Betty #106 [Newsstand]

(January 2002)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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Visit Archie and all his friends in Riverdale.

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Promo for www.archiecomics.com

The Dinner Date (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)

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper

Synopsis

In order to prove to her exasperated parents that Archie is reliable, Betty insists that they invite him over for dinner. He accidentally demolishes everything, but the Coopers agree that he means well, and that things are never dull when he's around.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #235 (August 2007)

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

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

Pencils

Rex Lindsey (signed as Rex W. Lindsey)

Inks

Rex Lindsey (signed as Rex W. Lindsey)

Colors

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Subscribe today!

Characters

Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Big Ethel Muggs

Keywords

Bowling

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

Dear Betty / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Sara Algase (credited as Betty)

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When you're in need of a friend indeed, she's always here to help.

Characters

Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Letters seeking advice, with answers from "Betty." Signed with artist's initials -- may be E L.

Betty's Horoscope for November (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty's Horoscope / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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Sagittarius

Keywords

Astrology; horoscope; superstition

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Uncle Freddie says... check off the issues you need to complete your collection!

Characters

Uncle Freddie (advertising character or promotional character); Archie Andrews

Sole Power (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Nurse Nelson; Superintendent Hassle

Synopsis

Betty and Chuck create a craze for sneakers hand-decorated by Chuck. Mr. Weatherbee bans the bizarre footwear and sends them to detention. But Superintendent Hassle, who finds girls in other schools getting frostbite due to the fad of wearing sandals in winter, congratulates Weatherbee on shrewdly setting up a healthier counter-fad. The delighted principal frees Chuck and Betty, and embraces the decorated sneakers.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #172 (April 2007)
• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #221 (March 2012), #277 (March 2020)

Keywords

High school

Indexer Notes

Grossman and Yoshida credits from GCD record at B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine # 221. Same record credits Mike Esposito with inking, rather than Rudy Lapick as credited in this issue.

Editor's Notebook (Table of Contents: 8)

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Characters

Victor Gorelick; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton

Keywords

9-11; September 11

Indexer Notes

Words to patriotic songs, and an invitation to sing along with the Archie website, in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Fan Art (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Betty Cooper

Keywords

Fan art

Indexer Notes

Fan art by Laura Hilliker, Haley Hall, and Caity Pinkard.

Leaf Grief (Table of Contents: 10)

Ethel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited) ([as Gladir])

Pencils

Fernando Ruiz (credited) ([as Ruiz])

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited) ([as Lapick])

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Ethel's perfume is "Autumn Leaves." Instead of attracting Jughead, it makes him rake faster.

Reprints

• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #251 (November 2016)

The Problem (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper (Betty's sister); Archie Andrews; Adam

Synopsis

Betty explains to her sister how she likes both Archie and Adam, and how the two boys are competing for her attention. She describes it as a problem, but the sister says that Betty doesn't have a problem -- the boys do.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #175 (July 2007)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #231 (April 2015)
• in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #13 [Direct Edition] (May 2022)

Keywords

High school

Indexer Notes

Betty's older sister is unnamed in this story, addressed only as Sis. In The Adventures Of Little Archie # 24 and other 1962-63 issues, the older sister's name is established as Polly, with her own feature.

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #231, inks are credited to Bob Smith.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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Stan Goldberg (signed)

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Bob Smith (signed)

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Archie's Holiday Fun

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

Keywords

Christmas tree; holiday

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie's Holiday Fun Digest # 6.

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

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Best of Josie and the Pussycats

Genre

teen

Characters

The Pussycats [Josie; Val; Melody]

Learn to Draw Betty (Table of Contents: 14)

Learn to Draw / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inks

Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Colors

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Characters

Betty Cooper

Learn to Draw Archie (Table of Contents: 15)

Learn to Draw / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo ?

Inks

Dan DeCarlo ?

Colors

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Letters

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Characters

Archie Andrews

Santa's Li'l Helpers (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (signed)

Inks

John Lowe (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Santa Claus [Barnaby Lumpkin]; kids

Synopsis

Betty has a job assisting a mall Santa Claus who has grown cynical. Christmas these days, he says, is all about money, and he does the job just for the money. When he loses his wallet, and two kids return it, he sees the error of his ways.

Reprints

• in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #11 (December 2006)
• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #21 (December 2012)
• in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #2 (January 2018)

Keywords

Christmas; holiday

Indexer Notes

Color and lettering credits from GCD record at Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine # 21.

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Archie Americana Series, now including best of the eighties!

Characters

Archie; Betty; Veronica; Jughead; Reggie

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Sabrina / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Get caught up in the magic...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; teen

Characters

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (photo of Melissa Joan Hart)

Keywords

Horse; witch

Indexer Notes

Ad from Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Coin Collecting, Advanced

Characters

Kid

Keywords

Game

Indexer Notes

Ad for Warioland4 game from Nintendo.