Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1961-10-12
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie! I thought you were going to take me to a show for cool cats - not ghoul cats!
Characters:
MacAbre Trio; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
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Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

The indicia title is LAUGH. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Spring Sprang Sprong
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie, Jughead and Reggie play with shoes that have springs on the soles.
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Hit Record
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica always buys two of the latest popular record album.

A Well Done One
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Katy and Curly / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Bill Woggon (adaptation)
Phyllis Giroux (original idea)
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Bill Woggon (faces)
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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Katy Keene; Sis; Curly
Synopsis:
Sis makes a joke about steak.

Toaster Trouble
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Katy and Sis / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Bill Woggon (adaptation)
Lois Mendlow (original idea)
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Bill Woggon (faces)
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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Katy Keene; Sis
Synopsis:
Sis puts marshmallows in the toaster.

A Shopping Spree
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Katy Keene / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Sharon Hoke (original idea)
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Bill Woggon (signed) (faces)
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; fashion; teen
Characters:
Katy Keene; Bertha
Synopsis:
Katy shares details of her day with Bertha.

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Katy Keene" feature in Laugh Comics (except for an illustration in issue 133) for over 20 years. It will return in issue 381 (February 1984).

The Prey of the Giant Bird-Men
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The Fly / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Fly [Thomas Troy]
Synopsis:
The Fly tries to rescue a Mexican countryside from being menaced by bird-humanoid hybrids.

Sound Off!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Synopsis:
Hap tries to watch baseball on TV, but a loud noise keeps interrupting him.
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[no title indexed]
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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / letters page / 0.67 page

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typeset

[no title indexed]
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Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages

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typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Carl Porter, Lynda Burgess, Kevin Wilson, Ivana Burich, and Joanne Bramante; includes Archie Club membership form.

The Optimist
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump
Synopsis:
Nobody else shares Betty's anticipation for the fall start of school.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Archie! I thought you were going to take me to a show for cool cats - not ghoul cats!"]
    Archie
  2. Spring Sprang Sprong
    Archie
  3. Hit Record
    Betty and Veronica
  4. A Well Done One
    Katy and Curly
  5. Toaster Trouble
    Katy and Sis
  6. A Shopping Spree
    Katy Keene
  7. The Prey of the Giant Bird-Men
    The Fly
  8. Sound Off!
    Li'l Jinx
  9. [no title indexed]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  10. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  11. The Optimist
    Betty and Veronica
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