(December 1969)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.15 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 H. 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
It’s outasite! It can be used as a scarf!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Betty demonstrates the different uses of her new clothing accessory.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wayne School Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bleak Cheek (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gasp!
Feature Logo
Betty and Me
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty finds a blemish on her face one school morning and goes into hysterics.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #270.
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Post Cereals [multiple varieties] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hide And Weak (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Li'l Jinx!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx realizes the consequences of her actions.

You've Got Me in Stitches (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But, Betty!
Feature Logo
Betty and Me
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Desperate for help with his homework, Archie goes so far as pursue Betty to her volunteer job as a candy-striper at the hospital.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comic books on bottom of first page.

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Young America Cosmetics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Emenee Industries / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Full Moon (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley ?
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look at that moon tonight!
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty uses her fear of supernatural imagery to work her way into Archie's arms.

Quick Switch (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Archiekins! What are you doing today?
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie is reluctant to go out with Betty until he finds out she's got money.

Indexer Notes

Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comic books on bottom of first page.

Asking For It (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jon D'Agostino ?
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty, I don't understand why you're mad at me!
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty is angry with Archie.

New Look (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling ?
Pencils
Bob Bolling ?
Inks
Bob Bolling ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, can we look through the telescope?
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty and Archie have two different ideas of what constitutes a heavenly body.

Keyed Up (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Archie! I don't think I've ever enjoyed myself more!
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
A problem develops after Betty and Archie's day at the beach.

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Chex / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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
People think I'm stupid because I keep my mouth shut all the time!
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers letters from D.P. (Burley, Idaho), D.S. (Brunswick, Me.) and C.S. (Georgetown, Delaware).

You Know Who (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie's phone has been busy for an hour! How could his phone be busy for an hour?
Feature Logo
Betty and Me
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty decides the best way to separate Archie and Veronica is with a pair of hedge clippers.

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It’s outasite! It can be used as a scarf!"]
    Betty and Me
  2. 1. ["'Sorry, we hire only high school graduates'"]
    Wayne School Courses
  3. 2. Bleak Cheek
    Betty and Me
  4. 3. ["Get free Archie toys in these Post cereals"]
    Post Cereals [multiple varieties]
  5. 4. Hide And Weak
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. You've Got Me in Stitches
    Betty and Me
  7. 6. ["Become a 'Miss Young America Beauty Girl' (...and never baby-sit again)"]
    Young America Cosmetics
  8. 7. ["Now you can play these Archie musical instruments the minute you get them."]
    Emenee Industries
  9. 8. Full Moon
    Betty
  10. 9. Quick Switch
    Betty
  11. 10. Asking For It
    Betty
  12. 11. New Look
    Betty
  13. 12. Keyed Up
    Betty
  14. 13. ["Go Speedy Wheels!"]
    Chex
  15. 14. ["People think I'm stupid because I keep my mouth shut all the time!"]
    Dear Betty
  16. 15. You Know Who
    Betty and Me
  17. 16. ["Dear Reader, how would you like to be clued in to some inside information?"]
    Archie Comics
  18. 17. ["You'll find one of these catalogs priceless"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  19. 18. ["Make money, get prizes with fast selling 75¢ Christmas packs"]
    American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Joey Sayer
  • Jaime Weinman