Laugh Comics Digest #52

(May 1984)

Those Nifty Fifites (Table of Contents)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo ?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

The Archies [Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis:

The gang wants to do the school play about the 1950s, but Mr. Weatherbee suggests the 1920s.

Keywords:

American Graffiti; Great Gatsby

Easy To Please (Table of Contents)

Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Big Ethel Muggs

Synopsis:

Big Ethel goes to the Police Station looking for a missing teenage boy.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #121 (February 1968)

Astronaut Archie's Maze (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards ?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["How silly of me, Archie!"] (Table of Contents)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

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Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Veronica dumped all the cherries into the punch bowl.

Reprints:

• from ?

Indexer Notes

daily newspaper strip reprint

The Sport (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Bolling

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Mrs Andrews; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Archie would rather play baseball than clean his room.

Weary Query (Table of Contents)

Dilton Doiley / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Inks:

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Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen; math & science

Characters:

Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (image on TV)

Synopsis:

Dilton describes how television works, but Betty is still stumped.

Reprints:

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #260 (December 1971)

The Clean Up (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Hartley

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis:

Archie's mother doesn't want to see Archie's sloppy room again.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #121 (February 1968)

Hostest With The Mostest (Table of Contents)

Miss Beazly / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

?

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis:

Miss Beazly tries to remake her image by being the cafeteria Maitre D' rather than head lunch lady.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #95 (July 1975)

Togetherness (Table of Contents)

Pussycat Capers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stan Goldberg ?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Dancing lessons using a LP.

Reprints:

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #61 (April 1972)

Big Wheels (Table of Contents)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's dad; Greg

Synopsis:

Greg builds a car.

Reprints:

• from ?

The Sure Thing! (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews

Synopsis:

Archie can't sleep.

Friendly Enemies (Table of Contents)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Reggie got fingerprints on Moose's essay.

["I read in your coloumn ..."] (Table of Contents)

Dear Josie / letters page / 1.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

[Date of Filing: October1, 1983] (Table of Contents)

Statement of Ownership ... / statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Louis H. Silberkleit

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Close-Up, Inc. is owned by Michael I. Silberkelit and Richard H. Goldwater. Listed as editor is Richard H. Goldwater, and Managing Editor: Michael I. Silberkleit. Total paid circulation over past 12 months is 129,421. Most recent issue: 134,679. Louis H. Silberkleit, business manager.

["I don't see how you can take those soap operas seriously, Mary!"] (Table of Contents)

Archie's Pop Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis:

Mrs Andrews likes to watch the soaps...

Reprints:

• from ?

Indexer Notes

"Archie" daily newspaper strip reprint.

The Sporting Life (Table of Contents)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Bolling

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Diane; Coach Clayton

Synopsis:

Inspired by a beautiful girl, Dilton wants to be an athlete.

Miss Grundy - Buy-buy? (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

That Dumb Moose (Table of Contents)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Bolling

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Reprints:

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #121 (February 1968)

Pop's Pot (Table of Contents)

Archie's Dad / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Bolling

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Mr Andrews; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Mr Andrews is overweight.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #121 (February 1968)

Indexer Notes

Archie's dad weighs 189.5 pounds.

Fast Fashion (Table of Contents)

Alexandra / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick Malmgren

Pencils:

Stan Goldberg

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Josie; Valerie: Alan M.; Alexander Cabot II; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis:

Alexandra gets her new exclusive designer outfit flown in from Paris, only to discover that Josie and Valerie have identical outfits.

Reprints:

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #61 (April 1972)

Beastly Bowman! (Table of Contents)

A.R.C.H.I.E. As The Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

Jon D'Agostino

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jon D'Agostino

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen; adventure

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; the Bowman

Synopsis:

C.R.U.S.H. agent The Bowman shoots V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. with one of his mind-controlling arrows and forces her to help him steal the reorganization plans for her father's plant.

Reprints:

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #59 (March 1967)

Indexer Notes

Original story was 13 pages.

"Zowie!" (Table of Contents)

Mr. Svenson Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo ?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Svenson

Synopsis:

What kind of cars do they drive in Sweden?

Reprints:

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Archie newspaper strip daily

Kennel Klub Kostume (Table of Contents)

Katy Keene / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Pencils:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Inks:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Woggon ?

Mrroww (Table of Contents)

Katy Keene / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Pencils:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Inks:

Bill Woggon

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Woggon

Re-Re-Run (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

L'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's dad

Synopsis:

Li'l Jinx is watching tv.

Reprints:

• from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #13 (July 1971)

Laugh! These Are the Jokes! (Table of Contents)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Reprints:

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #16 (August 1967)

Male Call (Table of Contents)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Stan Goldberg

Inks:

Mario Acquaviva

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe

Synopsis:

Sampson says that Samantha has been seeing too much of the wimpy Bingo and that she should date some boys who are more muscular and aggressive. So she hooks up with some muscular, aggressive boys who nearly wreck the house.

Reprints:

• from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #24 (September 1973)

He Auto Know! (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Join And Enjoy! (Table of Contents)

Pussycat Capers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stan Goldberg

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis:

The girls are asked to take part in a scientific study.

Reprints:

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #61 (April 1972)

Top Secret (Table of Contents)

Lil Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's dad

Synopsis:

Li'l Jinx is now the treasurer.

Patriotic Pup (Table of Contents)

Little Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dexter Taylor

Pencils:

Dexter Taylor

Inks:

Dexter Taylor

Colors:

?

Letters:

Dexter Taylor

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Moose Mason; Sheldon Broadbeam; Spotty

Synopsis:

The kids have to dress their pets based on the country they came from, and Little Archie doesn't know what his dog should wear, since "Spotty's all kinds of dogs."

Reprints:

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #15 (Summer 1960)

The Song is Ended! (Table of Contents)

The Archies / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Bobby Baron; Sinister Sid

Synopsis:

Sinister Sid, a villain with an all-consuming hatred of music ("It's all-consuming, you know!"), creates a special smog that has the power to destroy music. Soon no one can sing or play or even remember what music sounds like. The Archies set off on a magic carpet ride to find this "music-napper" and end his anti-melodic reign of terror.

Reprints:

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #64 (August 1967)

Keywords:

rock music

Indexer Notes

Songs referred to in this story include "Birth of the Blues," "What's New," "That Old Black Magic," "Bill," "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing," "Blues In the Night," "Ol' Man River," "Without a Song," "Bye Bye Birdie," "The Sound of Music," "The Star-Spangled Banner," "Stranger In Paradise," "I Don't Want To Set the World On Fire," and "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever."

Part of a series of surreal "Archies" stories influenced by The Monkees and the Beatles' "Help!"

Small Medium (Table of Contents)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Hartley ?

Pencils:

Al Hartley

Inks:

Al Hartley ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Al Hartley ?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Synopsis:

Betty is to have Archie take her to Veronica's house, but Betty's mother gets her a job sitting instead.

Wire Service (Table of Contents)

Chuck Clayton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

?

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Chuck is using his father's office at school as a phone and mail drop so he doesn't miss any important communications from girls.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #95 (July 1975)

["Veronica, aren't you ready yet?"] (Table of Contents)

Veronica's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

A Plug For the Band (Table of Contents)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Sabrina; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

When Veronica comes down with a cold, Sabrina takes her place when The Archies play at a school dance.

Reprints:

• from ?

Keywords:

supernatural

The Call (Table of Contents)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Archie gets a call from the President.

["Mary, you've been on your feet all day!"] (Table of Contents)

Archie's Pop Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Archie daily newspaper strip reprint