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Issue Details

Issue #196
Published January 1992
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 75P GBP
Pages 36
Editing Daryl Edelman (editor); Victor Gorelick (managing editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "How To Tell If Your Boyfriend Still Has A Crush On You"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate
Synopsis Archie misses Betty - - really misses her.
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks Henry Scarpelli (signed)

6 page Betty story "The Gift"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge;Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Dilton Doily; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Archie agrees to loan Betty a book so she won't have to buy the text for a class and thus has enough money to buy earrings for Veronica. But Veronica spots them, assumes the worst of Betty and plans a prank to publicly humiliate her in revenge.
Genre Teen
Script Bill Golliher
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes The ending blurb promotes the continuation of this story in Betty And Me #197, but the story, titled "Buckin' Blonde Bronco" in the blurb, doesn't appear in that issue. It is unknown where the story does appear, if it appears at all.

1 page Dear Betty letters page "Whenever My Friend"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis "Betty" answers reader letters.
Genre Teen
Script ? [as Betty]
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman ?

1 page Betty illustration "Betty's Dream Fashions"

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

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Join America's Sweethearts"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Advertisement for Betty And Veronica Annual Digest #6.
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Don't Miss A Single Issue"

Characters The Koosh Kins
Synopsis Advertisement for the Koosh Kins mini-series.

5 page Betty story "Tall Story"

Characters Betty Cooper; Michelle
Synopsis A girl on the seventh grade girl's basketball Betty coaches is having trouble coping with being taller than the boys in her grade. Betty counsels the girl with stories of her own time in sixth grade, when she was taller than everyone except Moose.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

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 title subscriptions and Archie related merchandise offered by the company.

5 page Betty story "Robestyles Of The Rich And Famous"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews;
Synopsis When Archie visits first Betty and then Veronica, he catches each girl in her robe. The contrast between the two is revealing.
Genre Teen
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Doug Crane
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 "Grab Bag Comics", a pack of ten random issues of Archie titles.
Pencils Ellen Leonforte
Inks Ellen Leonforte

2 page Betty story "Candid Comments"

Characters Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats
Synopsis Betty has to interview Coach Kleats for the school paper after a 63-0 loss.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Jeff Shultz
Inks Jon Dagger ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?
Notes "Jon Dagger" may be a pen name for Jon D'Agostino.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Read Little Archie Digest"

Characters Little Archie; Little Betty
Synopsis Advertisement for Little Archie Digest #4.
Pencils C. Allon
Inks Rod Ollerenshaw

5 page Betty story "Study Buddy"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Betty tries to study for school, but no matter which subject she tries, her thoughts always drift back to Archie.
Genre Teen
Script George Gladir
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page text article "Editor's Notebook"

Synopsis Editor Gorelick announces the winners of the Archie 50th Anniversary Card And Poster Contest.
Genre editorial
Script Victor Gorelick
Pencils Victor Gorelick ?
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters typeset

1 page Archie public service announcement "Be A Heatbuster"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
Synopsis Archie and Betty demonstrate how much fun it is to turn down the thermostat and snuggle up for warmth. Then Dilton solicits more energy-saving tips.
Genre Teen
Pencils C. Allon (signed)
Inks Alison Flood [signed AMF]
Letters Bill Yoshida ?