Laugh Comics
#43
(February 1951)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-12-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
An Archie Magazine Approved Reading
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Issue Notes
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bob Montana (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Montana (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You said there was a nifty number on the juke box, Archie... I don't see it!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Bobby Stocks
Archie / comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Archiekins! Taking me to the dance tonight?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- As a means of earning some money, Archie convinces his father to hire him as an assistant, where he accidentally helps his father both gain and lose money in the stock market.
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the Archie newspaper strip dated March 6, 1949; the plot elements involving needing money for a date and Mr. Andrews subsequently losing his stock documents are added here.
Plug Ugly
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)
- Inks
- Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Arch, this homework is hard. What single word means: The effect of electricity passing into the body?
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to warn Jughead about his mistreatment of electrical cords and plugs.
Putting on the Ritz
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead!
- Feature Logo
Archie's Pal Jughead- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are invited to a fancy dress ball being hosted by the Lodge family. It's Archie's mission to get Jughead presentable.
Indexer Notes
Pencils previously credited to Harry Lucey; they match Frese's other stories of the period. Archie reads the Archie Annual while Jughead gets his haircut.
[no title indexed]
Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Name the country
Indexer Notes
Includes rebus to name the country and rebus to name the fruit.
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Hazel Marten (signed as Bill Woggon)
- Inks
- Cassie Bill; Floyd Norman (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Cassie Bill
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As our story begins we find Randy Van Ronson, Katy's rich boy friend, heir to the Van Ronson millions proposing to Katy---
- Genre
- domestic; fashion; teen
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; Sis
- Synopsis
- Katy worries that accepting Randy's latest marriage proposal will make her fat and indolent.
Indexer Notes
Pose and costume by Jean Jordan (Honolulu 14, HI); Katy's dress by Frances Iaconetti (Brooklyn 16, NY); duchess pose, etc. by Betty Lee Redmond (Randall, KS); P.J.'s on Sis by Carriemae Tucker (Columbus 4, OH); English sport car by Michael Hill (London, England); wedding gown and pose by June McCray (Waynesville, MO); nightie by Deane Campbell (Maiden, NC); wedding gowns, poses, etc. by Doreen Montreal (Los Angeles 3, CA); Katy's dinner gown by Michael R. Birrell (St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England); Katy's outfit by Shirley Sainthill (North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada); gown above by Topy Kooraneef (Istanbul, Turkey); outfit and pose by Maureen Welgemoed (Durban, Natal, South Africa); gown by Beryl Sutherland (Johannesburg, South Africa); play suit and pose by Sharon Rose Awali (Bahrain Island, Persian Gulf); Hawaiian outfit by Alma Rapera (Kailua, Oahu); play suit by Victoria Cajiga (Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico); Middle Eastern design by Sheik Hakeem (Oasis #7, Tent 44, Arabia).
[no title indexed]
Laugh Fun Page / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)
- Pencils
- Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)
- Inks
- Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's draw a picture of a giraffe
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Contains two rebuses, crossword puzzle, drawing picture of giraffe, run for your money, maze, and riddle. Jughead makes a cameo in the bottom left corner riddle.
[no title indexed]
Hollywood Gossip / text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Broadway: "The Strange Case of the Missing Pants of Stewart Granger" caused no little concern...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Collection of Hollywood gossip and anecdotes.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Club including first-prize report from Marilyn LaForge (St. Paul, KS) and second-prize report from Gary Hopkins (Normal, IL).
Caught with Her Plans Down
Wilbur / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And stay out!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Commodore Lake; Uncle Bungle; Frank Wilkin
- Synopsis
- Laurie enacts a complex plot to ensure that Linda is caddying for her father and Wilbur is free to take her out Saturday night.
Do or Die
Suzie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sy Reit ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why no, Ferdie, I'm not doing a thing today! -- Come on in!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Suzie; Ferdie
- Synopsis
- Suzie sits through several demonstrations by a door-to-door salesmen, with Ferdie as the reluctant model each time.
[no title indexed]
Suzie Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you had a dress like Suzie's, what color would you like it in?
- Characters
- Suzie
- Synopsis
- Color Suzie's new gown, then solve the crossword puzzle.
[no title indexed]
Debby / Taffy / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Inks
- Cassie Bill
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Cassie Bill
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Dad, I want to thank you again for my dreamy formal -- it made a big hit at the prom!
- Feature Logo
- Debby
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Debby Twist; Oliver Twist; Lotta Twist; Honey
- Synopsis
- Debby takes $5 to purchase a birthday gift for her father but spends $3 on earrings and $2 on cigars. Her father then tries to get rid of the cigars since he doesn't like their taste, but they keep coming back.
Indexer Notes
Gown and pose by Virginia Bowen (Plymouth, MI); Debby's dress by Donna Jensen (Chicago 40, IL); Debby's coat by Doris Debesis (Cleveland 3, OH). Final panel contains promo for Katy Keene and Sis' Hollywood adventures in other Archie titles.
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0.
["You said there was a nifty number on the juke box, Archie... I don't see it!"]
Archie -
1.
Jim and Betty Find a New "Treasure"
White Cloverine -
2.
Bobby Stocks
Archie -
3.
["Super Duck takes the lead!"]
Super Duck -
4.
["Dear dad, won't you make this a Columbia Christmas, please?"]
-
5.
Plug Ugly
Archie -
6.
Putting on the Ritz
Jughead -
7.
["Name the country"]
Puzzle Page -
8.
["Boys! Girls! Get this big beautiful real scale model western saddle ring!"]
Smith Bros. -
9.
["As our story begins we find Randy Van Ronson, Katy's rich boy friend, heir to the Van Ronson millions proposing to Katy---"]
Katy Keene -
10.
["They're on the loose, again!"]
Betty and Veronica -
11.
["You make money fast with the sensational new color television bank"]
-
12.
["Let's draw a picture of a giraffe"]
Laugh Fun Page -
13.
["Broadway: "The Strange Case of the Missing Pants of Stewart Granger" caused no little concern..."]
Hollywood Gossip -
14.
["Make a friendship bracelet with Scotch Brand cellophane tape"]
-
15.
["Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!"]
Archie Club News -
16.
Caught with Her Plans Down
Wilbur -
17.
["Gene Autry Flying A Westerners"]
Monark -
18.
["It's a hold-up!"]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
19.
["Remember gang... you'll find Jughead (that's me) wherever Archie appears!"]
Jughead -
20.
Do or Die
Suzie -
21.
["The best Christmas ever with a new... Schwinn bicycle!"]
-
22.
["If you had a dress like Suzie's, what color would you like it in?"]
Suzie Fun Page -
23.
["Oh, Dad, I want to thank you again for my dreamy formal -- it made a big hit at the prom!"]
Debby / Taffy -
24.
["New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame"]
-
25.
["This Christmas be a cowboy"]
- Luke A.
- Igor Dybzinski
- Clint Maxwell
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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