Issue Details

Issue	#27
Published	November 1956
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Harry Shorten

Cover Details - "How Was Your Date With Archie?"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Betty sits on the phone, listening to Veronica describe how her date was all wet.
Genre	Teen

5 page Betty And Veronica story "Fancy That"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	Veronica tries to sabotage Betty's entry in the Dressmaking And Modeling Contest to assure her own victory.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	George Frese
Inks	George Frese

1 page Betty story "Surprise Ending"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty cooks dinner for Archie, but serves him a surprise for dessert.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Letters	Samm Schwartz

2 page Archie story "Getting The Point"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Chuck; miscellaneous unidentified youths
Synopsis	Tired of failing with the girls in comparison to the rugged Chuck, Archie decides to show the ladies at the resort that he's a he-man, too.
Genre	Teen
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

4 page Betty And Veronica story "Rhyme Nor Reason"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Following Reggie's inspiration, Veronica sends in an entry to a soap jingle contest under Betty's name so she'll be disqualified and Veronica's entry will win.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo
Reprinted	in Archie Americana Series, Best Of The Fifties (Archie, 1992 series) #2

Half page Reggie story "Jughead's A Great Half-Back"

Characters	Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Reggie disrespects Jughead to Betty.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle ?
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo
Reprinted	in Archie Americana Series, Best Of The Fifties (Archie, 1992 series) #2

Half page Reggie story "Who Am I?"

Characters	Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Reggie is not himself today.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Letters	Samm Schwartz

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Happy Mirthday To You"

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Pencils	Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks	Joe Edwards (signed)
Notes	Advertisement for Li'l Jinx #1.

4 page Betty And Veronica story "Marshal Plan"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Veronica thinks she overhears that Reggie will be Grand Marshal of the Grand Ball and starts playing up to him hoping he'll pick her to be Ball Queen.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Bill Vigoda

3 page Betty And Veronica story "Cherry-ty Bawl"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty tricks Veronica into volunteering to have tarts thrown at her in Jughead's booth at the Riverdale Charity Carnival.
Genre	Teen
Script	Tom Moore
Pencils	Tom Moore
Inks	Tom Moore
Letters	Tom Moore

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Your Thrill Of The Year"

Notes

Advertisement for Archie's Pals 'N Gals #5.

2 page filler "Gags 'N Gals"

Synopsis	Collection of joke stories.
Genre	humor
Letters	typeset

1 page Katy Keene story "Meow Meow"

Characters	Katy Keene; Sis
Synopsis	Katy and Sis compare strange dreams.
Genre	fashion romance
Script	Bill Woggon
Pencils	Bill Woggon
Inks	Bill Woggon

Half page activity "Sis Puzzles/Katy Puzzles"

Synopsis

Various connect the dot and word puzzles.

4 page Betty And Veronica story "Skiff Tiff"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Archie builds a small sailboat and the girls compete to get him to name the boat after her.
Genre	Teen
Script	Tom Moore
Pencils	Tom Moore
Inks	Tom Moore
Letters	Tom Moore