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Issue Details

Issue #86
Published August 1977
Cover Price .35 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes This is the last issue of the "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" parody.

Cover Details - "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Steele Woole (a wax dummy of a cowboy actor); Conrad Kooke (an old Hollywood actor and director)
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Colors Barry Grossman
Notes This is the last issue of the "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" parody.

6 page Betty story "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part I)"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Conrad Kooke
Synopsis Betty gets separated from the group as they arrive in Hollywood to take in the sights. She is then offered a ride by an eccentric actor named Conrad Kooke, who thinks Betty is his long lost love Beverly Hill. Archie, Jughead, and Veronica then split up to find Betty.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx story "An Apple For The Teacher"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Fat Charley Hawse
Synopsis Charley is bringing an apple to his teacher -- but the apple has a worm in it.
Genre children; humor; gags
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Betty story "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part II)"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Steele Woole (a wax dummy of an old cowboy actor); Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Conrad Kooke
Synopsis While Betty is being forced to dress and act with Conrad Kooke -- who still thinks Betty is Beverly Hill -- Veronica finds a wax dummy of an cowboy actor she loved as a young girl named Steele Woole. Archie gets a lead on Betty's whereabouts and boards a tour bus to get there, talking to himself the entire time. After being thrown out of the wax museum, Veronica showers the owner with cash and takes the dummy with her.
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 III)"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Conrad Kooke
Synopsis As Conrad has Betty dress in another of Beverly's costumes, Archie arrives at Conrad's house. But rather than rescue Betty, Archie gets caught up in Conrad's movie making, much to Betty's dismay. Jughead steals a bike after learning where Betty is, and the kid whose bike he stole tells Veronica -- still carting her Steele Woole wax dummy -- where Jughead is headed. Jughead, Veronica and Steele arrive at Conrad's house. Conrad is pleased that Steele -- an old friend of his -- has decided to join his film making.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Betty letters page "Dear Betty"

Characters Betty Cooper
Notes Betty answers readers' questions.

6 page Betty story "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part IV)"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Steele Woole (melts in this story); Conrad Kooke
Synopsis Archie takes over the director's role. Veronica kisses the dummy under some hot lights, which causes it to melt. Veronica of course thinks it's because of her. Jughead frees an annoyed Betty, who dumps Archie into a nearby pool. And they all lived happily ever after.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida