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Issue Details

Issue #198
Published May 1992
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Daryl Edelman (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "American Comic"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Spoof of the painting "American Gothic", by Grant Wood, with Betty and Archie substituted for the original couple.
Genre Teen
Pencils Doug Crane (signed)
Inks Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)

11 page Betty story "Know Your Station"

Characters Betty Cooper; Mandy Moffet; Dexter Howard; Ollie Funt; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Arnold Drake
Synopsis Threatened by Betty's industriousness and efficiency, Mandy cons Betty into walking into the middle of an on-air newscast, hoping to get her fired. Humiliated, Betty quits her internship, but is talked out of it by Dexter, Ollie and, of all people, Reggie.
Genre Teen
Script Matt S. Wayne
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Riverdale High"

Synopsis Advertisement for Riverdale High paperback novels.
Pencils ? [clip art]
Inks ? [clip art]
Letters typeset
Notes Clip art is the covers to the first five volumes.

2 page Archie public service announcement "Archie Uses Recycled Paper"

Characters Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Archie leads the readers through the process of paper recycling.
Genre Teen
Pencils Rex W. Lindsey [signed R.W. Lindsey]
Inks Rex W. Lindsey [signed R.W. Lindsey]
Colors Barry Grossman ?

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Little Archie Digest"

Synopsis Advertisement for Little Archie Digest #7.
Pencils ? [clip art]
Inks ? [clip art]
Notes Clip art is the cover of the digest.

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Pop Tate's Menu Of Subscriptions"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Advertisement for the various subscriptions and merchandise available from the publisher.
Letters typeset

5 page Betty story "Getting Off On A Tangent"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Dexter Howard; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis Betty, Veronica, Midge and Nancy go over to Veronica's to study for school. But they end up dishing about their boyfriends instead.
Genre Teen
Script Matt S. Wayne
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie's Grab Bag"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis Advertisement for Archie Grab Bags, random back issues of Archie Comics bagged either in ten or twenty counts.
Pencils Ellen Leonforte
Inks Ellen Leonforte

6 page Betty story "Corny Copia"

Characters Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Dexter Howard; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis Betty and Dexter's quiet movie date gets a lot more raucous when they meet up with Reggie at the theater and he and Dexter start pranking Moose and Archie.
Genre Teen
Script Matt S. Wayne
Pencils Doug Crane
Inks Henry Scarpelli
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bill Yoshida ?

Half page Betty activity "After Keeping A Diary"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Word scramble puzzle with a diary entry theme.
Genre teen
Script Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]
Pencils Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]
Inks Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Rod Ollerenshaw [signed RGO]

Half page statement of ownership "Statement Of Ownership"

Synopsis Statement of ownership.
Letters typeset

1 page Ponytail Express letters page "Dreaming With Daryl"

Synopsis Letters from readers; plus Editor Edelman promotes Betty #1 and Betty And Me #199.
Script Daryl Edelman
Pencils ? [clip art]
Inks ? [clip art]
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters typeset
Notes Clip art is the cover for Betty And Me #199.