(July 1981)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except for January, June and November
On-sale Date
1981-05-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
?
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #191.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Archie! What did you order for us?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie takes Betty to a restaurant, but he can't afford the usual cuisine.

Mistaken Identity (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Attraction Action (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
It seems the harder Betty tries to attract Archie, the more he pulls away. Finally, Betty gives up.
Reprints

Wheel Zeal (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Me / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty can't help comparing Archie's mode of transportation to Reggie's.
Reprints

In the Dark (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 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; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Jinx is chafing at the restrictions her age brings.

Vacation Sensation (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
Decode the message to find out what Betty said to Archie concerning vacation.
Reprints

Exercised (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty overhears Jughead and Dilton talking and thinks Archie is dangerously rundown physically, so much so that she decides to take immediate action.
Reprints

Fat Chance (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie gets a lottery ticket and a chance to go see a hot new science fiction film, all on Betty's dime.
Reprints

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

Betty'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
Betty, what do you think of Charlie’s Angel
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty chooses which angel she'd prefer to be; Betty's father lays down the law.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

These are reprints of two late-seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

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

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
There's A Girl In School
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

Sublime Time (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Bob Bolling
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty has the time of her life hiking with Archie. Archie, though, can't say the same.
Reprints
Keywords
hiking

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #12, art is credited to Chic Stone.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Oh, Archie! What did you order for us?"]
    Betty and Me
  2. 1. Mistaken Identity
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie
  3. 2. Attraction Action
    Betty and Me
  4. 3. Wheel Zeal
    Betty and Me
  5. 4. In the Dark
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. Vacation Sensation
    Betty
  7. 6. Exercised
    Betty and Me
  8. 7. Fat Chance
    Betty and Me
  9. 8. ["Betty, what do you think of Charlie’s Angel"]
    Betty's Gag Bag
  10. 9. ["There's A Girl In School"]
    Dear Betty
  11. 10. Sublime Time
    Betty and Me
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore