Betty #9
(October 1993)

Archie, 1992 Series
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Price
1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
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 Comics
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
Newsprint
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Alison Flood (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
So much for our own little corner of the world!!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Archie's chance at some alone time on the beach is spoiled by an intruding family.
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The Play's the Thing (Table of Contents: 1)

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; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
After working all day supervising the children at an indoor play park, Betty goes on a date with Archie - - to an indoor play park.
Reprints

It's an Archie Trading Card Paradise (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

What Goes Better Together Than Magic & Pussycats? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Riverdale's Beach Boys (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Inks
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Colors
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Letters
Rex W. Lindsey ?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
No story; illustration of the Riverdale gang in beach wear.

Forge Ahead (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Nanci Dakesian
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Using the tools she picked up by reading a book on criminology, Betty tumbles to Reggie's plot to separate Archie and Veronica so he can date Ms. Lodge.
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Musical Notes (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Pellowski
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Pat Kennedy
Colors
Nanci Dakesian
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Betty is unable to attend an impromptu concert by "The New Dudes" because she promised to work late at Axel's Garage.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Redd and Ginny (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Rex W. Lindsey
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Rex W. Lindsey
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Svenson the janitor; Hot Dog
Synopsis
A parody of 1930s era Hollywood musicals, based loosely on the careers of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, with Archie starring as "Redd", Betty as "Ginny" and Veronica as the scheming daughter of the studio head.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
Victor Gorelick
Colors
Nanci Dakesian
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Against Toxic Waste
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick promotes the one-shot "Archie And Friends Versus The Household Toxic Wastes".
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["So much for our own little corner of the world!!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. The Play's the Thing
    Betty
  3. 2. It's an Archie Trading Card Paradise
  4. 3. What Goes Better Together Than Magic & Pussycats?
  5. 4. Riverdale's Beach Boys
    Archie
  6. 5. Forge Ahead
    Betty
  7. 6. Musical Notes
    Betty
  8. 7. ["Top 10 Reasons"]
  9. 8. Redd and Ginny
    Betty
  10. 9. ["Wow! What's Their Secret?"]
  11. 10. ["Against Toxic Waste"]
    Editor's Notebook
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