Betty and Me #191 [Direct]
(July 1991)

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
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie 50th Anniversary
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This course has a lot of challenges, Archie!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; unidentified platinum blonde; unidentified golfers; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
On a miniature golf course, Betty calls a two-stroke penalty on Archie for trying to play through to a gorgeous blonde golfer.
Reprints

Bored Game (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Forced inside due to a rainy day, Archie, Betty and her parents decide to play the board game "Be A Billionaire" (a take-off on Monopoly). During the game, Archie fantasizes about being a billionaire.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit changed based on credits printed in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #25.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Parent; clip art
Inks
?; clip art
Colors
?
Letters
?

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 #5.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is the cover of Betty and Veronica Annual Digest #5.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
Pencils
Victor Gorelick ?; clip art
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Editor's Notebook
Synopsis
Editor Gorelick promotes the first volume of the Archie Americana Series, and promotes a convention appearance for himself.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is the splash page of the Archie story from Pep Comics #22, drawn by Bob Montana.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
clip art
Inks
clip art
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie Presents
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Advertisement for Archie Americana Series: Best of the Forties.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is various poses of Archie and the gang taken from stories in the volume. Art is by Bob Montana.

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

Betty / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Betty
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
"Betty" answers reader letters.

Home Video (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Miss Beazley; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Betty decides to video tape a diary and Archie volunteers to operate the camera. But his efforts end up causing him no end of grief.
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Discount 32
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
clip art
Inks
clip art
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's Archie's 50th Anniversary
Synopsis
Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is illustrations of the club premiums.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
clip art
Inks
clip art
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie's Special Digest Subscription Offer
Synopsis
Subscription solicitation for the Archie Double Digest line and the Archie standard Digest line.

Indexer Notes

Clip art is the title logos for the offered titles.

Dream Dilemma (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Doug Crane
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
Synopsis
Betty dreams she rejects Archie and is so shaken by the dream that it takes Veronica to talk her down from her agitated state.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212, the writing is credited to George Gladir.

Archie's 50th Anniversary Interview Contest! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ellen Leonforte ?
Inks
Ellen Leonforte ?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Contest announcement connected with the Archie Fiftieth Anniversary celebration.

Sitter Wanted (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Tim Kennedy
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Tompkins; Mr. Diddlebock; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie can't take Betty out because he donated all his cash to charity. Betty can't go out with him because she promised to babysit. Neither knows how to break the news to the other one.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212, the writing was credited to Mike Pellowski.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Calendar of Events
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
List of notices outlining company oriented events around the United States.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This course has a lot of challenges, Archie!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. Bored Game
    Betty
  3. 2. ["Join America's Sweethearts"]
  4. 3. ["Editor's Notebook"]
  5. 4. ["Archie Presents"]
  6. 5. ["Dear Betty"]
    Betty
  7. 6. Home Video
    Betty
  8. 7. ["Discount 32"]
  9. 8. ["It's Archie's 50th Anniversary"]
  10. 9. ["Archie's Special Digest Subscription Offer"]
  11. 10. Dream Dilemma
    Betty
  12. 11. Archie's 50th Anniversary Interview Contest!
  13. 12. Sitter Wanted
    Betty
  14. 13. ["Calendar of Events"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen