(January 1980)

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
0271000696001
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as 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
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's our most expensive perfume!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; sales clerk
Synopsis
Veronica samples the latest high-end perfume.
Reprints

Voices of Change (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; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica feels the social lives of the students are being negatively impacted by too much homework. So she goes to Mr. Weatherbee to get him to scale back homework assignments.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A Boy In My Class
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

Charley Makes Sense! (Table of Contents: 3)

Charley / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Li'l Jinx's Pal Charley
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Charley demonstrates his sixth sense.

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

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
Betty, why are you so upset?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty tells Veronica that Archie beat her. Jughead has issues with the new teacher.
Reprints
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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: 5) (Expand) /

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

Fools and Kings (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; Andy
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica team up to get a fellow student to gain some respect for his father.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits officially added in the digest reprint.

Chills and Fever (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Frank Doyle (sourced)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida (sourced)

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica debate whether the cold weather is a state of physics or a state of mind.
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Career Sphere (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge (dream only); Archie Andrews (dream only); Molly
Synopsis
While reading a booklet on career opportunities, Betty daydreams about how she might succeed at various careers. However, Veronica always seems to intrude upon her successes.
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It's our most expensive perfume!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Voices of Change
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. ["A Boy In My Class"]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Charley Makes Sense!
    Charley
  5. 4. ["Betty, why are you so upset?"]
    Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
  6. 5. ["A Real Christmas Boot"]
  7. 6. Fools and Kings
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Chills and Fever
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Career Sphere
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jaime Weinman