Laugh Comics
#73
(February 1956)
Archie,
1946 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series [banner]
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why doesn't Archie close that door? Doesn't he know that there's a blizzard raging?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Most people are, when distracted and unresponsive, in a fog. When he's around Veronica, Archie is in a blizzard.
Corner Plot
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Veronica states she'll go to the dance with whichever boy scores the most in Saturday's football game. Knowing he can't beat Reggie at football, Archie sets up Midge, Reggie and Moose to all meet at the same corner at the same time, in order to take Reggie out of the competition.
[Entomology For Lunch]
Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Inks
- Hazel Marten; Kathryn Bill
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Sis; Chubby Chuckles; K.O. Kelly
- Synopsis
- Chubby intrudes on the picnic Katy and Sis were having and bores them with entomology trivia.
The Last Straw
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty will have what Archie is having, with a few provisos.
Veronica Lodges a Complaint
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is late for a date with Veronica.
Tokyo Next
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica celebrate New Years by tuning in to broadcasts from different time zones through Veronica's special television hookup.
The Great Brain
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is out with Veronica again and Betty is fuming.
Service With a Scowl
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- A gas station attendant is forced out into a pouring rainstorm to attend to Veronica.
Swill Sight
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Unkempt and in her robe, Veronica hurries out with a bundle of trash for the garbage collector.
It Figures
Wilbur / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Slats; Debbie; Laurie Lake
- Synopsis
- Determined to show Slats that he can impress the girls, too, Wilbur takes to the rink to perform a figure eight, even though he can't skate.
Safari so Good
Wilbur / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake
- Synopsis
- Laurie shows Wilbur the trophies her big-game hunting uncle has.
Letter Perfect
Wilbur / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Linda Moore; Laurie Lake
- Synopsis
- Linda gives Laurie the lowdown on the school sports hero.
Losers Keepers
Red / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen; adventure; crime
- Characters
- Red; Wilbur Wilkin; Slats
- Synopsis
- Red bets Wilbur five dollars that he can kiss the blonde sitting at the lunch counter.
D-Ported
Wilbur / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Red
- Synopsis
- Wilbur complains about his latest report card.
Debby's Diary
Debby / Taffy / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Inks
- Hazel Marten; Kathryn Bill
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Debby; Barton; Debby's Dad; Debby's Mom
- Synopsis
- Debby doesn't want anyone snooping in her diary to know what happened, so she composes the entry in a rebus.
Indexer Notes
This is the final appearance of the "Debby" feature in Laugh Comics (except for a one-issue return in 125). "Debby" also appears regularly in Katy Keene Comics (Archie, 1949 Series) and that will be its new home.
Minds Over Matter
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie catch Miss Grundy and Mr. Weatherbee pondering a sheet of paper and assume it's a difficult problem.
Double Trouble
Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pat
- Synopsis
- Pat's friend has a look-alike cousin.
Pet Peeve
Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pat; Pat's Dad
- Synopsis
- Pat worries when his dad takes the dog for a walk in the park at night.
Concrete Solution
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose has a sure-fire solution to keep people off of a newly laid patch of cement.
[no title indexed]
Well, Whaddaya Know / text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A One Hundred Million Dollar Donkey
- Synopsis
- Collection of unusual anecdotes.
Ask Me No Questions
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead gets in trouble with Mrs. Lodge after Mr. Lodge hires him to weed the garden.
Fool of Talent
Reggie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead pranks Reggie, using the school play tryouts as the basis of his prank. So Reggie decides to pull the same prank on Archie, in order to eliminate him from consideration.
Reader's Indigestion
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- In her role as librarian, Veronica mediates a dispute between Mr. Weatherbee, Archie and Jughead.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Why doesn't Archie close that door? Doesn't he know that there's a blizzard raging?"]
Archie -
1.
Corner Plot
Archie -
2.
[Entomology For Lunch]
Katy Keene -
3.
The Last Straw
Betty -
4.
Veronica Lodges a Complaint
Veronica -
5.
Tokyo Next
Veronica -
6.
The Great Brain
Betty -
7.
Service With a Scowl
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Swill Sight
Veronica -
9.
It Figures
Wilbur -
10.
Safari so Good
Wilbur -
11.
Letter Perfect
Wilbur -
12.
Losers Keepers
Red -
13.
D-Ported
Wilbur -
14.
Debby's Diary
Debby / Taffy -
15.
Minds Over Matter
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee -
16.
Double Trouble
Pat the Brat -
17.
Pet Peeve
Pat the Brat -
18.
Concrete Solution
Moose -
19.
["A One Hundred Million Dollar Donkey"]
Well, Whaddaya Know -
20.
Ask Me No Questions
Jughead -
21.
Fool of Talent
Reggie -
22.
Reader's Indigestion
Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
- Igor Dybzinski
- Clint Maxwell
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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