Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #17

Price: 0.75 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1988-03-15

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

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[Holding Hands In Public]

(Table of Contents)

Betty's Diary / cover / 1 page

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

Genre:teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

Synopsis:: Archie arm-wrestles Betty for the check after an evening at Pop's.

This issue has 1 variant

#17 [Canadian]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
Indicia Frequency: 8 times a year in Feb., April, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?
Barcode: 076956145065 06

Indexer Notes

On sale date from Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988.

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(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks:	Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Letters:	Bill Yoshida ?

Genre:teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Health education

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:: Mr. Weatherbee gives the class, and the readers, some information on AIDS awareness.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

In Search of Change

(Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Harold Smith
Pencils:	Stan Goldberg
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:: Betty spends more than she thought and only has a dollar to get home on the bus. But getting change proves to be more involved than she imagined.; in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #32 (May 1998)
in Archie & Friends All Stars (Archie, 2009 series) #2 - The Best of Betty's Diary (2009)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Search for the Fruitasaurus!

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Sunkist; Archie / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Betty's Boyfriends

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Dilton's Puzzle Pals / activity / 1 page

Script:	Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils:	Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks:	Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	Rod Ollerenshaw

Genre:teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper

Synopsis:: Letter coloring code puzzle with a boy's names theme.; in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #107 (August 2002)

Fans' Fashions for Archie, Betty and Veronica

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Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:	Stan Goldberg (signed)
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:: No story; Betty, Archie and Veronica model fashion designs sent in by readers.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

With Friends Like These

(Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Kathleen Webb
Pencils:	Stan Goldberg
Inks:	Mike Esposito
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	Bill Yoshida ?

Genre:teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:: After being critiqued one time too many by Veronica, Betty begins to wonder why she is friends with the girl.; in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #62 (June 1993)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #100 (May 1998)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #114 (June 2003)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #223 (June 2014)

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Stress Struck

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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Stan Goldberg
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	Bill Yoshida ?

Genre:teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper

Synopsis:: Betty is concerned with the stress in the lives of her friends and it's giving her stress.; in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series) #108 (July 1993)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #137 (December 2005)
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #228 (October 2012), #284 (November 2020)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit changed based on the credits printed in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #228.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Night of Fright

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Sabrina / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	Bill Yoshida ?

Genre:teen; fantasy-supernatural

Characters:

Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda

Synopsis:: Sabrina and her Aunts take a pleasant evening walk on an eerie Scottish moor.; in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #121 [Newsstand] (June 1993)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #98 (March 1998)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Telling It like It Is

(Table of Contents: 16)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Stan Goldberg
Inks:	Mike Esposito
Colors:	Barry Grossman ?
Letters:	Bill Yoshida ?

Genre:teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Polly Cooper

Synopsis:: Betty begins to wonder if all her hard work at school is worth it. Then Polly visits from San Francisco and sets her straight.; in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #28 (September 1993) [with Betty's Diary logo]
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #38 (February 1999)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #132 (May 2005)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Digest (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #211 (May 2013)

Indexer Notes

The reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #211, the writing is credited to Kathleen Webb.

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Sincerely Yours / letters page / 1 page

Script:	? [as Betty]
Pencils:	Bob Bolling
Inks:	Mike Esposito
Letters:	?

First Line of Dialogue or Text:One of our readers

Characters:

Betty Cooper

Synopsis:: "Betty" presents advice sent in by readers for a problem printed in a previous issue.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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Table of Contents

[Holding Hands In Public]
Betty's Diary
["Health education"]
Archie
In Search of Change
Betty
["Discount 32"]
["Double your fun"]
The Search for the Fruitasaurus!
Sunkist; Archie
Betty's Boyfriends
Dilton's Puzzle Pals
Fans' Fashions for Archie, Betty and Veronica
Betty and Veronica
["Subscribe and save"]
With Friends Like These
Betty
["Step right up!"]
["See America's #1 model"]
Stress Struck
Betty
["Hang out with us!"]
The Night of Fright
Sabrina
["Fans!"]
Telling It like It Is
Betty
["One of our readers"]
Sincerely Yours

[Holding Hands In Public] (Table of Contents)

Betty's Diary / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

In Search of Change (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Search for the Fruitasaurus! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Sunkist; Archie / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Betty's Boyfriends (Table of Contents: 6)

Dilton's Puzzle Pals / activity / 1 page

Fans' Fashions for Archie, Betty and Veronica (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

With Friends Like These (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Stress Struck (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Indexer Notes

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Night of Fright (Table of Contents: 14)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Telling It like It Is (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Indexer Notes

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Sincerely Yours / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

[Holding Hands In Public]

(Table of Contents)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 1)

In Search of Change

(Table of Contents: 2)

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[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

The Search for the Fruitasaurus!

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Betty's Boyfriends

(Table of Contents: 6)

Fans' Fashions for Archie, Betty and Veronica

(Table of Contents: 7)

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With Friends Like These

(Table of Contents: 9)

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Stress Struck

(Table of Contents: 12)

[no title indexed]

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The Night of Fright

(Table of Contents: 14)

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Telling It like It Is

(Table of Contents: 16)

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(Table of Contents: 17)