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Issue Details

Issue #197
Published March 1992
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Daryl Edelman (editor); Victor Girelick (managing editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Betty's Heart: Super Maginfication"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty's good points are diagrammed in a heart-shaped chart.
Genre Teen
Pencils Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Inks Rex W. Lindsey (signed)

11 page Betty story "Question? Authority!"

Characters Betty Cooper; Ollie Funt (10TV News Director; first appearance); Mandy Moffet (10TV Feature Reporter; first appearance); Dexter Howard (10TV Photographer; first appearance); Arnold Drake (10TV News Anchor; first appearance); Jughead Jones; Mayor McWack (Riverdale's Mayor; first appearance); Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis Betty gets a job as an intern with WPBJ, Channel 10 in Riverdale. Her first assignment is to assist reporter Mandy Moffet and Mandy instantly sees her as a potential threat to her position. She tries to give Betty menial tasks to keep her out of the way. But a tip from Jughead gives Betty a chance to break a scandal involving the Mayor's office on the air.
Genre Teen
Script Matt S. Wayne
Pencils Dan Parent
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Brought To You By Archie Comic Publications"

Characters The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; The Mighty Mutanimals.
Synopsis Advertisement for the trade paperback collection of the Mighty Mutanimals mini-series.
Pencils ? [clip art]
Inks ? [clip art]
Notes Clip art is the cover of the volume.

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Presents Previews"

Synopsis Advertisement for Betty And Veronica #49, Jughead #31, Archie #397 and Betty And Me #197.
Pencils ? [clip art]
Inks ? [clip art]
Letters typeset
Notes Clip art is the covers of the four comics.

1 page Archie public service announcement "10 Tips For A Better World"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Ecology tips from Archie and the gang.
Genre Teen
Pencils Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Pop Tate's Menu Of Subscriptions"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Advertisement for the various subscriptions and merchandise available from the publisher.
Letters typeset

5 page Betty story "A Little Help From My Friends"

Characters Betty Cooper; Mandy Moffet; Dexter Howard; Ollie Funt
Synopsis Feeling threatened by Betty, Mandy tries to sabotage Betty with Mr. Funt and almost succeeds in getting her fired.
Genre Teen
Script Matt S. Wayne
Pencils Dan Parent
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Grab Bag"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Advertisement for Archie Grab Bags, randomly selected back issues sold in packs of ten or twenty.
Pencils Ellen Leonforte
Inks Ellen Leonforte

1 page Betty illustration "Betty's Funky Fashions"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by Holly Summers, who is also credited with the page concept.
Genre Teen
Script Holly Summers
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Jim DeCarlo (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman ?

5 page Betty story "Guess Who's Coming To Pop's?"

Characters Betty Cooper; Dexter Howard; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper
Synopsis Betty invites Dexter over to her home to watch television. When Archie and Veronica hear about it, they just have to get a look at him, and the four adjourn to Pop's Chok'lit Shoppe. Archie dislikes Dexter at first, while Veronica wonders if coming on to Dexter might make Archie more interested in her.
Genre Teen
Script Matt S. Wayne
Pencils Dan Parent
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page Ponytail Express letters page "Dreaming With Daryl"

Synopsis Reader letters.
Script Daryl Edelman
Letters typeset