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

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100 page giant. Cover by George Frese. "Uncover Girl," script by Frank Doyle, art by George Frese; Veronica refuses to give Betty a picture of herself for the yearbook, since all the pictures have her wearing out-of-date fashions. "Twin Killing," art by Samm Schwartz; 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. "Wrong Track," pencils by George Frese; Dateless, Betty agrees to babysit for her Aunt Lucy. "Dyeing For A Date," script and art by Joe Edwards; Betty helps Reggie play a prank on Veronica so she won't go to the dance with Archie. "Shop, Look And Listen," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Mr. Weatherbee assigns Archie and Reggie to rehabilitate his desk. "Gals Are Too Clever" text story. "For Better Or Verse," script and art by Joe Edwards; Archie pays Jughead to write a love poem, and then gives it to Veronica claiming he wrote it. "Big Fad Mamas," art by Samm Schwartz; 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," pencils by George Frese; Reggie tells Veronica he saw Archie escorting another woman. "With Mallet Toward None," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica insists on teaching Archie and Reggie croquet, but the collateral damage is too much for Mr. Lodge. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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"Ladies Man!"; Archie and Reggie dress up in drag for an all-male musical comedy, then get into an argument about which one is the more attractive female. "Flash In the Pan!"; Archie brings Betty a fudge pan as a present and then expects Betty to make fudge. "Fur, Fur Away"; Archie has tickets to a professional football game but Veronica says that she can't go because her fur coat has a hole in it. "The Lid's Off"; Betty and Veronica wear some over-the-top hats and the boys make fun of them for it. "Heartburn"; A tree on which Archie carved his and Betty's initials is being chopped down and Betty wants to save the initials. "Ladies of the Lake"; Archie and Jughead take Betty and Veronica fishing and both Betty and Veronica end up in the lake after riding a log towards a big fish. "Who's Hula"; Veronica was scheduled to perform a hula dance solo at the school but Mr. Weatherbee got two costumes for the price of one so he wants the performance to be a duet. "Ballet Whoopee!"; A ballet master named Itchinski is visiting Riverdale to create an original ballet based on American themes. "The Nose Knows" text story. "Star Glazed!"; Jughead picks Veronica to meet a movie star guest at Riverdale High. "Duel Pigeons"; Archie and Reggie fight over who used to win the most fights when they were young. "Plots to You!"; Veronica overhears Archie saying that Betty is too aggressive so she encourages Betty to be more aggressive as a way of sabotaging Betty's efforts with Archie. "No Eggs-Cuse"; Archie and Reggie play a prank on Betty using rubber eggs but she gets her revenge with Jughead's help. "All Schemed Up"; In an effort to get Archie to herself Betty disguises herself as Veronica on a phone call to Archie and tells him that she has to break their date as she has to drive her mother to the lake cottage. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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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.

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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.