Laugh Comics #159

(June 1964)

Chair Flair! (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob White

Inks

Bob White

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Mr. Andrews tries to relax in his new electric vibrating chair, but is disturbed by the loud music Archie and Jughead are playing on the record player.

Keywords

chair lounger; cigar; electricity; fireman; fuse box; records; stereo

Bitter Glitter (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

Victor Gorelick

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty puts on all the lipsticks and powders that, according to the ads, will make her irresistible to Archie.

Keywords

baseball; cosmetics

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Veronica's Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?; Helen Smith (idea)

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

Victor Gorelick

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He's too embarrassed to take you to the movies?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge learns why Archie can't take Veronica out.

Keywords

television

Indexer Notes

Pin-Up suggested by Helen Smith (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.)

On the Carpet (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

Victor Gorelick

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

After Archie ruins a carpet and takes it out to be cleaned, Mr. Lodge predicts exactly what will happen to it under Archie's care.

Reprints

• in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #32 (1978)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #107 (May 1999), #150 (May 2004)
• in Archie 1000 Page Comics Digest (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
• in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #239 (June 2013)

Keywords

carpet; golf club; oil; painting

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Archie Giant Series Magazines / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Lots of Luck! (Table of Contents: 6)

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; Greg; Hap Holliday

Synopsis

Before a baseball game, Li'l Jinx and Greg try too hard to make sure they'll have good luck.

Reprints

• in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #176 (August 1970)
• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #31 (August 1978)

Keywords

baseball; four-leaf clover; good luck; horseshoe; ladder; paint; pitching; superstition

x (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Characters

Li'l Jinx (cameo)

Indexer Notes

List of 40 persons (ages 8 to 16) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include Jamaica, England, East Pakistan, Australia, Kenya, West Pakistan, and India.

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Archie Andrew (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)

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

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

Figure Control (Table of Contents: 10)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

Victor Gorelick

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Josie; Melody; Pepper; Alexander Cabot III; Jarvis (butler)

Synopsis

Josie tries to get Alex by helping him with his homework, but as soon as Melody comes along, Alex not only forgets about Josie, but gives Melody all the answers Josie gave him.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #33 (December 2013)

Keywords

homework; math

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #33, inks are credited to Vincent DeCarlo.