Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #229

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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:Tee hee! I'm a real cover girl!

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs

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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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

The Instructor

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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Dick Malmgren
Pencils:	Bill Vigoda
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:You mean you're going to take skiing instructions from Rex Gorden at the ski lodge?

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Rex Gorden (in thought bubble only)

Synopsis:: Archie, out of jealousy, takes it upon himself to teach Veronica how to ski when he overhears Veronica seeking to learn skiing lessons from Rex Gorden.; in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #49 (March 1982)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #11 (February 1989)
in Laugh (Archie, 2022 series) (2022)
in World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #116

Now you can finish high school at home

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Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page

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Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Archie and the Gang, I am writing this to congratulate you on your very successful show.

Characters:

Indexer Notes

Letters from Christine Moore (1st prize), Paul Brasuell (2nd prize), Nathan Sheff (3rd prize), Nancy Merninger (4th prize), and Monte Hofmeister (5th prize), plus instructions for joining the Archie Club.

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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

The Upper Crust

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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Bill Vigoda
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I found a million dollar baby in a five and ten cents store!

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews

Synopsis:: Archie insists on taking Veronica to a high society dance in his jalopy with unfortunate results.; in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #49 (March 1982)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #51 (March 1991)
in Laugh (Archie, 2022 series) (2022)
in World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #116
in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #22 - Archie's Valentine's Special (March 2025)

If it's laughter you're after, here's a giant size portion of merriment!

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

Rainy Daze!

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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:Li'l Jinx, can you go buy me a newspaper?

Characters:

Synopsis:: Li'l Jinx's father sends Li'l Jinx out to buy the newspaper, but despite giving her an umbrella to keep her dry, she returns home wet.; in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series) #40 (May 1982)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #58 (April 1992)

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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

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statement of ownership / 0.25 page

Script:	Louis H. Silberkleit
Letters:	typeset

Synopsis:: Statement noting ownership and circulation numbers of Laugh.

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Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces / advertisement / 0.5 page

Grow amazing live sea-monkeys!

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Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page

Snap Flap

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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Gus Lemoine
Inks:	Jon D'Agostino
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hold tight, gang! I'm going to show you how to snap the whip!

Characters:

Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:: Reggie is the lead in a skating maneuver which doesn't end well for Jughead.; in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #49 (March 1982)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #34 (May 1988)

Generation Gap

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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Bob Bolling
Pencils:	Bob Bolling
Inks:	Rudy Lapick
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hyok! Hey Archie boy! Hold this for a minute, will you?

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Jeff; Harry; Martha

Synopsis:: Archie and his friends help an older man home who has slipped and fallen on ice.; in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #49 (March 1982)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #34 (May 1988)
in Laugh (Archie, 2022 series) (2022)
in World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #116

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Archie / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

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

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

The Instructor (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Now you can finish high school at home (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

The Upper Crust (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

If it's laughter you're after, here's a giant size portion of merriment! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Rainy Daze! (Table of Contents: 8)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 10)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces / advertisement / 0.5 page

Grow amazing live sea-monkeys! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page

Snap Flap (Table of Contents: 13)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

Generation Gap (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Monster s-i-z-e monsters (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page

Polaris nuclear sub (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page

Are you missing out on the extra pay of an I.C.S. graduate? (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The Instructor

(Table of Contents: 2)

Now you can finish high school at home

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 4)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

The Upper Crust

(Table of Contents: 6)

If it's laughter you're after, here's a giant size portion of merriment!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Rainy Daze!

(Table of Contents: 8)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

(Table of Contents: 10)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Grow amazing live sea-monkeys!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Snap Flap

(Table of Contents: 13)

Generation Gap

(Table of Contents: 14)

Monster s-i-z-e monsters

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Polaris nuclear sub

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Are you missing out on the extra pay of an I.C.S. graduate?

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