Comments on: Betty Cooper, Amnesiac Mud Wrestler

By: Keogh

Keogh — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:04:32 +0000

“There is fear and doubt in her mind about whether she could take Jughead”

Absolutely true.

By: tinheart

tinheart — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:42:26 +0000

Oh come on. Of course the kid calls Archie – to rub it in. “You think you’re so great because you’ve got two girlfriends? Well, one of them’s living her own Duran Duran video on the edge of town!”

THEN he calls the police.

By: LightlyFrosted

LightlyFrosted — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:14:55 +0000

I think we’re all missing an important point here – this is important character developing exposition. It’s why Betty Cooper uses booby traps when she’s actively trying to kill Archie, rather than confronting him head-on; she knows she could easily get Archie, but now there is fear and doubt in her mind about whether she could take Jughead.

And that fear is all that is keeping him alive.

By: PaulW

PaulW — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:08:11 +0000

@Lia,
You can’t kill Betty. It’ll be another gambit by her to go into hiding once more, and work on another plan to seduce Archie and destroy her rivals once and for all…

By: Lia

Lia — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:55:17 +0000

I wonder how the story would have ended if Jughead had killed Betty when he tossed her out of the ring.

By: solid snake

solid snake — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:02:47 +0000

Did anyone else notice,
A. Sleazy street and Crud drive
B. Archie seems quite intrigued by the thought of Betty developing bulging muscles
C. The Furry at the carnival, I cannot be the only one who noticed him and his “dog”
D. Sploosh as a mud wrestling sound effect, they knew what they were doing with that one. Sploosh.

By: Matt B

Matt B — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:27:19 +0000

I love how Archie’s all melodramatic with “I would never bring a date here!” but then he’s really into the wrasslin’.

“Of course we came this far! We should really make sure!”

Cue Archie’s attempted wet t-shirt contest.

By: Rob S.

Rob S. — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:01:13 +0000

Wow — I remember this one from when I was a kid!

Though even in drag, calling the rail-thin Jughead “Juggie” is a bit of a stretch, doncha think?

By: William George

William George — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:45:39 +0000

While I prefer the art of the 1950s/60s in Archie, I think the crack-influenced stories of the 1970s were the highlight of the line.

Including the Chick-inspired bible stuff… I think that was early 70s.

By: Jaime Weinman

Jaime Weinman — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:44:54 +0000

@Chris - I think MGK's explanation makes the most sense (the Lodgebill experiment may have been nipped in the bud by a Richard Rich/Oliver Warbucks cartel in league with the government), though he might just be distracted. Observe his vacant expression, followed by an unconvincing "we came all this way, we really should make sure." He may not remember why they're there in the first place, let alone how much things cost. @Laurie I'm less intrigued by the stamp and more concerned by the fact that through many decades and many great cartoonists' versions of that same scene, Veronica consistently drinks with her eyes closed. When she finally opens her eyes and discovers that she's been sharing soda-germs with two other people for 50+ years, there will be a revenge spree that makes Betty's look like cute kiddie rampages by comparison.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:18:08 +0000

Have you seen that the USPS is now going to immortalize all this with a stamp?

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/01/04/comic-strip-postage-stamps-coming-in-2010-for-calvin-and-hobbes/

By: MGK

MGK — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:46:00 +0000

At 3:43, Archie is clearly paying with two bills, which means he is paying at least 2 dollars.
At 4:39, the sign says “Admission 50 c”

This is a common misunderstanding by people unaware of the fact that at one point Mr. Lodge attempted to create his own currency. Archie is paying with two twenty-five cent Lodgebills, or “Ronnies” as the slang goes.

Mr. Lodge eventually had to pay massive fines to the Department of the Treasury as a result of this.

By: Lamashtar

Lamashtar — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:37:37 +0000

@chris

I noticed that too!

By: chris

chris — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:22:15 +0000

Continuity Error:
At 3:43, Archie is clearly paying with two bills, which means he is paying at least 2 dollars.
At 4:39, the sign says “Admission 50 c”

By: karellan

karellan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:58:20 +0000

Man, every time Betty falls, she lands square on the bottom of her jaw. Seems like there’d be broken teeth and blood all over the place.