Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1956-04-23
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #75 Edit Cover
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Aw! You women drive us men nuts! You never say what you mean!
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Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
  • 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. First issue to use bubble letter Laugh logo, which would be used through the series' end in 1987 and in the 1987-91 successor series.

Sour Note
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Archie / comic story / 3.75 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Say Betty, where's Ronnie been keeping herself?
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Synopsis:
Archie writes a nasty letter to Veronica when he hears that she went on the town with Jughead's cousin. He tries to get the letter back when he finds out that Jughead's cousin is a girl.

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Reggie / comic story / 0.25 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hah! - - So you're the spelling champ, eh?
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Synopsis:
Jughead outwits Reggie at spelling.

Cuttin' Up
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Synopsis:
Pat cuts out the pictures of baseball players from the sports section before his father has read it.
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Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

A Designer
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Tsk ... tsk ... Patty sure can be sloppy!
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Synopsis:
Alice hangs a black towel since Pat stains the white ones. He then comes home with his hands covered in white paint.
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Super Duck / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Katy Keene / comic story / 1.5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children; fashion; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sis! Shoo away that pesky chicken!
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Synopsis:
Katy needs K.O.'s help to rid her garden of a persistent chicken.

Indexer Notes

Lettering by Sharon Anderson (Traverse City, MI); Katy's pose and costume by Chris Hersymik (North Battlefield, Sask.); Katy's playsuit by Jane Casler (Panama, NY); fruit hat by Marve Blanchard (Lachine, Quebec); Sis's play suit by Sylvia Cottingham (Charlotte, NC); K.O.'s Jeepster by Larry Creel (Hialeah, FL).

Katy Garden Pin-Ups
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Katy Keene / illustration / 0.5 page

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Indexer Notes

Katy's pin-up pose and garden outfit by Ann Husky (South Dixie, KY); Katy's pose, fruit dress with apple purse by Marilyn Kingsley (Venice, CA).

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Katy Keene / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Bill Woggon (signed)
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Bill Woggon (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; fashion; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh oh! K.O. Kelly is over at Katy's house -- hmm -- what'll I do now?
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Synopsis:
Randy tries to trick K.O. with a sucker bet.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Flower lettering by Judy Fetman (North Hollywood, CA); Katy's pose, etc. by Linda Taylor (Dallas, TX); K.O.'s and Randy's suits by Loretta Zebroski (Freehold, NJ); Katy's outfit by Bonnie Anderson (Stanbaugh, MI).

Skip, Hop, and Thump!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty and Veronica desperately search for a date to the sock hop after refusing Archie's offer to take both of them.
Reprints (7)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #233.

Chump of Chumps!
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text story / 2 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:We wonder if the age of forty is a little too late.
Synopsis:
Anecdotes about Harry Shorten's ice skating in the Catskills, ostriches, TNT, Calibar natives, and the age of earth.

To the Victor!
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Betty / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, Betty, Archie is here for your date!
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Synopsis:
While Betty is getting ready for their date Archie plays Scrabble with Betty's dad.
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Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look kids! Here's what you get by joining the Archie Club as an official reporter.
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Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Sandy Padrick (New York, NY) on her cooking club and second-prize report from Susan Weinberg (New York, NY) on holding a musical show for charity.

Chick Chat!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica, did you hear about what's-her-name?
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Synopsis:
Betty asks Veronica if she's heard about whats-her-name.

Double Take
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Archie's Dad / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I bought a new hat, dear
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Synopsis:
Fred doesn't like Mary's hat until he sees another woman wearing it.

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

Gentlemen to the End
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Wilbur / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:De dum de -- I'm going to ask my favorite gal to join me for dinner!
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Synopsis:
Wilbur and Slats go on a double date with Laurie and Linda, with a bet that whoever loses their temper first picks up the tab.
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Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page

The High and Mighty
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy, am I feeling in the pink!
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Synopsis:
Jughead tells Moose to back down as he has friends in high places.
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Just Picture It!
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Reggie / comic story / 3.75 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Sally; Lucy
Synopsis:
Reggie needs a date, and Jughead has a spare.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from reprint

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Archie / comic story / 0.25 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie Andrews! You're a beast!
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Synopsis:
Veronica says she was a fool for dating Archie. Archie counters that he wasn't looking for brains.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Aw! You women drive us men nuts! You never say what you mean!"]
    Archie
  2. Sour Note
    Archie
  3. ["Hah! - - So you're the spelling champ, eh?"]
    Reggie
  4. Cuttin' Up
    Pat the Brat
  5. A Designer
    Pat the Brat
  6. ["Kids! Don't be stung by imitations or inferior comics."]
    Super Duck
  7. ["Sis! Shoo away that pesky chicken!"]
    Katy Keene
  8. Katy Garden Pin-Ups
    Katy Keene
  9. ["Oh oh! K.O. Kelly is over at Katy's house -- hmm -- what'll I do now?"]
    Katy Keene
  10. Skip, Hop, and Thump!
    Betty and Veronica
  11. Chump of Chumps!
  12. To the Victor!
    Betty
  13. ["Look kids! Here's what you get by joining the Archie Club as an official reporter."]
    Archie Club News
  14. Chick Chat!
    Betty and Veronica
  15. Double Take
    Archie's Dad
  16. ["Hurry! Hurry! Don't be late for your copy of Archie Annual #8!"]
    Archie
  17. Gentlemen to the End
    Wilbur
  18. ["Wilbur is always in season"]
    Wilbur
  19. The High and Mighty
    Jughead
  20. Just Picture It!
    Reggie
  21. ["Archie Andrews! You're a beast!"]
    Archie
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