Betty
#43
[Direct Edition]
(November 1996)
Archie,
1992 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD; 1.65 CAD
- 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 04311
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, watch girls if you must!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom
- Synopsis
- Archie has positioned a rear-view mirror on his shoulder so he can girl-watch more efficiently.
Indexer Notes
In addition to the cover scene, there is a blurb for the interior story "For One Brief Moment".
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #43 [Direct Edition]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/194/w200/194910.jpg?1183271274207018817)
For One Brief Moment
Betty / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- After Reggie saves Betty from being struck by an oncoming truck, the two begin seeing more of each other, and liking it, to the consternation of Archie and Veronica.
- Reprints
-
in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #183 (June 2003) - in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #238 (June 2014)
- in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #4 ([August] 2014)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Blow-Out (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #233 (June 2015)
- in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #4 (January 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238, writing is credited to Bob Bolling and inks are credited to Bob Smith.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Gorelick
- Pencils
- Ellen Leonforte [as el] (signed)
- Inks
- Ellen Leonforte [as el] (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It Seems
Indexer Notes
Editor Gorelick plugs the upcoming Sabrina TV series about to premiere on ABC, solicits e-mail from readers, then plugs the upcoming Jughead issue.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look For My New TV Series
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Sabrina The Teenage Witch #1, as well as previously published Sabrina specials.
Getting Into The Act
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hildy; Svenson the janitor; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Svenson builds a wheelchair ramp onto the auditorium stage so a wheelchair-bound student can audition for the school play.
Indexer Notes
PSA co-sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy Associations.
Game Gambit
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; two unidentified corporate executives
- Synopsis
- Betty is asked by two executives of Zapco Video Games to test the appeal of some video games specially oriented for teenage girls.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #125 (January 2002)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #261 (April 2018)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What Is The Mystery
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the "House Of Riverdale" inter-issue crossover, which is still available from the publisher.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's Digest Offer
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Betty's Digest #1, Archie's Story & Game Digest #36, Veronica Digest #5, Archie Andrews Where Are You #108, and Little Archie Digest #17.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This Boy In My Class
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- "Betty" answers reader letters.
Archie's Mad Merchandise
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Archie Comics logo merchandise available from the publisher.
[no title indexed]
Fan Art / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Chasidy Potts; Shannon Cook; Tammi Payne; Gloria Tong; Erin Rose Draper
- Inks
- Chasidy Potts; Shannon Cook; Tammi Payne; Gloria Tong; Erin Rose Draper
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Pictures of Betty submitted by readers.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie, watch girls if you must!"]
Betty -
1.
For One Brief Moment
Betty -
2.
["It Seems"]
Editor's Notebook -
3.
["Look For My New TV Series"]
-
4.
Getting Into The Act
Archie -
5.
Game Gambit
Betty -
6.
["What Is The Mystery"]
-
7.
["Archie's Digest Offer"]
-
8.
["This Boy In My Class"]
Dear Betty -
9.
Archie's Mad Merchandise
-
10.
[no title indexed]
Fan Art -
11.
One Girl's Treasure
Betty
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