Price: 0.25 USD
Pages: 100
On-sale Date: 1954-01-05
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It makes us laugh at how the boys think that they're the biggest noise...
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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Ladies Man!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie dress up in drag for an all male musical comedy and then argue about which one is the more attractive female. In order to settle the argument they take turns being escorted by the other one in public to gauge the guys' reactions.

Flash In the Pan!
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Betty / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here comes Archie...and he's bringing a present!
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie brings Betty a fudge pan as a present and then expects Betty to make fudge.

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

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Includes unscrambling list of states, rebus, coloring page of Veronica as cowgirl, crossword, and riddles on parade.

Fur, Fur Away
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Veronica / comic story / 2.67 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica! Have I got a super surprise for you to-day!
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie has tickets to a professional football game but Veronica says that she can't go because her fur coat has a hole in it. Archie assures her that he has a thermos of coffee and a warm blanket but she still refuses because she's so delicate. Betty tells Archie to invite Veronica ice skating and she shows up in a mini-skirt.

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Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

The Lid's Off
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica wear some over-the-top hats and the boys make fun of them for it.

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Includes unscrambling famous names in American history, rebus, and coloring page of Veronica.

Heartburn!
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Betty / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Golly, Betty! I never saw a girl carry a torch for guy like you do for Archie!
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
A tree on which Archie carved his and Betty's initials is being chopped down and Betty wants to save the initials.

Ladies of the Lake
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead take Betty and Veronica fishing and both Betty and Veronica end up in the lake after riding a log towards a big fish.

Who's Hula?
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis:
Veronica was scheduled to perform a hula dance solo at the school but Mr. Weatherbee got two costumes for the price of one so he wants the performance to be a duet. Veronica is unhappy about that so she arranges to have Betty's hula skirt sabotaged.

Ballet Whoopee!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Coach Kleats
Synopsis:
A ballet master named Itchinski is visiting Riverdale to create an original ballet based on American themes. Betty and Veronica want the theme to be American Indians so they dress up in native costumes and want Archie and Reggie to do so too. Archie, Reggie and Jughead dress up as Indians and Jughead (a Cleveland Indian) takes Itchinski to visit the tribal chief (Archie) who gets his sister (Reggie in drag) to teach the ballet master to jitterbug. After that session Itchinski cancels his plans at Riverdale.

Indexer Notes

Stereotypical depictions of Native Americans.

The Nose Knows
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Betty and Veronica / text story / 3 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:"Mmmm ... you girls sure smell purty," Archie said.
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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie bet Betty and Veronica that they can find a boy on whom perfume will have no effect, planning to present Jughead as their evidence. Betty wins the bet by spraying herself with hamburger juice to attract Jughead.

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Betty Cooper

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Includes crossword with rebus clues, drawing face, coloring page of Betty, rearranging letters to name great television personality (Arthur Godfrey), and finishing drawing. Pose by Barbara Kapluski (Baltimore, MD).

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Star Glazed!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Juggie, you mean a movie star is visiting the school and you're in charge of his reception?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead picks Veronica to meet a movie star guest at Riverdale High. The star is from the Tarzan movies but it turns out to be a monkey.

Phoney Surprise
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Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:...Why no, Archie hasn't called me...?
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Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica dresses up before she answers the phone because she hears that Archie is going to call to invite her to a come-as-you-are party.

Duel Pigeons
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie fight over who used to win the most fights when they were young.

Plots to You!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jeepers, Archie! I don't see why you don't give Betty a tumble! She's not so hard to take!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica overhears Archie saying that Betty is too aggressive so she encourages Betty to be more aggressive as a way of sabotaging Betty's efforts with Archie.

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Crossword Puzzles Page / activity / 1 page

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Three crossword puzzles.

No Eggs-Cuse
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Betty / comic story / 2.67 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look Betty! Fresh eggs! The yolk's on you!
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie play a prank on Betty using rubber eggs but she gets her revenge with Jughead's help.

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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Fright Night
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3.67 pages

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Synopsis:
After seeing Betty and Veronica scared of a mouse Archie and Reggie decide to play a trick on them using a gorilla costume.

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Super Duck / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Dark Doings
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3.67 pages

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie wants Betty to develop some pictures for him, and Betty decides that she'll use her time alone with Archie in the darkroom to get romantic with Archie, but Reggie spoils her plans by telling Veronica all about it.

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Ginger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Watch Out!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2.67 pages

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty puts an ad in the paper for boys looking for work and gives the address as Veronica's house in the hopes that Archie will be furious when he sees all them.

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Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Knight Must Fall
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Betty / comic story / 4 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oooh, Archie, what a fabulous story! Can you imagine what it must have been like in the olden days?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Betty daydreams about being a damsel in distress in medieval times and being rescued by her knight, Archie.

Fur Crying Out Loud!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 7 pages

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty is jealous of Veronica's mink coat because she thinks her furs are one of the reasons she can't compete with Veronica. Reggie gives Betty his father's old raccoon coat. Despite Archie's and Veronica's insults of the coat Archie asks Betty on a date to the football game.

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Indexer Notes

Includes writing last names of famous figures in American literature, rebus, and coloring page of Veronica as cheerleader.

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A Fight at the Opera
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Veronica / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, my boy, you look worried!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Archie has to see the Madame Butterfly opera with Veronica but he hates operas. Jughead convinces him to use his father's ear plugs so he won't have to listen to it. This results in a lack of understanding of what Veronica is saying and ends with Archie getting walloped by Veronica.

It's a Darned Shamus
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2.67 pages

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  • Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh that big fathead Archie! Now he's got the idea that I'm going to be kidnapped because Daddy is so rich!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica pretends to be kidnapped as a prank on Archie.

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Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Poison Girls Together
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Betty / comic story / 3 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:For the last time, no, Betty!
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Betty threatens to take poison if Archie doesn't take her to the dance. Poison turns out to be the name of a guy who works at the soda fountain.

Indexer Notes

Jughead reads an issue of Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 series) on page two.

It's In the Brag
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Veronica / comic story / 3 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie, what's this I hear about you taking the juvenile part in the school play?
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Veronica dresses up like a little girl for a play but Reggie doesn't realize that it's her and brags to her about how much Veronica is in love with him.

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Includes copying drawing of dog, connect-the-dots, riddles on parade, coloring page of house, and rebus (man with a weak stomach).

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Suzie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

All Schemed Up
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Betty / comic story / 2.67 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:So Archie is taking Veronica to the ball tonight!
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
In an effort to get Archie to herself Betty disguises herself as Veronica on a phone call to Archie and tells him that she has to break their date as she has to drive her mother to the lake cottage. Archie rushes up to the lake cottage while Betty and Reggie go over to Veronica's house so Reggie can pick her up and - by coincidence - Veronica actually did have to take her mother to the lake house.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["It makes us laugh at how the boys think that they're the biggest noise..."]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. ["You can always judge a person by the company he keeps, kids!"]
    Archie
  3. Ladies Man!
    Betty and Veronica
  4. Flash In the Pan!
    Betty
  5. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  6. Fur, Fur Away
    Veronica
  7. ["Archie is 100% right on this!"]
    Jughead
  8. The Lid's Off
    Betty and Veronica
  9. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  10. Heartburn!
    Betty
  11. Ladies of the Lake
    Betty and Veronica
  12. Who's Hula?
    Betty and Veronica
  13. Ballet Whoopee!
    Betty and Veronica
  14. The Nose Knows
    Betty and Veronica
  15. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  16. ["Laugh it up! With Laugh Comics"]
  17. Star Glazed!
    Betty and Veronica
  18. Phoney Surprise
    Veronica
  19. Duel Pigeons
    Betty and Veronica
  20. Plots to You!
    Betty and Veronica
  21. [no title indexed]
    Crossword Puzzles Page
  22. No Eggs-Cuse
    Betty
  23. ["Archie, the Pied Piper!"]
    Archie
  24. Fright Night
    Betty and Veronica
  25. ["Super Duck takes the lead!"]
    Super Duck
  26. Dark Doings
    Betty and Veronica
  27. ["If you knew Ginger, like we know Ginger..."]
    Ginger
  28. Watch Out!
    Betty and Veronica
  29. ["For a king-size laugh...buy Wilbur Comics"]
    Wilbur
  30. Knight Must Fall
    Betty
  31. Fur Crying Out Loud!
    Betty and Veronica
  32. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  33. ["You can't miss!"]
  34. A Fight at the Opera
    Veronica
  35. It's a Darned Shamus
    Betty and Veronica
  36. ["Wow! You sure made me happy the way you snapped up my first issue of the Jughead Annual kids!"]
    Jughead
  37. Poison Girls Together
    Betty
  38. It's In the Brag
    Veronica
  39. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  40. ["Suzie "the dreamboat special" is docked again at your favorite newsstand!"]
    Suzie
  41. All Schemed Up
    Betty
  42. ["Pep it up, gang!"]
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