Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #221

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Pages: 36

Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Dan DeCarlo
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:All right, Archie! You're hired as a lifeguard!

Characters:

Archie Andrews

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: ?

Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic

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advertisement / 1 page

The Wheeler-Dealer

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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Al Hartley
Inks:	Al Hartley
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Al Hartley

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Man! Look at that sea of fenders!

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:: Jughead is forced to get Archie's car back when Jughead sells it without Archie's permission.; in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #39 (1981-82)
in World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #97 (April 2020)

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advertisement / 1 page

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Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages

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Indexer Notes

Letters from Jonathan Bratchie (1st prize), Mellissa Burkholder (2nd prize), Gregory Lambert (3rd prize), Diane Hawkins (4th prize), and Laurence Harrison (5th prize), plus instructions for joining the Archie Club.

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advertisement / 1 page

Midnight Madness

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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Al Hartley
Pencils:	Al Hartley
Inks:	Al Hartley
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Al Hartley

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:(Yawn!) I believe I'll turn in, Smithers! Lock up before you retire!

Characters:

Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis:: Veronica's father thinks Veronica has run away with Archie and Archie's father believes that Archie has run off with Veronica.; in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #39 (1981-82)
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #46 (February 2000), #90 (February 2005)
in World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #35 (February 2014)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)

Make the summer scene with Betty and Veronica!

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Betty and Veronica / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Now Hear This...

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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

Script:	Joe Edwards
Pencils:	Joe Edwards
Inks:	Joe Edwards
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Joe Edwards

Genre:humor; children

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mommy! Mommy? Daddy...?

Characters:

Synopsis:: With her mother's cake burning, Li'l Jinx tries to get the attention of her parents, with no success.; in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #223 (August 1974)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #83 (October 1999)
in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #270 (July 2019)

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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page

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Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Characters:

Li'l Jinx

Indexer Notes

Names, ages, and addresses of kids looking for pen pals.

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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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advertisement / 0.5 page

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advertisement / 0.5 page

The Exception

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Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Al Hartley
Inks:	Al Hartley
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Al Hartley

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, do you realize that according to science, we only use one tenth of our brain power!

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason

Synopsis:: Archie tells Moose that humans only use ten percent of their brain; however, it appears that Moose may prove to be the exception.; in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #39 (1981-82)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #179 (June 2007)
in Archie's Giant Kids' Joke Book (Archie, 2012 series) (2012)
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #229 (July 2012)

Loud and Clear

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Al Hartley
Pencils:	Al Hartley
Inks:	Jon D'Agostino
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good evening...the Lodge residence...Jeeves speaking!

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jeeves; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:: Using modern communication methods (phones) Veronica has Archie call her every ten minutes so she can keep tabs on Archie; Betty has other ideas and communicates the old-fashioned way with Archie.; in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #50 (October 1981)

Indexer Notes

Unless Smithers has a twin brother, the author mistakenly calls him "Jeeves" in the story.

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Archie / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 1 page

The Wheeler-Dealer (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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advertisement / 1 page

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Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

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advertisement / 1 page

Midnight Madness (Table of Contents: 6)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 6 pages

Make the summer scene with Betty and Veronica! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Now Hear This... (Table of Contents: 8)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page

Indexer Notes

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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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advertisement / 0.5 page

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advertisement / 0.5 page

The Exception (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Loud and Clear (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

Indexer Notes

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Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic

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The Wheeler-Dealer

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Midnight Madness

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Make the summer scene with Betty and Veronica!

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Now Hear This...

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The Exception

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Loud and Clear

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Grow amazing live sea-monkeys!

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