(May 1979)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.40 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; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000696005
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 ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What you need is a self-cleaning oven!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews (picture)
Synopsis
Betty disagrees with a commercial spokesman on television as to what she really needs in life.
Reprints
Keywords
TV commercial

The Searcher (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Adam the alien; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Throg the intergalactic peddler
Synopsis
Still in search of his roots, Adam the alien beams back down to Earth. Veronica invites him to stay over at the Lodge mansion for a while.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Plotline continues from Archie (1962 series) #280 (May, 1979).

A Capital Idea (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx's Pal, Gigi / 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
Gigi; Charley Hawse
Synopsis
Gigi zings Charley.

[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
This is the day our cooking teacher lets us cook our own favorite recipe!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazley; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee samples dishes from the Home Economics class. Mr. Lodge gets a Doberman for Archie.

Indexer Notes

Judging from the style of dress, this is probably a reprint of two middle to late sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

Veronica's Monster Menu (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Number code puzzle with a costume party theme.
Reprints

Mental Image (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Betty's physical tics when she's concentrating are getting fantastic results for her, but they're annoying everyone around her.
Reprints

Know Your Enemy (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica get ambushed by Archie and Jughead throwing snowballs. So later Veronica arranges it so that Moose thinks Archie and Jughead ambushed him.
Reprints

Josie Has The Answer (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

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
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A Friend of Mine
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters

[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)

Heat Rave (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica is impervious to the bitter cold because her clothing is wired for heat.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["What you need is a self-cleaning oven!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. The Searcher
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. A Capital Idea
    Li'l Jinx's Pal, Gigi
  4. 3. ["This is the day our cooking teacher lets us cook our own favorite recipe!"]
    Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
  5. 4. Veronica's Monster Menu
    Veronica
  6. 5. Mental Image
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Know Your Enemy
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Josie Has The Answer
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Josie
  9. 8. ["A Friend of Mine"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. ["You Won't Stop Laughing"]
  11. 10. ["Here's Your Archie 3 For $1.00 Checklist"]
  12. 11. Heat Rave
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jaime Weinman