(December 1978)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1978
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series [vertical]
Barcode
0271000696012
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty, you were supposed to bring something for the hobby show!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; unidentified hobby enthusiasts
Synopsis
Betty brings an unusual entry to the hobby show.
Reprints

Summer Stock (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
? (pages 1-2); Rudy Lapick (pages 3-6)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hans Fritzler
Synopsis
Veronica has visions of stardom when she's offered a job at the local summer theater - - until she finds out the job is as a "gofer".
Reprints

Speed Reading (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 Holliday; Hap Holliday
Synopsis
Hap speeds through Jinx's bedtime story.

[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
Sold! To the young lady way in the back!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty buys an antique car jack at auction. Jughead practices for a future career.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

Judging from the fashions and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

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

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

Script
? [as Betty and Veronica]
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My friend just dropped
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

Triple Play (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
At the insistence of the school faculty, Betty, Veronica and Maria try to stop gossiping.

Doll Dance (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Victor Gorelick
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Frankie Valdez; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica and Betty give Maria a glamorous makeover so Frankie's attention won't drift at the dance. But the girls do their work too well.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits changed to reflect the credits printed in B&V Double Digest #226.

Where It's At (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Bored with the everyday sameness of Riverdale, Veronica wheedles an invitation from her father to fly with him on a business trip to Casablanca and takes Betty along.

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Betty, you were supposed to bring something for the hobby show!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Summer Stock
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Speed Reading
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. ["Sold! To the young lady way in the back!"]
    Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
  5. 4. ["My friend just dropped"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Triple Play
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Doll Dance
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Where It's At
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. ["Make it a happy holiday"]
  10. 9. ["It's Something Special"]
  11. 10. ["Here's Your Archie 3 For $1.00 Checklist"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Cheryl Mc
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore