrance collections"]
Fashion Research -
18.
Dressmaker's Dummy
Betty and Veronica -
19.
["Extra large super nail kits!"]
Charles Millot, Inc. -
20.
["Earn famous name prizes or cash the easy Olympic way"]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
21.
["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
American Seeds
- Katie
- Igor Dybzinski
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Joey Sayer
- Jaime Weinman
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