Laugh Comics #144

(March 1963)

War Weary (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie are feuding and setting up practical jokes for each other, but Mr. Weatherbee is the one who ends up the victim.

Keywords

practical jokes; water fountain

Ski Scholar (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie's first lesson in skiing is learning to put on his skis properly.

Keywords

skiing; skis

Cube Boob (Table of Contents: 3)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)

Synopsis

Miss Grundy gives Moose a job during a fire drill, but fails to make herself clear.

Keywords

fire drill; fire extinguisher

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gee, Betty, thanks for helping me make this snowman of Veronica...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Betty helps Archie make a snow sculpture of Veronica, then pelts Archie with a snowball.

Reprints

• in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #26 (June 1964)

Keywords

snow sculpture; snowball

Indexer Notes

Veronica only appears as the snow sculpture.

The Creature from Planet RCQQ7 (Table of Contents: 5)

Jaguar / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Rosenberger

Inks

John Rosenberger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]; Jill Ross; Professor Kurtz

Synopsis

Jill Ross tries Professor Kurtz's space radio and contacts an alien that uses the device to trade places with her.

Keywords

alien; hallucination; radio; radio tubes

Indexer Notes

Mostly a Jill Ross story. The Jaguar only appears in a major role on the last page.

This is the final appearance of the "Jaguar" feature in Laugh Comics. However, the feature is still appearing in its own comic, Adventures of the Jaguar (Archie, 1961 Series).

These Misses Are Hits! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Quote, Quote, and Quote (Table of Contents: 7)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Miss Bart; Merry Holiday

Synopsis

Jinx goes to nursery school and repeats everything her teacher says, driving her parents to distraction.

Keywords

nursery school; teacher

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

Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's great getting mail from new friends from all over the world!

Characters

Li'l Jinx (cameo)

Indexer Notes

List of 45 persons (ages 7 to 16) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include West Pakistan, Columbia, Trinidad, Canada, Philippines, India, Jamaica, and Australia.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.25 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? [as Liz] (signed)

Inks

? [as Liz] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

First prize of $5.00 to Charles Henry (Hazlehurst, Ga.) for article on restaurants Second prize of $3.00 to Janet Kramer (Chicago, IL) for article on voodoo. Third prize of $2.00 to Shelley Prout (Roxbury, Mass.) for article on echoes. Also spot illustration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Louis H. Silberkleit (publisher)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1962. Average paid circulation for the previous 12 months was 244,255.

Two for Tease (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason

Synopsis

Reggie discovers he can insult people by using words with double-meanings.

Keywords

airplane glue; insults

Indexer Notes

Drug reference when Reggie intentionally spills airplane glue on Moose so he can call him the "dopiest" student in the school.