Laugh Comics #48

(December 1951)

Beast Feast (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Bill Vigoda

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

You characters ought to be ashamed!

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie convinces the gang to join him on a hike through the snow covered woodlands near Riverdale.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #33

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Super Duck / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Queen Of Fashions] (Table of Contents: 3)

Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woggon (signed)

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Bill Woggon (signed)

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As our scene opens Katy is looking over her thousands of orders...

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson; Smiley

Synopsis

Randy intends to take Katy to the fashion ball, if Katy can ever pick a gown from the tons of designs sent to her by readers. When she finally picks a leaf gown, she loses the fashion ball because the same pattern was used for the stage curtains.

Indexer Notes

Katy's outfit and pose by Marie Bresnahan (Fairview, MA); Katy's heart lamp and pillow by Barbara Radford (Andalusia, AL); dress on Sis by Caryl Plass (Keepnie, NY); Katy's negligee by Carol Maschine (Cleveland 11, OH); dress options by Harold Johnson (Piqua, OH), Barbara Hendrickson (Merrick, NY), Joan Olson (Glendive, MT), Miss Eddie Turner (Glendale, SC), Josephine Callede (Chelsea 50, MA), Leilani Bryson (Kansas City, KS), Beth Christopher (Greenville, RI), Barbara Cherry (Boston 15, MA), and Geroldine Boos (Perrysburg, OH); leaf gown by Raye Ann Faris (Raton, NM), Miss Eddie Turner (Glendale, SC), Dorothy Steiner (East Aurora, NY), Pat Thornton (Little Rock, AR), Angela Provinzrano (Buffalo 8, NY), Marlene Holden (Kingston, Ontario), Carolyn Frank (Little Neck, NY), Constance Florio (New Hyde Park, NY), Lois Dilworth (Bayside 6, NY), Helen Hill (Rio Linda, CA), Sue Thrall (Weston, MA), and Patsy Kimura (Sacramento 18, CA); block-long limousine by Douglas Avey (Mt. Morris, IL).

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Laugh Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Includes making drawings out of cup and saucer and fish bowl, finding clue to identify type of dog, and instructions to make doll from old white sock.

The Middle Man (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

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Now stop it you two!

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Archie's Pal Jughead

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Dately; "Baby" Dately

Synopsis

Jughead tries to keep Archie and Reggie from getting trapped into babysitting for a teacher on the night of the dance.

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Don't Let It Puzzle You! / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Includes darkening areas with "X" to reveal animal, memorizing numbers, arranging vegetables to meet vegetable man, and rebus for city in Massachusetts (Springfield).

Greasing Can Be Pleasing (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Bill Vigoda

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Bill Vigoda

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Can you come right over, Betty?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie asks Betty to help him with maintenance on his car. Then she finds out why he needs it.

Indexer Notes

Alice Cooper is depicted in this story as a gray-haired woman over fifty with glasses. As the years went by, her depiction would become younger and younger. Pencils previously credited to George Frese; it matches Bill Vigoda's work of the era.

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Hollywood Gossip / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Granger Enjoys a Meatless 'Burger

Synopsis

Collection of Hollywood anecdotes.

Indexer Notes

Contains same anecdotes as Suzie's Movie Diary in Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 series) #84 with same on-sale date.

Non-Scents (Table of Contents: 9)

Wilbur / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

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Joe Edwards (signed)

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Joe Edwards (signed)

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Hello Wilbur-kins! I called to find out what time you'll be over to pick me up for our date?

Genre

teen

Characters

Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin

Synopsis

Wilbur discovers he's asked both Linda and Laurie to the prom. When he decides to take Linda, since he asked her first, Laurie tries to sabotage the date.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[Paint Pros] (Table of Contents: 11)

Debby / Taffy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woggon (signed)

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Bill Woggon (signed)

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Everything is peaceful and serene in the Twist Household, in fact, too peaceful...

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Debby

Genre

teen

Characters

Debby Twist; Oliver Twist; Lotta Twist; Honey

Synopsis

A series of mishaps forces Debby's dad to paint more than just the footstool Debby asked him to paint.

Indexer Notes

Debby's snood by Johnnie Womack (Gresston, TX); Debby's bracelets by Dorothy May Burke (Genoa, OH); Debby's sox and shoes by Elinor Leimkuhler (Harrisonville, MO); Honey's coat by Mary Alice Spencer (New Cumberland, WV); pedal pushers by Barbara Edwards (Norfolk 4, VA); Debby's pedal pushers by Carolyn Young (Kansas City, MO); blouse by Debby Price (Houston 5, TX); shoes on Debby and Lotta Twist by Renee Simon (Cleveland 8, OH).

Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)