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Issue: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #74
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/30/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 

Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Veronica sure knows how to make a monkey out of Archie!
Veronica has Archie performing like an organ grinder's monkey.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Adorable Snowman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chris (snowman)
Veronica builds a snowman in the shape of a handsome man, and her "fairy godfather" brings it to life.
Reprinting
FlagJughead with Archie Digest #6 published January 1975
as The Adorable Snowman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #12 published April 1989
as The Adorable Snowman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Sad Sit-Uation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose; Midge
Betty arrives late for Veronica's party and can't find a place to sit.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Comics Digest #10 published February 1975
as Sad Sit-uation [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Kitchen Scholars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
The girls explain what they've learned in cooking class.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Comics Digest #10 published February 1975
as Kitchen Scholars [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Litter Perfect

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty finds a quarter on the sidewalk and keeps it, while Veronica finds a five dollar bill and throws it back on the ground. She and Betty argue over whether it's socially acceptable to keep money you find on the street.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Comics Digest #9 published December 1974
as Litter Perfect [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Archie Giant Series Magazines
Archie Andrews (cameo)
Follow the star-studded trail of the biggest buy in comics!
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Miscellaneous
1
Promo for Archie Giant Series Magazines with mail-in coupon. Issues available are Archie Annual #13, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #13, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #18, Betty and Veronica Spectacular #11, The World of Jughead #14, Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade #15, Katy Keene Holiday Fun #12, and Archie's Christmas Stocking #15. Covers of some issues are depicted in small size.
Analysis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
In a story filled with fourth wall breaking, the girls try to figure out what Veronica sees in Archie.
Reprinting
FlagJughead with Archie Digest #7 published March 1975
 
Miscellaneous
5
Watch That Shadow

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Article about dieting and weight control.
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Miscellaneous
1
Text with 1/3 page illustration.
Greed-ings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Harold
Joe Harold
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Subject Matter
childrens
Shrimpy
Shrimpy sends the whole toy catalogue as his letter to Santa Claus.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Leaf It to Me!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Harold
Joe Harold
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?
Subject Matter
childrens
Shrimpy
Frustrated when the wind scatters the leaves he's raked, Shrimpy decides he might as well play in them.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Betty's Fashion Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper
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Miscellaneous
1
Figure with three cut-out paper doll outfits. No reader credits.
Small Fry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Veronica inexplicably begins to shrink, until she's so small that Jughead mistakes her for an olive and eats her with his hamburger.
Reprinting
FlagJughead with Archie Digest #7 published March 1975
FlagArchie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo #2 published March 2011
as Small Fry [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5

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