Betty and Me #165

(March 1988)

Archie, 1965 Series

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Price: 0.75 USD
Pages: 36
Indicia Frequency: 9 times a year in Jan., March, May, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up, Inc.
Brand: Archie Series
Barcode: 027100069706 03

Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #165 [Canadian]

Betty [Archie] / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks: Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Betty, I hear Ethel helped you get this baby sitting job!
Genre: teen
Characters: Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; two unidentified kids
Synopsis: Betty is regretting taking the baby sitting job Ethel got for her.

Indexer Notes

The two kids have a passing resemblance to Ethel Muggs. It is unknown if this is intentional on the part of the unknown writer and artist Dan DeCarlo or not.

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Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Bill Golliher ?
Inks: Bill Golliher ?
Letters: Bill Yoshida ?

Genre: teen
Characters: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis: Archie and the gang give reasons for not taking drugs.

Indexer Notes

Though it has the same title, the art and storyline is different from previous anti-drug messages run in Archie Comics.

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Harold Smith
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Inks: Rudy Lapick
Colors: Barry Grossman
Letters: Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

While trying on a gorilla costume in a costume shop, Archie spots a traffic control officer about to ticket his car. He runs out of the shop, still in costume, pursued by Betty, who is dressed as a jungle girl. The ensuing chaos caused when people spot him causes a traffic snarl and helps foil the getaway of two bank robbers.

Reprints

in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #107 (May 1993)
in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #138 [Direct Edition] (January 2006), #207 (January 2013), #278 (December 2019)
in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #9 (August 2020)

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

Dilton Doiley's Puzzle-Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script: Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils: Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks: Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors: Barry Grossman ?
Letters: Rod Ollerenshaw

Genre: teen
Characters: Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
Synopsis: Word find puzzle with a telephone theme.

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

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: George Gladir
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Inks: Rudy Lapick
Colors: Barry Grossman ?
Letters: Bill Yoshida ?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

When Archie doesn't meet Betty after school on Friday as usual, she assumes the worst - - that he's with Veronica.

Reprints

in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #107 (May 1993)
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #34 (August 1998)

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

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: George Gladir
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Inks: Rudy Lapick
Colors: Barry Grossman ?
Letters: Bill Yoshida ?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Caramel (Betty's cat); Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

A day in the school life of Betty Cooper, laid out as if it were a board game.

Reprints

in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #61 (May 1993), #79 (February 1996)
in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #219 (February 2014)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #289 (January 2021)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #219, pencils are credited to Dan DeCarlo and inks are credited to Jim DeCarlo.

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

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Michael Pellowski
Pencils: Dan Parent
Inks: Jon D'Agostino
Colors: Barry Grossman ?
Letters: Bill Yoshida ?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie has trouble waking up in the morning.

Reprints

in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #115 (May 1993)
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #138 (January 1996)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #140 (March 2003)
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #266 (April 2016), #297 (May 2019)

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

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Doyle
Pencils: Stan Goldberg
Inks: Mike Esposito
Colors: Barry Grossman ?
Letters: Bill Yoshida ?

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Beazley

Synopsis

Veronica's rampant jealousy over Archie and Betty's innocent acts of kindness to each other prove to be her undoing.

Reprints

in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #138 (January 1996)
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #55 (March 2001)
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #252 (January 2017)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Compendium (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #6 (February 2020)

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

Script: ? [as Betty]
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: ?

Characters: Betty Cooper
Synopsis: "Betty" answers reader letters.

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Table of Contents

0. ["Betty, I hear Ethel helped you get this baby sitting job!"]
Betty [Archie]
1. You Don't Need Drugs ...
Archie
2. The Weirder Side of the News
Betty [Archie]
3. ["Step right up"]
4. ["It's Here!"]
5. Betty on the Phone
Dilton Doiley's Puzzle-Page
6. ["Double your fun"]
7. ["Discount 32"]
8. Dating Game
Betty [Archie]
9. ["Fans!"]
10. ["Subscribe and save"]
11. The Big Game
Betty [Archie]
12. ["Personalized Sew-On Patches"]
13. Snooze Alarm
Archie
14. ["Hang out with us"]
15. The Kiss Off
Betty [Archie]
16. [no title indexed]
Dear Betty

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Betty and Me #165

(March 1988)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty [Archie] / cover / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

You Don't Need Drugs ... (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Weirder Side of the News (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

[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)

Betty on the Phone (Table of Contents: 5)

Dilton Doiley's Puzzle-Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

[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)

Dating Game (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Big Game (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

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

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

Snooze Alarm (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

The Kiss Off (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Betty and Me #165 (March 1988)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty [Archie] / cover / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

You Don't Need Drugs ... (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Weirder Side of the News (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

[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)

Betty on the Phone (Table of Contents: 5)

Dilton Doiley's Puzzle-Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

[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)

Dating Game (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Big Game (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

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

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

Snooze Alarm (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

The Kiss Off (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty [Archie] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Betty and Me #165

(March 1988)