"Pep Comics #22 (December, 1941)" . "Betty Cooper"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Elizabeth \"Betty\" Cooper is a fictional character of Archie Comics, the blonde-haired love interest of Archie Andrews. Betty was created by Bob Montana in December 1941. She first appeared in PEP#22, on the first page of the first Archie Comics story, along with Archie Andrews. Betty was created as a love interest for Archie, but Archie has almost always preferred Veronica Lodge, and uses Betty as a back-up plan."@en . .