Betty and Me #163 [Regular Edition]
(December 1987)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year in Jan., March, May, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
Barcode
027100069706 12
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
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I’m hoping this scary video will frighten Betty into holding me tight!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie rents a horror movie, hoping Betty will cuddle up to him in fright when they watch it.

You Don't Need Drugs ... (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doily
Synopsis
Archie and the gang give the readers reasons why they shouldn't take drugs.

Indexer Notes

Even though they share the same title, this drug story is different from previous entries.

Pucker Power (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks
Hy Eisman
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Tommy
Synopsis
Veronica thinks Betty's phenomenal ability to whistle loudly is unladylike.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #216, writing is credited to George Gladir and inks to Henry Scarpelli.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Betty / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Betty
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Name Of The Game (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Hy Eisman
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the Butler; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty finds her old board game "Surprise Date", and runs over to Veronica's to play it. As they do, Veronica grouses about Archie taking her for granted.

Mystery Date With Destiny (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited as Rod O.)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited as Rod O.)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited as Rod O.)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hal Cooper; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
Synopsis
When Betty suddenly makes herself unavailable to everyone on Tuesday nights, Veronica assumes that she's seeing someone secretly and badgers Archie into joining her to surreptitiously follow Betty.
Reprints
Keywords
self defense

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

Harem Hotshot (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
When Archie's clothes are stolen at a public pool, Betty gets him some sheets to wear, resembling an Arab burka. Passing by in his limo, the son of Arab billionaire Shiek Abdul The Unkind thinks Archie is an Arab woman and abducts him. Only quick thinking by Betty and Jughead rescue Archie from joining an Arab harem.

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I’m hoping this scary video will frighten Betty into holding me tight!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. You Don't Need Drugs ...
    Archie
  3. 2. Pucker Power
    Betty
  4. 3. ["Step Right Up"]
  5. 4. ["2 For One Dollar"]
  6. 5. ["Dear Betty"]
    Betty
  7. 6. ["Double The Fun"]
  8. 7. ["Discount 32"]
  9. 8. The Name Of The Game
    Betty
  10. 9. Mystery Date With Destiny
    Betty
  11. 10. ["Subscribe And Save"]
  12. 11. Harem Hotshot
    Betty
  13. 12. ["Fans!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard