Betty's Diary #40

Betty's working the snack counter at a movie theater in this charming 1991 entry in the Betty's Diary series, her diary caption bubbling with excitement about rubbing elbows with "big Hollywood stars" — while on the screen behind her, a dramatic romantic scene plays out between a muscular leading man and a glamorous blonde. Two young kids in the foreground, popcorn in hand, add a sweet slice-of-life energy to Dan DeCarlo's cover, which also proudly sports the Archie 50th Anniversary banner and a "Salutes Artist of the Month" spotlight on Gene Colan.