Laugh Comics Digest
#81
[Canadian]
(March 1989)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 1.50 CAD
- Pages
- 128
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 076956145423 81
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #81 [Direct].
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The Color of Funny
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Sam Kujava
- Pencils
- Doug Crane
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Gregg Suchow (credited as Gregg Suchow)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
Rare Scare
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead relates a bad dream he had.
- Reprints
-
from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #300 (March 1976)
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Work Quirk
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead explains that he does know the meaning of work.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #300 (March 1976)
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Ice Scream
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx rescues Charley after he falls thru the ice.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #90 (February 1983)
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Romantic Antic
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Midge asks Moose to talk romantic.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #384 (June 1982)
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Locker Stocker
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- A locker switch doesn't work out well for anyone.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #133 (April 1983)
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The Regal Eagle
Dilton / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doily; Miss Grundy; Floyd Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When Dilton dons an eagle costume and assumes the duties of the school sports mascot, he inspires the basketball team to new heights.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #384 (June 1982)
-
- Keywords
- basketball; cheerleading
The Fame Game
Josie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Valerie Smith; Alexander Cabot III; Alan M.; unnamed agent
- Synopsis
- An agent offers to make the Pussycats as famous as the Archies.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #144 (April 1984)
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Paper Caper
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead borrows Archie's newspaper.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #284 (March 1982)
-
Video Scholar
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; TR-100; Mary Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #329 (May 1984)
-
Zap Flap
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Saburo)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Head Witch Della; Rosalind
- Synopsis
- Head Witch Della tries to teach Sabrina and her friend Rosalind a lesson about using their magic frivolously, but the lesson backfires.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #66 (May 1981)
-
Initially Speaking
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Li'l Jinx! I want to thank you for your Christmas gift!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #515 (January 1982)
-
Quick Kick
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is tired of Reggie's insults about his car.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #37 (May 1976)
-
- Keywords
- cars
Footnotes
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #70 (March 1980)
-
Party Smarty
Josie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Josie and Melody go to a pool party.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #88 (April 1976)
-
- Keywords
- pool table; snow
Big Gig
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead brings lots of food when he and Archie go snowmobiling.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #68 (April 1980)
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Its Mr. Weatherbee's 25th anniversary at Riverdale High.
- Reprints
- from Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #90 (February 1983)
-
Finish Line
Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Charley! You didn't finish your history homework!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx Holliday; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley hasn't finished his homework but he has finished a box of chocolates.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #125 (February 1981)
-
The Plight of the Perilous Pike
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee goes ice fishing on Logger's Pond, trying to catch the legendary Perilous Pike. At the same time, Dilton, Archie and Reggie arrive to test out Dilton's new high-speed ice boat. Dilton's test run leads to Mr. Weatherbee taking an unexpected ride on the boat, while Archie and Reggie wind up struggling with the Perilous Pike.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #144 (April 1984)
-
- Keywords
- ice fishing
Bout Clout
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose knocks himself out while trying to shadow-box.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #68 (April 1980)
-
[no title indexed]
Glenn Scarpelli in Hollywood / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Scarpelli
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Henry Scarpelli ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hell-o Samantha! How was schoo...?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Samantha; Glenn Scarpelli
- Synopsis
- Samantha rushes home to see Glenn Scarpelli on TV.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #98 (December 1984)
-
Work Shirk
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- When school is let out early because of snow, Jughead doesn't want to leave.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #217 (February 1976)
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Stop and Shop
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie goes shopping with Betty, and things get very interesting when Betty goes to try on new shoes.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #100 (March 1979)
-
Diet Riot
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, Archie You cannot transfer from shop to the cooking class!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Haskins; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- When Archie takes up cooking it makes it easier for Mr. Weatherbee to stick to his diet.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #125 (February 1981)
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Chore Score
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mr. Jones; Mrs. Jones; Hot Dog (dog)
- Synopsis
- Each member of the family passes the chore of taking out the trash on to someone else.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #68 (April 1980)
-
Surprise Size
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dig what I just caught!
