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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