Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1956-08-20
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hummph! The trouble with handsome men is they're all conceited!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Reprints (3)

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.

Beaches and Scream
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, you beat me again, Jug!
Characters:
Rodney (intro; Veronica's cousin)
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead are forced to watch Veronica's bratty cousin Rodney at the beach.
Reprints (1)

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Laugh It Up / text story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:'Man, there goes a good looking dish, said Archie to Veronica.
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Indexer Notes

Collection of 10 textual jokes with illustrations.

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Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page

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Katy Keene / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
Bill Woggon (signed)
  • Genre:humor; fashion; romance; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Our story begins in Danny's office...
Characters:
Synopsis:
Katy fills in for Betty Rocker on her TV cooking show, but Danny accidentally gives her the wrong recipe to bake.

Indexer Notes

Lettering by Peggy Pickett (Toledo 12, OH); Katy's pose and apron by Lauretta Pfleger (El Centro, CA); outfit by Betty Barry (Ponca City, OK); Katy's apron and dress by Myrtle McCree (Chicago, IL); cement mixer by Johnny Santrizo (Santa Barbara, CA).

Kitchen Fashions
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Katy Keene / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:fashion; teen
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Indexer Notes

Apron by Linda Patterson (Richfield, ID); apron on Katy by Kathleen McGhee (Chicago 39, IL); apron and mitts also by V. Holmes (Dundas, Ontario); tea for two outfit by Elizabeth Clubb (Fairbanks, AK); dress by Mary Frances Surber (Millbrac, CA); apron by Suzi Valentine (Martinsville, NJ); other designs by Mary Lois Nicholes (Stony Brook, NY); Lucille Young (Portland, OR); and Marilyn Clapp (Paramount, CA).

Next!
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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 sits on the floor of the dentist's office so he's not next in line.

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

Free Ride
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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:Oh, Patty ... I'm s-scared!!
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Synopsis:
Pat takes his friend on a wild wagon ride.

A Lion Story
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ever do any hunting, Jug?
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Synopsis:
Jughead discusses hunting mountain lions with a club.

Indexer Notes

This is the final regular appearance of the "Jughead" feature in Laugh Comics. Many more "Jughead" stories will appear in future issues, but not on any regular schedule.

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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 Barabara Sacknoff (Bronx 55, NY) on a school dance for charity and second-prize report from Jo Ann Watson (Detroit, MI) on class trip to Greenfield Village.

The Nylon Nine
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Wilbur / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boys, it's nine bells!
  • Keywords:baseball
Characters:
Principal Dripwaite
Synopsis:
The girls start their own baseball team and challenge the boys to a game.
Reprints (1)

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

You Drive Me Crazy
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Veronica / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How's about going for a ride, angel?
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Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge forbids Veronica from riding in Archie's run-down jalopy until he sees Reggie's new foreign convertible.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Run Down
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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dig the new timepiece!
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Synopsis:
Jughead discusses his watch that fell in the river and is still running.

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Li'l Jinx / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Archie Fun Page / activity / 0.67 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Did you know ... one sure way to lose ground...

Indexer Notes

Includes did you know, rebus, draw flowers, count squares, riddles on parade, word ladder (best to crab), and corn off the cob.

There's a Difference!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
Joe Edwards (signed)
Pencils:
Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks:
Joe Edwards (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
Joe Edwards (signed)
  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Any mail for me today?
Characters:
Synopsis:
Hap laughs with the mailman about Li'l Jinx's past hijinks, but he spanks her when she reveals she just broke a window.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Earliest story to use the Holliday surname instead of Bubblegum.

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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / letters page / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Pen Pals: Our club now has thousands of members who have made many new friends through the mail.
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Indexer Notes

Li'l Jinx shares the names and addresses of 68 new club members.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Hummph! The trouble with handsome men is they're all conceited!"]
    Archie
  2. Beaches and Scream
    Archie
  3. ["'Man, there goes a good looking dish, said Archie to Veronica."]
    Laugh It Up
  4. ["Meet the queen of the pin-ups ... Katy Keene!"]
    Katy Keene
  5. ["Our story begins in Danny's office..."]
    Katy Keene
  6. Kitchen Fashions
    Katy Keene
  7. Next!
    Pat the Brat
  8. Free Ride
    Pat the Brat
  9. A Lion Story
    Jughead
  10. ["Look kids! Here's what you get by joining the Archie Club as an official reporter."]
    Archie Club News
  11. The Nylon Nine
    Wilbur
  12. ["Your thrill of the year!"]
    Archie
  13. You Drive Me Crazy
    Veronica
  14. ["Hey, ARCHer, what do you expect to hit blindfolded?"]
  15. Run Down
    Reggie
  16. ["Happy mirthday to you!"]
    Li'l Jinx
  17. ["Did you know ... one sure way to lose ground..."]
    Archie Fun Page
  18. There's a Difference!
    Li'l Jinx
  19. ["Hi, Pen Pals: Our club now has thousands of members who have made many new friends through the mail."]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
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