(December 1970)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Seven times a year: February, April, June, August, September, October and December
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Me / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Archie! I don't think I'll ever bowl up in the nineties like you!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Reprints
Keywords
bowling

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Sweet It Was (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly, Betty! I only wanted to know if you would go to the dance with me tomorrow night!
Feature Logo
Betty and Me
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Jughead Jones; Herman; Rose
Synopsis
Betty wants a new dress for the upcoming dance, so she tries to sell cosmetics door-to-door to make money.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint in Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #194.
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

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Topper Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sounds Fishy! (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Daddy! Daddy!! The mailman is here!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx is sure the mailman is delivering fish.
Reprints

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

Script
Eda Edwards (as Betty)
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I feel bad!
Characters
Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from M.S. (Orange, Texas), L.C. (Jersey City, N.J.) and H.F. (White Plains, N.Y.).

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Topper Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Right Down the Line (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They're sure doing a lot of protesting these days at Riverdale College!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Chuck; Al
Synopsis
While Archie and Betty observe protests at the local college, they imagine what life would be like if college students ran the country.
Reprints
Keywords
student protest

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #273.

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Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Despoiler (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pollution, Archie! Another sin that man is committing against himself! ...Some day the human race is going to pollute itself right out of existence!
Feature Logo
Betty and Me
Genre
humor; advocacy; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mayor Tompkins
Synopsis
Archie tries to stop people from polluting the environment.
Reprints
Keywords
environmentalism; pollution

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #270.

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North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Betty's Diary / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear diary, the only time Archie takes me out is when he doesn't have enough money to take Ronnie!
Feature Logo
Betty's Diary
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty appreciates it when Archie has little money.

Indexer Notes

Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comic books on bottom of first page.

House Call (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley (sourced)
Inks
Al Hartley (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chicken Delightful!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty finds several different reasons to knock on Archie's door.

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PSM Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Kenner Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Hot Wheels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Oh, Archie! I don't think I'll ever bowl up in the nineties like you!"]
    Betty and Me
  2. 1. ["'We're looking for people who like to draw' says Norman Rockwell"]
    Famous Artists Schools
  3. 2. How Sweet It Was
    Betty and Me
  4. 3. ["Al Unser, winner of the 1970 Indy 500 says: 'Boys, which are faster - the new Johnny Lightning 500's or the Sizzlers?'"]
    Topper Toys
  5. 4. Sounds Fishy!
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. ["I feel bad!"]
    Dear Betty
  7. 6. ["Dawn is the most beautiful doll in the world... yet she costs less than half the price!!!"]
    Topper Toys
  8. 7. Right Down the Line
    Betty and Me
  9. 8. ["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
    Archie Comics
  10. 9. The Despoiler
    Betty and Me
  11. 10. ["These 3 big drafting kits given to you!"]
    North American School of Drafting
  12. 11. ["100 foreign stamps... only 10ยข"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  13. 12. ["Dear diary, the only time Archie takes me out is when he doesn't have enough money to take Ronnie!"]
    Betty's Diary
  14. 13. House Call
    Betty and Me
  15. 14. ["Take a money making psychedelic lift!"]
    PSM Co.
  16. 15. ["The world's fastest big racers! With fantastic gyro-power"]
    Kenner Toys
  17. 16. ["Are you missing out on the extra pay of an I.C.S. graduate?"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  18. 17. ["Race the fastest Hot Wheels of them all... Sizzlers"]
    Hot Wheels
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer