(June 1982)
Archie,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Twice in Jan., Sept., Oct., and Dec.; once in March, April, June and August
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Barcode
- 0271000698406
- Editing
- Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Victor Gorelick (art director)
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They say biking is a good way to get fit!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie's cycling trip is detoured by Veronica.
Indexer Notes
The logo for this issue is Betty and Veronica Spectacular.
A Cracker Jack Story
Scottie; Cracker Jack / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Continuity Associates ?
- Colors
- Continuity Associates ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda ?
- Characters
- Scottie; Coach
- Synopsis
- Young Scottie comes through in the clutch to win the big game for his little league team.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Rumored Room
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- With college looming, Mr. Lodge gives Veronica permission to get a roommate so she can practice adapting to dorm life. Then Jughead plants the seed in everyone's mind that Veronica will pick a male roommate.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #87 (December 1987)
-
Tall Tale
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Roz / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Roz; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Roz shows Charley the picture she drew.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, there’s so much noise there I can hardly hear you!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie phones Betty from a flea market.
- Reprints
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 196x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
This is a reprint of a sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strip.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Statement of Ownership
- Synopsis
- Filed October 1, 1981; Listed owners Archie Comic Publications, Inc, and Archie Enterprises, Inc, both of 1116 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10021; Editor John L. Goldwater, Managing Editor Richard Goldwater; Total Paid Circulation, avg 12 months: 93,757
It's Going Around
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The reader must connect the dots to finish Betty's face, then insert missing vowels into her word balloon to find out what she's saying.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #59 (April 1983)
-
Dig the Details
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- When Veronica gets angry with Archie for not noticing her new nail polish, Archie becomes determined to notice and compliment everything about her the next time he sees her.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #87 (December 1987)
-
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty & Veronica / letters page / 1 page
- 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
- I'm 12 Years Old
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- "Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.
Too High a Price
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Deltoid
- Synopsis
- When Veronica's expensive fitness trainer's regimen becomes too strenuous for her, she asks Betty how she manages to stay fit and slim.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #85 (August 1987)
-
Betty's Fashion Delight
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Designer's Delight
Veronica's Fashions / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.
A Prince of a Guy
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica is cast in the lead of the school production of "The Princess And The Frog", but rebels when she learns she'll have to kiss an actual frog in the play.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #85 (August 1987)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["They say biking is a good way to get fit!"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
A Cracker Jack Story
Scottie; Cracker Jack -
2.
Rumored Room
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Tall Tale
Li'l Jinx's Pal, Roz -
4.
["Archie, there’s so much noise there I can hardly hear you!"]
Betty and Veronica Gag Bag -
5.
["Statement of Ownership"]
-
6.
It's Going Around
Betty -
7.
Dig the Details
Betty and Veronica -
8.
["I'm 12 Years Old"]
Dear Betty & Veronica -
9.
Too High a Price
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Betty's Fashion Delight
Betty -
11.
Designer's Delight
Veronica's Fashions -
12.
A Prince of a Guy
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Igor Dybzinski
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- Jaime Weinman
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