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Issue Details

Issue #83
Published April 1977
Cover Price .30 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Continuing the parody of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."

Cover Details - "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper!"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Rudy Lapick
Notes Continuing the parody of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."

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

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Sam Mullins (a patient in Archie's room)
Synopsis When the kids go to visit Archie in the hospital, they learn he's never been at that hospital and his room is occupied by someone else for over a month. A nurse's aide then tells the kids in secret that Archie was kidnapped by Fatima Dezire, who offered the hospital $30 million dollars to take Archie and pretend he was never there.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Lil Jinx story "Shut My Mouth"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday (her dad)
Synopsis When Li'l Jinx is home sick, Hap gets tired of waiting on her every need.
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; Fatima Dezire; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis While Archie bemoans his new circumstances as a member of Fatima's male harem, Betty, Veronica and Jughead fly to his rescue. They hire a guide who secretly works for Fatima. He forces Jughead out into the desert alone without water, while taking Betty and Veronica to Fatima at gunpoint.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Betty activity "Dollars and Sense Puzzle"

Notes Betty's financial thoughts maze.

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

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fatima Dezire; The old man from the antique store
Synopsis Jughead's camel comes back for him while Archie sees that Fatima also has Betty and Veronica. The girls walk around the village when Betty recognizes the old man from the antique store who helped her. He sells Betty and Veronica a old lamp that holds a genie in it... one who is very attracted to Betty.
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 Includes a Statement of Ownership on the last 1/3rd of the page.

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

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; a genie; Jughead Jones; Mabel (Jughead's camel); Archie Andrews
Synopsis Jughead and his camel get the upper hand on the lecherous genie and force him to use his magic to save Archie. the genie conjures a magic carpet that gets Archie and the kids back to the airport where the Lodge jet is ready for takeoff.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida