Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #164

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Pages: 36

Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Dan DeCarlo
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Shall we catch a few winks, Veronica?
Keywords:beach; swimsuits

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:: While Betty seeks sleep at the beach, Veronica prefers to bask in the attention.

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: Printed in the U.S.A.

Famous Name Prizes or Cash

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Touch Me Not

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:EEeeeeyah!!

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Hot Dog

Synopsis:: Jughead maintains he can't stand the touch of a female and that he'd even know a feminine touch blindfolded.; in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #2 (October 1973)

It's not Summer without it.

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Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page

Early Bird!

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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Joe Edwards
Pencils:	Joe Edwards
Inks:	Joe Edwards
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	Joe Edwards

Genre:humor; children

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I have nothing to do!

Characters:

Synopsis:: Hap exhorts Jinx not to procrastinate.

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Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page

Script:	Eda Edwards (as Betty and Veronica)
Pencils:	Joe Edwards
Inks:	Joe Edwards
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	Joe Edwards

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:: "Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

Win a new 10-speed racer.

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Sales Cadets Products / advertisement / 1 page

Pre-Season Warm Up

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:What are you doing, dear?

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Gloria Tiltsnoot

Synopsis:: Veronica buys a very expensive, original, designer swim suit that is very revealing (for 1969, anyway). But everybody thinks that the suit has been attacked by moths.; in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #2 (September 1977)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #23 (July 1986) [Reference to almost being summer in dialogue removed]

Make the Summer Scene with Betty and Veronica!

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Betty and Veronica / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Joe Edwards ?
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Stop! Don't you dare open that door!!

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis:: After a lover's spat, Veronica's plans to keep Archie out of the Lodge estate net everyone but Archie.; in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #3 (August 1977)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #2 (August 1987)

The Look You Want – When You Want It!

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Sideburns, Mustache, or Van Dyke Beard / advertisement / 0.5 page

10 Way Hairpiece!

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Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces / advertisement / 0.5 page

Lonely Night!

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Veronica / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh! This has got to be the worst evening of my young life!

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis:: Veronica can't understand why no one has called asking her for a date.; in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #159 (April 1971)
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #247 (August 1976)
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #71 (November 1985)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #31 (November 1987)

String Along

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Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle (sourced)
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	Bill Yoshida (sourced)

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is ridiculous! The Archies in these threads?

Characters:

Synopsis:: Veronica manages to get The Archies booked at Mr. Lodge's country club, then goes about remaking their images and song catalog to fit the upscale club's image.; in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #4 (June 2021)

Free Star Photos!

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Jeri of Hollywood Photos / advertisement / 0.5 page

Grow Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys!

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Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page

Baseball Fans Are Crazy About This True-to-Life Baseball Game

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Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page

Fabulous $1.00 a box

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Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

Do You Need Extra Money?

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Touch Me Not (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

It's not Summer without it. (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page

Early Bird! (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page

Win a new 10-speed racer. (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Sales Cadets Products / advertisement / 1 page

Pre-Season Warm Up (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Make the Summer Scene with Betty and Veronica! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty and Veronica / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Excluded (Table of Contents: 9)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

The Look You Want – When You Want It! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Sideburns, Mustache, or Van Dyke Beard / advertisement / 0.5 page

10 Way Hairpiece! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces / advertisement / 0.5 page

Lonely Night! (Table of Contents: 12)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

String Along (Table of Contents: 13)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Free Star Photos! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Jeri of Hollywood Photos / advertisement / 0.5 page

Grow Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page

Baseball Fans Are Crazy About This True-to-Life Baseball Game (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page

Fabulous $1.00 a box (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

Do You Need Extra Money? (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents)

Famous Name Prizes or Cash

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Touch Me Not

(Table of Contents: 2)

It's not Summer without it.

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Early Bird!

(Table of Contents: 4)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 5)

Win a new 10-speed racer.

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Pre-Season Warm Up

(Table of Contents: 7)

Make the Summer Scene with Betty and Veronica!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Excluded

(Table of Contents: 9)

The Look You Want – When You Want It!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

10 Way Hairpiece!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Lonely Night!

(Table of Contents: 12)

String Along

(Table of Contents: 13)

Free Star Photos!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Grow Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Baseball Fans Are Crazy About This True-to-Life Baseball Game

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Fabulous $1.00 a box

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Do You Need Extra Money?

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