Laugh Comics Digest
#197
(December 2004)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 2.39 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Jan., Mar., May, June, July, Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 762816468527 19711
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick
Ultra-Teen
Chuck / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Nickerson (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Coach Clayton; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Chuck tries to come up with a new superhero, Ultra-Teen.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #3 (May 2014)
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'Boo'tiful Halloween Fashions
Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Sugar (Cheryl's dog)
- Synopsis
- Fan inspired fashion.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #27 (November 1999)
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- Keywords
- bat; candy; cat; devil; Elvira; ghost; pumpkin; witch
Indexer Notes
Fashion ideas from: April Engelberg (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
Oh, What a Knight
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Salem; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Amy
- Synopsis
- Sabrina tries magically bouncing back and forth from two parties she's obligated to attend. But a few supernatural guests get drawn to the mortal party.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #8 (December 1997)
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- Keywords
- costume party; Halloween
To Dye For
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dave Johnson; Alice Cooper; Smithers the butler; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Inspired by Veronica's new hairdo, but unable to afford a professional stylist, Betty decides to dye her hair pink using artificial drink mix.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #46 (February 1997)
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Long and Lovely
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #46 (February 1997)
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Nutty Note
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Dilton plays piano.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #286 (July 1982)
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Slick Pic
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Reggie wants a picture of Archie next to Reggie's girlfriend.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #286 (July 1982)
-
A Monstrous Halloween
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Hilda; Zelda; Salem; Harvey; Gina; Amy Gordon
- Synopsis
- Sabrina does not want to go to the Other Realm for Halloween.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #20 (December 1998)
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- Keywords
- Halloween
Pop Gets the Mop
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dad! Do you want me to call a plumber?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is lacking in confidence in his dad's plumbing abilities.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #123 (April 1968)
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Identity Crisis
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Cheryl gets the same Halloween costume as Veronica in order to trick Archie into thinking she's Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #27 (November 1999)
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- Keywords
- Halloween costume; kiss; mask; Zorro
Ghastly Gowns
Sabrina / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #20 (December 1998)
-
Hexy Pin-Ups
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Hilda; Ava
- Synopsis
- Hilda and Ava, the witches, fight each other by proxy.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #22 (October 1962)
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The Prime Time Machine
Hilda the Witch Presents / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch (host); The Genius Monster; Gustav (monster assistant)
- Synopsis
- The Genius Monster invents a time machine, but his assistant is more interested in eating chocolate cake.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #20 (July 1962)
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- Keywords
- 2004; chocolate cake; future; rockets; stock market; time machine
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #17.
[no title indexed]
Monster Section / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's nothing like trying my brew!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch
- Synopsis
- Hilda shows off her brew, which makes you dance the Twist all night long.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #19 (June 1962)
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- Keywords
- brew; broom; Twist
A Vampire Meets A Vamp
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ludwig the Vampire; Velma; Freddy (a bat; host)
- Synopsis
- A vampire falls hard for a mortal, only to discover that she's also a vampire.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #17 (February 1962)
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Indexer Notes
The bat is unnamed, but is likely the same bat (Freddy) that narrated the stories in "Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats," released in the same period.
High School 2104 AD
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty is a student in the futuristic classrooms of 2104. She and Veronica reminisce about "the good old days" of 1997.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #46 (February 1997)
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I'm Game
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Harvey; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #13 (May 1998)
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- Keywords
- video game
Seeing the Light
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I say, it's impossible!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead disagree about Moose.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #66 (October 1962)
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My Brother's Keeper
Josie / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mario Acquaviva
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- horror-suspense; teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown; Alex Cabot; Roderick Van Cleeve; Simon Van Cleeve
- Synopsis
- The Pussycats and their crew seek shelter from a storm in a Gothic mansion owned by the mysterious Roderick Van Cleeve. But, as Melody discovers, Roderick has a secret he's willing to kill to protect.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #65 (October 1972)
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- Keywords
- graveyard
[no title indexed]
Josie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Alan... Let me treat you to a soda!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Alan M.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #48 (June 1970)
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Cook's Tour
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot III; Valerie Brown; Alan M. Mayberry; the Cabots' chef
- Synopsis
- Alan tries to prove he is a gourmet chef, but ruins the food and the kitchen, so Alan takes everyone back to the pizza parlor where he works and impresses the chef with his pizzas.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #79 (September 1980)
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Riverdale Revisited
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is to be will be...but what could've been often isn't!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Billy Beale
- Synopsis
- Betty goes back in time after putting on a pair of old glasses.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #61 (May 1998)
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Jingle Jangle
Frankie Valdez / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Frankie Valdez; Maria Rodriguez; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- One of Frankie's songs is used in a commercial.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Spree (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #22 (November 2016)
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- Keywords
- jingle
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Ronnie, my heart is on fire!"]
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1.
Ultra-Teen
Chuck -
2.
'Boo'tiful Halloween Fashions
Cheryl Blossom -
3.
Oh, What a Knight
Sabrina -
4.
To Dye For
Betty -
5.
Long and Lovely
Betty -
6.
Nutty Note
Moose -
7.
Slick Pic
Reggie -
8.
A Monstrous Halloween
Sabrina -
9.
Pop Gets the Mop
Archie -
10.
Identity Crisis
Cheryl Blossom -
11.
Ghastly Gowns
Sabrina -
12.
Hexy Pin-Ups
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13.
The Prime Time Machine
Hilda the Witch Presents -
14.
["There's nothing like trying my brew!"]
Monster Section -
15.
A Vampire Meets A Vamp
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16.
High School 2104 AD
Betty -
17.
I'm Game
Sabrina -
18.
Seeing the Light
Jughead -
19.
My Brother's Keeper
Josie -
20.
["Come on, Alan... Let me treat you to a soda!"]
Josie Pin Up -
21.
Cook's Tour
Josie -
22.
Riverdale Revisited
Betty -
23.
Jingle Jangle
Frankie Valdez
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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