Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper is a fictional character of Archie Comics, the blonde-haired daughter of Hal and Alice Cooper. Betty likes sports, and is also a cheerleader. Betty was created in December 1941. Her older brother Chic Cooper and older sister Polly Cooper have both moved out of Riverdale, their hometown, but occasionally appear in flashbacks to her childhood. In addition, Polly visits Riverdale occasionally and stays with Betty and their parents. Chic Cooper primarily appeared in Little Archie, although he has come back home on occasion in the main continuity. The publication Pep Comics was a comic book from MLJ Magazines (later called Archie Comics after the companys most durable character), published from January, 1940, to March, 1987. ... Riverdale is a fictional town that is the setting for most of the various characters that appear in Archie Comics. ... In the fictional realm of Archie Comics, Riverdale High School is the name of the local educational institution of Riverdale. ... Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe Jughead Jones characters created by Bob Montana. ... Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe Jughead Jones characters created by Bob Montana. ... Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe Jughead Jones characters created by Bob Montana. ... Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe Jughead Jones characters created by Bob Montana. ... This article is about the U.S. comic book character. ... This is a list of minor recurring characters who have appeared in the Archie Comics universe. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe Jughead Jones characters created by Bob Montana. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Riverdale is a fictional town that is the setting for most of the various characters that appear in Archie Comics. ...

History and character

The quintessential 17-year-old girl next door, Betty's middle class upbringing is a world apart from the flashy lifestyle of her wealthy frenemy (combination of friend and enemy), Veronica Lodge. Nowhere is this more evident than when she and Veronica are competing for Archie Andrews's heart, and yet they remain best friends. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A monument to the working and supporting classes along Market Street in the heart of San Franciscos Financial District, home to tens-of-thousands of professional and managerial middle class workers each day. ... Frenemy refers to a company that can be both a partner (customer, vendor, etc. ... Veronica Ronnie Lodge (created April 1942) is an adolescent fictional character in the Archie Comics books series. ... This article is about the U.S. comic book character. ...

At times, Betty gets jealous or even angry at Cheryl Blossom for flirting with Archie, even though Cheryl Blossom is friends with Betty. Cheryl ends up luring him away from Betty. Both Betty and Veronica feels that this happens because of Cheryl's bragging. In the fictional Archie universe, Cheryl Blossom is the character re-introduced into Archie Andrews life during the Archies Love Showdown series. ...

Betty is a pretty girl, tall and slender with blonde hair. Although in the comic books, her eyes always appear black like everyone else's, on the Archie comic website it is posted that her eyes are blue.

Betty is interested in astrology, particularly the Zodiac. The official Archie Comics website lists her birthday as June 29 and her sign as Cancer. While Betty is a Cancer under the Tropical Zodiac, she is a Gemini under Sidereal astrology and astronomical observation. In at least one comic book story, Betty is identified as a Libra. Hand-coloured version of the anonymous Flammarion woodcut (1888). ... The term zodiac denotes an annual cycle of twelve stations along the ecliptic, the apparent path of the sun across the heavens through the constellations that divide the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cancer astrology sign on the ceiling of the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal. ... Western astrology is the system of astrology most popular in Western countries. ... Gemini the twins Gemini is an astrological sign, which originated from the constellation Gemini, and is the third sign of the zodiac. ... Sidereal astrology is the system of astrology used by some western and all Jyotish astrologers which bases their interpretation around the use of the sidereal zodiac. ... Libra is an astrological sign and is the seventh sign of the zodiac. ...

In the late 1960s, the two girls joined Archie's band, a garage band appropriately named The Archies. Both sang (usually backup), and Betty played tambourine, while Veronica played organ. This implies that Veronica is more musically talented, but this is not necessarily true. Some stories indicate that Betty is the better vocalist. Additionally, there is little consistency in the instruments she is able to play. Betty has played the tambourine, maracas, guitar, banjo, keyboard, saxophone, cello, and the bongos. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... The term garage band has several meanings, all related in someway to music. ... The Archies, ca. ... “Buben” redirects here. ... Classic Hammond B-3 organ. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

Betty enjoys writing and keeps a diary that is featured in the miniseries Betty's Diary. She wants to be a famous writer someday, an aspiration that her teacher Ms. Grundy approves of. She submits her work to writing magazines and has been published more than once. Miss Geraldine Grundy is a fictional character of the Archie Comics series. ...

She is very concerned with the environment and other social issues and encourages the rest of the gang to clean up after themselves. She keeps a small garden in her backyard which she tends to occasionally.

Betty's talents include sports, repairing cars (mostly that of her crush Archie Andrews, which is named "Betsy"), cooking, and making her own clothing. She also has a doll hospital in her garage. Betty has a talent with animals (she owns a cat, Caramel) and often operates small businesses concerning them no matter how troubling they turn out. Archie Andrews is the name of the main fictional character in a American comic book series, and the title of a long-run radio series about that character, created by Bob Montana. ...

