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Issue Details

Issue #82
Published March 1977
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details - "Betty Cooper Betty Cooper"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dr. Norick
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman

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

Characters Betty Cooper; Dr. Norick; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis Betty is traumatized when Archie is badly injured in a car accident. Concerned, the Lodges send Betty to their psychiatrist, Dr. Norick, who records all of his sessions. While looking for a new tape to record her sessions, she discovers that Dr. Norick has hypnotized Mr. Lodge into giving him $100,000.00 when Norick uses the post-hypnotic word "armadillo."
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie; Hostess Cupcakes advertisement "Smart Alex"

Characters Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Valerie Brown
Synopsis Alex plays jokes on everyone at a ski lodge until they get revenge on him by gluing him to the ski lift seat while they enjoy Hostess Cupcakes.
Genre teen; humor; ad
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Hit A Miss"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Synopsis Li'l Jinx and Gigi escape from Greg during a snowball fight when they figure out who Greg likes better based on the number of times he hit each girl with a snowball.
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; Dr. Norick; an antique dealer; Archie Andrews (cameo)
Synopsis Betty escapes from Dr. Norick by running into an antique store. She trips into an old mirror and is transported to another dimension. She watches through the mirror as Norick threatens the antiques dealer then leaves once he can't find Betty. Betty returns to her own dimension and the antiques dealer tells her of the mirror's power to protect the good ones. Wanting to see if Archie is well, the antique dealer switches on an old television that shows Archie is recovering very nicely. Overjoyed, Betty faints.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page letters page "Dear Betty"

Characters Betty Cooper
Notes Betty answers readers' letters.

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

Characters Betty Cooper; an antiques dealer; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Dr. Norick; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Jughead finds Betty in the antique store and helps her to her feet. They decide to get the tape from Dr. Norick's office. Jughead tosses the tape to Betty as the police arrest him for trespassing. Betty races to the hospital where she hopes to find Mr. Lodge visiting Archie. Betty tosses the tape to Archie as Dr. Norick enters the room. Norick grabs Betty as Mr. Lodge and Veronica enter the room. Archie plays the tape implicating Norick as everyone listens.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page activity "Archie's Jalopy Maze"

Notes Find a secret message from Betty to Archie while they are driving in his car.

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

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dr. Norick; Hiram Lodge; the antiques dealer
Synopsis Betty is freed from Dr. Norick's grip by Mr. Lodge and the police, who were looking for Dr. Norick to report that his office had been broken into. Mr. Lodge presses charges against Dr. Norick and bails Jughead out of jail. Betty goes to thank the antiques dealer for his help, but he and his shop have mysteriously disappeared.
Genre teen; humor; soap opera
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida