Laugh Comics #132 [15¢]
(March 1962)

Archie, 1946 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-01-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

Issue Notes

A test market variant, with 15¢ cover price of a general distribution issue with 12¢ cover price. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue is a variant of Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #132.

Insect Collecting Kit Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Insect Collecting Kit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Transistor Radio (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Transistor Radio / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Required Reading (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Ron!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Archie resorts to black magic to make Mr. Lodge like him.
Reprints

America's Most Exciting War Game (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Paper Caper (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I see that you carry quite a few newspapers!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Reprints

Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Eyes in the Sky (Table of Contents: 7)

The Fly / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
John Giunta
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Brrr! The eyes have seen me...
Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Betty and Veronica / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Acting Up! (Table of Contents: 9)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wheeee... I'm flying!!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday; Ga Ga
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx and Ga Ga are both up for a part in a play, but want to back out after their fathers tell them about stage fright.

Reward $2,000.00 for This Coin! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Play Guitar in 7 Days (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Ed Sale Secret System / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
?

8 Latest Record Hits $1 (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

8 Popular Record [8 Latest Record] [8 Twist Record] Hits / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Life with Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Anca Stamps; Jaro Stamps; Stamp Specialties / advertisement / 0.15 page (report information)

Famous Americans Set (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Maxim Stamps / advertisement / 0.15 page (report information)

Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty and Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Letters
Dan DeCarlo ?

Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Veronica's outfit by Josie Dumont - the wife of artist Dan DeCarlo.
Betty's outfit designed by Ann Keehan.

The Gay Blades (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oooh! Isn't he wonderful?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie tries to prove he's a better ice skater than Reggie.
Reprints

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Start Your Christmas List with a Cadet Speedometer (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Insect Collecting Kit Only $1.00
    Insect Collecting Kit
  2. 2. Transistor Radio
    Transistor Radio
  3. 3. Required Reading
    Archie
  4. 4. America's Most Exciting War Game
    Task Force
  5. 5. Paper Caper
    Archie
  6. 6. Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  7. 7. The Eyes in the Sky
    The Fly
  8. 8. ["You'll be wild about this one!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 9. Acting Up!
    Li'l Jinx
  10. 10. Reward $2,000.00 for This Coin!
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  11. 11. Play Guitar in 7 Days
    Ed Sale Secret System
  12. 12. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  13. 13. 8 Latest Record Hits $1
    8 Popular Record [8 Latest Record] [8 Twist Record] Hits
  14. 14. ["This might be your life"]
    Life with Archie
  15. 15. ["208 different world-wide stamps"]
    Anca Stamps; Jaro Stamps; Stamp Specialties
  16. 16. Famous Americans Set
    Maxim Stamps
  17. 17. Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page
    Betty and Veronica
  18. 18. The Gay Blades
    Archie
  19. 19. Do You Need Extra Money?
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
  20. 20. Start Your Christmas List with a Cadet Speedometer
    Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer
This issue was modified by
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  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
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