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Issue Details

Issue #47
Published March 1997
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 1.50 USD
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Are You Surprised, Betty?"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Either Betty's running late for her own birthday party, or all of her guests showed up too soon.
Genre Teen
Pencils Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks Mike Esposito [signed Espo!!]
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty story "Happy Anniversary"

Characters Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Josh the delivery man; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty is eagerly awaiting to see if Archie remembers the anniversary of their first kiss.
Genre Teen
Script Kathleen Webb
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "It's Time To Celebrate"

Characters Cheryl Blossom
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Alison Flood ?
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset
Notes Subscription solicitation for Cheryl Blossom Comics.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Digest Offer"

Notes Advertisement for Archie Annual Digest #68, Archie Andrews Where Are You Digest #109, Archie's Story & Game Digest #37, Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #1, and Little Archie Digest #18.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Limited Edition Sabrina T-Shirt"

Characters Archie Andrews
Notes Advertisement for the Sabrina T-shirt.

5 page Betty story "Soup's On"

Characters Betty Cooper; Mrs. Walsh; Mrs. Green; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper
Synopsis As a good deed, Betty shovels the walks of all the elderly women in the neighborhood. And every one of them express their thanks by inviting her in for a big bowl of hot soup.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Digest Subscriptions Offer"

Characters Betty Cooper
Notes Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.

Half page Editor's Notebook text article "If You Think Sabrina"

Synopsis Editor Gorelick promotes the new Cheryl Blossom series, Jughead #91, and the Sabrina TV show.
Script Victor Gorelick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset

2 page Dear Betty letters page "I'm 11"

Characters Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis "Betty" answers reader letters.
Script Sara Algase
Pencils Ellen Leonforte
Inks Ellen Leonforte
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset
Notes At the request of "Loveshot" of Flat Rock, Michigan, "Jughead" answers the last letter.

1 page Fan Art illustration

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Fans send in their artistic interpretations of Betty.
Pencils Alyssa Husar; Livia Klein; Nicole Janicky; Ellice Butler; Erin Quackenbush
Inks Alyssa Husar; Livia Klein; Nicole Janicky; Ellice Butler; Erin Quackenbush
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Betty story "Baby On The Loose"

Characters Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper; Baby (a mastiff dog)
Synopsis Betty rescues a 200 pound mastiff from a burning house and the huge canine follows her around everywhere, with comic results.
Genre Teen
Script Bill Golliher
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Subscriptions Offer"

Characters Archie Andrews
Notes Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.

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

Notes Advertisement for Archie Annual Digest #68.

1 page Betty story "It Doesn't Compute"

Characters Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis Betty's parents buy her a computer.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Mike Worley
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Sabrina's All New Offer"

Notes Advertisement for Sabrina #1, as well as for the Sabrina Specials still available from the publisher.

5 page Betty story "A Quiet Place"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge (on phone); Hal Cooper
Synopsis Betty searches in vain for a quiet place to read the book she has to do a book report on.
Genre Teen
Script Hal Smith
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Mike Esposito
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida