Laugh Comics
#153
(December 1963)
Archie,
1946 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Richard Goldwater
Smoke Scream
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge vows to have one last cigar and then give up smoking. When Archie ruins the cigar, he is sent to buy Mr. Lodge one cigar -- and only one.
- Reprints
-
in Archie: The Best of Harry Lucey (IDW, 2011 series) #1 (August 2011)
-
- Keywords
- cigars; smoking
Archie Says: Nylon Means Strength
U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Archie (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Illustrated ad for U.S. Royal Bike Tires with head shot of Archie. U. S. Rubber Tire Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
Picnic Pic
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to take a picture of Veronica at a picnic.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #17 (July 1985)
-
- Keywords
- camera; picnic
Right Sight!
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Doris; George
- Synopsis
- Betty speculates on why her friend doesn't wear her glasses when she's out with her boyfriend.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #17 (July 1985)
-
- Keywords
- eyeglasses
King of Swing!
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose tries to hit a golf ball off Reggie's stomach.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #17 (July 1985)
-
- Keywords
- golf
The Bird Watchers!
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Everyone thinks he or she is the one who let Miss Grundy's beloved canary out of its cage, and they all rush to buy her a new bird.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #3 (December 1977)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #16 (May 1985)
-
- Keywords
- bird cage; canary
Open Before Christmas (and Long After)
Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie's Christmas Stocking #25 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art.
A Good Feeling
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- When Li'l Jinx finds a lost wallet, Daddy makes her return it to its owner.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #12 (September 1977)
-
- Keywords
- reward; soda; wallet
[no title indexed]
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / letters page / 0.67 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's the greatest thrill to get mail from new friends...
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx (cameo)
Indexer Notes
List of 45 persons (ages 8 to 16) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include England, Canada, India, Australia, Trinidad, and Antigua.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages
Indexer Notes
First prize of $5.00 to Carol McKnight (Pittsburg, Pa.) for article about herself. Second prize of $3.00 to Margaret Jeung (Denver, Colo.) for article on collecting stamps. Third prize of $2.00 to Janet Eraas (Plattsmouth, Nebr.) for three jokes. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Marilyn Brayne (New Britain, Conn.) for three 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.
Fly-Over Chicane
Gilbert Auto-Rama / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Multi-panel ad for Gilbert Auto-Rama featuring the Fly-Over Chicane. A. C. Gilbert Co., New Haven, Conn.
Scrub Team!
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Pepper; Albert; Mr. Jones
- Synopsis
- Pepper objects to Mr. Jones making Josie do the dishes, arguing that dishpan hands will make her unattractive to Albert. So Josie's dad makes Albert help out with the chores.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- dishwashing; house cleaning
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["This is guaranteed to give me good posture!"]
Archie -
1.
Smoke Scream
Archie -
2.
Archie Says: Nylon Means Strength
U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] -
3.
Picnic Pic
Archie -
4.
Right Sight!
Betty -
5.
King of Swing!
Moose -
6.
The Bird Watchers!
Jughead -
7.
Open Before Christmas (and Long After)
Archie's Christmas Stocking -
8.
A Good Feeling
Li'l Jinx -
9.
["It's the greatest thrill to get mail from new friends..."]
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals -
10.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
11.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club -
12.
Fly-Over Chicane
Gilbert Auto-Rama -
13.
Scrub Team!
Josie -
14.
Archie Says Get Lucky!
Archie Comics
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