(July 1979)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly except January, June and November
On-sale Date
1979-05-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000697007
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #168.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Betty... how's your speed reading course coming along?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty checks a shopping cart full of books out of the library.

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Double Digest Magazine #37.

Going, Going, Gone (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

One of Our Spacemen Is Missing (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Lt. Betty Cooper of the Galactic Space Patrol is sent to an avian world to rescue fellow Patrolman Archie Andrews from the belligerent hawkmen.
Reprints

Breakdown (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx breaks a glass while drying dishes.

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

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Michael Gallagher ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Better hold on to me, Ronnie!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie takes Veronica to a movie, then conducts a meeting with his club.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

These are reprints of two late 70s era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

Betty's Number Problem (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
The reader must convert numbers to letters to find out the hidden message.
Reprints

Spellbound (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jon D'Agostino
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty hypnotizes Archie into being hopelessly in love with her, then has trouble shutting his ardor off.

Ticket Trouble (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty has two tickets to a hot concert, so Veronica convinces her that Archie is already going to the Floral Show with her.
Reprints

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

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

Script
Eda Edwards (credited as Betty)
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One Of The Boys
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

Decision Maker (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Betty can't decide which dress to wear to the dance. She takes them to Veronica for her advice, with her modeling one and Archie modeling the other.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hi, Betty... how's your speed reading course coming along?"]
    Betty and Me
  2. 1. Going, Going, Gone
    Hostess Twinkies; Josie
  3. 2. One of Our Spacemen Is Missing
    Betty and Me
  4. 3. Breakdown
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. ["Better hold on to me, Ronnie!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  6. 5. Betty's Number Problem
    Betty
  7. 6. Spellbound
    Betty and Me
  8. 7. Ticket Trouble
    Betty and Me
  9. 8. ["One Of The Boys"]
    Dear Betty
  10. 9. Decision Maker
    Betty and Me
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