(December 1979)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1979-09-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000696012
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from Comic Reader #173

[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
Our cheers and pompom routines made the other school look sick!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
The Riverdale football team lost - - but the cheerleaders sure were popular.
Reprints

Kitchen Aid (Table of Contents: 1)

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; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica's latest craze is collecting antique kitchen utensils.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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
I feel like seeing a movie!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead surveys the movie listings. Mr. Lodge looks at Veronica's baby pictures.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

A Word to the Wise (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 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; Charley Hawse; Gigi
Synopsis
Charley flunked his spelling test.
Reprints

Disco Dancing (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Maze puzzle with a dancing theme.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Dan DeCarlo drew the Archie and Veronica figures. Everything else was done by Joe Edwards.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Strings Attached (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty gets mad at Veronica to the point where she hides out when Veronica comes calling.
Reprints

Jog Jag (Table of Contents: 8)

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; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Since Veronica is decked out in her designer jogging outfit, Betty convinces her that it might actually be fun to try jogging.
Reprints
Keywords
jogging

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

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
My Problem Is
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

Fall Fashions (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
Reprints

Reflection of the Truth (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
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge buys a two-way mirror for one of the mansion rooms, then he and Veronica use it to spy on people.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Our cheers and pompom routines made the other school look sick!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Kitchen Aid
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. ["I feel like seeing a movie!"]
    Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
  4. 3. ["Get It All Together"]
  5. 4. A Word to the Wise
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. Disco Dancing
    Veronica
  7. 6. ["You'll Get a Real Christmas Boot"]
  8. 7. Strings Attached
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Jog Jag
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. ["My Problem Is"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. Fall Fashions
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. Reflection of the Truth
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore