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Cover: Dan DeCarlo
Betty and Me #38
“The Tender Fender”
In "The Tender Fender," Betty takes matters into her own hands—literally—when she volunteers to fix Archie's jalopy, only to discover his plan to take Veronica out in it. With Dan DeCarlo’s signature charm on the cover and Al Hartley’s writing bringing the classic Archie charm to life, this 1971 issue delivers a sweet, lighthearted twist on teenage rivalry and friendship, all in a 25-cent comic.
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writer, artist Al Hartley · inker Joe Sinnott · colorist Barry Grossman · letterer Bill Yoshida · cover Dan DeCarlo
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writer, artist Al Hartley
inker Joe Sinnott
colorist Barry Grossman
letterer Bill Yoshida
cover pencils, inks Dan DeCarlo
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Betty volunteers to fix the engine on Archie's jalopy, only to find out he plans to use the car to take Veronica out. But Veronica has a surprise for him.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).