Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #23 [Direct Edition]

Price: 1.50 USD

Pages: 36

Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

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Betty / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:	Alison Flood (signed)
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ringggg!

Characters:

Betty Cooper

Synopsis:: Betty jumps out of the shower to answer the phone, only to find that she heard a sound effect from her television.

This issue has 1 variant

#23 [Newsstand]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Archie Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Barcode: 762816467537 02311

Hot Water

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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Michael Pellowski
Pencils:	Doug Crane
Inks:	Mark Brewer
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen

Characters:

Synopsis:: Betty's attempts to soak in a hot tub keep getting interrupted.; in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #130 (March 2005), #186 (February 2011), #240 (March 2016)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page

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Fan Art / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ellen Leonforte Bill Yoshida

Characters:

Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Page of fan art submitted by readers Leslie Bennett, Maysha Mohamedi, Dorie Paulk, Amanda Allen, and Heather Dixon

Bless the Child

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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Doug Crane
Inks:	Mark Brewer
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Bonnie Jo; Timmy

Synopsis:: Betty whines and begs some money out of her father to buy a new outfit at the mall, then spots a girl in even poorer circumstances than she's in.; in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #131 (April 2005), #208 (February 2013)
in Archie & Friends All Stars (Archie, 2009 series) #23 - Betty & Veronica: Shopping Spree! (2014)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #280 (March 2020)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #208, script is credited to Kathleen Webb and inks are credited to Mike Esposito.

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Archie's Cool Stuff

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Don't Do Me Any Favors

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Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Bob Bolling
Pencils:	Doug Crane
Inks:	Pat Kennedy
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen

Characters:

Synopsis:: Good Samaritan Betty spends so much time keeping Reggie out of Moose's angry clutches that Reggie begins to believe Betty is in love with him.; in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series) #166 (July 2001)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #4 (June 2014)
in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #4 (June 2021)

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Dear Betty / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Sara Algase
Pencils:	Ellen Leonforte
Inks:	Ellen Leonforte
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Ellen Leonforte typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm 13 Years Old

Characters:

Betty Cooper

Synopsis:: "Betty" answers reader letters.

Archie's Super Savers

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Birthday Blues

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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Bob Bolling
Pencils:	Doug Crane
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen

Characters:

Synopsis:: Polly's visit from San Francisco has everybody fussing over her to the point where Betty thinks everyone has forgotten her upcoming birthday.; in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #142 (June 2006)

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Table of Contents

["Ringggg!"]
Betty
Hot Water
Betty
["I'm sure that most"]
Editor's Notebook
["They are gigantic"]
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Fan Art
Bless the Child
Betty
["Princess Sally Mini-Series"]
["If You Were A Comic Book"]
Archie's Cool Stuff
Don't Do Me Any Favors
Betty's Diary
["I'm 13 Years Old"]
Dear Betty
Archie's Super Savers
Birthday Blues
Betty

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Betty / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Hot Water (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page

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Fan Art / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Bless the Child (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Indexer Notes

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Archie's Cool Stuff (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Don't Do Me Any Favors (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

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Dear Betty / letters page / 2 pages

Archie's Super Savers (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Birthday Blues (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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Hot Water

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Bless the Child

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Archie's Cool Stuff

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Don't Do Me Any Favors

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Archie's Super Savers

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Birthday Blues

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