Price: 0.75 USD
Pages: 132
On-sale Date: 1979-11-22
Editing: ?
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Groan I can't believe we ate the whole thing!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Josie and the Pussycats [Valerie; Josie; Melody]; Sabrina Spellman

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie #227.

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 0271000699701

Indexer Notes

Indicia title is "LAUGH COMICS DIGEST MAGAZINE, No. 26." Indicia says "Single copies 75¢ U.S.A 95¢ Canada"
On sale date from the Comic Reader #174.

From Bad to Verse
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis:
Archie annoys everyone at school by speaking in rhyme all the time.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Listen up, everybody!

The Artful Dodger
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Jughead ventures onto gang turf with a policy of utter nonviolence.
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Storm Cloud
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the Butler
Synopsis:
Betty goes out in a blizzard so that she can be at Archie's house while he's snowed in.
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The Snow Sport
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Archie / activity / 1 page

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Archie Andrews
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Plug the numbered letters into the appropriate blanks to find out the hidden message.
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Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Ronnie! How was your trip to France?
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Jughead Jones
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  • From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

Power Play
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Snow Go
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie's friends wonder why he's standing on the street corner during a snowstorm.
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Veronica Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Will you slow down, Reggie?

For Safety's Sake
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Josie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Josie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Melody is going to make a speech?
Characters:
Charlie; Stanley
Synopsis:
In an effort to promote public safety, Josie and Valerie convince Melody to wear fur coats whenever she goes out in public.
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Medicine Man
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
  • Feature Logo:Sabrina
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Aunt Hilda! I think I'm coming down with something! Everytime I move my hand, I --- oops!
Characters:
Dhing Batt
Synopsis:
Sabrina's magic is leaking out of her index finger, with disastrous results. Aunt Hilda is forced to call in a professional witch healer.
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Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What’s the special today?

The Ghost Hunters
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That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 12 pages

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Bingo, Samantha and Teddy go to a ski lodge that has few customers because everyone thinks the house next door is haunted. The intrepid trio decides to find out what's causing the spooky noises in the house.
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A Sunny Snowman Puzzle
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The snow man has a wintery message for you!
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Archie Andrews
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Reggie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Has the deliveryman from the meat market arrived yet?

A Humble Tumble
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Reggie / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, look out dummy! You're right in my path!
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Synopsis:
A knock on the head on the ski slope gives Reggie a new charming personality; Archie doesn't like it.
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[Katy's Hearts]
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Katy Keene / comic story / 3 pages

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  • Genre:domestic; fashion; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Katy, I'm giving a skating party at my Lake Arrowhead lodge, and to show you I'm a fair-minded fellow I've invited K.O. Kelly and Chubby!
Characters:
Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; K.O. Kelly; Chubby Chuckles
Synopsis:
At an ice skating party, all of the males try to impress Katy including Chubby.
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Indexer Notes

Katy's pose and costume by Kathryn Watkins (Wichita, KS); lettering by Nancy Thomas (Chehalis, WA) and Delores Adams (Bozeman, MT); heart pillow also by Frances Moore (St. Edmonton, Alberta), Laura Smith (Rawlins, WY), Rita Baldon (Indianapolis, IN), and Patricia Rousseau (Springfield, MA); Katy's heart, plus pose, jewelry, etc. by Gracie Garcia (Tucson, AZ); Katy's skating togs by Joanne Foote (Peoria, IL) and Dorothy Price (Johnsonburg, PA); K.O.'s skating pose making heart by Jackie LaDue (Salem, OR); K.O.'s sweater and gloves by Patsy McHenry (Camp Polk, LA).

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Mr. Lodge Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mail from your pen pals, daddy?

Last Run For the Tuppertin Trolley
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Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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No Go!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx does jobs around the house to raise money to go on a trip with her friends.
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You Know You're Not Very Popular When...
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Ethel / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen

It's a Lotta Hokum
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Super Duck / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Super Duck; Fauntleroy; Mr. O'Type; Lotta Hokum; Grandpa Gander; The Mayor of Duckville
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The Nightmare from 2261 A.D.!
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Jaguar / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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The Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]; The Cannon-Men
Synopsis:
After inhaling some gas, the Jaguar falls unconscious. When he wakes up, he finds out that he's been asleep for 300 years. He also discovers that the Jaguar is revered in this future world.
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Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Did you get a written request for my salary increase?

Anyone for Tennis?
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Josie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Josie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Will you listen to this, Fluffy! It says here in this sports magazine that tennis is the 'in' thing today!
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Synopsis:
Melody decides to try tennis, but ultimately finds it very trying.
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Dear Josie / letters page / 2 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I have a problem that seems to have gotten out of hand!

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from H.M., T.B., and D.S.

Unsound of Music
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Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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Archie convinces Mr. Weatherbee to play classical music over the P.A. system to calm the students down. When it makes them too calm, Archie advises that the school should play rock music to wake them up.
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The Big Chase
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Ethel uses a snowmobile to try to run down and capture Jughead.
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Miss Grundy Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, Mr. Weatherbee! How was your visit to NASA?

Let's Face It
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Duck! Here comes Betty!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie ditched Betty in favor of Veronica. Veronica tells him to confront Betty and tell her the truth instead of just avoiding her.
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Mr. Lodge Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:And at the end of that year I had made my first million!

Snow Job
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge and Archie have a ski race.
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Hit & Miss Maze
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Veronica / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Veronica Lodge
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Indexer Notes

A maze.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Groan I can't believe we ate the whole thing!"]
  2. From Bad to Verse
    Archie
  3. ["Listen up, everybody!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  4. The Artful Dodger
    Jughead
  5. Storm Cloud
    Betty and Veronica
  6. The Snow Sport
    Archie
  7. ["Hi, Ronnie! How was your trip to France?"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  8. Power Play
    Mr. Weatherbee
  9. Snow Go
    Archie
  10. ["Will you slow down, Reggie?"]
    Veronica Gag Bag
  11. For Safety's Sake
    Josie
  12. Medicine Man
    Sabrina
  13. ["What’s the special today?"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  14. The Ghost Hunters
    That Wilkin Boy
  15. A Sunny Snowman Puzzle
  16. ["Has the deliveryman from the meat market arrived yet?"]
    Reggie's Gag Bag
  17. A Humble Tumble
    Reggie
  18. [Katy's Hearts]
    Katy Keene
  19. ["Mail from your pen pals, daddy?"]
    Mr. Lodge Gag Bag
  20. Last Run For the Tuppertin Trolley
    Little Archie
  21. No Go!
    Li'l Jinx
  22. You Know You're Not Very Popular When...
    Ethel
  23. ["Isn’t it exciting?"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  24. It's a Lotta Hokum
    Super Duck
  25. The Nightmare from 2261 A.D.!
    Jaguar
  26. ["Did you get a written request for my salary increase?"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  27. Anyone for Tennis?
    Josie
  28. ["I have a problem that seems to have gotten out of hand!"]
    Dear Josie
  29. Unsound of Music
    Archie
  30. The Big Chase
    Jughead
  31. ["Hello, Mr. Weatherbee! How was your visit to NASA?"]
    Miss Grundy Gag Bag
  32. Let's Face It
    Betty and Veronica
  33. ["And at the end of that year I had made my first million!"]
    Mr. Lodge Gag Bag
  34. Snow Job
    Archie
  35. Hit & Miss Maze
    Veronica
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