Issue Details

Issue	#34
Published	January 1958
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Harry Shorten
Notes	From indicia on the bottom of the first page: "Published bi-monthly by Close-Up Inc., 420 DeSoto Ave., St. Louis 7, Mo. Editorial office: 241 Church Street, New York 13, N. Y. Chicago office: 35 East Wacker Dr., Chicago 11, Ill. Hollywood office: 439 So. Western Ave., Los Angleles 3, Calif." All information for this issue from Error Report #3349, by Darci.

Cover Details - "True, I Have My Faults, Betty!"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Genre	teen
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Letters	Samm Schwartz

1 page Sheaffer Pen Company advertisement "See! No fuss about filling Sheaffer's new cartridge pen!"

Letters	typeset
Notes	inside front cover

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Good Booking"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	The sales training class is running a contest to see who can sell the most product. And it looks to everyone that Betty is gathering and selling incriminating evidence on the other students.
Genre	teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

1 page Honor House Products Corp. advertisement "Toys! Tricks! Surprises! Galore"

Letters

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1 page Li'l Jinx story "Follow The Leader"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis	Jinx and her father play "follow the leader" on the frozen pond.
Genre	gag
Script	Joe Edwards (signed)
Pencils	Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks	Joe Edwards (signed)
Letters	Joe Edwards (signed)

1 page Nature's Notebook text article "Nature's Notebook"

Synopsis	Article on shellfish.
Genre	children
Letters	typeset

1 page Little Archie Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "Hey Kids!"

Pencils	Bob Bolling
Inks	Bob Bolling
Notes	House ad for Little Archie #5 (the cover pictured lists Little Archie Giant Comics)

5 page Betty and Veronica story "Solo Flight"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica is suspicious when Betty claims she's going out on a date alone and sends Archie to stick as close as possible to her.
Genre	teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo
Notes	Bob White may have touched up some of the Archie faces in this story.
Reprinted	In Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #35

Half page Veronica story "Downbeat!"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica is too tired to go hiking with Archie, but she's not too tired to cut a rug with him.
Genre	teen
Script	Tom Moore
Pencils	Tom Moore
Inks	Tom Moore
Letters	Tom Moore

Half page Betty story "Brush Off!"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis	Dilton fails as an art critic.
Genre	teen
Script	Tom Moore
Pencils	Tom Moore
Inks	Tom Moore
Letters	Tom Moore
Notes	The Betty faces may be photostatic paste-ups from old art done by George Frese.

1 page Archie's Pals 'N' Gals comics promo (ad from the publisher) "This one has everything!"

Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Terry Szenics ?
Notes	House ad for Archie's Pals 'N' Gals #6.

4 page Betty and Veronica story "Confusion Conclusion"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Archie and Jughead compare stories of odd female behavior.
Genre	teen
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Letters	Samm Schwartz

1 page Pat The Brat story "Party of the First Part"

Characters	Pat; Oswald (Pat's father)
Synopsis	Oswald loses sight of Pat at a father/son picnic.
Genre	teen
Pencils	Raymond Harold Osrin ?; Leon Winik ?
Inks	Raymond Harold Osrin ?; Leon Winik ?
Notes	Art credits are artists listed for this feature at http://lambiek.net/.

Half page Buyer's Guild, Inc. advertisement "Lifetime Chronograph Stopwatch-window Calendar Watch"

Letters

typeset

Half page Zenith Company advertisement "Everything You Need to Enjoy Stamp Collecting"

Letters

typeset

1 page Veronica activity "Veronica's Magic Page"

Characters	Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica outlines some simple sleight of hand tricks.
Genre	teen

Half page Moose story "Double Check"

Characters	Marmaduke "Moose" Mason
Synopsis	Moose doesn't get modern slang.
Genre	teen
Script	Tom Moore
Pencils	Tom Moore
Inks	Tom Moore
Letters	Tom Moore

Half page Leroy story "Stretch the Truth"

Characters	Cousin Leroy; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica's Cousin Leroy has a ready excuse for the broken window.
Genre	teen
Script	Tom Moore
Pencils	Tom Moore
Inks	Tom Moore
Letters	Tom Moore

1 page Best Values Co. advertisement "Free 2 Hit Parade Record Songs by Any of These Stars"

Letters

typeset

6 page Betty and Veronica story "Mum's the Word"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis	Suspicious that Betty has a secret formula to grow plants that will win the upcoming flower show, Veronica dispatches Archie to discover it.
Genre	teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Letters	Samm Schwartz

1 page Wilson Chemical Co. advertisement "Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game"

Characters	Yogi Berra
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside back cover

1 page Chicago Roller Skate Co. advertisement "Get in on the fun!"

Letters	typeset
Notes	back cover