Betty #50 [Direct Edition]
(June 1997)

Archie, 1992 Series
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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 05011
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
Mike Esposito [as Espo!] (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's not a common cold, mother!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews (picture in frame)
Synopsis
Betty is sick in bed with a cold she picked up from Archie.

Baseball Business (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Slate
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Sally; Mr. Riley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
A group of parents get Betty fired from the Little League team she's coaching because she puts the feelings and confidence of her players ahead of winning.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Fan Art / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Shirley Lee; Ailene Pasco; Katie Johnson
Inks
Shirley Lee; Ailene Pasco; Katie Johnson
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Characters
Betty Cooper; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Belle (from Beauty and the Beast)
Synopsis
Drawings of various characters submitted by readers are reproduced.

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

Dear Betty / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sara Algase
Pencils
Lou Maldona (signed)
Inks
Lou Maldona (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I Really Like This Boy
Characters
Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

[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
If You're A Sabrina Fan
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick promotes the new Sabrina fashion doll, as well as Sabrina The Teenage Witch #3 and Betty & Veronica Spectacular #24.

Hi-Tech Selection (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Dilton invents a computer program that scans pictures of fashions, then superimposes them over the body of a model, in this case Betty. This allows her to shop for fashions without having to fight crowds at department stores.
Reprints
Keywords
virtual reality

Three Cheers For Betty (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Slate
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Coach Jones
Synopsis
The cheerleading squad has a new, stricter coach and some of the girls want to complain to Mr. Weatherbee about her. But Betty intercedes on the coach's behalf, since the squad's routines have improved.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It's not a common cold, mother!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. Baseball Business
    Betty
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  4. 3. ["I Really Like This Boy"]
    Dear Betty
  5. 4. ["If You're A Sabrina Fan"]
    Editor's Notebook
  6. 5. Hi-Tech Selection
    Betty
  7. 6. Three Cheers For Betty
    Betty
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk