(October 1961)
Archie,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- five times yearly, January, June, September, October, and December
- On-sale Date
- 1961-08-10
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- Richard Goldwater
Issue Notes
"On sale date" obtained from online Library of Congress copyright renewal record.
Betty and Veronica Summer Fun
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
-
in The Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun (Mary Smith, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991) [cover, as part of the back cover illustration]
-
Readers Choice
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead borrows a book from Veronica's library, and to Veronica's horror, the book is "Playing the Game," the book that taught her all her secrets for manipulating men. Betty and Veronica try to get the book away from Jughead before Archie gets a look at it.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica Summer Fun (Archie, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #13 on the cover]
-
- Keywords
- book
The Pet Set
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty tries to get Archie's attention by appearing in a pet shop window with a "Take Me Home" sign.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #70 (September 1985)
-
- Keywords
- pet shop; puppies
Fiesta in Mexico
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica in a Mexican dress, doing a hat dance. Archie in background playing maracas and Jughead, in a sombrero, playing a guitar.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- guitar; maracas; Mexico; sombrero
Indexer Notes
Pin-up idea by Kathy Kebhan (Yonkers, N.Y.)
The Plungers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- The girls find the water in Veronica's pool too cold to jump into, so Archie and Jughead give them some even colder water from a hose.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #15 (July 1996)
- in Betty & Veronica Summer Fun (Archie, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #13 on the cover]
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #3 (August 2019)
-
- Keywords
- diving board; garden hose; sun-bathing; swimming pool
[Veronica on a Tropical Island]
Veronica's Coloring Page / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick ?
- Letters
- ? (logo only)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica sitting on a rock by a palm tree, in a two-piece flowered outfit and wearing a lei.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #39 (August 1985)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #91 (October 2000), #173 (October 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Illustration is in black and white.
The Mighty Mole
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie burrows like a mole to sneak up on girls at the beach.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #70 (September 1985)
-
- Keywords
- beach; tunnel; umbrella
Beau in Tow
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Trudy
- Synopsis
- Trudy makes sure she doesn't lose her boyfriend, by leading him with a chain and collar.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #70 (September 1985)
-
- Keywords
- chain; collar
Look of Knowledge
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Hap wants Jinx to watch an educational TV program.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #112 (January 1992)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #108 (February 2007)
-
- Keywords
- television
Seeing Is Deceiving
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Toni Clark; Chick Benson; Sandy Smith
- Synopsis
- After Archie brags that he'd never be jealous, Veronica tries to test him by letting him think her old friend Toni Clark is a boy named Tony.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- jealousy
[Betty on Wakeboard]
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty in a two-piece swimsuit with vertical stripes, on a wakeboard pulled by a boat.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #39 (August 1985)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #153 (September 2007)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #263 (September 2018)
-
- Keywords
- wakeboard
Indexer Notes
Coloring page. Idea for page from Linda Varone (New Rochelle, N.Y.).
[Betty in Hip Boots Catching a Fish]
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty goes fishing in short shorts and thigh-high fishing boots.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #107 (August 2002), #284 (August 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
The idea for this pin-up is credited to "James DeCarlo (Scarsdale, N.Y.)," Dan DeCarlo's son, who would later become his father's inker.
Summer Beauty
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion
- Synopsis
- Tips for summer skin care.
Indexer Notes
Text with 1/3 page illustration.
Lest We Forget
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie chides Veronica for constantly forgetting things: her shoes, words, and -- apparently -- her purse.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- department store; memory; purse
High Hope$!
Shrimpy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy
- Synopsis
- Shrimpy finds a dollar, but gives it back to the boy who lost it, who just happens to be going to the candy store.
[Betty on a Burro]
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica riding a burro at a dude ranch, while Betty watches.
Indexer Notes
Idea suggested by Lois C. Tinelli (Viareggio, Lucca, Italy).
Sound Off
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- The crowd at Pop's is so loud that Betty and Veronica go to adjoining phone booths to gossip by phone.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- gossip; telephone; telephone booths
Age Before Beauty
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Betty is upset when Veronica makes fun of her reproduction of an 18th century writing desk. Jughead decides to fool Veronica by making Betty's desk look like a real antique.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #52 (October 2000)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #61 (October 2016)
-
- Keywords
- antiques
Indexer Notes
Writer, Inker, and Letterer credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #61.
[no title indexed]
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Paper doll of Betty with two outfits--a green dress with matching purse and a patterned skirt with a white top.
- Keywords
- paper doll
Betty Models Paris Fashions
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Napoleon (dog); Josephine (dog)
- Synopsis
- Paper doll of Betty and two poodles with three outfits-red, blue, and purple dresses.
