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. Betty's infatuation with Archie makes her strive for his attention using whatever means possible, and that is one of the running themes in the Archie Comics stories. Betty Cooper was ranked 66th in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.