Elizabeth Ann "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 Chick Cooper and older sister Polly Cooper have both moved out of Riverdale, their hometown. Chick moved to New York and Polly to San Francisco, but both occasionally appear in flashbacks to Betty's childhood. In addition, Po...
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Elizabeth Ann "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 Chick Cooper and older sister Polly Cooper have both moved out of Riverdale, their hometown. Chick moved to New York and Polly to San Francisco, but both occasionally appear in flashbacks to Betty's childhood. In addition, Polly visits Riverdale occasionally and stays with Betty and her parents. Chick Cooper primarily appeared in Little Archie, although he has come back home on occasion in the main continuity.
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' heart, and yet they remain best friends.
At times, Betty gets jealous or...
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