Price: 0.95 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1989-06-13
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
No image yet
Cover Thumbnail for Betty's Diary (1986 series) #28 [Newsstand]
Cover Thumbnail for Betty's Diary (1986 series) #28 [Canadian]

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Betty / cover / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Jim DeCarlo (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Diary: After many tries Archie finally won a stuffed toy for me.
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; unidentified carnival patrons
Synopsis:
Archie wins Betty a prize at the ball toss booth, without throwing the ball.
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 Feb., April, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On sale date from mikesamazingworld.com

Wedded Blitz
(Table of Contents: 1)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Midge Klump
Synopsis:
After catching the bouquet at her cousin's wedding, Betty meets Archie at Pop's and drops several dozen marriage hints on the eternally oblivious teen.
Reprints (5)

You Don't Need Drugs
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Nancy Woods
Synopsis:
Archie and the gang list reasons for readers not to abuse drugs.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

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

Cookie Choice
(Table of Contents: 5)

Dilton's Puzzle Pals / activity / 1 page

Script:
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
Pencils:
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
Inks:
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
Colors:
Letters:
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed as RGO)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Word scramble puzzle with a cookie theme.
Reprints (3)

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Great Cat Burglar Mystery
(Table of Contents: 8)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Riverdale is being plagued by a cat burglar. Archie and Betty try to track him down.
Reprints (1)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Smorgas-Bored
(Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis:
To relieve their boredom, Betty and Veronica agree to go shopping for deli take out dishes for dinner for Betty's parents.
Reprints (4)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 13)

Sincerely Yours / letters page / 1 page

Script:
? [as Betty]
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
?
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Thanks For The Letters!
Characters:
Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
"Betty" solicits reader advice for a problem sent in, then presents advice sent in for a previously published letter.

Betty's Beach Fashions
(Table of Contents: 14)

Betty / illustration / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
No story; Betty models beach fashions submitted by reader Julie Klausner, who also gets credit for the page concept.
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Money Can't Buy Me Love
(Table of Contents: 16)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Betty begins to envy Veronica's privilege and wealth. Miss Grundy notices and gives Betty some advice.
Editing
Download: (JSON)
Report Information
my.comics.org
Tracked in 3 collections.
Issue at my.comics.org
View Change History
Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Dear Diary: After many tries Archie finally won a stuffed toy for me."]
    Betty
  2. Wedded Blitz
    Betty
  3. You Don't Need Drugs
    Archie
  4. ["Full Of Color...Full Of Fun"]
  5. ["Is It Next Month Already?"]
    Editor's Notebook
  6. Cookie Choice
    Dilton's Puzzle Pals
  7. ["Double Your Fun!"]
  8. ["3 Issues For $2.00"]
  9. The Great Cat Burglar Mystery
    Betty
  10. ["Discount 32"]
  11. ["At Last"]
  12. Smorgas-Bored
    Betty
  13. ["Subscribe And Save"]
  14. ["Thanks For The Letters!"]
    Sincerely Yours
  15. Betty's Beach Fashions
    Betty
  16. ["Fans!"]
  17. Money Can't Buy Me Love
    Betty
Related Links
Issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
contact us
donate
If you believe any of this data to be incorrect, please let us know.
Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.
Creative Commons License
All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The GCD Privacy Policy. The GCD Web Site code is licensed under the GNU General Public License.