Betty #37 [Direct Edition]
(May 1996)

Archie, 1992 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 1.65 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816467537 03711
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I never put on weight! I guess it's good genes!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
While Betty extols her genes, Archie admires her jeans.

A Whit Of Wisdom (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Miss Beazley; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Caramel
Synopsis
Betty's advice column in the school paper is a hit with the students, but she needs to get advice from her parents on Archie.

Hat Trick (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Mark Brewer
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Vernon; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
While at the Lodge mansion, modeling her new trench coat and hat ensemble a la movie star Stella Sterling, Betty is able to solve who swiped some important real estate documents from Mr. Lodge's study.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Editor's Notebook / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now That Most of You
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick promotes Archie's Spring Break #1 and World of Archie #19.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Fan Art / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sarah Manley; Christine Daquioag; Mercedes Mick; Keliver Tang; Sara Weigand
Inks
Sarah Manley; Christine Daquioag; Mercedes Mick; Keliver Tang; Sara Weigand
Colors
?
Letters
Ellen Leonforte; Bill Yoshida

Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Art of Betty Cooper submitted by readers.

I've Got Your Number (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Mark Brewer
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica tries to convince Betty to give up playing a lottery for a new car. After all, she's only been playing it for a year straight.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Dear Betty / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sara Algase
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My Best Friend
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

Enter Phineas Flumm (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Chick Cooper; Phineas Flumm; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
As a favor to her brother Chick, Betty agrees to go out with his fellow Secret Service agent Phineas Flumm on a blind date.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I never put on weight! I guess it's good genes!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. A Whit Of Wisdom
    Betty
  3. 2. Hat Trick
    Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther
  4. 3. ["Announcing A Groovy New Edition"]
  5. 4. ["Now That Most of You"]
    Editor's Notebook
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  7. 6. I've Got Your Number
    Betty
  8. 7. ["Cheryl Blossom"]
  9. 8. ["New!"]
  10. 9. ["My Best Friend"]
    Dear Betty
  11. 10. Enter Phineas Flumm
    Betty
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan