Betty and Me
#48
(April 1973)
Archie,
1965 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- 7 times a year, in 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 Giant Series
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater; Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
[no title indexed]
Betty and Me / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, I'll have you skiing in two days!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Sabrina Spellman; Salem
- Synopsis
- Archie says he can teach Betty to ski in two days. Since it involves close physical contact, she prefers two months.
- Keywords
- Skiing
The Insult That Made a Man out of 'Mac'
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page
A Little Fish in a Big Pond
Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Archie wants to go ice fishing, Betty pitches in. But when she breaks the ice and dumps them both into the pond, Veronica reaps the benefits.
- Reprints
Some Feat
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx fell over twenty feet (when the bus driver hit the brakes).
- Reprints
Thrift Rift
Betty and Me / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty's on a date with Archie. When she learns that he's saving his money for a date with Veronica, she determines to use it up herself.
- Reprints
-
in Holiday Fun with the Archie Gang (Yaffa / Page, 1989 series) (1989) -
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #101 (April 1990) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (March 2005), #194 (November 2011), #257 (December 2017)
- in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #31
-
- Keywords
- Chok'lit Shoppe
Father Knows Best
Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages
Train Strain
Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty teaches Archie ski techniques, which angers Veronica so much that she won't talk to Archie for a week. Betty thinks she has a clear field, but injures herself and is laid up for a week.
- Reprints
- in Holiday Fun with the Archie Gang (Yaffa / Page, 1989 series) (1989)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #82 (December 1995)
-
- Keywords
- Skiing
Me and My Shadow
Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Craig Corey
- Synopsis
- Archie didn't want to go out with Betty, but when she dates an older man Archie shadows them, ruins her night, and injures himself trying to get away.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #58 (May 1985)
- in Holiday Fun with the Archie Gang (Yaffa / Page, 1989 series) (1989)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #56 (December 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Page numbering mistakenly jumps from 4 to 6.
Queen Scene
Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica wears revealing outfits in her quest to be Queen of the Snow Festival, but Betty's mother insists that she dress more appropriately for the weather. Veronica wins but quickly develops a bad cold, and Betty takes her place.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Winter
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty / letters page / 1.75 pages
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
Letters from unnamed fans, with responses from "Betty."
Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Letters
- typeset
Choice Voice
Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; unnamed pretty girls; Raquel Gam
- Synopsis
- Since Veronica must be away for an extended period, Archie auditions substitute vocalists for The Archies. Veronica maneuvers him into signing the dulcet-toned but unattractive Raquel... which means Betty will have Archie's undivided attention.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #59 (July 1985) [Feature changed]
- in Holiday Fun with the Archie Gang (Yaffa / Page, 1989 series) (1989)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #27 (October 1991)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Betty, I'll have you skiing in two days!"]
Betty and Me -
1.
The Insult That Made a Man out of 'Mac'
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
2.
A Little Fish in a Big Pond
Betty and Me -
3.
["The Archies Meet the Archies on Welch's jams and jelly glasses."]
The Archies -
4.
Some Feat
Li'l Jinx -
5.
Thrift Rift
Betty and Me -
6.
["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
7.
Father Knows Best
Betty and Me -
8.
["It's a three-mendous offer so I'm going to lay it on you cats!"]
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9.
Train Strain
Betty and Me -
10.
["Any 14 of these hit records for only $2.86"]
Columbia Record Club -
11.
Me and My Shadow
Betty and Me -
12.
["7 Foot Monster"]
Honor House Products -
13.
Queen Scene
Betty and Me -
14.
["Bullseye!"]
-
15.
["100 Little Dolls"]
100 Little Dolls -
16.
["Own a bowlfull of happiness... amazing live Sea-Monkeys"]
Sea-Monkeys -
17.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty -
18.
Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
-
19.
["Amazing $1 art offer"]
Cadence-Castle Art Prints -
20.
Choice Voice
Betty and Me -
21.
["Get these dynamite embroidered cloth patches that tell it like it is!"]
Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches -
22.
["$2. each."]
Space Age Process Record Albums -
23.
["Where'd you get that great new bike, Danny?"]
Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Kirk House
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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