(February 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
0271000696002
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
Ronnie, when did I commit a foul?
Genre
teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
While refereeing a girl's basketball game, Veronica whistles Betty for illegally propositioning Archie.
Reprints
Keywords
basketball

The Winner (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Switch Hitch (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica agree to switch home lives for a day, but each finds the experience less than they expected.

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

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
Whenever I'm with friends...
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

Pay Attention (Table of Contents: 4)

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; Charley Hawse
Synopsis
Charley is having attention problems at school.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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
Here’s a story about a man who invented a powerful new glue…
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Archie reads the news. Betty and Veronica admire Ethel's decor.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

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

Dealer's Choice (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie decides to pull a prank on Veronica, based on her periodic obsession with cards and fortune telling.
Reprints

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

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

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

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

Funny Girl (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
In order to appeal to her ego, Archie starts laughing at every lame quip Veronica makes.

Indexer Notes

Despite the logo, Betty Cooper does not appear in this story.

The Believer (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica tries her best to cure Betty of her unlimited optimism.

Disco Darlings Fashions (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Ronnie, when did I commit a foul?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. The Winner
    Hostess Twinkies; Josie
  3. 2. Switch Hitch
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. ["Whenever I'm with friends..."]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Pay Attention
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. ["Here’s a story about a man who invented a powerful new glue…"]
    Betty and Veronica Gag Bag
  7. 6. Dealer's Choice
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. ["Get It All Together"]
  9. 8. ["Here's Your Archie 3 For $1.00 Checklist"]
  10. 9. Funny Girl
    Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. The Believer
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. Disco Darlings Fashions
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen