Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1961-11-30
Editing: ?
Cover Thumbnail for Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #74 Edit Cover
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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica sure knows how to make a monkey out of Archie!
  • Keywords:organ grinder
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica has Archie performing like an organ grinder's monkey.

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

The Adorable Snowman
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chris (snowman)
Synopsis:
Veronica builds a snowman in the shape of a handsome man, and her "fairy godfather" brings it to life.
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Sad Sit-Uation
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Betty / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose; Midge
Synopsis:
Betty arrives late for Veronica's party and can't find a place to sit.
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Kitchen Scholars
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
The girls explain what they've learned in cooking class.
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Litter Perfect
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty finds a quarter on the sidewalk and keeps it, while Veronica finds a five dollar bill and throws it back on the ground. She and Betty argue over whether it's socially acceptable to keep money you find on the street.
Reprints (3)

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Archie Giant Series Magazines / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Analysis
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
In a story filled with fourth wall breaking, the girls try to figure out what Veronica sees in Archie.
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Watch That Shadow
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text article / 1 page

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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:
Article about dieting and weight control.

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Text with 1/3 page illustration.

Greed-ings
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Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:children
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Shrimpy
Synopsis:
Shrimpy sends the whole toy catalogue as his letter to Santa Claus.

Leaf It to Me!
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Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:children
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Shrimpy
Synopsis:
Frustrated when the wind scatters the leaves he's raked, Shrimpy decides he might as well play in them.

Betty's Fashion Page
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Betty / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Betty Cooper
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Figure with three cut-out paper doll outfits. No reader credits.

Small Fry
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Veronica inexplicably begins to shrink, until she's so small that Jughead mistakes her for an olive and eats her with his hamburger.
Reprints (4)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Veronica sure knows how to make a monkey out of Archie!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. The Adorable Snowman
    Betty and Veronica
  3. Sad Sit-Uation
    Betty
  4. Kitchen Scholars
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Litter Perfect
    Betty and Veronica
  6. ["Follow the star-studded trail of the biggest buy in comics!"]
    Archie Giant Series Magazines
  7. Analysis
    Betty and Veronica
  8. Watch That Shadow
  9. Greed-ings
    Shrimpy
  10. Leaf It to Me!
    Shrimpy
  11. Betty's Fashion Page
    Betty
  12. Small Fry
    Betty and Veronica
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