(August 1990)

Archie, 1954 Series
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Volume
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Editing
Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Go Way Out West With Betty & Veronica! (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Cover Thumbnail for Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #608 [Direct]
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The Taste of Adventure (part 3) (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Archie and his Friends; Capri Sun Fruit Drinks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Way Out West (Part 1) (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Charlie Chuck (a western writer); Sylvester (a ranch hand); Curly Saddlesore (an old prospector); Lenore (Charlie's wife)
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica visit Charlie Chuck, an old family friend and a western writer, at his ranch. But very curious accidents plague him and his family, as he owns oil-enriched land and refuses to sell.
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Keywords
prospector; rattlesnake; square dance

Dear Betty & Veronica (Table of Contents: 3)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Betty and Veronica help readers with their problems.

Way Out West (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Charlie Chuck (a western writer); Sylvester (a ranch hand); Curly Saddlesore (an old prospector); Lenore (Charlie's wife)
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica snoop around and discover who wants Charlie Chuck dead. But will they live long enough to save Charlie?
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Mess Haul (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica is upset when no one wants to eat her cooking. Just then, Jughead asks her to make a batch of meatballs she made in home economics the week before.
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Star Struck (Table of Contents: 6)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis
Aunt Hilda buys Sabrina an outfit from a movie studio auction.

Indexer Notes

This gag shares a page with a house ad for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Movie.

It's a Sign of the Times! (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

A public service annoucement for "Just Say No To Drugs".

You Get What You Give (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Alison Flood
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Benjamin Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica have a discussion about getting back what you deserve, good or evil. Skeptical Veronica doesn't believe it until she sees it with her own eyes.
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Indexer Notes

Credits changed to match the credits printed in Jughead Double Digest #181.

Editor's Notebook (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Go Way Out West With Betty & Veronica!
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. The Taste of Adventure (part 3)
    Archie and his Friends; Capri Sun Fruit Drinks
  3. 2. Way Out West (Part 1)
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Dear Betty & Veronica
  5. 4. Way Out West (Part 2)
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Mess Haul
    Veronica
  7. 6. Star Struck
    Sabrina
  8. 7. It's a Sign of the Times!
    Archie
  9. 8. You Get What You Give
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. Editor's Notebook
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gregg Whitmore
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