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Cover Thumbnail for Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (1974 series) #162 [Newsstand]

[no title indexed]
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, Midge... what is it about you that makes me feel so special?!
Characters:
Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 8 times a year in Jan., Mar., May, Jun., Aug., Sept., Oct. and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 762816468527 16211

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from promo in Archie's Double Digest # 121.

[Why I instituted family game night]
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Parker Brothers / advertisement / 1 page

Field Tripped!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie & the Gang / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Frank Gagliardo (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
The class goes on a field trip, but Veronica falls asleep on the bus and ends up lost.
Reprints (2)

At Your Service
(Table of Contents: 3)

Big Moose / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
When the butler is away, Mr. Lodge hires Moose to temporarily fill the position.
Reprints (1)

[It's a candy thing!]
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P.J. Swizzle / advertisement / 1 page

Plane Crazy
(Table of Contents: 5)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Flutesnoot; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee is suddenly inundated by paper airplanes.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What do the planets have in store for little ol' me?
Characters:
Veronica Lodge
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the names of planets puzzle.

Jazz Babies of the 1920's
(Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica, recast as '20s era flappers.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing. The signature has been removed in this printing.

[Who says girls can't save the world?]
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Sabrina / advertisement / 1 page

Party Pooper
(Table of Contents: 9)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis:
Sabrina stands out at Aunt Hilda's party.
Reprints (1)

Operation Preparation
(Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
The almanac predicts a very harsh winter.
Reprints (1)

Cool Reception
(Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Coach Gaines; Matt; Mel
Synopsis:
The coach of the Riverdale boys hockey team asks Betty to play goalie for them, which doesn't set well with some of the other members of the team.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Nag Gag
(Table of Contents: 12)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Reggie tries to convince Archie that Pop Tate's burgers have horse meat in them.
Reprints (1)

Rain Refrain
(Table of Contents: 13)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis:
Sabrina uses her powers to bring animals in out of the rain.
Reprints (1)

[A Well-Rounded Woman]
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Ms. Pac-Man / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 15)

Katy Keene's Friends / letters page / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
Katy Keene

Indexer Notes

Listing of names of letter writers that are recognized as Friends of Katy Keene.

Game Plan
(Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Jughead wins a bet with Reggie on a football game.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[Family Game Night]
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Parker Brothers / advertisement / 1 page

The Winds of War
(Table of Contents: 18)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson the janitor; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Jughead's attempts to clean the front hall at school do more harm than good.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 19)

Betty / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Help Betty find all these different types of movies in the word find below!
Characters:
Betty Cooper
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Word find puzzle.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 20)

Veronica Pin-Up / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You can leave the price tags...
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Reprints (1)

[Do you have what it takes to face the wall?]
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Pokemon / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages

Spelling Bee
(Table of Contents: 23)

Dilton / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
Dilton Doiley
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Circle the correctly spelled words puzzle.

Holi-Dazed & Confused
(Table of Contents: 24)

Sabrina / comic story / 19 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Sabrina Spellman; Della the head witch; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Eyeda; Cleara; Santa Claus; Father Time
Synopsis:
As punishment for Sabrina's overzealous celebration of Earth holidays, Della transports all of Sabrina's friends back in time with no memory of their previous lives.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Part Two: When Cows Fly
Party Three: You Got the Time?

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #217, no credits listed in this digest.

[Get caught up in the magic]
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Archway / advertisement / 1 page

[Archie's Subscription Offer]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 26)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Say Watt
(Table of Contents: 27)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Mr. Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Jughead gets caught sleeping in class.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Myth-Conception
(Table of Contents: 28)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty thinks she's opened Pandora's Box.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Miss-Cue
(Table of Contents: 29)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews (video only)
Synopsis:
Veronica discovers a flaw in her cheerleading routine through video replay.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed]
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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page

Vacation Deflation
(Table of Contents: 31)

Ethel / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Ethel tells Betty and Veronica they will love the ski lodge because there are three boys for every girl.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 32)

Little Archie / illustration / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Little Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Illustration uses as the title page for the next section featuring Little Archie reprints.

Lesson Learned
(Table of Contents: 33)

Little Archie / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Little Archie fakes being sick so he won't have to go to school.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Snack Swap
(Table of Contents: 34)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead is writing to the editor of "Kids Problems".
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of Laugh Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #nn, no credits listed in this digest.

Party Hardy
(Table of Contents: 35)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Forsythe P. Jones II; Jellybean Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead spends all day cooking a "thank you" meal for his friends, only to have them bail on him for various reasons.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Band Jam
(Table of Contents: 36)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Duke Morgan; Alice Cooper; Tip Carter; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
A record producer spots Betty on the street and asks her to dance in the new video for the rock band "Pearl Jelly".
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are listed in this digest.

A Clothes Call
(Table of Contents: 37)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
A shopping trip for more wardrobe and a chance encounter with Archie leads to a broken leg for Veronica.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the printing in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #217, no credits listed in this digest.

[Sonic Super Special]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 38)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Doghouse Dilemma!
(Table of Contents: 39)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils:
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Inks:
Ken Selig (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Dilton builds a hi-tech doghouse for Hot Dog.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Credits listed on a sign on a fence in the first panel.

[Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 40)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 41)

Pokemon / advertisement / 1 page

[Hey You, Pikachu]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 42)

Nintendo / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Oh, Midge... what is it about you that makes me feel so special?!"]
    Archie
  2. [Why I instituted family game night]
    Parker Brothers
  3. Field Tripped!
    Archie & the Gang
  4. At Your Service
    Big Moose
  5. [It's a candy thing!]
    P.J. Swizzle
  6. Plane Crazy
    Mr. Weatherbee
  7. ["What do the planets have in store for little ol' me?"]
    Veronica
  8. Jazz Babies of the 1920's
    Betty and Veronica
  9. [Who says girls can't save the world?]
    Sabrina
  10. Party Pooper
    Sabrina
  11. Operation Preparation
    Jughead
  12. Cool Reception
    Betty
  13. Nag Gag
    Reggie
  14. Rain Refrain
    Sabrina
  15. [A Well-Rounded Woman]
    Ms. Pac-Man
  16. [no title indexed]
    Katy Keene's Friends
  17. Game Plan
    Jughead
  18. [Family Game Night]
    Parker Brothers
  19. The Winds of War
    Mr. Weatherbee
  20. ["Help Betty find all these different types of movies in the word find below!"]
    Betty
  21. ["You can leave the price tags..."]
    Veronica Pin-Up
  22. [Do you have what it takes to face the wall?]
    Pokemon
  23. ["Hey, gang!"]
  24. Spelling Bee
    Dilton
  25. Holi-Dazed & Confused
    Sabrina
  26. [Get caught up in the magic]
    Archway
  27. [Archie's Subscription Offer]
  28. Say Watt
    Jughead
  29. Myth-Conception
    Betty
  30. Miss-Cue
    Betty and Veronica
  31. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  32. Vacation Deflation
    Ethel
  33. [no title indexed]
    Little Archie
  34. Lesson Learned
    Little Archie
  35. Snack Swap
    Little Archie
  36. Party Hardy
    Jughead
  37. Band Jam
    Betty
  38. A Clothes Call
    Veronica
  39. [Sonic Super Special]
  40. Doghouse Dilemma!
    Dilton
  41. [Archie's Digest Subscription Offer]
  42. [no title indexed]
    Pokemon
  43. [Hey You, Pikachu]
    Nintendo
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