CATALOG RECORD
Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual #1
Dates
- Cover date
- [January] 1953
- On sale
- January 7, 1953
- Pages
- 100
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition25¢ coverSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Uncover Girl! · 5 pages
Veronica refuses to give Betty a picture of herself for the yearbook, since all the pictures have her wearing out-of-date fashions, so Betty gets hold of one of Veronica's baby pictures and decides to publish that. Veronica finds out and gets revenge by pasting Betty's head onto the photo.
- Twin Killing · 6 pages
As a welcoming gesture to two new girls who just transferred to Riverdale High, Veronica and Betty agree to set them up with one time only dates with Archie and Reggie - - until they find out the Smith girls are gorgeous twins.
- Wrong Track · 6 pages
Dateless, Betty agrees to babysit for her Aunt Lucy. When she runs into Archie on the way and he asks her out (since Veronica dumped him), Betty invites him along on her babysitting job.
- Dyeing For A Date · 6 pages
Betty helps Reggie play a prank on Veronica so she won't go to the dance with Archie.
- Shop, Look and Listen · 6 pages
Mr. Weatherbee assigns Archie and Reggie to rehabilitate his desk. Betty and Veronica would like to help, despite not knowing anything about carpentry.
- Gals Are Too Clever · 3 pages
Betty and Veronica fret about losing Archie to the daughter of a Lodge business partner who is moving to Riverdale.
- For Better Or Verse · 6 pages
Archie pays Jughead to write a love poem, and then gives it to Veronica claiming he wrote it. Veronica is so impressed that she demands Archie write her another poem - - while she watches.
- Big Fad Mamas · 4 pages
In order to embarrass the girls out of the fad fashions they've taken to wearing, Archie and Reggie dress up in clothing from the Gay '90s.
- Ugly Rumor · 6 pages
Reggie tells Veronica he saw Archie escorting another woman. To his surprise, that only makes Archie more appealing to her.
- Dream Girl · 4 pages
Betty offers to use her dream interpretation book on a disturbing dream Miss Grundy had the previous night. The book forecasts Miss Grundy will have an accident.
- Untitled · 5.67 pages
Debby's dad organizes a taffy pull as a low-cost form of entertainment for the kids.
- The Dim View · 5 pages
Archie and Reggie pretend to be impressed by Veronica's new sunglasses as a joke, but she thinks they're serious. So does Betty, who promptly runs right out and buys a pair herself.
- Shop and Go! · 4.67 pages
Veronica goes shopping for a birthday present for her father. She drags Archie along to buy the gift while she shops for clothes for herself.
- With Mallet Toward None · 6 pages
Veronica insists on teaching Archie and Reggie croquet, but the collateral damage is too much for Mr. Lodge.
- Cagey Capers · 6 pages
Archie gives Veronica a parrot trained to say "I love you". When Reggie hears of it, he decides to teach the bird a few other phrases.
- My Type Is Your Type · 3 pages
Betty offers to type Archie's essay for English class. Archie accepts, then uses the free time to go out with Veronica.
- It Takes the Cake · 5.67 pages
Betty tries to bake a cake following the recipe being broadcast over television, with less than stellar results.
Characters
Reprinted in
Archie Annual (1951)