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Issue: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #18
Publication Date: May 1955
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Issues: #18 of 347 Issues (382 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 32 (20 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: I'd like to be a dress designer when I grow up!
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Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #64
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Stop Paying 89¢ Each for Song Parade Records!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Dean Martin (caricature)
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for "closer grooved" 78 rpm records.
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Coat of Alms

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Synopsis: Betty talks Jughead into going on a quiz show to win her a mink cape.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #6.
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Hey Kids! See If You're Smarter than the Smith Brothers!

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Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
First Line: When your coughing bothers you and your hacking bothers others...
Synopsis: See how many rhymes you can find for Brothers.
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Sweet Talk

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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Do you like me, Archiekins?
Synopsis: Veronica suspects that Archie uses the same sweet talk on all the girls.
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Date Bait

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Ah-h! Doesn't that tropical sun feel wonderful, Veronica?
Synopsis: Jughead urges Betty to fight her natural urge to throw herself at Archie and play hard to get in order to lure him away from Veronica.
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School Home Work You Can Pay More - But Why?

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Scripto
Synopsis: Ad for various models of Scripto pens and mechanical pencils.
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Polo Phony

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Get your bathing trunks and come along, Jug!
Synopsis: Veronica invites the gang over to play water polo.
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Inferior Decorating

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Venus
First Line: Jumpin' Jezebels, Ronnie! Who's the glamour puss!
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica team up to keep Veronica's mantrap cousin away from Archie.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
First Line: So this is the new conquest! He's handsome!
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Funny Notes

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
First Line: One Royal Lush Sundae!
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Sleigh It Isn't So

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty takes the punishment for Archie's spilling ink on Miss Grundy's desk.
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Pages: 1.75
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Statement of Ownership

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Louis Silberkleit (owner)
John L. Goldwater (editor)
Harry Shorten (managing editor)
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Fashion Revue for Teen-ettes

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Genres: humorous, informational
First Line: Oww! How can soft water be so hard!
Synopsis: Sis falls while ice skating and skiing.
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Katy Keene
First Line: send for this pin-up and cut-out set of Sis
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Economically Speaking

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Mom
Character(s): Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
First Line: Mary!
Synopsis: Fred wants to know why so much money has gone from their savings account.
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Wanted... Wilbur

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wilbur
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Help!! A lion!!
Synopsis: Fearless Fosdick tackles a lion on account of its messy mane.
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Lip Service

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
First Line: Hi, good looking!
Synopsis: While Veronica is ice skating all the boys try to hit on her.
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Treat 'Em Roof

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: Come over early tonight, Archie!
Synopsis: Veronica says that Archie is so infatuated with her that he'd walk off of a roof if she asked him to.
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Paint Necessarily So!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: Hmm! This book case needs repainting. I wonder if Archie would do it for me?
Synopsis: Betty gets confused by the paint instructions that say to put on two coats.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Calling all kids!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Jughead Annual #3 and Betty and Veronica Annual #3. Covers are depicted, along with original artwork.
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The Early Bird

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Good night, Veronica!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge catches Veronica sneaking in after curfew.
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Pie Crust

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin
First Line: What kind of pie have you got?
Synopsis: Wilbur tries to walk out without paying for a pie.
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Catty Corner

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Hi, Veronica! How was your weekend up at ski mountain lodge?
Synopsis: Veronica had a terrible time at the ski lodge but lies to Betty about how great it was.
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The Nose Knows

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: Why are you so busy primping, dear?
Synopsis: Betty wants to trade her perfume for a cookbook because the smell of food attracts Archie more than the smell of her perfume.
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Archie Is out of This World in His Brand New Archie's Joke Book #16

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Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Joke Book #16. Cover is depicted along with original art with an outer space theme.
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Juggy's Last Stand

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Archie! It's happened!!
Synopsis: Jughead's got a girlfriend and the girls are desperate to meet her.
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Shop Talk

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
First Line: Whew! All this shopping has me beat!!
Synopsis: Veronica buys clothes to go Christmas shopping in.
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New Amazing Values for You

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Feature(s): Better Value Co.
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Hurry! Get the New Cracker Jack Color Magic Pencil and Pen Set

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Feature(s): Cracker Jack
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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