Indexer Notes
Pose and poodles suggested by Josie Dumont (Scarsdale, N.Y.). Dress designs by Sal Zerela (Waterbury, Conn.), Jean Hogan (Sacramento, Calif.), and Victor Gorelick (Brooklyn, N.Y.). Josie Dumont is Dan DeCarlo's wife's maiden name. Victor Gorelick was a member of the Archie production staff at this time.
Get in the Swim
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion
- Synopsis
- Article on the current styles of swimsuits.
Indexer Notes
Text article with 1/3 page illustration.
The False Friend
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Susan
- Synopsis
- Betty offers to break her date with Archie and let Veronica go out with him, and Veronica refuses, convinced that this is some conspiracy against her.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #222 (May 2014), #293 (June 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
A rare goof from DeCarlo in the last panel of page 2 and the third panel of page 3, as Betty reverts to her other hairstyle after sporting the ponytail for the rest of the story.
All by Herself
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Merry Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx's parents go out looking for her. Meanwhile, Jinx has come home to watch television.
- Keywords
- television
Cool Rule
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- When Archie jumps into the bleachers to catch a fly ball, Veronica has to remind Betty that she can only keep the baseball, not the baseball player.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- baseball
Jigsaw Jokes
Betty and Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Five jokes, with the setups in puzzle piece-shaped boxes at the top to be matched with the same shape at the bottom of the page, which contains the punchline.
The World of Jughead Is Out of This World!
The World of Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Foul Bawl
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Bert Cook
- Synopsis
- A crying, inconsolable Veronica sees Archie off at the train station, then immediately goes to the beach with a handsome new boy. When the train breaks down, Archie comes back and goes looking for Ronnie, worried that she's heartbroken over his departure.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #135 (July 1997)
- in Betty & Veronica Summer Fun (Archie, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #13 on the cover]
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #41 (August 2014)
- in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #4 ([August] 2014)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #245 (November 2015)
- in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #8 (May 2017)
-
- Keywords
- beach; crying; ice cream; lifeguard; train
Indexer Notes
Colors credit from Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion.
Kiss-Proof
Betty / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty buys lipstick advertised as "irresistible," but Archie finds it easy to resist.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #53 (December 1987)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #74 (May 2003)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Digest (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #211 (May 2013)
-
- Keywords
- advertising; grandfather clock; kissing; lipstick; television
Indexer Notes
No words, aside from advertising sign.
Fore-Warned
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica hits her golf ball into the woods. Betty warns her to be alert when Reggie goes to help her find it.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- golf
Rough Sailing
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie promises Betty a day on his pleasure craft, but the boat turns out to be a raft.
- Keywords
- raft; sailing
Indexer Notes
Reggie's last name is misspelled "Mantel."
Love in Bloom
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
- Synopsis
- The new boy next door brings Betty a huge bouquet of flowers.
- Keywords
- flowers
Here's Health
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets a date with a handsome lifeguard, but he turns out to be a health nut.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- beach; exercise; health foods; lifeguard
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Betty and Veronica Summer Fun
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Readers Choice
Betty and Veronica -
2.
The Pet Set
Betty -
3.
Fiesta in Mexico
Veronica -
4.
The Plungers
Betty and Veronica -
5.
[Veronica on a Tropical Island]
Veronica's Coloring Page -
6.
The Mighty Mole
Betty and Veronica -
7.
Beau in Tow
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Look of Knowledge
Li'l Jinx -
9.
["Follow the star-studded trail of the biggest buy in comics!"]
Archie Giant Series Magazines -
10.
Seeing Is Deceiving
Betty and Veronica -
11.
[Betty on Wakeboard]
Betty -
12.
[Betty in Hip Boots Catching a Fish]
Betty -
13.
Summer Beauty
-
14.
Lest We Forget
Veronica -
15.
High Hope$!
Shrimpy -
16.
[Betty on a Burro]
Betty and Veronica -
17.
Sound Off
Betty and Veronica -
18.
Age Before Beauty
Betty and Veronica -
19.
[no title indexed]
Betty -
20.
Betty Models Paris Fashions
Betty -
21.
Get in the Swim
-
22.
The False Friend
Betty and Veronica -
23.
All by Herself
Li'l Jinx -
24.
Cool Rule
Betty and Veronica -
25.
Jigsaw Jokes
Betty and Veronica -
26.
The World of Jughead Is Out of This World!
The World of Jughead -
27.
Foul Bawl
Betty and Veronica -
28.
Kiss-Proof
Betty -
29.
Fore-Warned
Betty and Veronica -
30.
Rough Sailing
Betty -
31.
Love in Bloom
Betty -
32.
Here's Health
Betty and Veronica
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