Likes: Reading, writing, community service, Archie! Dislikes: Arguments, injustice, being 2nd best 1st Appearance: Pep Comics #22, Confident and caring, Elizabeth “Betty” Cooper is the classic girl-next-door. We never thought Archie comics could make us squirm, but here we are. Archie Comics thought if Archie was portrayed as being gay, that would dilute and tarnish his image." same-sex marriage, cancer, financial problems and gun control.