- Feature Logo
Reggie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Sy
- Synopsis
- Reggie is fooled into thinking Archie caught a much bigger fish than he did.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)
-
Ball Brawl
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Splat
- Feature Logo
Mr. Lodge- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge gets back at Archie with a snowball.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)
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Accidental Fun
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Bill Y.)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina deals with some bratty children playing in the snow.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #66 (May 1981)
-
Jump Chump
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! Look at Jimmy go!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jimmy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Another skier's crash spooks Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)
-
Tub Flub
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee thinks Archie called him a tub of lard.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #219 (April 1976)
-
The Noose Behind the Nightly News, or It Was a Real Hang Up
Wanda Wunderbuss / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Wanda Wunderbuss; Gary Grimlove; P.R. Picker
- Synopsis
- The story of Wanda Wunderbuss, an anchorwoman for the NIT Nightly News. Secretly engaged to the handsome but dumb co-anchor, Gary Grimlove, Wanda begins to wonder why she's constantly sent out on dangerous assignments in foreign countries while Gary is given all the cushy jobs. When she's finally had enough of the unequal treatment, she hits Gary, who self-destructs: he was a robot created by NIT to be the perfect pretty, bland anchorman. Wanda takes the loss of her fiancé in stride, and threatens to reveal NIT's secret unless she is allowed to pick her own assignments and her own co-anchor.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #394 (May 1984)
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Indexer Notes
This strange satirical story was a pilot for a series that never happened; the title page proclaims "introducing Wanda Wunderbuss!" but she never appeared again.
At one point Wanda refers to herself as "Wunderbust." Most appearances of the name "Wunderbuss" have the last "s" looking slightly different from the other letters. It appears that "Wunderbust" was changed for being too suggestive, but one mention of the original name slipped through.
Chat Frat
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Veronica tells Betty about her holiday vacation.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #232 (May 1977)
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Password!
Greg and Russ / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Greg; Russ; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Greg and Russ demand Charley Hawse tell them the password to their snow fort.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #284 (March 1982)
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Wheel Spiel
The Archies / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]
- Synopsis
- Archie's horoscope tells him that "wheels will be his undoing", so he forces The Archies to travel to their gig via balloon, dogsled, and snowshoes. The band gets to the gig late, and finds that their act has been replaced by a band called The Wheels.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #99 (February 1985)
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Out to Lunch
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Alisa Merrill
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Bill Y.)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah--choooo!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Charley; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is sick so Archie volunteers to get him lunch, but doesn't like the look of the cafeteria food.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #137 (December 1982)
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Figure This
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Madame Tanya Brakarmoff; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica have vastly different exercise regimes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #163 (July 1969)
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Angel with a Pitchfork
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Finch, you've been with us almost a month now!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Finch
- Synopsis
- Miss Finch thinks of Archie like a guardian angel because when he's around nothing goes wrong.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #125 (February 1981)
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Ploy Plight
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Roger Dexter (new boy)
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to attract a cute new boy but Dilton gets in the way.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #89 (May 1983)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Arch! In life you have to put yourself in the other guy's shoes!"]
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1.
The Color of Funny
Archie -
2.
Rare Scare
Jughead -
3.
Work Quirk
Jughead -
4.
Ice Scream
Li'l Jinx -
5.
Romantic Antic
Moose -
6.
Locker Stocker
Betty and Veronica -
7.
The Regal Eagle
Dilton -
8.
The Fame Game
Josie -
9.
Paper Caper
Jughead -
10.
Video Scholar
Archie -
11.
Zap Flap
Sabrina -
12.
Initially Speaking
Li'l Jinx -
13.
Quick Kick
Reggie -
14.
Footnotes
Archie -
15.
Party Smarty
Josie -
16.
Big Gig
Jughead -
17.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Mr. Weatherbee -
18.
Finish Line
Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley -
19.
The Plight of the Perilous Pike
Archie -
20.
Bout Clout
Jughead -
21.
["Hell-o Samantha! How was schoo...?"]
Glenn Scarpelli in Hollywood -
22.
Work Shirk
Jughead -
23.
Stop and Shop
Betty -
24.
Diet Riot
Archie -
25.
Chore Score
Jughead -
26.
Surprise Size
Reggie -
27.
Ball Brawl
Mr. Lodge -
28.
Accidental Fun
Sabrina -
29.
Jump Chump
Archie -
30.
Tub Flub
Mr. Weatherbee -
31.
The Noose Behind the Nightly News, or It Was a Real Hang Up
Wanda Wunderbuss -
32.
Chat Frat
Veronica -
33.
Password!
Greg and Russ -
34.
Wheel Spiel
The Archies -
35.
Out to Lunch
Archie -
36.
Figure This
Betty and Veronica -
37.
Angel with a Pitchfork
Archie -
38.
Ploy Plight
Betty and Veronica
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