Betty and Me
#178
[Canadian]
(September 1989)
Archie,
1965 Series
- Price
- 1.15 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- eight times per year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Barcode
- 071896467536 09
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #178 [Direct].
There exist further variants:
[no title indexed]
Betty and Me / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, you said I was spending too much time with the boys! So I decided to reform!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Unnamed Riverdale beach babes
- Reprints
in ![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #178 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1181/w200/1181721.jpg?1233004883134281981)
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Me (1965 series) #178 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/203/w100/203465.jpg?2670669119881413454)
Shy Guy
Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Melvin (Betty's Cousin); Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty gets Archie to help her cousin, Melvin overcome his shyness of meeting girls, and to Archie's dismay he gets a date with Veronica.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #111 (November 1999) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #192 (August 2011)
-
You Don't Need Drugs...
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (signed)
- Inks
- Dan Parent (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- An anti-drug public service message from Archie and his pals.
I Don't Know Which Soda to Choose!
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- A Betty soda pop themed word find puzzle.
- Reprints
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #252 (January 2017)
-
A Jarring Note
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Unnamed Lifeguard
- Synopsis
- Veronica uses a jar to meet a new lifeguard.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #116 (October 1994)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #126 (October 2004)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #234 (August 2013), #282 (August 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
No credits given for gag. Stan Goldberg's art credit based on his distinctive style.
The Flapper
Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper [Also as Betty Scooper]; Archie Andrews [Also as Archibald Andrews]; Reggie Mantle [Also as Reginald Le Snoot]; Veronica Lodge [Also as Veronica Van Loot]; City Editor; Mrs. Cooper; Unnamed butler [Could be Smithers]; Buddy The Cat
- Synopsis
- After watching a video of the Great Hatsby, Betty dreams of being in the 1920's where Archie is a millionaire.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #71 (November 1994)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #128 (December 2004), #237 (November 2015)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Gala (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Archie Comics Spectacular Block Party (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #3 (August 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
1920's; flapper
She's a Card
Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Willy Summers; Joe Harmon; Doc Calhoun; Fred Andrews; Unnamed card dealer; Mayfair Hotel bellhop
- Synopsis
- When Archie, Betty and Jughead go to Baseball card show and don't have enough money for autographs, Betty's homemade chicken comes in handy.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #130 [Direct Edition] (October 1994)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #62 (October 1999)
-
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty / letters page / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty answers two letters from Patty M. & Gladys D. seeking advice for their problems.
Indexer Notes
Dear Abby type advice column from teens with social/personal problems answered by Betty Cooper. The headshot art used of Betty on this page is identical to the headshot art on the complete character pose that follows on the next page, "Betty's Mixed Bag Fashion".
Betty's Mixed Bag Fashion
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Various Betty fashion pics wearing designs sent in by a fan.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #116 (October 1994)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #126 (October 2004), #214 (September 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
The character headshot art used of Betty on this page is identical to the headshot art on the previous page, "Dear Betty".
Concepts & fashions by Julie Klausner of Scarsdale, N.Y.
Laffs 'N' Gaffs
Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Unnamed orphanage kids
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie perform as clowns to entertain kids at an orphanage.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #71 (October 2017)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Festival (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
-
- Keywords
- clown; orphanage
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Betty, you said I was spending too much time with the boys! So I decided to reform!"]
Betty and Me -
1.
Shy Guy
Betty and Me -
2.
You Don't Need Drugs...
Archie -
3.
I Don't Know Which Soda to Choose!
Betty -
4.
A Jarring Note
Betty and Veronica -
5.
The Flapper
Betty and Me -
6.
Archie Annual Is Number One !!
Archie -
7.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
8.
She's a Card
Betty and Me -
9.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty -
10.
Betty's Mixed Bag Fashion
Betty -
11.
Laffs 'N' Gaffs
Betty and Me -
12.
Bedrock Bowl
The Flintstones -
13.
Tub Tales...
Mr. Bubble
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- Derek Reinhard
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