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Issue: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #21
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/26/1955
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 41 (27 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1955, page 186, registration number B551798.
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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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humorous, teen
Veronica, will you lend me your new dress - the one that Archie likes? I have a date with him tonight!
Veronica pretends to not hear Betty on the the telephone.
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Draw Bob Hope!

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If you like to draw or sketch, you may have...
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Inside front cover contest ad to draw Bob Hope's head and try to win a scholarship by Art Instruction, Inc. Studio 7085, 500 South 4th Street, Minneapolis 15, Minnesota. Contest ended September 30, 1955.
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Language Barrier

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humorous, teen
unnamed brunette from record store
Betty! Did you hear?
Archie is failing French and the girls conspire to keep him from being tutored by some lovely senior class student.
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humorous, teen
You ought to see that crazy puppy Jughead has!
Reggie describes Jughead's new puppy.
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Swell Smell

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humorous, teen
perfume salesman; army soldiers
I'd like some perfume, please!
Betty has a close encounter with a squad of soldiers.
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Sensational New Fire-Arrow

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New easy-roll medium pressure white side-wall tires plus...
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Bicycle ad with an offer of a free catalog from Westfield Manufacturing Company, F169 Cycle Street, Westfield, Massachusetts.
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The Weaker Sex

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humorous, teen
Hi, Archie! Hi, Veronica, are you ready?
Veronica being a weak little girl is all in Archie's head, and she aims to keep it that way.
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Finale Blow!

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Betty! Why are you calling me at this hour?
Betty makes a late night phone call to Veronica.
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Loan Rider!

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humorous, teen
Here comes Reggie
Archie decides he's going to outwit Reggie's attempt to borrow something.
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The Long Count

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humorous, teen
Wait for me Archie... I won't be long!
Veronica makes Archie wait while she changes.
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Food for Thought

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humorous, teen
boys at a dance
It's just terrible!
Betty complains to Jughead about being leered at.
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Tru-matic Machine Gun

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Looks real sounds real and it shoots!
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Ad for a toy machine gun that shoots light soft rubber tipped wooden bullets from the Tru-matic Toy Company, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
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humorous
Fun Page
Here's where you can have some pencil fun!
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Date Bait

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humorous, romantic, teen
Archie, that was a wonderful movie!
Betty tries to get lunkhead Archie to kiss her.
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The Nose Knows

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It's here.. that expensive perfume I ordered from Paris...
Veronica buys an expensive new perfume to impress Archie.
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Late Date

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Hi, Archie... I'm sorry I'm late...
Betty tries to convince Archie that she was late for their date when actually he was.
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Set the Pace for Your Bike Buddies

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Now YOU be the leader - the one that sets the pace...
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Advertisement for the Cadet bike speedometers from Stewart-Warner, Dept. E-95, 1840 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, Illinois.
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Our Obligation to Parents

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opinion
The Archie Series Emblem has been, is, and always...
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A promo touting the Archie Series Emblem as an absolute guarantee of clean, wholesome teenage entertainment of the Archie Series comic books. Ironically, the brand emblem does not appear on this (or the previous two) issue's covers.
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humorous
3 escaped convicts
Gangway, Fosdick! We're bustin' out!!
Convicts break out of state prison so they can get Wildroot Cream Oil.
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Ad for Wildroot Cream Oil featuring Fearless Fosdick. Al Capp credited but most likely a ghost artist.
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Hope Opera

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And so we leave "poor plain Phoebe" with pounding pulse and...
Betty begins comparing Archie to the character on her favorite radio soap opera and Archie isn't measuring up.
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Mind Over Matter

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humorous, romantic, teen
Dr. James Wellington
It's just that I don't feel like dating Archie or...
Veronica is smitten with an older man, a friend of her father, and no longer has time for Archie or Reggie.
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Space Rockets Are Fun

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science and technology
Enjoy many days and weeks of fun with the...
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Mail order ad for the illustrated book Complete Space Rocketeer from Radio Comics, Inc., Dept. 1, 241 Church Street, New York 13, New York. While Radio Comics is part of the Archie group of comic magazines, the relationship with the book publisher is questionable.
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Tough Guy

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Pat the Brat; 3 children
Okay, hombre! Who's the toughest - -
Pat runs into a kid who isn't intimidated by Pat's cowboy outfit.
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Look Kids! I've Got a New Bendix Power Brake!

