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Issue: Betty #40

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Publication Date: August 1996

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Issues: #40 of 195 Issues (240 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand: Archie Comics

Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 76281646753704011

Price: $1.65 CAD
$1.50 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 11 (4 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

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Format

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

Format Notes:

Reprinted In2

2 Content Items
- Kid Stuff [Story on Interior Page(s)]1
- The Big Countdown [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

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Cover, Front

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Title Page

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Content Items (11 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inker(s): Alison Flood (signed)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Betty

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unidentified male joggers

First Line: My new jogging outfit seems to be keeping all the boys in shape!

Synopsis: Betty jogging through the park in Spandex jogging wear has sparked new interest in the sport among the male population of Riverdale.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Grin And Bear It!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Golliher

Penciller(s): Doug Crane

Inker(s): Pat Kennedy

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Betty

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Caramel; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hal Cooper

Synopsis: Betty's Aunt Helen sends her a novelty tee saying "I Heart Teddy Bears". Betty wears it only for her Aunt's visit, but the gang see her in it and assume she's an obsessive teddy bear collector. Soon Betty is inundated with teddy bears.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Hoop Scoop

Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Reggie

Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Randy

Synopsis: Reggie challenges a wheelchair-bound student to a game of pickup basketball, thinking Randy is an easy mark.

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Pages: 1

Notes: PSA co-sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy Associations.

Kid Stuff

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Mike Pellowski

Penciller(s): Doug Crane

Inker(s): Mike Esposito

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Betty

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis: Betty and Archie see that one of their old playgrounds has been refurbished. Their nostalgic memories soon have them playing on the equipment along side the preschoolers.

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In Content Item: Flag

Archie Comics Digest #181 published August 2001
as Kid Stuff [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

First Line: Subscribe To Cheryl

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Pages: 1

Notes: Subscription solicitation for the second Cheryl Blossom mini-series, and an advertisement for still available issues of the first mini-series and Cheryl Blossom Special #1-3.

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Sara Algase

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Dear Betty

Character(s): Betty Cooper

First Line: I Have A Kitten

Synopsis: "Betty" answers reader letters

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Pages: 2

The Last Word

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Kathleen Webb

Penciller(s): Doug Crane

Inker(s): Mark Brewer

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Betty

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Midge Klump

Synopsis: Betty scrambles for all the cash she can lay her hands on in order to buy some fashionable new sandals.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

The I Love Archie Photo Contest

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Synopsis: Three photos of readers demonstrating how much they love Archie are reproduced.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

First Line: What Is The Mystery

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Advertisement for the "House Of Riverdale" inter-title crossover between Archie #442, Betty & Veronica #55 and Jughead #76.

[untitled]

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Victor Gorelick

Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman

Letterer(s): typeset; Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Editor's Notebook

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton

First Line: It's Nice

Synopsis: Editor Gorelick explains why the story "Ear Ache" didn't appear in Archie #447 as originally promoted. Part of the splash panel of that story illustrates the article.

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Pages: 0.5

The Big Countdown

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): George Gladir

Penciller(s): Doug Crane

Inker(s): Mike Esposito

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Betty

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Miss Grundy

Synopsis: Betty's heavily anticipated summer vacation from school proves to be more stressful than school.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #226 [Direct Edition] published August 2012
as The Big Countdown [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6