(September 1990)

Archie, 1954 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
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
Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hope Archie didn't get bored waiting for us!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Reprints
Keywords
beach; bikinis

The Key (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Betty comes up with an idea to foil Reggie's latest scheme to attract girls.
Reprints
Keywords
beach

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Aunt Zelda / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why am I mad at my greengrocer?

Indexer Notes

word puzzle

Not Berry Nice (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica hates being out in the forest picking berries with Archie and Betty until her father provides the right incentive.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #249, writing is credited to Frank Doyle.

Trial by Fitness (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Hal Lifson
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dirk
Synopsis
Veronica chases her new fitness instructor until she discovers how dumb he is.
Reprints

Say No to Drugs (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eda Edwards ? (as Betty and Veronica)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
Barry Grossman (logo illustration)
Letters
Joe Edwards ?

Indexer Notes

advice column

I Gotta Be Me (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dave Kelly; Mike Smith; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Dilton Doiley (cameo)
Synopsis
Veronica tries to teach Betty her less-than-honest approach to attracting boys.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I hope Archie didn't get bored waiting for us!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. The Key
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  4. 3. ["Why am I mad at my greengrocer?"]
    Aunt Zelda
  5. 4. Not Berry Nice
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Trial by Fitness
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Say No to Drugs
    Archie
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. I Gotta Be Me
    Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen