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Issue Details

Issue	#51
Published	March 1960
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36

Cover Details - "Trying It On"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Both Betty and Veronica attempt to don a coat while Archie holds it.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Terry Szenics

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Sporting Chance"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	When Mr. Lodge hears Betty's lament that she can't compete for Archie against Veronica's money, he gives her money equal to Veronica's weekly allowance so they'll be on equal terms for one week.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

Half page Betty story "Please Rush Slowly"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Archie makes a pass at Betty.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

Half page Jughead story "Marriage Mirage"

Characters	Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Jughead gives his opinion on marriage.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

Half page Betty story "My Fortune For A Fortune"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Swami Riba
Synopsis	Betty gets her fortune told.
Genre	Teen
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

Half page Leroy story "Calling All Spacemen"

Characters	Leroy; his friend
Synopsis	Leroy spots some aliens in a hairdressers.
Genre	Humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

7 page Betty And Veronica story "Out-Dated"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Veronica breaks her date with Archie because he's broke. When Betty hears this, she goes running to him, cash in hand, ready to replace Veronica.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Wake Up"

Pencils	Harry Lucey ?
Inks	Harry Lucey ?
Notes	Advertisement for the Archie Comics Annuals line.

4 page Betty And Veronica story "Crazy, Man, Crazy"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Reggie and Betty hatch a plot where Betty pretends she's lost her mind, hoping Archie will feel sorry for her and dump Veronica for her.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo

1 page Nature's Notebook text article "The Giant Anteater"

Synopsis	Article on the giant anteater.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Chew Chew"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis	Jinx makes lunch for Greg.
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

6 page Betty And Veronica story "Sweet And Lovely"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis	Betty unintentionally manages to get everyone else in trouble.
Genre	Teen
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vincent DeCarlo
Letters	Vincent DeCarlo
Notes	Among the absentee students Miss Grundy names on page 3 are (Frank) Doyle, (Joe) Edwards, and (Victor) Gorelick, all of whom were Archie Comics contributors at the time. She also names Javits, perhaps a reference to Jacob Javits, US Senator from New York at the time.