Betty #4 [Direct]
(February 1993)

Archie, 1992 Series
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Price
1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
8 times a year in Feb., Mar., May, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
A Archie Comics
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[I Luv Betty and Not Veronica] (Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo [as DD] (signed)
Inks
Alison Flood [as AMF] (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty gives Archie an eye exam with a subliminal message in it.
Reprints

The Eyes Have It (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
At a franchise optometrist store she's working at, Betty uses her position to trick information out of Archie about his date with Veronica on Saturday.
Reprints

Winter Wonderland (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
Reprints

The Breaking Point (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling ?
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Polly Cooper; Chic Cooper; Caramel (Betty's cat)
Synopsis
The Cooper family gathers for the holidays and receives a visit from an unexpected person.
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie Americana Series

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Archie Americana Series.

Window Shopping (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Pellowski
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty's concept of window shopping and Veronica's concept of window shopping aren't necessarily the same thing.
Reprints

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

Editor's Notebook / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Archie Readers
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick polls the readers on which Archie cast member should get a baby sibling, and promotes some of the comics coming out that month.

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

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

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie's Checklist

Indexer Notes

Checklist of titles eligible for the Three Issues For $2.50 offer.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie's Discount Subscription Offer

Indexer Notes

List of subscriptions available from Archie Comics.

The Feeling Is Mucilage (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Chic Cooper; Polly Cooper; Caramel; Little Archie Andrews (flashback); Little Reggie Mantle (flashback)
Synopsis
Christmas morning with the Cooper family.

ASCIIPad Champ (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie: ASCII Entertainment / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie continues to lose to Reggie at video games until Betty gives him an ASCII Controller Pad for their Super Nintendo console.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [I Luv Betty and Not Veronica]
    Betty
  2. 1. The Eyes Have It
    Betty
  3. 2. Winter Wonderland
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. The Breaking Point
    Betty
  5. 4. ["Archie Americana Series"]
  6. 5. Window Shopping
    Betty
  7. 6. ["Dear Archie Readers"]
    Editor's Notebook
  8. 7. ["Archie's Checklist"]
  9. 8. ["Archie's Discount Subscription Offer"]
  10. 9. The Feeling Is Mucilage
    Betty
  11. 10. ASCIIPad Champ
    Archie: ASCII Entertainment
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Ramon Schenk