Betty and Me #199 [Direct]
(July 1992)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
6 times a year in Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
A Archie Comics
Editing
Daryl Edelman (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
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Upon reflection, I realize you're the only girl for me!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge (image only)
Synopsis
Archie proclaims by a pond that Betty is the only girl for me. But the reflection in the pool shows Veronica rather than Betty.
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Animals Are People, Too! (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Gallagher
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Mandy Moffet; Ollie Funt; Dexter Howard; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Arnold Drake
Synopsis
Promoted to on-air Consumer Affairs Reporter, Betty investigates Skintek cosmetics from a tip from Midge. There she finds secret experimentation on lab animals, but the renegade scientist in charge of the lab finds her and decides to experiment on her.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

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

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

Read All About It (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Mr. Patterson; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Betty finds out that her neighbor, Mr. Patterson, is an illiterate adult and hiding the problem. She wants to help him, but doesn't know how. Discussing the problem with Veronica gets her friend into action on the problem.
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Keywords
illiteracy

Indexer Notes

Writing credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #255.

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

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

[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) (Expand) /

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

You Gotta Have Art! (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Mr. Cutter
Synopsis
Ethel is feeling like an ugly duckling next to her three attractive friends. Betty tries to lift Ethel's spirits.
Reprints

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

Ponytail Express / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Daryl Edelman
Pencils
? [clip art]
Inks
? [clip art]
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dreaming With Daryl
Synopsis
Editor Edelman answers reader mail and promotes Betty and Me #200.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is the cover to Betty and Me #200.

Archie's Recycling Facts (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Parent ?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie gives the readers tips on recycling paper.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Upon reflection, I realize you're the only girl for me!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. Animals Are People, Too!
    Betty
  3. 2. ["Pop Tate's Menu of Subscriptions"]
  4. 3. ["What A Deal!"]
  5. 4. ["Archie's Checklist!"]
  6. 5. Read All About It
    Betty
  7. 6. ["Join America's Sweethearts"]
  8. 7. ["Be the First Kid"]
  9. 8. ["The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"]
  10. 9. ["Zen Intergalactic Ninja"]
  11. 10. You Gotta Have Art!
    Betty
  12. 11. ["Dreaming With Daryl"]
    Ponytail Express
  13. 12. Archie's Recycling Facts
    Archie
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