(March 1986)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.65 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly in Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000697003
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)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie! Get a grip on yourself!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Referee; Mamaroneck High wrestler; Jughead Jones; miscellaneous students
Synopsis
Archie is losing a wrestling match while Betty cheers him on from the sidelines.
Keywords
wrestling
Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #150
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.?
Inks
Jim DeCarlo?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Missing Children
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Public service page showing pictures of missing children with their information and the 800 number of the National Child Safety Council.

Nothing to Sneeze At (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Rich Margopoulos
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie may be allergic to Betty.

[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) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

A Dog's Tale (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
Synopsis
Jughead bets Reggie that Hot Dog can speak.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Present Problems (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Esposito
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman?
Letters
Bill Yoshida?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie tries to buy Betty a birthday present, but everything he buys, she already seems to have.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17, writing is credited to George Gladir.

Mind Power (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman?
Letters
Bill Yoshida?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doily; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Larissa Graf; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Betty spends all week psyching herself up to stop Larissa Graf, the best player on the Oceanside High girl's basketball team.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Betty
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters

Surly to Bed, Surly to Rise (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Nate Butler
Pencils
Nate Butler
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Archie wake up at 4:30 AM to go hiking with Mark and Cynthia.
Reprints

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

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

Fashionable Date (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman?
Letters
Bill Yoshida?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty has a rare date with Archie and can't decide what to wear.
Reprints
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie! Get a grip on yourself!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. ["Missing Children"]
  3. 2. Nothing to Sneeze At
    Betty
  4. 3. ["Subscribe"]
  5. 4. ["Archie Discovers A Secret"]
  6. 5. ["Discount 32"]
  7. 6. A Dog's Tale
    Jughead
  8. 7. ["New From The Archie Comics Group"]
  9. 8. ["Save"]
  10. 9. Present Problems
    Betty
  11. 10. Mind Power
    Betty
  12. 11. ["Four Equals Five"]
  13. 12. ["Dear Betty"]
  14. 13. Surly to Bed, Surly to Rise
    Betty
  15. 14. ["Fans! Now You Can Join"]
  16. 15. Fashionable Date
    Betty
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
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