Betty #31 [Direct Edition]
(November 1995)

Archie, 1992 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 1.65 CAD
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 03111
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Archie spend a romantic evening over a bowl of pasta.

Indexer Notes

This scene is reminiscent of the restaurant scene in the Disney film "Lady And The Tramp".

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Flight of the Silver Shadow (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Ken Selig
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen; adventure
Characters
Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Elmo Omel (villain); Smithers the butler; Jughead Jones; Caramel
Synopsis
Lodge Industries is working on a one-person Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft, but critical information is leaking out. Mr. Lodge suspects a mole and hires Betty to investigate.
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Her Chance to Dance (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty is actually grateful for Veronica's overwhelming popularity at times.
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Betty & Veronica's Back Issue Checklist (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Betty's Her-story of Art (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rex Lindsey (signed)
Inks
Rex Lindsey (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rex Lindsey
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
No story; the artist parodies different styles of classical art with Betty as the central character.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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
My dog died in December
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

[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)

If the Fitness Fits (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty tries to convince Jughead to start exercising.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits changed to match the credits printed in Jughead Double Digest #182.

[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) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Cake Quake (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Mark Brewer
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Carol Smith; Alice Cooper
Synopsis
Betty attempts to bake a cake to help out her mother.
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Indexer Notes

The credits in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #208 list George Gladir as the writer and Bob Smith as the inker.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Betty
  2. 1. Flight of the Silver Shadow
    Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther
  3. 2. Her Chance to Dance
    Betty
  4. 3. Betty & Veronica's Back Issue Checklist
  5. 4. Betty's Her-story of Art
    Betty
  6. 5. ["My dog died in December"]
    Dear Betty
  7. 6. ["Riverdale's most talked about heartthrob"]
  8. 7. ["The holidays are a magical time of year"]
  9. 8. If the Fitness Fits
    Betty
  10. 9. ["It's your last chance"]
  11. 10. ["I know this is..."]
    Editor's Notebook
  12. 11. Cake Quake
    Betty
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  • Mike Nielsen
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