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You'll be mighty proud if your new bike has a...
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Mail order ad for a free illustrated folder from Eclipse Machine Division, Bendix Aviation Corporation, Elmira, New York.
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Free! Elizabeth II Empire Stamps

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Queen Elizabeth II
Rush coupon below at once! We'll send you...
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Mail order ad for stamps, approvals and a stamp collector's guide from Garcelon Stamp Co., Dept. AR7E, Calais, Maine.
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Heaven Bent!

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humorous, romantic, teen
What a night! What a moon! What music!
Archie wrecks his car while touring lover's lane with Veronica.
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Taken for a Ride!

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Gee, Veronica, I'm running out of gas...
Veronica has a specific reason for asking Archie for a ride in his car.
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Loony Tune

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piano tuner; two neighbors
How do you do, miss? I'm the piano tuner!
The neighbors call a piano tuner for Betty after hearing her play.
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Hobby

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I want a hobby to interest me for years to come!
Veronica searches for a hobby while Betty moons over Archie.
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Stay It Isn't So

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Er- did you call me, daddy?
Mr. Lodge feels Archie has overstayed his welcome.
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Quick Chick

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humorous, teen
motorcycle policeman
Pull over to the side!
Veronica gets stopped for speeding.
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Money Talks

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Daddy, you always say money talks loud!
Veronica hits her dad up for more money.
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Cook Before You Leap!

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I feel like cooking, Ronnie!
Betty comes up with a way to shop for dinner and still be surprised.
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One of the Crowd

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Wilbur's friend; Bob (new kid)
Hey, isn't this where the new kid lives?
Wilbur tries to make a new student feel welcome.
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The Luck Lass

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humorous, teen
Eeek! Archie! sob What will I do?
Archie tries to cure Betty's superstitious nature.
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Archie is reading an issue of Pep Comics in panel 3.
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Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #4

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humorous, teen
Be first! Get on our pre-publication list now!
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Mail order promotion by which the reader can obtain an advance copy of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (1952 series) number 4 just by sending a coupon and 25 cents to the publisher at Room 603, 241 Church Street, New York 13, New York.
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An Eye for Beauty

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humorous, teen
Jughead! -- What's the last thing in the...
Veronica tries to sabotage Betty's chances with Archie using her new designer eyeliner.
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humorous, teen
Don't ask me!
Reggie can't smell Betty's bouquet of flowers.
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On the Prowl

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humorous, teen
unnamed man (dreamboat)
Wow! Look at the dreamboat that moved next door!
Betty tries to impress a handsome neighbor.
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Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!

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Judy; Jim; gorilla; panicked crowd; two zoo keepers; enthusiastic little kid
Help! The gorilla is loose!
Brave kids Judy and Jim hold off an escaped zoo gorilla with the nifty premiums they received by selling White Cloverine Brand Salve from the Wilson Chemical Co.
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Ad for Wilson Chemical Co., offering prizes or money for the sales of Cloverine Brand Salve. Among the many prizes offered in the ad is a live pony. "Look! Live Pony! Yessiree, a real, live pony for your very own!" Black and white ad on inside back cover.
(Credit to indexer Joe Torciva for most of this detailed sequence).
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Need Extra Spending Money? Here's $50

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It's fun to earn money the easy Stuart Way!
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Back cover recruiting ad to sell Christmas cards by Stuart Greetings, Inc., Dept. 24, 4436-38 North Clark Street, Chicago 40, Illinois.

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