Laugh Comics
#143
(February 1963)
Archie,
1946 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-12-10
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's see your witch doctor mask, Reg!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Keywords
- masks; shop class; witch doctor
Movie Madness
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Johnson (janitor)
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks Archie should show some Old-World charm. When he does, everyone thinks he's trying to cover up some misdeed.
- Keywords
- detention; flowers; movie theater
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy couldn't afford to send me to Europe...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- While it's snowing outside, Betty uses a sun lamp and travel posters to simulate being on the beach in Europe.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- record player; sun lamp; swim suit; travel posters; winter
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin Up Page / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie... look at what you're missing by not being able to ski!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- There are advantages to sitting inside at a ski resort.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #26 (June 1964)
-
- Keywords
- kissing; ski lodge; skis
Indexer Notes
Pin-Up page suggested by Paul Redstone (Scarsdale, N.Y.).
Wildcat Joe's Weird Will!
Fly Girl / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fly Girl [Kim Brand]
- Synopsis
- A gang concocts an elaborate plan to get revenge on Kim Brand, who they think tipped off Fly Girl to ruin their last job and send them to prison.
- Keywords
- alligators; armor; castle; death traps; fake will; movie set; robot
Indexer Notes
Kim Brand only appears in her Fly Girl uniform in a one-panel flashback.
This is the final appearance of the "Fly Girl" feature in Laugh Comics. However, the feature is still appearing regularly in Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 Series).
[no title indexed]
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dig this crazy offer!
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 plus a free bonus issue.
Can You Top This?
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Ga Ga
- Synopsis
- In the winter, no matter what Jinx has, Ga Ga has something that's "bigger and better."
- Keywords
- black eyes; ice; sledding; snowman; temper
[no title indexed]
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Girl Scouts...Boy Scouts and Little Leaguers praise my pen pal club once they join!
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx (cameo)
Indexer Notes
List of 51 persons (ages 7 to 17) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include Hungary, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, India, Australia, Uganda, Canada, Jamaica, and Trinidad.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages
Indexer Notes
First prize of $5.00 to Sharon Pillsbury (Burlington, Vt.) for article on intelligence of horses. Second prize of $3.00 to Jim Fuxa (Omaha, Nebr.) for article on the praying mantis. Third prize of $2.00 to Frank Gerechter (New York, N.Y.) for article on pennies. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Nancy Isaacs (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for two jokes.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
Show Biz
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is the director of the school play. After he has all the parts cast, Betty and Veronica both pressure him to be cast as the lead. Archie comes up with a plan to discourage them, involving thrown pies in rehearsal.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #324 (December 2021)
- in Laugh (Archie, 2022 series) (2022)
-
- Keywords
- casting; pies; rehearsal; school play
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Let's see your witch doctor mask, Reg!"]
Archie -
1.
Movie Madness
Archie -
2.
["Daddy couldn't afford to send me to Europe..."]
Betty Pin Up -
3.
["Archie... look at what you're missing by not being able to ski!"]
Veronica Pin Up Page -
4.
Wildcat Joe's Weird Will!
Fly Girl -
5.
["Dig this crazy offer!"]
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals -
6.
Can You Top This?
Li'l Jinx -
7.
["Girl Scouts...Boy Scouts and Little Leaguers praise my pen pal club once they join!"]
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals -
8.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
9.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club -
10.
Show Biz
Archie
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- Chris Boyko
- Steve Coates
- Merlin Haas
- Bob Kopman
- Clint Maxwell
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
- Gregg Whitmore
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