Laugh Comics #290

(May 1975)

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Modern Wonders (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Harry Lucey

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi, Reggie! How's the tiger today?

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Archie

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

Hot Dog speaks to Reggie and Reggie can't figure out how he's doing it.

Reprints

• in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #49 (1986)
• in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #46 (September 1997)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #14 (September 2015)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #14.
Indicia at bottom of page.

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Wayne School Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Word to the Wise (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here's your allowance, Li'l Jinx!... A quarter!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx

Synopsis

Hap tries to interest Jinx in saving.

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Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Super Values Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Economy Kick (Table of Contents: 8)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren ?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No! No! No! Send them back! B-A-C-K, back!!! And that's final, T-H-E E-N-D!!

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Veronica

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Tired of her extravagant spending on wardrobe, Mr. Lodge demands Veronica get more use out of the clothing she has.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #83 (April 1987)
• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #31 (March 1998)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #112 (March 2003), #229 (February 2015), #291 (April 2021)

Indexer Notes

Includes an advertisement for the Archie's Restaurant in Merrillville, Indiana at the bottom of the page.

Good Deal (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Archie; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

A Bad Connection (Table of Contents: 10)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I won't be able to call you on the phone today, Bingo, my father says he doesn't want us to tie up the phone because he's waiting for an important phone call.

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That Wilkin Boy

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Bingo Wilkin

Synopsis

Forbidden from using the phone, Samantha tries communicating with Bingo via walkie-talkies.

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Canyon House / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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Archie Club News

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Erin Wills (Merritt Is., Florida) First prize - $6.00, and Brenda Wood (Manchester, Maine) Second prize - $4.00.
Includes application for the Archie Club.

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Archie Giant Series Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Kenmore Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Matter of Control (Table of Contents: 17)

Moose / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle ?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Aw, no, Midge, baby! You can't make me sign no pledge!

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Big Moose

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason

Synopsis

To live up to the terms of the non-violence pledge Midge forced him to sign, Moose allows Dilton to hypnotize him.

Reprints

• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #24 (April 1987)

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Kellogg's Cereals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)