(March 1976)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.30 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
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archiekins! You must be exhausted from all this hard work!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty is thrilled with Archie's snow sculpture, so Veronica can't resist letting the air out of her balloon.
Reprints
Keywords
Valentine's Day

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Archie Comics Digest #71

The Eyes Have It (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle: Pop Tate (cameo)
Synopsis
Betty acts very emotional over the slightest things.

Crossword Puzzlement (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Archie; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Flower Power (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 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; Greg

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

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Veronica, do you have your lunch money for the week?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Due to the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

It's in the Bag (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Veronica brings a purse to school but misplaces it several times.
Reprints

My Ideal (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 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
Synopsis
Betty describes the man she intends to marry to the Lodges, but doesn't understand why they laugh when she says her description matches Archie -- when it doesn't at all.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed against the credits printed in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #2.

The Advertising Game (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica both want to go to the dance with Archie, but decide neither will remind him or compete for him. Except Veronica cheats.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

One of the few DeCarlo stories since the early '60s where Betty wears her hair long instead of in a ponytail.

Inking credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #249.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archiekins! You must be exhausted from all this hard work!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. The Eyes Have It
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Crossword Puzzlement
    Archie; Hostess Twinkies
  4. 3. Flower Power
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. ["Veronica, do you have your lunch money for the week?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  6. 5. It's in the Bag
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. My Ideal
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. The Advertising Game
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Mark Coale
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • James Ludwig
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jaime Weinman
  • Gregg Whitmore