Laugh Comics Digest
#145
(November 1998)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 1.95 USD; 2.19 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468526 45
Lightning Strikes
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Holly Golightly (credited as Holly G.)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ahhhhhh!
- Feature Logo
Archie and the Gang- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and the Gang hang out at an amusement park.
- Reprints
-
in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #92 (November 2019)
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- Keywords
- amusement park; bumper cars; Ferris Wheel; roller coaster
Van Fan
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #47 (October 1978)
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Slam Dump
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo); Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- When Veronica gets mad at Archie he runs to Betty for comfort, but goes right back to Veronica when she apologizes. Now both girls are mad at him for being so quick to forgive.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #9 (April 1988)
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Snap Flap
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All of you should be considered lucky to be taking a photo with me!
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #47 (October 1978)
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Bird Herd
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #47 (October 1978)
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- Keywords
- Turkey
Teacher's Pet
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Atta boy, Hot Dog! You learn fast!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead has been training Hot Dog through imitation and Hot Dog takes to the training too well.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #174 (November 1969)
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Life Without Archie!
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Betty speculates what life would be like for the Riverdale gang if Archie never existed.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #11 (September 1987)
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Pet Vignette
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #224 (September 1976)
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- Keywords
- ocelot
Oh... You Beautiful Doll!
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is angry with Veronica for spending $1,000 on a doll, until she auctions it off for $10,000.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #9 (April 1988)
-
Spider Spin-Off
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Salem; Deena McGlurch; Reena McGlurch
- Synopsis
- When Sabrina's teen witch first-class license expires, her enemies the McGlurch sisters take her to another dimension to retake her witch's test. She fails and is demoted to teen witch fourth-class.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #75 (September 1982)
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Rib-It
Aunt Hilda / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Aunt Hilda turns a salesperson into a frog.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #49 (October 1978)
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- Keywords
- dress; frog; shop; toad
Old Bubble Head
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Harvey; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Harvey takes up the trumpet, much to Aunt Hilda's annoyance.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #49 (October 1978)
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- Keywords
- instrument; music; trumpet
Shopping Maul
Katy Keene / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Arnold
- Synopsis
- Katy takes Arnold shopping.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #72 (January 1995)
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Record Ruckus
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- When the students try to break different world records, Mr. Weatherbee ends up caught in the middle.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #87 (October 1976)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprinting in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #62.
Bumps
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg; Li'l Jinx's dad
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx's dad buys her the popular new game Bumps. Greg wins so often and so obnoxiously that she gives him a few bumps of his own.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #207 (July 1967)
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- Keywords
- game
Summer Snapshots
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #188 (September 1973)
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Tough Rough!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- After hearing that Indians lived outdoors, Li'l Jinx decided to try roughing it outside.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #49 (October 1978)
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Just Ducky
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Midge convinces Reggie to let Moose know he wants to ask her out, claiming they now have an "open relationship".
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #99 (November 1975)
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And Leave the Driving to Us...
Archie 3000 / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; teen; humor
- Synopsis
- When Archie's air car is away for repairs, he rents a new one for his date with Veronica, but he doesn't know how to work the new controls.
- Reprints
- from Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 series) #10 (August 1990)
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We, the Jury
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- In a mock trial, Betty accuses Veronica of trying to steal Archie's affections. The jury of girls decides in favor of neither girl because they all want their own chance with Archie.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #9 (April 1988)
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- Keywords
- jury; trial
Growing Pains
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Charles Parker; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty is rapidly tired of hearing her father's old stories, until she hears one old story he never talks about.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #3 (December 1992)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Central is double-teaming my Chuck!"]
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1.
Lightning Strikes
Archie and the Gang -
2.
Van Fan
Reggie -
3.
Slam Dump
Veronica -
4.
Snap Flap
Archie -
5.
Bird Herd
Reggie -
6.
Teacher's Pet
Jughead -
7.
Life Without Archie!
Betty's Diary -
8.
Pet Vignette
Mr. Lodge -
9.
Oh... You Beautiful Doll!
Veronica -
10.
Spider Spin-Off
Sabrina -
11.
Rib-It
Aunt Hilda -
12.
Old Bubble Head
Sabrina -
13.
Shopping Maul
Katy Keene -
14.
Record Ruckus
Mr. Weatherbee -
15.
Bumps
Li'l Jinx -
16.
Summer Snapshots
Archie and the Gang -
17.
Tough Rough!
Li'l Jinx -
18.
Just Ducky
Reggie -
19.
And Leave the Driving to Us...
Archie 3000 -
20.
We, the Jury
Archie and the Gang -
21.
Growing Pains
Betty -
22.
Smart Start
Archie
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Kristin Kavanagh
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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