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Issue: Betty's Diary #18
Publication Date: July 1988
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Issues: #18 of 40 Issues (76 Printings)
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07695614506507
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; vignettes: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones: Betty Cooper (inset)
First Line: Dear Diary -- Archie is not a couch potato... he's a sweet potato...
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Pages: 1
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Health Education

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie & Friends
Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Public Service Announcement about AIDS.
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Pages: 1
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Diary X 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Caramel; Archie Andrews (flashback cameo; flash forward cameo)
Synopsis: Betty catches Veronica reading her diary. But Betty really has three diaries that she writes in, each more personal than the last.
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Pages: 6
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The Search for Fruitisaurus!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie & Friends
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie, Betty and Jughead are searching for the Fruitisaurus in the Sunkist Fun Fruits Jungle.
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Pages: 1
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Hill Thrill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan Parent
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Sabrina
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; a genie
Synopsis: On a secluded vacation island, Aunt Hilda rubs a lamp for a genie to bring her and Sabrina some excitement.
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Winter Too Soon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rod Ollerenshaw
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Lydia Wyndham; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; DeClan McManus
Synopsis: Betty befriends an older woman who is a famous mystery writer. When the woman passes away suddenly, Betty is at a loss as to how to cope with her friend's death. In her will, Lydia leaves Betty her detailed diaries covering her entire life. Betty reads the diaries and learns more about her friend than ever. She also learns about a handsome soldier from years past whom Lydia loved very much.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: This story is told in 2 parts: part 1 (6 pages) and part 2 (6 pages).
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Crushes I've Had

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Flashbacks: Polly Cooper; Harold (one of Polly's ex-boyfriends); Georgie (a boy in elementary school); Byron (a rock star); David (a camp counselor); Rex Dexter (a movie star); Archie Andrews (as various pictures in Betty's room)
Synopsis: Betty rereads her diary and remembers all of her crushes when she was very young.
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Sincerely Yours

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: educational
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Betty gives advice to readers on a variety of issues.
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Pages: 1
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Bedrockin' Shakedown

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Penciller(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Fred Flintstone
Character(s): Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble
Synopsis: Barney tricks Fred out of some Fruity Pebbles by posing as a famous rock star.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles on the back cover.

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