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Issue: Betty and Me #83
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/01/1977
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000697004
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 23 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Continuing the parody of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
Editing credits taken from Statement of Ownership.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #140.
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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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Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper!

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drama, humorous, romantic, teen
Gargantua
Archie in the clutches of a bevy of beauties...
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Poor Dumb Thing

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humorous, teen
Poor, dumb Melody -- she can't get the hang of skateboarding!
When boys are attracted to clumsy Melody, Josie lures them away with Hostess Fruit Pies.
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Advertisement for Apple and Cherry Hostess Fruit Pies.
Inside front cover.
Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part I)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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drama, humorous, romantic, teen
Sam Mullins (a patient in Archie's room); Gargantua
When last we submerged in this turgid tragedy --- this saccharine saga of devastating despair, our characters surfaced finally in a gay-hearted maudlin type, happy ending!
When the kids go to visit Archie in the hospital, they learn he's never been at that hospital and his room has been 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.
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Indicia on bottom of first page.
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100 little dolls all for $2.00
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Advertisement for miniature plastic dolls from the 100 Doll Co.
Shut My Mouth

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childrens, humorous
Daddy! I want some hot cocolate to make my cold better!
When Li'l Jinx is home sick, Hap gets tired of waiting on her every need.
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Be proud! Be happy! Be well-paid!
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Advertisement for courses offered by Upholstery and Decorating School.
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Make extra cash
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Advertisement for the metal social security plate sales kit from Engravaplates.
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Enter the wonderful world of amazing live sea-monkeys
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Advertisement for sea monkeys from Mirobar Sales Corp.
Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part II)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
drama, humorous, romantic, teen
Fatima Dezire
Hey -- y'know this --- weird dune buggy is beginning to shake me awake! -- And I'm starting to think I haven't been asleep!
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.
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Dollars and Sense Puzzle

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Betty Cooper is having some thoughts about her finances.
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Betty's financial thoughts maze.
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Amazing! Long nail formula builds glamorous longer nails in minutes!
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Advertisement for a fingernail care system from Conover House.
Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part III)

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drama, humorous, romantic, teen
Fatima Dezire; the old man from the antique store; Gargantua
But -- Fatima's minion, driving the girls before him, ignores the camel that had been carrying Jughead!
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.
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Remember how many times you felt left out because you were broke?
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Advertisement for the weekly newspaper sales kit from Grit.
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Tim Newcomer (photo)
You can earn extra money like Tim Newcomer
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Advertisement for the beauty products sales kit from Blair, including a testimonial from Blair Dealer Tim Newcomer.
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I love to read your advice column.
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Includes letters from S.J.W. (Brookline, Mass.) and L.Q. (White, Oregon).
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Actual no. of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date: 168,050.
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Laugh Comics Digest
It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No. 10
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Advertisement for Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #10.
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Archie Comics
Pick a winner every time!
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Advertisement for the following Archie comics: Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #232; Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #257; Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #325; Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #314; Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #181; Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #264; Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #262; Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #44; Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #113; Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #118; Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #48; Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #56; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #38; Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #91; Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #84; Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #96; Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #53; Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #41; Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #456, 457.
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Nature's mysterious hungry plant
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Advertisement for a carnivorous plant from PH Sales.
Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part IV)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
drama, humorous, romantic, teen
Gargantua; Mabel (Jughead's camel)
Scurrying, screaming and scrambling through the twisting alley of the filthy casbah, the girls try in vain to evade the grasping paws of passionate Gargantua, only to end up at the edge of the blistering desert ---
Jughead and his camel get the upper hand on the lecherous genie Gargantua 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.
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Morrie Mitchell (photo)
Super bodybuilding course
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J.S.C.A. has it all for you!
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Advertisement for the greeting card sales kit from Junior Sales Club of America.
Inside back cover.
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Dig'em Frog; the Apple Jacks Kids
Kellogg's 4th annual stick up for breakfast contest
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Advertisement for Kellogg's breakfast cereals (Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Sugar Smacks, Apple Jacks, Rice Krispies, Sugar Pops), highlighting their 'Stick Up For Breakfast' contest, in which a Free Spirit Bike from Sears is offered as a prize.
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