Archie Giant Series Magazine #8

(October 1960)

Modern Split Level Doll House with Electric Lights (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Day at the Beach (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

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Vincent DeCarlo

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"Go to the beach?" Why, Archie! There's a big dance tonight!

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie suggests to Betty and Veronica that it would be relaxing to spend a day at the beach before going to a big dance. He soon finds it's relaxing for them, not for him.

Reprints

• in The Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun (Mary Smith, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Betty & Veronica Summer Fun (Archie, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #8 on the cover]

Cuckoo Clock (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Best Values Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Buckle a Belt on Your Finger or Wrist! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Medford Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Veronica Pin Up Page / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

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Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• in The Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun (Mary Smith, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)

Indexer Notes

Outfit designed by Steffie Kendall (fan art)

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

Betty Pin Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

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Genre

teen

Reprints

• in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #26 (June 1964)
• in The Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun (Mary Smith, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #223 (June 2014), #283 (June 2020)

Indexer Notes

Outfit designed by Sheldon Brodsky (fan art)

Dinner for One (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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So you're giving an intimate little dinner party?

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Veronica invites the gang to her house for a dinner but nobody shows up after seeing a book on how to cook octopus that she had left behind.

There Is a Santa Claus! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Skip, Hop, and Thump! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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A 'sock hop'! What's that?

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie throw a sock hop dance where girls have to get the sock of a guy they want to dance with.

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #75 (June 1956)

Hop Flop! (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Going to the Friday nite hop, Betty?

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Betty

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie doesn't want to go to the dance because he doesn't know how to Samba or Mambo so Betty teaches him the Samba.

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #4 (1956)

You, Too, Can Be Tough! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Padell Book Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fee for Two (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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There's what gets me!

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Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Reggie tells Betty and Veronica that Archie is just stringing them along

Reprints

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #24 (May 1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

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Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #71 (April 1985)

Indexer Notes

Suggestion for coloring page and costumes by Susan Roux

Trying for Sighs (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Veronica, look... A lipstick sale!

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty tries out some cheap lipstick to see if Archie can tell the difference

Reprints

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #76 (August 1956)

Amazing Wrist Radio (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

8 Latest Record Hits $1 (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Rembrandt Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Play Ball (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig

Kiss and Kill (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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Boy! What a mess!

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Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica discover that Archie is going steady with both of them so they confront him and make him decide which one to go with.

Reprints

• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #116 (July 1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty's Summer Fashions / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

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Letters

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Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper

Reprints

• in The Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun (Mary Smith, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Betty & Veronica Summer Fun (Archie, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #8 on the cover]

Indexer Notes

Cut-out paper dolls

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Veronica's Fashions / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

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Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• in The Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun (Mary Smith, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Betty & Veronica Summer Fun (Archie, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #8 on the cover]

Indexer Notes

Cut-out paper dolls

Fish and Flips (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Isn't Archie simply the handsomest?

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Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Reggie dresses up in a shark costume at the beach to try and scare Archie

Reprints

• from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #8 (1956-1957)

Questions and Answers! (Table of Contents: 22)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

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Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

Synopsis

Jinx gets kept behind at dance shool

Here They Are! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

The Short Way Home (Table of Contents: 24)

Pipsqueak / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Walt Lardner (signed)

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Walt Lardner (signed)

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I hope you know where we're going, pooch!

Genre

humor; teen; children

Characters

Pipsqueak

Synopsis

Pipsqueak takes a shortcut home

Fiddle-Faddle (Table of Contents: 25)

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

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

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There she goes!

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Betty and Jughead are both second fiddles to Archie and Veronica

Muscle and Bustle (Table of Contents: 26)

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

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Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

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Really, Betty!

Feature Logo

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica meet Archie and Reggie in the early morning hours to exercise on a deserted beach.

Reprints

• in Betty & Veronica Summer Fun (Archie, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #8 on the cover]

Record Your Voice at Home (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

'Swingingest' Way to Save! (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

Medford Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

His Honor, the Jug (Table of Contents: 29)

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

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Dan DeCarlo

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Geronimo!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Jughead tries to get out of judging a cooking contest with Betty and Veronica

Country Girls (Table of Contents: 30)

Betty and Veronica's Pin-up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

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Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

A Thousand to One (Table of Contents: 31)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Dan DeCarlo

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Veronica! Where is Betty with my cigars?

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge accidentally gives Betty a thousand dollar bill as a tip and she still thinks it's a dollar bill. When shop keepers see her with that money they treat her like royalty.

Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Win a Beautiful Signet Ring (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)