Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-08-31
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Harry Shorten (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #35 Edit Cover
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hiya Archie! Still playing games with that trick mouse of yours, eh!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Laugh Comics #123

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Infernal Triangle
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Archie / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Ray Gill (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks:
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oboy! I gotta take Veronica to see that!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
Archie ends up with two dates to the magic show after Betty accidentally receives his note written in invisible ink, but Betty gets the last laugh when she gets to cut Archie in half.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Sequence in which Betty cuts Archie in half adapted from Archie newspaper strips dated March 7-12, 1946.

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Archie / advertisement / 1 page

Of Bikes and Books
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Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy, Wilbur, helping out with this book drive, gives a fellow a nice warm feeling!!
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkin; Red; Laurie Lake; Commodore Lake
Synopsis:
Wilbur races to the hospital on a bike after Red mixes up a first edition gifted from Commodore Lake to Laurie with the books being donated to the hospital.
Reprints (1)

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Laugh Puzzle Page / activity / 0.66 page

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Includes connect the dots and word ladder.

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Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Katy Keene / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen; fashion
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yawn! Who can that be so early in the morning?
Characters:
Katy Keene; Sis; Bill Woggon (cameo)
Synopsis:
Katy receives an invitation to take a screen test in Hollywood, and Katy and Sis model their clothes as they decide what to pack.

Indexer Notes

This story begins the storyline following Katy's move to Hollywood, which reflected Bill Woggon's real-life move to California at this time. The Katy Keene feature would be set in Hollywood for the remainder of its run. Story continued in Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 series) #71.

Katy's pose and traveling suit by Frances Uttey (Macon, GA); pajamas by Betty Slack (San Diego, CA); pajamas, etc. by Dorothy Ann Hillhouse (Clearwater, FL); Katy fashions by Mae Frank (Sellersville, PA), Michelle Montgomery (Los Angeles 24, CA), Sally Ann Dienstberger (Delphos, OH), Judy Saari (Downsville, NY), Darlene Lee Brown (Chelyan, WV), Beverly Bristow (Fort Worth, TX), Wanda York (Tulsa, OK), and Selma Ordewer (Brooklyn, NY); evening gowns by Yvonne Dorn (Belen, NM), Ray Boggs (Hampton Gardens, Norfolk 3, VA), Patricia McCaffery (Cold Spring, NY), Joanne Menzel (Santa Barbara, CA), Nancy LaCarfora (San Pedro, CA), Albert Zarabedian (Providence 5, RI), Leigh Wilkinson (Pittsburgh 1, PA), Estelle Krasnow (Brooklyn 23, NY), and Claire Monticello (Lake Charles, LA); Old Californian outfit by Sue Bell (Bronx, NY); Sis' outfits by Betty Harris (Portland, CT), Jean Aronsen (Torrington, CT), Maxine Richardson (North Long Beach, CA), Carole Kasle (Irvington 11, NJ), Diane Martin (Yonkers, NY), Miriam Chestney (Forest Hills, NY), and Marilyn Ostrom (Hays, KS).

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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

You Can't Win!
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Suzie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I give up (sigh) --- There goes Suzie with that Gregory Van Dripp again!
Characters:
Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp; Uncle Blunderbuss; Ferdie's mother
Synopsis:
Uncle Blunderbuss convinces Ferdie to use reverse psychology to win over Suzie.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Hollywood Gossip / text article / 2 pages

Script:
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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Bugs Bunny gets birthday cake

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Laugh Puzzle Page / activity / 0.66 page

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Indexer Notes

Includes drawing lesson of dog and word ladder.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Debby / Taffy / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
Bill Woggon (signed)
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:When Debby Twist runs smack into Betsy Ross...
Characters:
Debby Twist; Betsy Ross; Oliver Twist; Lotta Twist; Honey Twist; Mr. Ross
Synopsis:
Debby, Lotta, and Honey convince Oliver to cancel his contract with Mr. Ross after each of them is insulted by the Ross family, only to make him re-sign after they reconcile.

Indexer Notes

Bottom of Pages 2-6 contains text promos for Katy Keene's Hollywood storyline. The "Vote for Shorten" sign on Page 5 is a reference to editor Harry Shorten. Oliver Twist walks past a Katy Keene ad on Page 5.

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Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
Characters:
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Club featuring first prize report from Nancy Johnson (Gainesville, FL) and second prize report from Joan Rose (Brooklyn 26, NY).

Fielder's Choice
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How does the baseball team look this year, Coach?
  • Keywords:baseball
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead is drafted onto the baseball team after Coach Kleats observes him beating a rug, but his accidental and lucky catches are too good to be believed.
Reprints (2)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Hiya Archie! Still playing games with that trick mouse of yours, eh!"]
    Archie
  2. The Infernal Triangle
    Archie
  3. ["Hey gang! Our radio show's got a new time and a new sponsor!"]
    Archie
  4. Of Bikes and Books
    Wilbur
  5. [no title indexed]
    Laugh Puzzle Page
  6. ["Tell ya what I'm gonna do, folks!"]
    Wilbur
  7. ["Yawn! Who can that be so early in the morning?"]
    Katy Keene
  8. ["Here it is! Your Archie Annual"]
    Archie
  9. You Can't Win!
    Suzie
  10. ["Here is a story you'll never forget..."]
  11. ["Bugs Bunny gets birthday cake"]
    Hollywood Gossip
  12. [no title indexed]
    Laugh Puzzle Page
  13. ["It's darling! It's romantic! It's Darling Romance!"]
  14. ["When Debby Twist runs smack into Betsy Ross..."]
    Debby / Taffy
  15. ["Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!"]
    Archie Club News
  16. Fielder's Choice
    Jughead
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