She does very well in school and is considered one of the smartest girls at Riverdale High. Unlike the stereotypical dumb blonde, she has a moderately high IQ, although is not quite as gifted as her friends Dilton Doiley and Jughead Jones. At one point she turned out to have ESP when an encyclopedia accidentally fell on her head and was unjustly accused of looking at Miss Grundy's test answers, not to mention she foresaw a "bleak" future (Archie asked her on a date but she wasn't excited because she knew Archie would dump her for Veronica). She lost her ESP power when she accidentally got hit by a ball kicked by Reggie; in her gratefulness she gave him a thankful kiss. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... IQ redirects here; for other uses of that term, see IQ (disambiguation). ... Dilton Doiley is a fictional character in the Archie Comics universe. ... Forsythe Pendleton Jughead Jones III is a fictional character in Archie Comics, first appearing in December 1941. ... Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP) is defined as ability to acquire information by paranormal means independent of any known physical senses or deduction from previous experience. ...

She loves children and sometimes babysits Jellybean with Jughead as well as other children in Riverdale. Occasionally, families hire Betty to keep their elderly members company. Forsythia Jellybean Jones is a recent addition to the Archie comics continuity. ...

In some issues of Archie Comics, Betty's sister, Polly, comes back and visits Riverdale, and stays with the Cooper family. Polly is in college. Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe Jughead Jones characters created by Bob Montana. ... Riverdale is the name of several cities, towns, and neighborhoods. ... For other uses, see College (disambiguation). ...

Relationships

Betty is always involved in a love triangle with Archie and Veronica, and sometimes she becomes a second fiddle to Veronica. Archie cannot decide which girl that he prefers, but often chooses Veronica over Betty (although in the love showdown, he chose Cheryl Blossom). Archie says on many occasions that he considers Betty to be his best friend (often he stupidly claims she's like his sister), someone that he can confide in, and is more comfortable with her. That doesn't stop him from seeing Veronica or other girls. Deep down inside, Betty will always hope that, in the end, Archie will choose her. Betty at one point wanted to break up with Archie because she felt like she was being played as a spare fiddle to Veronica. However, she continues to fight with Veronica over dating him. In the fictional Archie universe, Cheryl Blossom is the character re-introduced into Archie Andrews life during the Archies Love Showdown series. ...

By far, Betty's best friend is Veronica Lodge. Although the two are constantly involved in disputes over Archie or something which evokes jealousy between the two, they are the best of friends. Once, the two even said that Jughead and Archie's friendship couldn't compare to theirs. In many stories, Betty and Veronica are found teaming up on something, or helping each other in any way they can. However, both are jealous of the other.

Frequently, Betty dated Reggie Mantle early on in the titles' runs and occasionally still, more often than not as a casual date when Veronica beat her to the punch to have Archie take her out. Sometimes Reggie and Betty seems flirting with each other; when Betty was feeling sad, Reggie always tells her that she won a date with the most handsome man in the world, which Betty only replied that she would even consider to date Reggie instead if he was free. Although Reggie never admits it, he genuinely likes Betty, but his self-image sometimes is more important as the most popular jock in school, and he's afraid to damage their friendship, so they date frequently but without any attachment.[1] Reginald Reggie Mantle (1941- ) is a fictional character in the Archie Comics book. ... Look up Jock, jock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Jason Blossom has genuine interest towards Betty instead of the popular Veronica, and both of them date occasionally, which makes Archie jealous. But Cheryl Blossom, being one of Betty's best friends tells her that sometimes her brother is not good for her. Betty always sees other people's good side choose to date Jason anyway. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... In the fictional Archie universe, Cheryl Blossom is the character re-introduced into Archie Andrews life during the Archies Love Showdown series. ...

Betty's relationship with Jughead Jones has mostly been that of close confidant and pal, as they normally discuss the issues they're respectively having more candidly with each other than anyone else, as Jughead will provide commentary on her feelings for Archie, and she will attempt to "better" Jughead, by getting rid of his slothful attitude and laziness. One time when she had a sprained ankle, being a good friend Veronica told both Archie and Jughead to visit her. The four of them were having dinner together, when guys from the school mistaken Jughead as Betty's boyfriend because he was carrying chocolates to her house (he ended up eating some of the chocolate on his way to Betty's house). Forsythe Pendleton Jughead Jones III is a fictional character in Archie Comics, first appearing in December 1941. ...

Currently, Betty has a 'relationship' going on with Adam, her new boyfriend, it is thought by some people that Betty has chosen Adam over Archie when in truth, she is still choosing. This event has made Archie jealous and concentrates his attention to Betty, ignoring Veronica most of the time. This is a list of minor recurring characters who have appeared in the Archie Comics universe. ...

Feminism

In the early years, Betty had mastery of the traditional feminine domestic skills that Veronica was hopeless at. With the rise of the influence of feminism, Betty has also been depicted with a wide variety of talents such as auto mechanics. In addition, she is typically depicted as calm and cool in the face of crisis and often has ready solutions for whatever problem comes up in her featured stories. Betty also is fond of children, since she is often featured in stories where she is babysitting or spending time with the kids in her neighborhood. Feminists redirects here. ...

