Betty and Me #84

(May 1977)

Poor Dumb Thing (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, they're back! Back with their flying carpet and memories of that giant genie they had conned to escape the diabolical clutches of Fatima Dezire -- Right?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Fatima Dezire (cameo); the genie (cameo); Blue

Synopsis

After their adventures overseas, the kids are relaxing in Pop's shoppe when they discover that Veronica and Pop Tate have been replaced by wind up dolls. Meanwhile, the soda Jughead was drinking is causing him to shrink to the size of a mouse.

Reprints

• in The Best of Archie (Putnam Publishing Group, 1980 series) (1980)

Keywords

soap opera

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

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

100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Think Spring (Table of Contents: 4)

Greg / 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

Did you see that, Li'l Jinx? A perfect strike!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Greg; Li'l Jinx

Synopsis

In the middle of winter, Greg has his mind on baseball.

Reprints

• in Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #36 (May 1989)
• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #48 (May 2000)
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #222 (April 2012)

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

Upholstery and Decorating School Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part II) (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Go, ol' Blue! Go home! Leave Juggie alone!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dr. Jerkil [Mr. Clyde]; Blue

Synopsis

Betty and Archie save Jughead from a dog and take him to State University. There they meet Dr. Jerkil, who's convinced the kids are dealing with aliens. They leave Jughead with the doctor, who discovers that the doctor can change via a potion into Mr. Clyde, a hideous man.

Reprints

• in The Best of Archie (Putnam Publishing Group, 1980 series) (1980)

Keywords

soap opera

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

Jughead Jones Comics Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Archie Giant Series Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Sta-Long Nail Builder / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part III) (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No wonder you knew we were dealing with -- alien creatures!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge (as a wind-up doll); Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate (as a wind-up doll); Dr. Jerkil [Mr. Clyde]; the old man from the antique store

Synopsis

Mr. Clyde reveals to Jughead that he is an alien sent to collect earth samples and replace them with andriods. Clyde turns back into Jerkil, and puts Jughead in his pocket to go meet the spaceship. The old man then convinces Ethel to look through a telescope as Jerkil walks by. With the telescope, she sees Jughead tied up and sitting in Jerkil's pocket.

Reprints

• in The Best of Archie (Putnam Publishing Group, 1980 series) (1980)

Keywords

soap opera

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Blair Quality Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Eda Edwards ? (credited as Betty)

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I have a problem.

Characters

Betty Cooper

Archie's Business Signs Puzzle (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've been putting some signs together for some businesses around town.

Characters

Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

A letter/number replacement puzzle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Insect Eating / Hungry / Carnivorous Plants / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part IV) (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's -- it's a tiny relica of my Juggie!! In that man's pocket!!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate; the old man from the antique store; Dr. Jerkil

Synopsis

Dr. Jerkil convinces Ethel to go with him if she wants to see the Jughead figure. Archie and Betty come back to Jerkil's lab only to realize Jughead is in trouble and Jerkil is an alien. They track the alien android to a spaceship cleverly disguised as a diner. Ethel's scream destroys the alien android after realizing the figure in Jerkil's pocket really is Jughead. The shrinking solution then wears off of Jughead and the gang free Pop Tate and Veronica, who are tied up in the diner.

Reprints

• in The Best of Archie (Putnam Publishing Group, 1980 series) (1980)

Keywords

soap opera

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Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Cereals; Sears Free Spirit Bicycle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)