Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #187 [Direct]

Price: 1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1990-08-02

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

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Betty and Me / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:	Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:This must be a very old science fiction movie!
Keywords:science fiction

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

This issue has 2 variants

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: 8 times a year in Jan., Mar., May, June, July, Aug. Sept., and Oct.
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Chocolate Crunchville

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Cocoa Puffs; Cuckoo Bird / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Nice Advice

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Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Bob Bolling
Inks:	Mike Esposito
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:: Betty follows the five steps from Ethel's book "Fanning Love Flames" to try to win Archie over from Veronica.; in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #77 (October 1995)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #91 (October 2000)
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #103 (July 2006)
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #234 (August 2013)
in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #15

Indexer Notes

Bottom of page 3 has advertisement for Veronica in New York #11 on sale August 7, 1990 and Archie 3000 #12 on sale August 21, 1990. Bottom of page 5 has advertisement for Jughead's Diner #4 on sale July 31, 1990, Jughead's Double Digest #5 on sale August 7, 1990, and Jughead's Time Police #3 on sale August 28, 1990.

3 Issues for $2.00

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At Last, My Own Double Digest!

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Nickelodeon Club / advertisement / 1 page

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

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Dear Betty / letters page / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Characters:

Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers seeking advice from Betty. Jared R. (Tampa,FL); Tina L. (Brooklyn, NY); Lucie C. (New Orleans, LA)

The Ultimate Game Club

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The Ultimate Game Club / advertisement / 1 page

Optical Delusion

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Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Bob Bolling
Inks:	Mike Esposito
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

Keywords:swim team; yacht

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Rebecca Frump

Synopsis:: Archie and Betty save a little girl from drowning, who turns out to be the daughter of one of the richest men in the world, Ronald Frump. They are invited to visit the Frump yacht, which is the largest privately owned ship in the world.; in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #77 (October 1995)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #91 (October 2000)
in Archie Giant Comics Splendor (Archie, 2022 series) ([May] 2022)

Indexer Notes

At the end of both pages 1 and 5 are promos for Archie's R/C Racers on sale Sept. 11, 1990, Archie Comics, and Archie Digests

Archie Fan Club

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Slumber Party. The last thing you'll want to do is sleep.

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Cadaco-Ellis Games / advertisement / 1 page

A Date with Fate!

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Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Michael Pellowski
Pencils:	Tim Kennedy
Inks:	Mike Esposito
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

Keywords:mall

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:: Betty and Archie decide they've been seeing a lot of each other so break a date to spend some time apart. They both end up at the local mall and keep running into each other. They run into each other so many times they decide to have lunch together.; in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #91 (October 2000)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #198 (June 2009)
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #277 (May 2017)
in Archie 80th Anniversary Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #4

Indexer Notes

Bottom of page 1: an advertisement for Explorers of the Unknown #3 on sale July 24, 1990; Bottom of page 3: an advertisement for Jughead's Pal Hot Dog! #5 on sale July 31, 1990; Bottom of page 5: an advertisement for Riverdale High #2 on sale Aug. 7, 1990.

Earn Great Prizes or Cash

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Sunshine Sales Club Products / advertisement / 1 page

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Betty / activity / 1 page

Script:	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
Pencils:	Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
Inks:	Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Colors:	Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Letters:	Rod Ollerenshaw ?

Genre:teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:What did Archie get when he dialed Betty’s number by mistake?

Characters:

Betty Cooper

Reprints (1)

in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #3 (May 2021)

Indexer Notes

Word scramble riddle activity
Sent in by Gale Solomon of E. Brunswick, NJ

Fine Feathered Fiend

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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Tim Kennedy
Inks:	Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

Keywords:I.D. Bracelet; parrot; South America

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Sinbad the parrot

Synopsis:: Jughead takes Betty's parrot Sinbad to Pop Tate's. Sinbad repeats revealing tidbits.; in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #91 (October 2000), #234 (August 2015)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #295 (September 2021)

Indexer Notes

Bottom of page 1: advertisement for Laugh #24 on sale August 7, 1990; bottom of page 2: advertisement for Archie Giant Series Veronica's Summer Special #615 and Archie & Me #616 both on sale July 24, 1990; bottom of page 5: advertisement for The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #14 on sale July 24, 1990.

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Double Your Fun!

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Makin' It with Olympic!

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

The Taste of Adventure (part 3)

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Archie & Friends; Capri Sun Juice Drinks / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Chester Cheetah's Cool Rules

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Cheetos / Chee-tos; Chester Cheetah / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Betty and Me / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Chocolate Crunchville (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Cocoa Puffs; Cuckoo Bird / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Nice Advice (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages

Indexer Notes

3 Issues for $2.00 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

At Last, My Own Double Digest! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Nickelodeon Club / advertisement / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

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

Dear Betty / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

The Ultimate Game Club (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

The Ultimate Game Club / advertisement / 1 page

Optical Delusion (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages

Indexer Notes

Archie Fan Club (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Slumber Party. The last thing you'll want to do is sleep. (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Cadaco-Ellis Games / advertisement / 1 page

A Date with Fate! (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty and Me / comic story / 5 pages

Indexer Notes

Earn Great Prizes or Cash (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Sunshine Sales Club Products / advertisement / 1 page

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Betty / activity / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Fine Feathered Fiend (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Indexer Notes

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Double Your Fun! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Makin' It with Olympic! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

The Taste of Adventure (part 3) (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie & Friends; Capri Sun Juice Drinks / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Chester Cheetah's Cool Rules (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

Cheetos / Chee-tos; Chester Cheetah / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Chocolate Crunchville

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Nice Advice

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3 Issues for $2.00

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At Last, My Own Double Digest!

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The Ultimate Game Club

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Optical Delusion

(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie Fan Club

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Slumber Party. The last thing you'll want to do is sleep.

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A Date with Fate!

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Earn Great Prizes or Cash

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[no title indexed]

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Fine Feathered Fiend

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[Subscribe and Save $2.50]

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Double Your Fun!

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[no title indexed]

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Makin' It with Olympic!

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The Taste of Adventure (part 3)

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Chester Cheetah's Cool Rules

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