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Cover: Dan DeCarlo & Alison Flood

Betty #9

Oct 1993 · Archie · 1.25 USD; 1.25 CAD
“The Play's the Thing”

In "The Play's the Thing," Archie, Betty, and Veronica take a glamorous turn in a 1930s-style Hollywood musical parody, with Archie as the charming dancer "Redd," Betty as the radiant "Ginny," and Veronica playing the ambitious studio boss’s scheming daughter. Written by George Gladir and illustrated by Rex W. Lindsey, with inks by Rudy Lapick and colors by Lindsey, the issue captures the sparkle and flair of old Hollywood, all brought to life on a cover by Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood.

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writer George Gladir · artist, colorist Rex W. Lindsey · inker Rudy Lapick · letterer Bill Yoshida · cover Dan DeCarlo, Alison Flood

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Cast · 15 characters

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artist, colorist Rex W. Lindsey
letterer Bill Yoshida
cover pencils Dan DeCarlo
cover inks Alison Flood

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A parody of 1930s era Hollywood musicals, based loosely on the careers of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, with Archie starring as "Redd", Betty as "Ginny" and Veronica as the scheming daughter of the studio head.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).