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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #13
Publication Date: September 1961
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/10/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 33 (20 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: "On sale date" obtained from online Library of Congress copyright renewal record.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: perfect bound; later saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Betty and Veronica Summer Fun

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Readers Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Jughead borrows a book from Veronica's library, and to Veronica's horror, the book is "Playing the Game," the book that taught her all her secrets for manipulating men. Betty and Veronica try to get the book away from Jughead before Archie gets a look at it.
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FlagBetty & Veronica Summer Fun #1 published January 2003
as Readers Choice [Story on Interior Page(s)]original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #13 on the cover
 
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The Pet Set

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
Betty tries to get Archie's attention by appearing in a pet shop window with a "Take Me Home" sign.
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1
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Fiesta in Mexico

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Subject Matter
teen
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica in a Mexican dress, doing a hat dance. Archie in background playing maracas and Jughead, in a sombrero, playing a guitar.
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Pin-up idea by Kathy Kebhan (Yonkers, N.Y.)
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The Plungers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
The girls find the water in Veronica's pool too cold to jump into, so Archie and Jughead give them some even colder water from a hose.
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FlagBetty & Veronica Summer Fun #1 published January 2003
as The Plungers [Story on Interior Page(s)]original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #13 on the cover
 
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Veronica on a Tropical Island

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Veronica Lodge
Veronica sitting on a rock by a palm tree, in a two-piece flowered outfit and wearing a lei.
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Illustration is in black and white.
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The Mighty Mole

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Reggie burrows like a mole to sneak up on girls at the beach.
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Beau in Tow

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Trudy
Trudy makes sure she doesn't lose her boyfriend, by leading him with a chain and collar.
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Look of Knowledge

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childrens, humorous
Hap wants Jinx to watch an educational TV program.
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[untitled]

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Archie Giant Series Magazines
Archie Andrews
Follow the star-studded trail of the biggest buy in comics!
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Promo for Archie Giant Series Magazines (also called Archie Quarter Comics) with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues for 25 cents each. Issues available are Archie Annual #13, Archie Pals 'n' Gals #16, The World of Jughead #14, Katy Keene Holiday Fun #12, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #13, Betty and Veronica Spectacular #11, Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade #15, Katy Keene Holiday Fun #12, and Archie's Christmas Stocking #10. Covers of some issues are partially depicted.
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Seeing Is Deceiving

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Toni Clark; Chick Benson; Sandy Smith
After Archie brags that he'd never be jealous, Veronica tries to test him by letting him think her old friend Toni Clark is a boy named Tony.
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Betty on Wakeboard

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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper
Betty in a two-piece swimsuit with vertical stripes, on a wakeboard pulled by a boat.
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Coloring page. Idea for page from Linda Varone (New Rochelle, N.Y.).
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Betty in Hip Boots Catching a Fish

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Subject Matter
informational
Betty Cooper
Betty goes fishing in short shorts and thigh-high fishing boots.
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The idea for this pin-up is credited to "James DeCarlo (Scarsdale, N.Y.)," Dan DeCarlo's son, who would later become his father's inker.
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Summer Beauty

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
informational
Tips for summer skin care.
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Text with 1/3 page illustration.
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Lest We Forget

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Archie chides Veronica for constantly forgetting things: her shoes, words, and -- apparently -- her purse.
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FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #223 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
as Lest We Forget [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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High Hope$!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Shrimpy
Shrimpy finds a dollar, but gives it back to the boy who lost it, who just happens to be going to the candy store.
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Betty on a Burro

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Veronica riding a burro at a dude ranch, while Betty watches.
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Idea suggested by Lois C. Tinelli (Viareggio, Lucca, Italy).
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Sound Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
The crowd at Pop's is so loud that Betty and Veronica go to adjoining phone booths to gossip by phone.
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Age Before Beauty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate (cameo)
Betty is upset when Veronica makes fun of her reproduction of an 18th century writing desk. Jughead decides to fool Veronica by making Betty's desk look like a real antique.
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Writer, Inker, and Letterer credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #61.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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informational
Betty Cooper
Paper doll of Betty with two outfits--a green dress with matching purse and a patterned skirt with a white top.
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Betty Models Paris Fashions

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Betty Cooper; Napoleon (dog); Josephine (dog)
Paper doll of Betty and two poodles with three outfits-red, blue, and purple dresses.
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Pose and poodles suggested by Josie Dumont (Scarsdale, N.Y.). Dress designs by Sal Zerela (Waterbury, Conn.), Jean Hogan (Sacramento, Calif.), and Victor Gorelick (Brooklyn, N.Y.). Josie Dumont is Dan DeCarlo's wife's maiden name. Victor Gorelick was a member of the Archie production staff at this time.
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Get in the Swim

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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informational
Article on the current styles of swimsuits.
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Text article with 1/3 page illustration.
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The False Friend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Susan
Betty offers to break her date with Archie and let Veronica go out with him, and Veronica refuses, convinced that this is some conspiracy against her.
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FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #222 [Direct Edition] published May 2014
as The False Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A rare goof from DeCarlo in the last panel of page 2 and the third panel of page 3, as Betty reverts to her other hairstyle after sporting the ponytail for the rest of the story.
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All by Herself

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childrens, humorous
Jinx's parents go out looking for her. Meanwhile, Jinx has come home to watch television.
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Cool Rule

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
When Archie jumps into the bleachers to catch a fly ball, Veronica has to remind Betty that she can only keep the baseball, not the baseball player.
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Jigsaw Jokes

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Five jokes, with the setups in puzzle piece-shaped boxes at the top to be matched with the same shape at the bottom of the page, which contains the punchline.
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The World of Jughead Is Out of This World!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
The World of Jughead
Jughead Jones
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Promo for The World of Jughead #14 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art with an outer space theme.
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Foul Bawl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Bert Cook
A crying, inconsolable Veronica sees Archie off at the train station, then immediately goes to the beach with a handsome new boy. When the train breaks down, Archie comes back and goes looking for Ronnie, worried that she's heartbroken over his departure.
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FlagBetty & Veronica Summer Fun #1 published January 2003
as Foul Bawl [Story on Interior Page(s)]original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #13 on the cover
 
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Colors credit from Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion.
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Kiss-Proof

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty buys lipstick advertised as "irresistible," but Archie finds it easy to resist.
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No words, aside from advertising sign.
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Fore-Warned

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Veronica hits her golf ball into the woods. Betty warns her to be alert when Reggie goes to help her find it.
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Rough Sailing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Reggie promises Betty a day on his pleasure craft, but the boat turns out to be a raft.
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Reggie's last name is misspelled "Mantel."
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Love in Bloom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
The new boy next door brings Betty a huge bouquet of flowers.
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Here's Health

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Veronica gets a date with a handsome lifeguard, but he turns out to be a health nut.
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