Betty and Me #184 [Direct]
(July 1990)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
eight times per year
On-sale Date
1990-04-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Great Moments in the History of Stamp Collecting (Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
An entry in "Great Moments In The History Of Stamp Collecting" depicts Betty smothering Archie with kisses over the legend "Playing Post Office".

The Taste Of Adventure, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Capri Sun; Archie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Spotlight on Betty Cooper (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / 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; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Caramel (Betty's cat); Mr. Flutesnoot; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Miss Grundy; Cyndi
Synopsis
An overview of Betty Cooper, bright student, effervescent personality and eternal also-ran in the race for Archie.
Reprints

[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)

It's the Sign of the Times (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie, Betty, Jughead and other youths participate in a picket line protesting drug abuse.

Headphone Hiatus!! (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Word scramble puzzle with a theme of radio genres.
Reprints

[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)

The Assignment (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Haggly; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
For home economics class, Miss Haggly assigns Betty and Archie to shop for groceries on a budget. However, Archie proves to be too vulnerable to sales pitches, particularly those from cute sales ladies.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the credits printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #205.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Net Loss (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Scott McRae
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Terrence V. Worthing III
Synopsis
Betty and Archie agree to play doubles tennis with Veronica and the club tennis pro. The pro proceeds to humiliate Archie at tennis, provoking Betty to teach the pro a lesson.
Reprints
Keywords
tennis

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

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

Happy Daze (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty / comic story / 6 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; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Dilton Doily; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Betty is depressed, so Archie plans a party to cheer her up. While recruiting the gang, he tells them the theme is a "Depression Party", causing the gang to jump to the wrong conclusion.

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

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

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

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

Script
? [as Betty]
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Great Moments in the History of Stamp Collecting
    Betty
  2. 1. The Taste Of Adventure, Part 3
    Capri Sun; Archie
  3. 2. Spotlight on Betty Cooper
    Betty
  4. 3. ["Turtles Movie Comic Book"]
  5. 4. ["Archie has a new comic book!"]
  6. 5. It's the Sign of the Times
    Archie
  7. 6. Headphone Hiatus!!
    Betty
  8. 7. ["3 issues for $2.00"]
  9. 8. ["At last"]
  10. 9. The Assignment
    Betty
  11. 10. ["Join America's sweethearts"]
  12. 11. ["Discount 32"]
  13. 12. ["Double the fun"]
  14. 13. Net Loss
    Betty
  15. 14. ["Subscribe and save"]
  16. 15. Happy Daze
    Betty
  17. 16. ["Fans!"]
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty
  19. 18. ["Special subscription offer"]
  20. 19. ["You'll see Archie"]
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Phu Le
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore