Betty #23 [Direct Edition]
(March 1995)

Archie, 1992 Series
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Price
1.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816467537 02311
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)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Alison Flood (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ringggg!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty jumps out of the shower to answer the phone, only to find that she heard a sound effect from her television.
No image yet Cover Thumbnail for Betty (1992 series) #23 [Newsstand]
Cover gallery

Hot Water (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Pellowski
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Mark Brewer
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty's attempts to soak in a hot tub keep getting interrupted.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Victor Gorelick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm Sure That Most
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick promotes the special Love Showdown collection edition.

[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)

Fan Art / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Leslie Bennett; Maysha Mohamedi; Dorie Paulk; Amanda Allen; Heather Dixon
Inks
Leslie Bennett; Maysha Mohamedi; Dorie Paulk; Amanda Allen; Heather Dixon
Colors
Leslie Bennett; Maysha Mohamedi; Dorie Paulk; Amanda Allen; Heather Dixon
Letters
Ellen Leonforte; Bill Yoshida
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Page of fan art submitted by readers.

Bless the Child (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Bonnie Jo; Timmy
Synopsis
Betty whines and begs some money out of her father to buy a new outfit at the mall, then spots a girl in even poorer circumstances than she's in.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed with the credits printed in the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #208.

[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)

Archie's Cool Stuff (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Don't Do Me Any Favors (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Pat Kennedy
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Good Samaritan Betty spends so much time keeping Reggie out of Moose's angry clutches that Reggie begins to believe Betty is in love with him.
Reprints

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

Dear Betty / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sara Algase
Pencils
Ellen Leonforte
Inks
Ellen Leonforte
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Ellen Leonforte; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm 13 Years Old
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

Archie's Super Savers (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Birthday Blues (Table of Contents: 12)

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; Polly Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Caramel
Synopsis
Polly's visit from San Francisco has everybody fussing over her to the point where Betty thinks everyone has forgotten her upcoming birthday.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Ringggg!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. Hot Water
    Betty
  3. 2. ["I'm Sure That Most"]
    Editor's Notebook
  4. 3. ["They Are Gigantic"]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  6. 5. Bless the Child
    Betty
  7. 6. ["Princess Sally Mini-Series"]
  8. 7. ["If You Were A Comic Book"]
  9. 8. Archie's Cool Stuff
  10. 9. Don't Do Me Any Favors
    Betty's Diary
  11. 10. ["I'm 13 Years Old"]
    Dear Betty
  12. 11. Archie's Super Savers
  13. 12. Birthday Blues
    Betty
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