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Issue: Betty and Me #165
Publication Date: March 1988
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Issues: #165 of 200 Issues (299 Printings)
Title:
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: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 02710006970603
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; two unidentified kids
First Line: Betty, I hear Ethel helped you get this baby sitting job!
Synopsis: Betty is regretting taking the baby sitting job Ethel got for her.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The two kids have a passing resemblance to Ethel Muggs. It is unknown if this is intentional on the part of the unknown writer and artist Dan DeCarlo or not.
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You Don't Need Drugs ...

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Synopsis: Archie and the gang give reasons for not taking drugs.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Though it has the same title, the art and storyline is different from previous anti-drug messages run in Archie Comics.
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The Weirder Side of the News

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: While trying on a gorilla costume in a costume shop, Archie spots a traffic control officer about to ticket his car. He runs out of the shop, still in costume, pursued by Betty, who is dressed as a jungle girl. The ensuing chaos caused when people spot him causes a traffic snarl and helps foil the getaway of two bank robbers.
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In Content Item: FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #207 [Direct Edition] published January 2013
as The Weirder Side of the News [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Step right up
Synopsis: Advertisement for Archie Comics "Two Issues for $1.00" offer.
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Pages: 0.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
First Line: It's Here!
Synopsis: Advertisement for The New Archies Digest #1, based on the 1987-88 NBC animated series of the same name.
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Pages: 0.5
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Betty on the Phone

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
Synopsis: Word find puzzle with a telephone theme.
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Double your fun
Synopsis: Subscription solicitation for Archie's Double Digest and Betty and Veronica Double Digest.
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Pages: 0.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Discount 32
Synopsis: Subscription solicitation for the Archie Comics line.
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Pages: 0.5
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Dating Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: When Archie doesn't meet Betty after school on Friday as usual, she assumes the worst - - that he's with Veronica.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Fans!
Synopsis: Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Subscribe and save
Synopsis: Subscription solicitation for the Archie Digest line.
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Pages: 1
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The Big Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Caramel (Betty's cat); Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: A day in the school life of Betty Cooper, laid out as if it were a board game.
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In Content Item: FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #219 [Direct Edition] published February 2014
as The Big Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #219, pencils are credited to Dan DeCarlo and inks are credited to Jim DeCarlo.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Personalized Sew-On Patches
Synopsis: Advertisement for Archie Brand Sew-On cloth patches.
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Pages: 1
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Snooze Alarm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie has trouble waking up in the morning.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #115 [Newsstand] published May 1993
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Hang out with us
Synopsis: Advertisement for Archie Comics wall posters.
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Pages: 1
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The Kiss Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Beazley
Synopsis: Veronica's rampant jealousy over Archie and Betty's innocent acts of kindness to each other prove to be her undoing.
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Betty]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Betty Cooper
Synopsis: "Betty" answers reader letters.
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Pages: 1

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