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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #5

Archie · 1952 · on sale 1952-01-04

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Series: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: 1952
Key date: 1952-01-04
On-sale date: 1952-01-04
Indicia publisher: Close-Up Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 36

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
1	For Whom the Bar-Bells Toll	comic story	7	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
2	Southern Comfort	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
3	It's in the Bag!	comic story	6	script: Sy Reit; pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
4	-	activity	0.33
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67
6	Ladies in the Dark	public service announcement	1	script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg; letters: Dave Berg	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
7	Telaphoney	comic story	3	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
8	My Merry Old-Mobile	comic story	5.67	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
9	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

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