(September 1977)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.35 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]
Barcode
0271000696009
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
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now and then it’s a relief to get away from boys, Veronica!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; four unidentified kids
Synopsis
While serving as camp counselors at an all-girls camp, Veronica laments the lack of male contact.

Indexer Notes

Three of the four kids resemble six-year-old versions of Josie McCoy, Valerie Brown and Melody Valentine from Josie and The Pussycats. It isn't known whether this is coincidence or intentional on the part of the artist.

Balance of Power (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica find Charm School not so charming.
Reprints

It Adds Up (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Betty and Veronica Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, dear! My marshmallow caught fire!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

Judging by the style of clothing and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties vintage Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

The Equalizer (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica is upset that none of the girls like her. Betty finds out that they don't like Veronica because she's always trying to be the best at everything.
Reprints

The Banana Boogie (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Josie; Lite'ms / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Quiz Queen (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Veronica gets tomorrow's crossword puzzle answers in advance.
Reprints
Keywords
crossword puzzle

Indexer Notes

Writer and Inker credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #247.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

A Passel O'Hassel (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Inspired by Veronica's feminist editorial, Betty enters the bareback riding event at the rodeo.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Now and then it’s a relief to get away from boys, Veronica!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Balance of Power
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. It Adds Up
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. ["Oh, dear! My marshmallow caught fire!"]
    Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
  5. 4. The Equalizer
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. The Banana Boogie
    Josie; Lite'ms
  7. 6. Quiz Queen
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. ["Archie Digest"]
  9. 8. ["Archie 3 For $1.00 Offer"]
  10. 9. A Passel O'Hassel
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jaime Weinman