Betty and Me #189 [Direct]
(March 1991)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
eight times per year
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie 50th Anniversary
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Alison Flood (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I know heat costs are rising, but somehow this just isn’t the same, Archie!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Watching a video tape of a roaring fireplace doesn't replace the real thing.
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The Big Chill (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Scott McRae
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Betty comes into Pop's in a raging snowstorm in just her shirt sleeves, and the gang can't figure out why.
Reprints

It's The Sign Of The Times! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie, Betty and Jughead participate in a picket line protesting drug abuse.

Commercial Break (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Eve Nagler
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Norman Lake; Tommy Cook; Tammy Cook; Mrs. Cook; Super Spaceship Toys rep
Synopsis
Betty is offered a role in a commercial for a toy space shuttle, but she has serious concerns about the toy's safety.
Reprints
Keywords
Heimlich Maneuver

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

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

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

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

The Race (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mary; network news correspondent
Synopsis
Betty is asked to substitute for her friend Mary in the Riverdale Snow Festival Dog Sled Race. However, Archie's attempt to get video footage of her throws a wrench into her chances.
Reprints

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

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

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

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

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

Betty / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Betty]
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Betty
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

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

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

Snow a Go-Go (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Tim Kennedy
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Matt (Archie's uncle); Joan (Archie's Aunt)
Synopsis
Archie and Betty drive to his Uncle Matt's farm in a driving snowstorm.
Reprints
Keywords
snowmobile
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I know heat costs are rising, but somehow this just isn’t the same, Archie!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. The Big Chill
    Betty
  3. 2. It's The Sign Of The Times!
    Archie
  4. 3. Commercial Break
    Betty
  5. 4. ["Archie's Special Digest Subscription Offer"]
  6. 5. ["Archie Americana Series"]
  7. 6. The Race
    Betty
  8. 7. ["The Teenage Team-up Of The Century!"]
  9. 8. ["Discount 32"]
  10. 9. ["Dear Betty"]
    Betty
  11. 10. ["It's Archie's 50th"]
  12. 11. Snow a Go-Go
    Betty
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