Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #22

Dates

Cover date

January 1956

On sale

October 28, 1955

Pages

36

Editions and covers

• Original edition

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Creators

Stories

• Spot Remover! · 3 pages

  Betty saves up to buy an expensive designer gown, only to have Archie ridicule it.

• Dress Mess · 1 pages

  Veronica gets humiliated at a dance.

• Ignorance Is Bliss · 2.75 pages

  To occupy the attention of the boys, Veronica feigns ignorance about mistletoe.

• Untitled · 0.25 pages

  Veronica relates an anecdote about Betty and Jughead.

• Theory of Relativity · 1.5 pages

  Betty tries to one up Veronica, who is bragging about her family lineage.

• Power Pecked · 0.5 pages

  Veronica is leery of the consequences of kissing Archie goodnight.

• Dinner at Ate! · 2 pages

  Betty sabotages Veronica's dinner plans with Archie by feeding him a huge meal before the date.

• Ballet Ache! · 0.5 pages

  Betty feels she's unqualified for ballet.

• House Party! · 0.5 pages

  Betty schemes to get Archie to herself through a theme party.

• The Nosey Neighbor · 0.5 pages

  Betty dishes the dirt on her new neighbors to Veronica.

• Do Knit Disturb · 3 pages

  Prof. Flutesnoot becomes convinced the package Betty and Veronica present to Mr. Weatherbee hides an explosive device.

• Under Current · 0.5 pages

  Wilbur says his head is swimming after practice. Slats retorts that hollow things float.

• Name Game · 0.5 pages

  Laurie intentionally throws a guessing game.

• Unfair Play · 0.5 pages

  Betty and Archie are disappointed by a rain storm for different reasons.

• Long Distance · 0.5 pages

  Veronica is scared by the mouse in Betty's house.

• Gals 'n' Gags · 2 pages

  Collection of textual jokes, only one of which features Archie characters.

• Golf Bawl · 0.5 pages

  Betty gets a lucky drop in a golf match with Veronica.

• Now It's Clear · 0.5 pages

  Betty and Veronica try to read an obscured window sign.

• Hiccup Hokum · 0.5 pages

  Pat solicits advice for how to stop hiccups.

• The Name's the Same · 0.5 pages

  Pat plays with a boy named William Shakespeare.

• Strictly Impersonal · 1 pages

  Veronica will kiss Archie for money at the fair, but doesn't believe in freebies.

• Date Service! · 0.5 pages

  Betty is so impressed by the TV repair man that she asks him out.

• Knotty Problem · 0.5 pages

  Betty obsesses over her father getting a package to the post office.

• Any Port in a Storm · 0.5 pages

  Betty has a unique place to wait for the bus during a rain storm.

• Wrapping It Up! · 0.5 pages

  Veronica needs Betty's help to wrap a gift.

• Is My Face Red · 0.5 pages

  Betty finds that Veronica has been decorating something other than her Christmas tree.

Publisher’s description

Betty & Veronica star in their first comic book series! Take a trip back to the earliest days of Archie Comics as Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge show the town of Riverdale who's really in charge! Prepare to experience the original Betty and Veronica with stories like "Spot Remover!", "Ignorance is Bliss" and more!

Characters

Reprinted in

Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica (1955), Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954), Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (1987), Archie Comics Digest (1973), Jughead with Archie Digest (1974)