(June 1963)
Archie,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- five times yearly: January, June, August, September and December
- On-sale Date
- 1963-04-23 ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
Betty and Veronica Spectacular
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Looks like everybody is record conscious these days!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954 series) #21 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/891/w100/891903.jpg?-983907825294026038)
Down Memory Lane
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- To escape Veronica's wrath after standing her up for a date, Archie deliberately runs into a wall and fakes having amnesia.
- Reprints
-
in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #53 (July 1984) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #15 (October 1989)
- in Archie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo (IDW, 2010 series) #2 (March 2011)
-
- Keywords
- amnesia
Fashion Passion
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica shows off her collection of men's sweaters she picked up on a trip to Europe.
Oops!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx is grace personified on the ice, as long as she's on skates.
- Keywords
- ice skating
Bag Holders
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- When Archie points out to Veronica that she looks silly carrying a summer beach bag in winter, she orders him to get rid of it. And from there the bag makes the rounds of the high school, passing from person to person.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #56 (January 1985), #93 (March 1991)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #56 (March 1996)
-
I Spy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Even Veronica's inquisitiveness has its boundaries.
- Reprints
[A Trim Sailor]
Veronica Pin Up Page / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #17 (Summer 1961)
-
- Keywords
- sailboat
Indexer Notes
Veronica models an outfit submitted by Lois Tinelli of Firenze, Italy.
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty how could you make such a mistake...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is amazed that Betty "forgot" to invite the rest of the gang to the picnic.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #32 (June 1965)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #107 (August 2002)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #247 (April 2016)
- in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #5 (July 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Idea for pin-up submitted by PFC Larry Norton.
Wet Strength
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica encounters Betty walking through a driving rain in a deep stupor, oblivious to the elements and everything else.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- rain
Fashions From England
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica models fashions submitted by Peggy Cooper of Bushy, Herts, England.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #32 (June 1965)
-
- Keywords
- Buckingham Palace
Press Card
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty's innuendo-filled column in the school newspaper gets both Archie and Reggie in trouble without specifically naming either one.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #10 (November 1984)
-
Timely
Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy; unnamed child
- Synopsis
- A boy asks Shrimpy for the time.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #57 (March 1985)
- in Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #36 (May 1989)
-
Poor Choice!
Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy; unnamed child
- Synopsis
- Someone says the wrong thing in front of Shrimpy's bird.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #57 (March 1985)
-
Teamwork
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; unnamed track coach
- Synopsis
- Veronica talks Betty out of competing on the track team, then joins herself when she gets a look at the handsome new coach.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- track
Scent Bent
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica recommends a perfume to Betty.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #57 (March 1985)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (April 1989)
-
Cloddy Clothes
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Beatrice Van Loot
- Synopsis
- Veronica scorns the outfit of a rival's dog.
Battle of the Brats
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Warned in advance that the kids she's babysitting are hellions, Betty arrives prepared.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
The couple Betty is babysitting for are Mr. and Mrs. Blossom, and one of the children is a girl with reddish hair.
Why Fight It?
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Veronica is upset that she's getting a reputation for being boy-crazy and resolves to prove she's not. But circumstances keep making it look like she's pursuing boys.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #36 (February 1985)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #29 (January 1992)
- in Archie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo (IDW, 2010 series) #2 (March 2011)
- in Archie's Favorite High School Comics (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
-
Quiz Whiz
Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Veronica needs special dispensation from Miss Grundy in order to take the test her way.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #137 (November 1995)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #136 (October 2005), #188 (April 2011)
-
Live and Learn
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to soften the competitive relationship between Archie and Reggie by introducing them to a more refined sport.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #54 (September 1984)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #81 (June 1996), #121 (July 2001)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #280 (June 2020)
-
- Keywords
- croquet; hockey
The Defenders
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Carol Craven; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica team up to keep a new girl from infringing on their territorial rights.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! This boat is fast!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty drives Veronica's new power boat so fast that Archie, on water skies, becomes airborne.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #32 (June 1965)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #54 (September 1984)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #126 (October 2004)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #234 (August 2013)
- in Betty and Veronica (Archie, 2016 series) #1 (September 2016)
-
- Keywords
- water skiing
Indexer Notes
The plot for this cartoon was suggested by a reader, Joe Scudera of Brooklyn, New York.
Betty and Veronica's Hawaiian Vacation
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica model fashions submitted by Scott Redstone of Scarsdale, New York.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #32 (June 1965)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #74 (October 1985)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #253 (July 2017)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #3 (August 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
The address for Archie's home on the post card in the picture is 241 Church Street, Riverdale, USA. 241 Church Street was, at the time, the New York address of Archie Comics Publications.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Betty and Veronica Spectacular
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Down Memory Lane
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Fashion Passion
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Oops!
Li'l Jinx -
4.
Bag Holders
Betty and Veronica -
5.
I Spy
Betty and Veronica -
6.
[A Trim Sailor]
Veronica Pin Up Page -
7.
["Betty how could you make such a mistake..."]
Betty Pin Up -
8.
Wet Strength
Betty and Veronica -
9.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
10.
[no title indexed]
-
11.
Fashions From England
Veronica -
12.
Press Card
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Timely
Shrimpy -
14.
Poor Choice!
Shrimpy -
15.
Teamwork
Betty and Veronica -
16.
Scent Bent
Betty and Veronica -
17.
Cloddy Clothes
Betty and Veronica -
18.
Battle of the Brats
Betty -
19.
Why Fight It?
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Quiz Whiz
Veronica -
21.
Live and Learn
Betty and Veronica -
22.
The Defenders
Betty and Veronica -
23.
["Wow! This boat is fast!"]
Betty and Veronica's Pin Up -
24.
Betty and Veronica's Hawaiian Vacation
Betty and Veronica
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