Betty #103
(October 2001)

Archie, 1992 Series
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Price
1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
every 4 weeks twice in October
On-sale Date
2001
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816467537 10311
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Victor Gorelick (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just can't believe the excessive violence and crude language in the movies today!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Oops! Smashed Berries (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cap'n Crunch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Elevator Escapade (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty, sorry to hear about your sprained ankle!
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Bernice Beazly; Carl Svenson
Synopsis
After spraining her ankle, Mr. Weatherbee gives Betty access to the utility elevator. When the elevator gets stuck Betty daydreams about Archie coming to rescue her.
Reprints

[Can You Unlock the Mystery?] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Pokemon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dear Betty / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sara Algase
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Betty answers letters submitted by Archie readers.

Betty's Sunny Day Fashions (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jeff Shultz (signed); Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Fashion designs submitted by readers Olivia Borden, Sara Stevens, Monica Mouklahan and Elyse Hanek

On the reprint it is signed by Dan DeCarlo instead of Jeff Shultz.

Dan DeCarlo left Archie comics around the time this was done and passed away a few months later.

The work may have been started by DeCarlo and finished by Shultz.

Strange Change (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So does a movie this Saturday look good to you?
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Adam; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Betty accidentally sets dates with both Archie and Adam for the same night. Archie has accidentally set dates with Betty and Veronica for the same night.
Reprints

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

Editor's Notebook / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Betty? Veronica? Will Archie Finally Decide?] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

Betty; Fan Art / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
various

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper (fan art)

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

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

In the Dark (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited as Smith)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Archie! I hear this movie about a big power blackout is so romantic!
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie falls asleep while at a movie with Betty.
Reprints

Not a Happy Camper (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mom! Mom! I did it!
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty goes camping with her parents.
Reprints
Keywords
camping

Betty and Veronica Fashion Dolls (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

It's in the Jeans (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Veronica! What are you up to?
Feature Logo
Betty
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Veronica gives Betty a bunch of her old jeans and Betty turns them into various fashion accessories.
Reprints

[Betty and Veronica Double Digest #100] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Don't Miss an Issue! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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

JCPenney; Reebok / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Sweetarts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I just can't believe the excessive violence and crude language in the movies today!"]
    Betty
  2. 1. Oops! Smashed Berries
    Cap'n Crunch
  3. 2. Elevator Escapade
    Betty
  4. 3. [Can You Unlock the Mystery?]
    Pokemon
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty
  6. 5. Betty's Sunny Day Fashions
    Betty
  7. 6. Strange Change
    Betty
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  9. 8. [Betty? Veronica? Will Archie Finally Decide?]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Betty; Fan Art
  11. 10. ["Everybody loves to read Archie comics!"]
  12. 11. In the Dark
    Betty
  13. 12. Not a Happy Camper
    Betty
  14. 13. Betty and Veronica Fashion Dolls
    Betty and Veronica
  15. 14. It's in the Jeans
    Betty
  16. 15. [Betty and Veronica Double Digest #100]
  17. 16. Don't Miss an Issue!
    Sabrina
  18. 17. ["Reebok girls: ladybug cutouts, changeable colors."]
    JCPenney; Reebok
  19. 18. ["New green apple flavor SweeTARTS."]
    Sweetarts
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