Betty and Me
#184
[Direct]
(July 1990)
Archie,
1965 Series
- 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
This issue has variants:
Great Moments in the History of Stamp Collecting
Betty / cover / 1 page
- 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".
![Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Me (1965 series) #184 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/203/w100/203471.jpg?-4968624049935665874)
The Taste Of Adventure, Part 3
Capri Sun; Archie / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie, Betty and Jughead reach the end of their journey and find the treasure: Capri Sun Fruit drinks.
Spotlight on Betty Cooper
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- 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]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Turtles Movie Comic Book
- Characters
- Rafael
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Adaptation Comic.
Indexer Notes
Clip art is the cover of the comic.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie has a new comic book!
- Synopsis
- Subscription solicitation for "Riverdale High".
Indexer Notes
Clip art is the cover for Riverdale High #1.
It's the Sign of the Times
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- 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!!
Betty / activity / 1 page
- 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
-
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #136 (October 2005), #184 (November 2010), #277 (November 2019)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 3 issues for $2.00
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for the Archie Comics "Three Issues for $2.00" offer.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At last
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Subscription solicitation for Jughead's Double Digest.
Indexer Notes
Clip Art is the cover of Jughead's Double Digest #1.
The Assignment
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #205 (November 2012), #287 (November 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the credits printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #205.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Join America's sweethearts
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for Betty And Veronica Annual Digest #3.
Indexer Notes
Clip art is the cover for Betty And Veronica Annual Digest #3.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Discount 32
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Double the fun
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest and Betty And Veronica Double Digest.
Net Loss
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #124 (July 2004), #263 (July 2018)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Romp (Archie, 2018 series) (2018)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Subscribe and save
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.
Indexer Notes
The head shot of Veronica is by Dan DeCarlo. All other figures are by Parent and his inker.
Happy Daze
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- 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]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fans!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty / letters page / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- "Betty" answers reader letters.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Special subscription offer
- Synopsis
- Special three issue subscription solicitation to the newer Archie Comics line.
Indexer Notes
Clip art is the covers to Archie 3000, Jughead's Pal Hot Dog, Archie's R/C Racers, Archie's Explorers Of The Unknown, Jughead's Diner, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jughead's Time Police, and Riverdale High.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'll see Archie
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for the "To Riverdale And Back" comic book adaptation.
Indexer Notes
Cllip art is the cover to the comic book.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Gorelick
- Pencils
- Victor Gorelick ?; clip art
- Inks
- Clip art
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Editor Gorelick extols the virtues of several new titles published by Archie Comics.
Indexer Notes
Clip art is the cover of "To Riverdale And Back Again", and Riverdale High #1.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Great Moments in the History of Stamp Collecting
Betty -
1.
The Taste Of Adventure, Part 3
Capri Sun; Archie -
2.
Spotlight on Betty Cooper
Betty -
3.
["Turtles Movie Comic Book"]
-
4.
["Archie has a new comic book!"]
-
5.
It's the Sign of the Times
Archie -
6.
Headphone Hiatus!!
Betty -
7.
["3 issues for $2.00"]
-
8.
["At last"]
-
9.
The Assignment
Betty -
10.
["Join America's sweethearts"]
-
11.
["Discount 32"]
-
12.
["Double the fun"]
-
13.
Net Loss
Betty -
14.
["Subscribe and save"]
-
15.
Happy Daze
Betty -
16.
["Fans!"]
-
17.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty -
18.
["Special subscription offer"]
-
19.
["You'll see Archie"]
-
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
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