(August 1969)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Seven times a year: February, April, June, August, September, October and December
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Me / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie has promised to court me all day tomorrow!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie promises to court Betty, but it's not what she expects.

The "Iron Fist" (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica and Betty take turns trying to get Archie's artistic temperament in the proper zone so The Archies can rehearse.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Veronica's line "If everyone here will kindly step to the rear, we'll let a winner lead the way" is a quote from the song "Step To the Rear," which became a minor pop hit after being introduced in the 1967 Broadway musical "How Now Dow Jones."

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

Dear Betty / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eda Edwards (credited as Betty)
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I met a cute boy...
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

Isn't Nature Grand? (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Jinx is happy for what the spring rains have brought. Hap, not so much.
Reprints

Remember Me (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jon D'Agostino ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
All of a sudden Betty doesn't remember who Archie is.
Reprints

The Waitress (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Pop Tate hires Betty to be a waitress at the Choc'lit Shoppe. So Veronica takes it upon herself to be the single most abusive customer ever witnessed.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #265.

The Talkers (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Tony Farthington
Synopsis
Veronica makes a play for the wealthy Tony Farthington and Archie is so jealous that he doesn't hear Betty's repeated entreaties toward him. But when Tony throws Veronica over for Betty, it's Veronica who can't seem to hear Archie's entreaties toward her.
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie has promised to court me all day tomorrow!"]
    Betty and Me
  2. 1. The "Iron Fist"
    Betty and Me
  3. 2. ["I met a cute boy..."]
    Dear Betty
  4. 3. Isn't Nature Grand?
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. Remember Me
    Betty and Me
  6. 5. The Waitress
    Betty and Me
  7. 6. The Talkers
    Betty and Me
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jaime Weinman