Betty appears in all of the current Riverdale-related titles that are published by Archie Comics. Specifically, Betty stars in Betty and stars in Betty and Veronica and Betty and Veronica Spectacular. The Betty and Veronica Magazine is a spin off from Archie Comics featuring Archies on and off girlfriends Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge in stories where they hang out with each other, shop, and fight for Archies affections. ...

Interests and trivia

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• Betty's musical loves include Bruce Springsteen and Kiss. While Betty plays the tambourine in The Archies, she has also learned to play electric guitar and bangs on Jughead's drums to relieve tension.
• She plays the Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit board games and loves playing computer and video games, even becoming the Super Nintendo Champ of Riverdale with her asciiPad controller.
• Her movie interests include Cary Grant films and James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause.
• She also likes to read comic books and Jane Eyre. She's also seen a few television adaptations of Jane Eyre.
• Depicted as a sporty girl and also a cheerleader, she exercises by going on daily walks (and listening to her favorite tapes while doing so to make the walks less dull) and using a treadmill. She also dances (particularly the style featured in Flashdance) and plays sports such as basketball, tennis, skiing, water skiing, sledding, ice skating, volleyball, swimming, snowboarding, bicycling, beachball, running on the beach (at least 2 miles) to stay in shape for track, soccer, baseball, and lifting dumbbells.
• She had a friendship with an elderly woman named Lydia Wyndham, whom she found when doing research about World War I. With this acquaintance Betty got to know an accomplished writer and poet with a sharp mind (and a sad past--Betty's research had turned up a beau of Ms. Wyndham's who was killed in combat), but after a while Ms. Wyndham herself died.
• On the Ratman story, Betty portrayed the character Libby the Librarian.
• Betty has a nephew named Orson. It is unknown if Orson is the son of either Polly or Chic.
• Betty's favorite color is yellow.
• When she was little, Betty's favorite historical figure was George Washington.

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Favorite foods

Betty's favorite foods include popcorn with lots of butter, Coke, grilled and roasted hot dogs, cotton candy, corn on the cob, cereal, chocolate chip cookies, apple pie, chicken, hot chocolate with extra-heavy whipped cream, ice cream cake, pizza, sandwiches, bottled water, chocolates, fish, mints, ice cream from a cone, coffee and pastries for dessert, soda (including cola), licorice, and pastrami sandwiches with onions, garlic, and horseradish, which she enjoys with her father. For other uses, see Popcorn (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Butter (disambiguation). ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Candyfloss redirects here. ... Husked sweetcorn Young sweetcorn The same rows of corn 41 days later at maturity. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A plate of chocolate-chip cookies A chocolate-chip cookie A Chocolate-chip cookie is a type of cookie originating in the United States. ... For the manga anthology series, see Petit Apple Pie. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the beverage, see Hot chocolate. ... Ice cream cake Ice Cream Cake Ice cream cake is either ice cream in the shape of a cake or ice cream and cake layered together to make a single form. ... For other uses, see Pizza (disambiguation). ... This article is about the food item. ... A 1. ... For other uses, see Chocolate (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Missing image Ice cream is often served on a stick Boxes of ice cream are often found in stores in a display freezer. ... A stack of sugar ice cream cones An ice cream cone or cornet is a cone-shaped pastry, usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a waffle, in which ice cream is served, allowing it to be eaten without a bowl or spoon. ... For other uses, see Coffee (disambiguation). ... Basket of western-style pastries, for breakfast Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pastries For the Pastry Distributed Hash Table, see Pastry (DHT). ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ... For other uses, see Cola (disambiguation). ... Haribos licorice wheels Licorice candy (liquorice in British English) is flavored with the extract of the roots of the licorice plant, and usually anise oil as well. ...

Friends

Betty's close circle of friends includes Archie Andrews,Moose Mason, Dilton Doiley, Jason Blossom, Veronica Lodge, Cheryl Blossom, Jughead Jones, Ethel Muggs, Midge Klump, Nancy Woods,Chuck Clayton, and other characters from the Archie Comics. Archie Andrews is the name of the main fictional character in a American comic book series, and the title of a long-run radio series about that character, created by Bob Montana. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dilton Doiley is a fictional character in the Archie Comics universe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Veronica Ronnie Lodge (created April 1942) is an adolescent fictional character in the Archie Comics books series. ... In the fictional Archie universe, Cheryl Blossom is the character re-introduced into Archie Andrews life during the Archies Love Showdown series. ... Forsythe Pendleton Jughead Jones III is a fictional character in Archie Comics, first appearing in December 1941. ... Big Ethel Muggs (originally Ethel Dinklehof) is a fictional character by Archie Comics. ... Midge Klump is a fictional character from Archie Comics. ... Nancy Woods is a fictional character, an African American, who appears in the Archie Comic books. ... Charles Chuck Clayton is a teenage fictional character published by Archie Comics. ... Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe Jughead Jones characters created by Bob Montana. ...

External links

• FAQ on the character
• Trivia on the character