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Issue: Betty #5
Publication Date: April 1993
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Issues: #5 of 195 Issues (416 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.25 CAD
$1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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If You Can Read This, Archie, You're Too Close!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Synopsis: Archie starts to sign Betty's cast, but finds a warning message on it left by Veronica.
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Pages: 1
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Downhill Drag

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: While skiing at Mr. Lodge's new Timberland Ski Resort, Betty swerves on a downhill run to avoid a rabbit and pitches out of control down the mountain.
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In Content Item: FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #220 [Direct Edition] published March 2014
as Downhill Drag, or There's No Hope On the Slope [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: I Know I Said
Synopsis: Editor Gorelick promotes Betty and Veronica #62.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: What a Deal
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Subscription solicitation for Archie and Friends, Betty and Veronica Spectacular, and World of Archie.
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The Gift

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Synopsis: Veronica gives Archie a pager for his birthday, mainly to keep tabs on him.
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Statement Of Ownership
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Date of filing: Oct 1, 1992; Owner: Archie Comic Publications, Inc., 325 Fayette Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543, Michael I. Silberkleit and Richard H. Goldwater officers; Total paid circulation, avg 12 months: 40,512.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Top Ten Reasons to Subscribe
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription solicitation for the Archie comics line. Illustrations are a reprint of a syndicated Archie newspaper strip.
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Plaster Disaster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Miss Haggley
Synopsis: Reggie tries to write crib notes on Betty's cast, hoping to cheat on the upcoming history test. But his attempt is interrupted by Moose, who has learned Reggie made a date with Midge.
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Pages: 6
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Time Will Tell

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Big Ethel
Synopsis: A casual remark by Betty gives Ethel an inspiration for a dress she hopes will catch the eye of the boys.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
First Line: TMNT Adventures Special
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for TMNT Adventures Special #4.
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Something to Cheer About

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Synopsis: Dilton develops a motorized wheelchair so the cast-bound Betty can navigate the Riverdale High halls more easily. But she loses control and plows through the cheerleader squad practice.
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Pages: 5
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Pet Plastic Recycling

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Recycling Pete
Synopsis: Archie and the girls show readers what P.E.T. plastic is and how it recycles.
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Pages: 1
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Bad News and Good News

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Synopsis: Bad news/good news scenarios on a skiing trip with Archie and the gang.
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In Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #147 published March 1999
as Bad News and Good News [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Sonic The Hedgehog
First Line: Running In Circles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription solicitation for Sonic The Hedgehog.
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Plaster Parting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Synopsis: Betty outlines in her diary how she coped with having her leg in a cast and her eventual liberation from it.
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Pages: 4
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Pet Fret

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Archie
Synopsis: Word scramble puzzle with a pet theme.
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Pages: 1

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