Betty and Me #197 [Direct]
(March 1992)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
6 times a year in Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., and Nov.
On-sale Date
1992-01-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
A Archie Comics
Editing
Daryl Edelman (editor); Victor Gorelick (managing editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On sale date from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #113.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Inks
Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty's Heart: Super Magnification
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty's good points are diagrammed in a heart-shaped chart.
Reprints
No image yet Cover Thumbnail for Betty and Me (1965 series) #197 [Newsstand]
Cover gallery

Question? Authority! (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Matt S. Wayne
Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Ollie Funt (10TV News Director, first appearance); Mandy Moffet (10TV Feature Reporter, first appearance); Dexter Howard (10TV Photographer, first appearance); Arnold Drake (10TV News Anchor, first appearance); Jughead Jones; Mayor McWack (Riverdale's Mayor, first appearance); Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty gets a job as an intern with WPBJ, Channel 10 in Riverdale. Her first assignment is to assist reporter Mandy Moffet and Mandy instantly sees her as a potential threat to her position. She tries to give Betty menial tasks to keep her out of the way. But a tip from Jughead gives Betty a chance to break a scandal involving the Mayor's office on the air.

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

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

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

10 Tips For A Better World (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Ecology tips from Archie and the gang.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

A Little Help From My Friends (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Matt S. Wayne
Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Mandy Moffet; Dexter Howard; Ollie Funt
Synopsis
Feeling threatened by Betty, Mandy tries to sabotage Betty with Mr. Funt and almost succeeds in getting her fired.

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

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

Betty's Funky Fashions (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Holly Summers
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by Holly Summers, who is also credited with the page concept.
Reprints

Guess Who's Coming To Pop's? (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Matt S. Wayne
Pencils
Dan Parent
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Dexter Howard; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty invites Dexter over to her home to watch television. When Archie and Veronica hear about it, they just have to get a look at him, and the four adjourn to Pop's Chok'lit Shoppe. Archie dislikes Dexter at first, while Veronica wonders if coming on to Dexter might make Archie more interested in her.
Reprints

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

Ponytail Express / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Daryl Edelman
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dreaming With Daryl
Synopsis
Reader letters.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Betty's Heart: Super Magnification"]
    Betty
  2. 1. Question? Authority!
    Betty
  3. 2. ["Brought To You By Archie Comic Publications"]
  4. 3. ["Archie Presents Previews"]
  5. 4. 10 Tips For A Better World
    Archie
  6. 5. ["Pop Tate's Menu Of Subscriptions"]
  7. 6. A Little Help From My Friends
    Betty
  8. 7. ["Archie's Grab Bag"]
  9. 8. Betty's Funky Fashions
    Betty
  10. 9. Guess Who's Coming To Pop's?
    Betty
  11. 10. ["Dreaming With Daryl"]
    Ponytail Express
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