• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now class we will have a discussion period on the economic history of medieval Europe!
• Keywords:valentine; Valentine's Day; Valentines day

Synopsis:

Veronica gets jealous when Archie sends Betty a valentine in class. Archie's plan was to give Veronica a $5 box of chocolates, but she breaks it over his head thinking he's trying to apologize.

Reprints (4)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #240 (March 2016)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
• in Archie Valentine's Spectacular (Archie, 2026 series) #1 (March 2026)

We previously had credited Harry Lucy with the pencils.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Archiekins! All set for the picnic?

Synopsis:

Archie and Veronica damage Mr. Lodge’s car while backing it out of the garage. Mr. Lodge's punishment is that they have to do some chores like cleaning out the garage to work off the cost of repairs. Archie gets bumped on the head while cleaning the garage and dreams that he's 200 years into the future in the year 2154.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Try to ring the bell, lady!

Synopsis:

Veronica refuses to play a carnival game.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:There goes your new math teacher!

Synopsis:

Veronica is in love with her new math teacher; Archie asks Veronica if she thinks kissing is unhealthy; Betty follows the directions on her medicine bottle.

Reprints (2)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series) #63 (March 1986)

Three three-panel comics.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Daddy! You look as happy as a cat with cream on his whickers!

Synopsis:

Mr. Lodge tries to get some Peat Moss to win a gardening bet and Archie tries to help but he thought Mr. Lodge was looking for a guy named Pete Morse.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I saw you launch that, Archie!

Synopsis:

Miss Grundy and Mr. Weatherbee catch Archie throwing a paper airplane in class. Mr. Weatherbee punishes him but he also wants Archie to teach him how to make one that can loop.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Principal Weatherbee
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, doctor, what's causing my condition?

Synopsis:

Mr. Weatherbee is having health problems and after seeing 20 doctors he can't get a diagnosis of what's wrong with him. He's convinced that he's going to die so he resigns from school and sells his house so he can travel and enjoy his last days on Earth. He goes to buy some shirts and argues with the sales clerk over what size collar he should be wearing. The clerk tells him that if his collar is too tight it will make him feel all choked up and he'll start seeing spots before his eyes. Mr. Weatherbee leaves the store laughing because those were the symptoms he was experiencing.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, what a beautiful picnic spot!

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica play a prank on Archie and Reggie while at the lake.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Quick, Ronnie, into the boat before Reggie gets back!

Synopsis:

Archie sends Reggie away by asking him to get the key to the oarlocks.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why, Archie! What a pleasant surprise meeting you here!

Synopsis:

Betty times it just right to 'coincidentally' run into Archie.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wait a minute! Aren't you girls coming into the Chok'lit Shop?

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica go to a health food place to eat because it's better for their figures.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why Juggie! What's wrong? You look like you've lost your last friend!

Synopsis:

Archie refused to date Jughead's cousin but Veronica encourages him to do so while she's away because Veronica is under the impression that she's ugly and it will keep Betty away from Archie.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Includes crossword puzzle, picking twins, and coloring page of Betty.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Get back in there! Back in the cage!

Synopsis:

Archie keeps having dreams that he's a caged tiger.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well happy day! I finally got a date with you!

Synopsis:

Reggie tries to con Archie into clearing Veronica's driveway.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Eep!

Synopsis:

Mr. Weatherbee gives Archie and Reggie two tickets to the big prize fight but they both try to scam the other out of their ticket so they can take a date.

Reprints (3)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #240 (March 2016)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Includes secret love notes, modernistic doll house, blank frame to draw picture, riddles on parade, Betty's art lesson, and rebus.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ha, ha! Hey, you with the dirty fingers! Who's the malformed pygmy with the oversized noggin!
• Keywords:hex; voodoo

Synopsis:

Reggie makes fun of Betty's sculpture and Betty claims to put a "delayed reaction" hex on him, which manifests when he encounters Moose in the hallway.

Reprints (3)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #240 (March 2016)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:You knitted these yourself?

Synopsis:

Betty knitted three socks for her cousin because she heard he grew another foot last summer.

Reprints (2)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #240 (March 2016)

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh yeah? You and what army?

Synopsis:

Archie and Reggie put on makeup to make it look like they had a major fight over Veronica.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:(Sigh!) It just isn't like Ronnie!
• Keywords:laryngitis

Synopsis:

Archie and Reggie think Veronica must be dating somebody else since she will not talk to either of them.

Reprints (2)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #242 (May 2016)

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #242.

• Genre:non-fiction

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Cut out and paste in your favorite book.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Includes label for books, naming birds, crossword puzzle, making pictures with paper plates, optical riddle, corn off the cob, and unscrambling girls' names.

Joke by Hazel Smith (Los Angeles, CA).

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ahoy, Princess, your chariot awaits!

Synopsis:

Veronica is reluctant to go with Archie on a trip to the country because he always runs out of gas near Lover's Lane, but Archie promises to stop at the gas station where Jughead works first. After being berated by his boss for a lack of service, Jughead gives Archie the royal treatment - except he forgets to pump gas.

Reprints (2)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #42 (September 1989)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey! Neat!

Synopsis:

Archie brings a paddle-ball to school and the teachers end up using it after they confiscate it from him.

Reprints (2)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #8 (May 1984)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty gazed longingly at the dress in the window.

Synopsis:

Betty gets a job at a dress shop to afford a dress for the junior hop, but Veronica buys it out from under her. Betty gets the last laugh when Archie and Veronica get into a fight because Archie didn't like the dress.

Reprints (3)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #3 (December 1973)
• in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #32 (March 1985)

Includes illustrations.

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:What a mess of a dress! Ugh!

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica pretend to not like a dress in a shop window but then secretly they each rush back to buy it.

Reprints (3)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #9 (August 1984)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #7 (June 1988)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, this bazar is dreamy!

Synopsis:

Archie get jealous of a carnie guy who tries to guess Veronica's weight by picking her up in his arms.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey! This is a swell snapshot of you, lambie!

Synopsis:

Betty believes that Archie's wall of Veronica pictures makes him only think he's in love with her. She expresses this belief in front of her wall of Archie pictures.

Reprints (3)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #9 (August 1984)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #35 (July 1988) [New colors; feature logo changed]

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty! Betty! Look we're going fishing!

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica invite themselves along on a fishing trip with Archie and Reggie.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie! Archie had his jalopy modernized!
• Keywords:suggestive dialogue

Synopsis:

Betty tells Veronica that Archie got an automatic clutch for his car. Veronica responds that he always had an automatic clutch with or without the car.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, how'd you like to earn a fast dollar?

Synopsis:

Archie delivers a suit to a vaudeville performer but it gets dropped in mud and tar and then soaked in acid when he tries to clean it. He pays Jughead to buy a replacement but when Archie finally delivers the suit the performer cuts holes in it and pours acid on in to use as a tramp costume.

Reprints (2)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series) #182 (May 2003)

• Genre:non-fiction

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Name the vegetable this drawing illustrates!

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Includes vegetable rebus, naming objects inside cave, decoding message, making rubber ball puppet, and corn off the cob.

Includes rebus, did you know, and finding route that totals 85.

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:That's right Betty! I was on the golf course for the first time!
• Keywords:golf

Synopsis:

Betty comments that she'd never be caught on a golf course until she gets invited by Reggie and Archie.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm taking Veronica to the school dance!

Synopsis:

Archie and Reggie box to see who will take Veronica to the dance.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Rah! Rah! Riverdale! Rah! Rah!

Synopsis:

A newspaper reporter chooses to interview cheerleaders Betty and Veronica instead of the football players after a big win.

Reprints (3)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #75 (December 1985)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #41 (November 1993)

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh dear! - I think there is something in my eye!

Synopsis:

Archie stares into Veronica's eyes when she pretends to have something in her eye, but he tells Betty to use Jughead's handkerchief when she pulls the same trick.

Reprints (3)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #9 (August 1984)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #34 (May 1988)

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Girl Veronica
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, isn't it wonderful out here on the ocean off Florida?

Synopsis:

Mr. Lodge takes Archie on a fishing trip with him so Archie can film him catching a fish, but when they get the film developed, all they can see is Archie's eye because he was holding the camera the wrong way.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:This French restaurant is so elegant!

Synopsis:

Archie can't read the menu at a fancy restaurant.

Reprints (5)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #9 (August 1984)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #34 (May 1988)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #240 (March 2016)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Imagine that!

Synopsis:

Veronica gets angry when Archie takes Betty's side in an argument.

Reprints (3)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #9 (August 1984)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #7 (June 1988)

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I know what we can do, gang! Let's go on a scavenger hunt!

Synopsis:

The gang decides to do a scavenger hunt and see who can count the fireplaces in the haunted Kobbler mansion, with the winner getting to kiss their favorite boyfriend or girlfriend once for each fireplace. Archie puts on a ghost costume to scare Reggie out of the house, but then Betty does the same thing and scares Archie and Jughead away.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:A snow ball!! Hey! That's a terrific idea!

Synopsis:

The gang goes ice skating on the pond at night but they choose their partners 'Eskimo' style in which the boys pick a snowball and the name on the piece of paper inside the snowball will be their partner.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• Feature Logo:Archie's Pal Jughead
• First Line of Dialogue or Text:I wish I had an interest story for this week's paper!

Synopsis:

Jughead interviews a millionaire who started out with a push-cart selling bananas.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

• Genre:humor; teen

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:Who you talking about, huh?

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica tell Archie and Reggie to stop fighting and if they think that's the way gentlemen act then they should act like ladies. Archie and Reggie then start making catty comments about each other's clothes and appearance.

Reprints (1)

• in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #7 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]