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Issue: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #54
Publication Date: June 1960
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Issues: #54 of 347 Issues (382 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/29/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Previously, Harry Shorten was credited here, with editing this issue, but he was gone from Archie before 1959. On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Sally (Archie's cousin)
First Line: I trust Archie!
Synopsis: Archie is walking a pretty girl around and Veronica isn't upset in the least.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The cover is the splash page from the first interior story. The background has been modified slightly and the drawing has been added on at the bottom. There are no word balloons in the splash panel.
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"I Trust Him!" (As Far As I Can Throw Him!)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Sally (Archie's cousin)
Synopsis: To the disbelief of everyone, Archie is escorting a beautiful young woman around Riverdale and Veronica isn't the least bit concerned.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Both Betty and Jughead break "the fourth wall" and address the readers directly during the story. Veronica has detailed files on Archie's relatives and his family tree.
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The War of 1812

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): American Hertitage
Synopsis: A brief overview of the War of 1812 between the United States and England.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Text with 1/3 page illustration.
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Curfew Blues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Synopsis: Archie objects to Mr. Lodge's curfew demands concerning Veronica.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #20 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1986
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: The Archie faces in this story may be production paste-ups by a different artist.
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A Woman's Intuition

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Moose can't figure out how Midge knows he's following her.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #20 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1986
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Winner Take All

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Gloria; Sally; unidentified Riverdale co-eds
Synopsis: In order to raise funds for the United Sororities Fund, Veronica donates a date to prom with Archie as a prize for a raffle.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
First Line: They Said It Couldn't Be Done!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #12 with mail-in coupon. Twenty-five cents for comic and 1961 pin-up calendar bonus. Cover is depicted, along with original artwork.
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Chris-Crossed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Synopsis: Betty tries to keep Veronica away from a handsome new boy at Pop's, not knowing that the boy is Veronica's cousin Chris.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #79 published August 1986
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Fite Fright

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Synopsis: Reggie trains for a boxing match against Moose.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Draw Flaw!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Jinx is disappointed by the abstract picture she's painting, confusing her father.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #20 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1986
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Baseballitis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Synopsis: Veronica is disappointed with Archie's dedication to baseball.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Double Play

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): unidentified spectators
Synopsis: Jughead and Archie commiserate about the high school baseball team being short-handed.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Glad to Be Bad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: The Riverdale faculty are at wits end over the distraction Veronica is causing among the male students. Betty is depressed because no one is distracted by her.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Dan DeCarlo caricatures himself as one of the students getting into a violent argument over Betty on page 5. The other "students" may be caricatures of other Archie Comics staffers.

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