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Issue Details

Issue	#55
Published	July 1960
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?

Cover Details - "Ronnie! You're Looking At A Friend In Need!"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Betty appeals to Veronica for help.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Letters	Samm Schwartz
Notes	Cover scene is a redrawn version of the first story's splash panel, with Archie and Jughead stats pasted into the door.

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Something Borrowed, Something Blue"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty has to appear at her father's Beaver Lodge dance and she needs to borrow something from Veronica - - namely Archie.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

1 page American Heritage text article "Pickett's Charge"

Synopsis	Historical article on the Civil War battle nicknamed Pickett's Charge.
Genre	fact; war

Half page Betty And Veronica story "SOS"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty resorts to drastic measures to get a date for the dance.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

Half page Reggie story "What's My Angle?"

Characters	Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Alice (Weatherbee?)
Synopsis	Reggie is escorting a homely girl around the neighborhood and Archie wonders what he's up to.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

6 page Archie story "Rockabye"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	When Jughead complains that Veronica is occupying too much of Archie's time promised to him, Veronica tries to repent by getting involved in Archie and Jughead's hobbies so she can share him.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "They Said It Couldn't Be Done"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Harry Lucey
Notes	Advertisement for Archie Comics Annual #12.

4 page Betty And Veronica story "The Rivals"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica asks Betty to help her figure out exactly why she's dating Archie in the first place.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

Half page Moose story "Dumb Chum"

Characters	Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie wagers with Jughead that Moose is the dumbest person alive.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

1 page Li'l Jinx story "One For The Book"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis	Jinx is unimpressed with the movie she and Greg have just seen.
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

1 page Betty story "Operation Feast"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty goes to great lengths to cook a wonderful dinner for him. Archie proves to be as sensitive to her efforts as ever.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Sweet Sock"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Betty talks Moose into becoming romantically interested in Veronica so Archie will be afraid to date her.
Genre	Teen
Script	Sy Reit
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo