Betty and Me #185 [Direct]

(August 1990)

I'm On My Way (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy movie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fit to Be Tired (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie goes with Betty to the health club, but Betty's workout leaves Archie too tired to go out with her on a date that night.

Reprints

• in Archi (Grupo Editorial Vid, 1986 ? series) #471 (Noviembre 29 de 1995)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #91 (October 2000), #152 (August 2007), #265 (September 2018)
• in Archie Giant Comics Bash (Archie, 2018 series) (2018)

Keywords

aerobics; exercise; health club; jogging; weight lifting

Betty's Favorite Fashions (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Jim DeCarlo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #115 (November 2000)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #136 (October 2005), #184 (November 2010), #256 (November 2017)

Indexer Notes

Fashions by Kathy Kendal (Carmel, N.Y.), Susan Mason (Toronto, Canada), Julia Bush (Orlando, Fla.), Jay Mille (El Paso, Texas), and Kelly Crudele (Newburg, N.Y.).

The Ultimate Game Club (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The Ultimate Game Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

3 Issues for $2.00 (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Archie's Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Check Out Archie's Special Subscription Offer! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Taste Treat (Table of Contents: 8)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Rod Ollerenshaw

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Ambrose

Synopsis

Aunt Hilda discovers peanut butter.

Keywords

bat wings; peanut butter

Indexer Notes

Credits are "by Gladir, Goldberg, & Ollerenshaw".

Over $8,000 in Prizes Awarded Monthly (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Art Instruction School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Donation Flirtation (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Betty takes a box of items to a charity flea market. Archie goes along and unknowingly ends up buying all of Betty donations to give to her.

Reprints

• in Archi (Grupo Editorial Vid, 1986 ? series) #471 (Noviembre 29 de 1995)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #144 (September 2006)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #225 (September 2014)

Keywords

autograph; flea market; magazines; teddy bear

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #225, writing is credited to Frank Doyle, pencils are credited to Doug Crane and inks are credited to Mike Esposito.

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

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

New Kids on the Block T-Shirts (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Bop City Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Double Your Fun! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Take Me to the Prom (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo); Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge (dream image)

Synopsis

When Betty overhears Archie saying he's going to check out Veronica's prom dress, she thinks Archie is taking Veronica to the prom. Betty sits in her room and makes a list of things she could do instead of going to the prom.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #141 (June 1996)

Keywords

crying; prom; voodoo doll

Subscribe and Save $2.50 (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Archie digests / 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

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I like school and get good marks...

Characters

Betty Cooper (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Carole N. (Los Angeles, Calif.) and "Pretty Lonely" (Honolulu, Ha.) asking for advice.

Suddenly It's Summer! (Table of Contents: 18)

Betty and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle (credited)

Pencils

Tim Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper

Synopsis

Betty and Archie go for a walk and enjoy summer by engaging in childish activities.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #136 (September 1995)
• in Archi (Grupo Editorial Vid, 1986 ? series) #471 (Noviembre 29 de 1995)
• in Archie Comics Spectacular Friends Forever (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #244 (September 2015)
• in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #3 (August 2019)

Keywords

dogs; playground; skateboard; teeter-totter

Indexer Notes

In a panel on page one, Betty sings some modified lyrics to the 1947 song "It's a Good Day." ("Great day" instead of "good day", but the lyrics are obvious to anyone who's heard the song.)

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

Archie Fan Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Prizes or Cash! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Sales Leadership Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Taste of Adventure (Part 1) (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Archie and his Friends; Capri Sun Fruit Drinks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cool Rule #73 (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Chester Cheetah's Cool Rules; Chee-tos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)