Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1955-08-10
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #71 Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:These questions on zoology are sticklers, Betty!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

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

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Wait, Wait Show
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! This is terrific! Wait'll you hear this!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
When the Chicago Cubs visit Riverdale for an exhibition game and Veronica asks if Archie wants to see the Cubs play, he thinks she's proposing a date at the game when she really meant a date at the zoo.

Indexer Notes

Story listed on cover.
Archie misses a Chicago Cubs game, but they could be the visiting team.

Notes to You
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Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How do you like my piano playing, Jughead?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Betty's ability to play piano by ear reminds Jughead of his grandpa's ability to fiddle with his beard.

Toast of the Town
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You know what I feel like? Toasted marshmallows!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie wants toasted marshmallows, but Veronica fries them because the toaster is broken.

Moonlight Serenade
(Table of Contents: 4)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Rival Reggie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee, Reg, that's quite a shiner you've got. Wha' hoppen?
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Reggie explains that he got his black eye from giving a moonlight serenade to his new neighbor.

A Dog's Life
(Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's the matter, Jug, you look beat!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead tells Archie about being chased by Mrs. Brown's dog.

The Big Finish
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why the big frown, clown?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Reggie suggests that Archie end his manuscript by using a match.

Keep 'Em Smoochin'
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ahem!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee chides Archie for kissing Veronica in the hallway.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Fun Page / activity / 0.75 page

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Characters:
Reggie Mantle

Indexer Notes

Includes drawing face, finding route that totals 150, visual riddle, corn off the cob, name the state, and copying figure.

Beach Bawl
(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Bob Montana (signed)
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Bob Montana (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie boy, I'm going to teach you a swimming trick that may save your life some day!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Reggie tricks Archie into yelling for help at the beach.

Let Wilbur Shoe Your Blues Away
(Table of Contents: 10)

Wilbur / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Red! How're you fixed for cash?
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Linda Moore; Laurie Lake
Synopsis:
Wilbur explains why his shoe painting has soul; Laurie shares where she bought her shoes; Laurie's mocs remind her of Red and Wilbur.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Three three-panel comics.

Our Obligation to Parents
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page

All That Glitters Is Not Gold
(Table of Contents: 12)

Katy Keene / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks:
Bill Woggon (signed)
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Letters:
Bill Woggon (signed)
  • Genre:humor; fashion; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I wonder if my dreams will ever come true if I'll ever be a big star with my name in lights?
Characters:
Katy Keene; Sis; Ditto; Swami Rivah; Skipper Mason; Danny O'Connel; Jumpin' Joe Pasterneck; Gloria Grandbilt
Synopsis:
Katy pays a visit to Swami Rivah, who tells her that she will receive two important calls that put her name in lights and make her a star wearing a star gown.

Indexer Notes

Pose, gown, lettering, etc. by John Guentert (Niles, MI); Katy's negligee by Anne Marie Liuzzo (New York 14, NY); Sis's dress by Patsy Doregan (New York 25, NY); Katy and Sis pose and outfits by Lucy Jefferys (Radnor, PA); daydream star gowns by Judith Stinchcomb (Grand Rapids, MI), Betty Thomas (Greenville, NC), Mary Ann Stringham (Enterprise, OR), and Joyce Zimmerman (Brooklyn, NY); star necklace by Patricia McCarthy (Auburn, NY); Katy's suit by Reggie Miller (Freeport, TX); Katy in star by Claudia Mann (Lyons, NY) and Linda Travers (Bristol, RI).

Katy Star Fashions
(Table of Contents: 13)

Katy Keene / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen; fashion
Characters:
Katy Keene

Indexer Notes

Katy poses in eight similar star gowns credited to 36 readers.

Do Not Disturb
(Table of Contents: 14)

Slats / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! Get a load of that cute chick, Wilbur!
Characters:
Slats Morgan; Wilbur Wilkin
Synopsis:
Wilbur says that women don't bother him. Slats retorts that Wilbur wishes they did.

A Tall Story
(Table of Contents: 15)

Wilbur / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A fellow just told me I looked like you Slats!
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkin; Slats Morgan
Synopsis:
Wilbur tells Slats that someone said they look alike.

I'll Be Sewing You
(Table of Contents: 16)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Baw! Wa-a-a...
Characters:
Synopsis:
Pat's father falls down a manhole.

Indexer Notes

The "Pat the Brat" feature already appears regularly in Pat the Brat (Archie, 1955 Series), and will now appear in Laugh Comics too. ("Pat the Brat" also appears occasionally as filler in almost all Archie comics of this period.)

He Deed It
(Table of Contents: 17)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now, Patty boy ... I want you to promise me that you'll do a good deed each day!
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Synopsis:
Pat does his good deed by stopping a fight with some more punches of his own.

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Laugh It Up / text story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The bullfrog was making a speech at the bullfrog's convention.
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Fred Andrews

Indexer Notes

Page of jokes; not all feature Archie characters.

Me Too
(Table of Contents: 19)

Laurie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello Gorgeous, is your daddy home?
Characters:
Laurie Lake; Commodore Lake
Synopsis:
Laurie tells her father about the salesman with the cute mustache waiting outside, but Commodore Lake replies he already has a mustache.

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

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 membership featuring first-prize report from Neil Gladstone (St. Louis 12, MO) on giving a puppet show at school and second-prize report from Lynne Edelstein (Gloversville, NY) on collecting picture postcards.

On the Beam with Betty
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Betty / activity / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Includes decoding Betty's note and name game.

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

Jughead's Brain Twisters / activity / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:For the fun of it...

Indexer Notes

Includes seeing how quickly you can write down three numbers that add to 44 and riddle. Jughead does not appear in this story.

There's a Difference
(Table of Contents: 23)

Wilbur / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's nice of you to help me with the dishes, Wilbur!
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Eleanor Wilkin
Synopsis:
Wilbur gladly helps Laurie with her chores but refuses to do "woman's work" for his mother.

Indexer Notes

Story listed on cover.

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Operation Pin-Point!
(Table of Contents: 25)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead worries about his paratrooper cousin getting stationed in Turkey.

Poor Skate!
(Table of Contents: 26)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Veronica uses her lack of skating talent to her advantage with the boys.

One for the Books
(Table of Contents: 27)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Arch, here's your book I borrowed yesterday!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead tries to cure his insomnia with a book, but he stays up all night reading it.

Flowery Thoughts!
(Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pal Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi Veronica! Do I detect a certain gleam in your eyes?
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Jughead says that Veronica's catch of a bridal bouquet means Archie won't have to buy a corsage for their date that night.

Cunning Cousin!
(Table of Contents: 29)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Ronnie! I'm minding my cousin Clifford!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty's cousin has a snarky reply when Veronica gives him a penny.

Popular Accessory!
(Table of Contents: 30)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee Ronnie, isn't that a cute dress?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty says she needs one accessory to go with a dress: Archie.

Safety Worst!
(Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:--And tonight, parents and students, we are here to honor the student who has been selected as the safest student-driver of the year!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mayor
Synopsis:
Archie shares his motivation for safe driving: his car has no brakes.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["These questions on zoology are sticklers, Betty!"]
    Archie
  2. The Wait, Wait Show
    Archie
  3. Notes to You
    Betty
  4. Toast of the Town
    Veronica
  5. Moonlight Serenade
    Reggie
  6. A Dog's Life
    Jughead
  7. The Big Finish
    Archie
  8. Keep 'Em Smoochin'
    Archie
  9. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  10. Beach Bawl
    Archie
  11. Let Wilbur Shoe Your Blues Away
    Wilbur
  12. Our Obligation to Parents
  13. All That Glitters Is Not Gold
    Katy Keene
  14. Katy Star Fashions
    Katy Keene
  15. Do Not Disturb
    Slats
  16. A Tall Story
    Wilbur
  17. I'll Be Sewing You
    Pat the Brat
  18. He Deed It
    Pat the Brat
  19. ["The bullfrog was making a speech at the bullfrog's convention."]
    Laugh It Up
  20. Me Too
    Laurie
  21. ["Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!"]
    Archie Club News
  22. On the Beam with Betty
    Betty
  23. ["For the fun of it..."]
    Jughead's Brain Twisters
  24. There's a Difference
    Wilbur
  25. ["Presenting in the center ring the most colossal, the most gigantic book of the year... Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #4"]
    Archie
  26. Operation Pin-Point!
    Jughead
  27. Poor Skate!
    Betty and Veronica
  28. One for the Books
    Jughead
  29. Flowery Thoughts!
    Jughead
  30. Cunning Cousin!
    Betty and Veronica
  31. Popular Accessory!
    Betty and Veronica
  32. Safety Worst!
    Archie
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