Betty (comic strip)

Betty

Author	Gary Delainey
Illustrator	Gerry Rasmussen
Country	Canada
Language	English
Genre	comic strip
Publisher	United Features Syndicate
Publication date	1991
Media type	Print (Daily, Sunday)

Betty is a Canadian comic strip written by Gary Delainey and drawn by Gerry Rasmussen.^[1] The comic is distributed by United Features Syndicate.

History

Creators Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen first collaborated on the comic strip "Bub Slug" in 1976. The character of Betty appeared in the strip, but was not seen regularly until 1985, when the Edmonton Journal began running a full-page weekly comic version of "Bub Slug." "Betty" became a stand-alone strip in 1991.

Characters

• Betty: an average woman with a career and a family. A likeable character with a quick wit and a sense of humour.
• Bub: Betty's husband, down-to-earth, caring, fulfills the stereotype of the typical "guy".
• Jr.: Betty's intelligent and sneaky son who has a flair for drama. He loves his cell phone.
• Alex: Betty's friend and co-worker, fulfills a sisterly role for Betty. She has a fairly high position in Betty's old company, and fired Betty in a storyline.

Issues covered

Betty has covered some issues such as:

• Unemployment. In a 2011-2012 storyline (on/off storyline) Betty was fired from her job and had to find another one.
• Teens. Betty's son, Jr, is a teen with typical teenager issues.
• Diets. Betty is constantly trying new diets and exercise routines, trying to get fit.
• Gluten Free Diet In a 2012 storyline, Betty explored the Gluten Free diet.

Collected works

• Betty ISBN 1-894404-01-7 (Bluefield Books, 1999)

References

1. Bell, John. Invaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe. p. 184. Dundurn, 2006. ISBN 1770702407

External links

• Betty comic strip, from Comics.com
• http://www.universaluclick.com/comics/betty/
• http://www.gocomics.com/betty/