Laugh Comics Digest
#156
(May 2000)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.49 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
- 762816468527 15611
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This had better be the last time I catch you two sending e-mail back and forth during class!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump; Professor Flutesnoot
Rate-a-Mate
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Frank Gagliardo (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Dilton's computer predicts the perfect match for each member of the gang.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #161 (July 2005) - in Archie Comics Spectacular: It’s a Date (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #32 (December 2013)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #22 (December 2019)
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Popular Movie Titles
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Grease
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #262 (November 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
Different movie titles and how they relate to the Archie gang.
The Dating Game
Miss Grundy / activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #24 (September 1992)
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Doggone Homework
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Miss Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie's homework blows away in the wind and is then grabbed by a dog.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #433 (March 1995)
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Speechless
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Archie agrees to help Miss Grundy move a heavy trunk out of her attic.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #39 (April 1975)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, the doctor put my father on a special weight-reduction program!
- Feature Logo
Archie's Gag Bag- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- The doctor put Archie's father on a diet.
- Reprints
- from Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #38 (1981) which is reprinted
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
-
Genius of Love part 1 and 2
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Jenny Peterson
- Synopsis
- Dilton has met a girl on a chatboard and asks Betty and Veronica to coach him before their first date.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #14 (May 1995)
-
- Keywords
- online dating
Bee Quiet
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee has laryngitis which is apparently contagious.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #14 (May 1995)
-
- Keywords
- hallway; slip
Deep Sleep
Little Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Professor Flutesnoot falls asleep in class.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #23 (January 2017)
-
Station To Station
Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Little Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Little Archie starts broadcasting the news over the school P.A. system.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #166 (May 1981)
-
Hiding Out
Fangs Fogarty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #33 (November 1988)
-
Thinking Ahead
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley shares his lack of ambitions with Jinx.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #32 (June 1976)
-
Starry Why'd
Russ / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Russ; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Russ and Jinx go star-gazing.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #32 (June 1976)
-
It Just Don't Look Right
Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen; adventure
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Dr. Dippy-Dupe (villain); Mr. Weatherbee: Sgt. Shaughnessy; Svenson the janitor; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Riverdale has been plagued by a series of bank robberies executed by automatons. Her curiosity aroused, Betty begins snooping around the trail, aided by Moose.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #24 (April 1995)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whose face is on the ten thousand dollar bill?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The gang doesn't know whose faces are on their money.
- Reprints
- from The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #32 (March 1985)
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Fan Elan
Jughead's Jokes / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's bright idea gets the girls into their favorite venue.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #10 (March 1969)
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Costume Capers
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]; Alex Cabot; Byron; Top Paris designer; Leo The Ironman; Unnamed driver; Soho Sol
- Synopsis
- Josie and the Pussycats travel to Paris, California and New York for costumes for their music video.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #16 (August 1989)
-
- Keywords
- California; New York; Paris; Soho
Let's Go
Valerie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Valerie
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #161 (September 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Word search puzzle.
The Living End
Josie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Melody; Josie; Valerie
- Synopsis
- Melody believes a sign that says the world is coming to an end.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #81 (February 1975)
-
Change of Heart
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is infatuated with different salesmen.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #600 (October 1989)
-
Nag Gag
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose can't get his horse to jump.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #192 (January 1974)
-
Clean Scene
Jughead's Mom / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
- Synopsis
- Gladys is surprised to find the kitchen clean.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #192 (January 1974)
-
The Queen of Mars
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Word find puzzle with a space theme.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #24 (September 1992)
-
Let's Do Lunch
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead helps Miss Beazly overhaul the lunchroom menu to attract more students.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #67 (April 1995)
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Helmet Hijinx
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Phlips; Superintendent Hassle; Svenson; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- The kids get Mr. Weatherbee a Captain Airwave Space Helmet like the one he had as a kid.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["This had better be the last time I catch you two sending e-mail back and forth during class!"]
-
1.
Rate-a-Mate
Archie and the Gang -
2.
Popular Movie Titles
-
3.
The Dating Game
Miss Grundy -
4.
Doggone Homework
Archie -
5.
Speechless
Archie -
6.
["Betty, the doctor put my father on a special weight-reduction program!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
7.
Genius of Love part 1 and 2
Archie and the Gang -
8.
Bee Quiet
Archie and the Gang -
9.
Deep Sleep
Little Archie -
10.
Station To Station
Little Archie -
11.
Doggy Ideas
Hot Dog Jr. -
12.
Hiding Out
Fangs Fogarty -
13.
Thinking Ahead
Li'l Jinx -
14.
Starry Why'd
Russ -
15.
It Just Don't Look Right
Betty Cooper, Super Sleuther -
16.
Tease Wheeze
Reggie -
17.
["Whose face is on the ten thousand dollar bill?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
18.
Fan Elan
Jughead's Jokes -
19.
Costume Capers
Josie -
20.
Let's Go
Valerie -
21.
The Living End
Josie -
22.
Change of Heart
Betty and Veronica -
23.
Nag Gag
Moose -
24.
Clean Scene
Jughead's Mom -
25.
The Queen of Mars
Betty -
26.
Let's Do Lunch
Jughead -
27.
Helmet Hijinx
Mr. Weatherbee
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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