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Issue Details

Issue #79
Published October 1976
Cover Price .30 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes 1st issue of a multi-issue story inspired by the TV series "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."

Cover Details - "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper!"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Notes 1st issue of a multi-issue story inspired by the TV series "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."

6 page Betty story "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper! (Part 1)"

Characters Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Count Drago (a family uncle to the Coopers, also a vampire); Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Forsythe P. Jones II
Synopsis Betty develops red skin blotches, her Uncle Drago is visiting but keeps odd hours and wails a lot, Archie is afraid of a secret his parents are hiding from him, and Jughead visits his father at the hospital.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie; Hostess Cupcakes advertisement "Josie Eats Her Words"

Characters Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Guru Manysayings
Synopsis The Guru tells Josie about special meditating words: Hotess Cupcake.
Genre teen; humor; ad
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Big Problem"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday (her dad)
Synopsis Li'l Jinx gets her kite stuck in a tree.
Genre children; humor; gags
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Betty story "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper! (Part 2)"

Characters Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Count Drago; Mrs. Blotworst; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers (cameo); Mac; Beamish
Synopsis The Count's wails are due to an impacted fang. Betty and Archie go to Veronica's house, where they discover Veronica has red blotches too, just like Betty. The two girls conclude they must be sisters. And two thugs are casing the Lodge mansion.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Betty story "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper! (Part 3)"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mac; Beamish; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Mac and Beamish offer Betty a ride home only to end up kidnapping her, as they think she's Veronica. They have Betty call Mr. Lodge with their demands, but he hangs up on her after she calls him "Daddy."
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page letters page "Dear Betty"

Characters Betty Cooper
Notes Betty answers readers' letters.

5 page Betty story "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper! (Part 4)"

Characters Betty Cooper; Mac; Beamish; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Betty calls Mr. Lodge again and delivers the kidnappers' demands. Betty is disgusted with the house whre the criminals live, and begins cleaning the place. She also sends Beamish to the store for groceries so she can cook them a decent meal. They discover she's not Veronica, but she continues to cook and clean for them, and starts working on plans to redecorate the place.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes The story continues in the next issue.