(June 1971)
Archie,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 76
- Indicia Frequency
- 12 times a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater
Issue Notes
Cover title is Betty and Veronica Spectacular. Editor's name from statement of ownership in this issue.
The Meanest Girl in Town
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica; Angie; Angie's family; policeman; detective
- Synopsis
- Veronica is suspicious of a young teen ostensibly collecting for charity. She has no sympathy when the girl is injured, and provokes the police to investigate. When she discovers that the family is in desperate straits, with the girl providing all their support, she takes the family under her wing and arranges a job for the girl.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Charity
That's Show Biz
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica; Big Ethel; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton; Rock Bottom
- Synopsis
- Betty has the lead in a play with gorgeous visiting movie star Rock Bottom. A jealous Veronica spikes Betty's water jug with alum so that she loses her voice, and understudy Veronica replaces her. But Rock Bottom drinks from the same jug, so Veronica has to play a love scene with Rock's understudy, Dilton Doily.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #134 (February 1967)
-
- Keywords
- High school; movie star; theater; theatre
Indexer Notes
Art credits from GCD record at Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica # 134.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But Veronica's the worst skier on our team... why should we make her captain??
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica can't ski well, but she owns the mountain.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #145 (April 2004)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #210 (February 2011), #258 (March 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Skiing
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead, when you tried out for sports --- what did you go in for?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Jughead
- Synopsis
- Jughead went in because it was raining.
- Keywords
- High school
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica
- Synopsis
- Betty's outdoor outfit looks so good, her father sends her out to shovel snow.
- Keywords
- Winter
Oh, Doctor
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Dilton; Miss Gibson; students; doctor; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Betty reads a medical encyclopedia, and soon convinces both herself and everyone else that they're suffering strange symptoms.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #27 (March 1980)
-
- Keywords
- Library
The Athlete
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica; Reggie; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Veronica is so impressed with Reggie's athletic accomplishments that Archie tries to match Reggie's performance. He does so badly that Coach Kleats benches him, giving him lots of time with Betty, whereupon Veronica decides that she wants him after all.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #146 (February 1968)
-
- Keywords
- Athletics; high school
Indexer Notes
Creator credits from GCD record at Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica # 146
The Rich Get Results
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica; Archie; Pop Tate; Jughead
- Synopsis
- Veronica shows off how efficiently Mr. Lodge's troubleshooters can tackle any problem, and inadvertently has an elephant shipped to Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #146 (February 1968)
-
- Keywords
- Chok'lit Shoppe; elephant
Indexer Notes
Creator credits from GCD record at Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica # 146.
The Agent
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica; Dilton; Archie; Jughead; Reggie; George
- Synopsis
- Disgusted with waiting for boys to call for dates, Betty and Veronica hire Dilton as their agent. All he manages for them is a date with Jughead, who's only in it for the food.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have been dating a boy who is very bright!
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica; Jughead; Archie
Indexer Notes
Fan writers are not identified.
About a Bout
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx follows her dad's advice on how to fight, but it doesn't work out well.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #38 (1981)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #51 (October 1991)
-
Indian Giver
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica; Archie; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Archie is disgusted with how badly Veronica treats Betty, so Veronica makes it up by telling him to take Betty to a dance, while she goes with Reggie. At the dance Archie and Veronica get so jealous that they wind up together anyway.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #134 (February 1967)
-
Symptomania
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica; Archie; Miss Grundy; doctor; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Veronica tricks Betty into thinking she has the symptoms of a rare disease. Miss Grundy turns the tables on Veronica.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #36 (January 1980)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #51 (August 1987)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie, do you dig our new serpent look?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
["Longer nails in minutes!"]
-
2.
The Meanest Girl in Town
Betty and Veronica -
3.
["10 way hairpiece!"]
-
4.
["World's first postage stamp"]
-
5.
That's Show Biz
Betty and Veronica -
6.
["100 Little Dolls All For $1.00"]
-
7.
["Monster Size Monsters"]
-
8.
["But Veronica's the worst skier on our team... why should we make her captain??"]
Betty and Veronica Pin-Up -
9.
["Jughead, when you tried out for sports --- what did you go in for?"]
Betty Pin-Up -
10.
["Dig this crazy offer!"]
-
11.
["Wow!!"]
Betty and Veronica Pin-Up -
12.
Oh, Doctor
Betty -
13.
["Amazing $1 art offer"]
-
14.
The Athlete
Betty and Veronica -
15.
["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
-
16.
The Rich Get Results
Betty and Veronica -
17.
["Giant play zoo animal collection"]
-
18.
The Agent
Betty and Veronica -
19.
["Now -- save almost 50% on the hit records you want!"]
-
20.
["I have been dating a boy who is very bright!"]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
21.
[no title indexed]
-
22.
About a Bout
Li'l Jinx -
23.
["Free!"]
-
24.
Indian Giver
Betty and Veronica -
25.
["Greatest offer ever!"]
-
26.
["100 groovy fan photos"]
-
27.
Symptomania
Betty and Veronica -
28.
["266 ICS courses"]
-
29.
["1.00 worth of fast selling flower and vegetable seeds to show you how easy it is to make money and earn prizes!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Kirk House
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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