Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica Annual (1953) comic books 1956-1969

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. "Poor Little Rich Girl," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; When Betty falls and hits her head at the Lodge Mansion, she gets the inspiration to pretend she thinks she's Veronica, hoping it will let her get a few dates with Archie. "A Matter Of Degree," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Sick of Jughead's nasty comments about them because they're women, Betty and Veronica dress up as men to see if he'll react differently to them. "Scent-sational," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Veronica comes down with a virus and can't make the dance, so Betty volunteers to substitute and accompany Archie. "Rash Promise," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica forces Archie to ask Betty out on a pity date; Then the school moves the Fall Festival dance to that evening. "Sheer Nonsense," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; When Veronica insults Betty over her cheap, coarse stockings, Jughead gets an idea to give Betty a measure of payback. "Triple Threat," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; In order to break up a shopping trip that Veronica has commanded Archie to attend, Betty plants two man-hungry coeds at the store and tells them that Archie is available. "Clean Defeat," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica compete to impress a handsome professional cleaner getting the Lodge Mansion in shape for Veronica's party. 82 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "Sweet Sorrow," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; When Veronica shows Betty a new dress she bought, Betty becomes despondent because Veronica has so much more than she does. "The Kiss-Off," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty has won a prize of ten kisses from Archie, which she can collect one at a time at any time she wants. "Cleaned Up!" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Cooking Caper," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica overhear Archie and Jughead making nasty remarks about their cooking, and are determined to prove them wrong. "Puttin' On the Dog!", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie and Veronica try to get an invitation to the home of Calvin Colcash, a man even richer than Mr. Lodge. "Show Biz," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie has promised to take Betty anywhere she wants for her birthday, but when she wants to go to the carnival, he says no, driving her into despair over his broken promise. Article on James Garner. "The Conquest," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica both go to extremes trying to chase after a handsome new boy. "A Choice Choice," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; To take his mother out on her birthday, Archie has to break a date with Veronica; Afraid to break the date, Archie tells Ronnie he's sick. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.