(August 1979)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1979-05-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000696008
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #169.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Getting back to nature, makes one appreciate the finer things in life!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are hiking through the woods and Veronica is less than thrilled by it.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #20.

The Fisherpersons (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
The girls intrude on Archie and Jughead's evening of fishing and camping and immediately prove to be better at it than they are.
Reprints

Ego-Mania (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; Greg
Synopsis
Jinx and Greg discuss whether men are egotists.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Those two have been gabbing all day!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
The girls gossip from remote locations. Veronica buys a shirt for Archie.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

Judging from the four panel continuity, this is a reprint of two late seventies Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

Extra-Sensory Deception (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Reggie and Veronica con Archie and Betty into thinking Reggie has ESP and can see visions of people in other places and events in other times.
Reprints
Keywords
ESP; Extra Sensory Perception

Summer Fashions (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.

Indexer Notes

One of the designs is credited to Alisa G., East Brunswick, New Jersey, who may be related to colorist Barry Grossman.

Royal Flush (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Cousin Albert (Cooper?); The King Of Baldonia
Synopsis
Veronica brags to Betty about how she'll be able to meet Baldonian royalty at the country club. But a twist of fate allows Betty to meet him first.
Reprints

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

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

Script
Eda Edwards (credited as Betty and Veronica)
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I Think Archie Is Nuts
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

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

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

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

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

Noteworthy (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
The entire high school is buzzing over the mystery of who is posting the "Archie loves Betty" notes all over school.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Getting back to nature, makes one appreciate the finer things in life!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. The Fisherpersons
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Ego-Mania
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. ["Those two have been gabbing all day!"]
    Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
  5. 4. Extra-Sensory Deception
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Summer Fashions
    Veronica
  7. 6. Royal Flush
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. ["I Think Archie Is Nuts"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. ["It'll Be One Big Laugh"]
  10. 9. ["Here's Your Archie 3 For $1.00 Checklist"]
  11. 10. Noteworthy
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen