Laugh Comics
#372
(May 1982)
Archie,
1946 Series
- Price
- 0.60 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; Archie Comics Group
- Barcode
- 0271000696205
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (art director); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed as Stan G.)
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg (signed as Stan G.)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Class, I want you to take a litter!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy has a surprise for Archie.
A Friend in Need
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited as Jon D.)
- Colors
- Eric Lee (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Bill Y.)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Everybody is looking for everyone else except for Archie.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #87 (July 1988) - in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #36 (April 1996)
-
Spray Fray
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie prepares for a movie about giant insects.
[no title indexed]
Miss Beazly's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Beazly, haven’t you finished your food inventory yet?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Beazly takes exception to Mr. Weatherbee's badgering.
- Reprints
- from ?
Indexer Notes
This is a reprint of an Archie syndicated newspaper strip.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
Indexer Notes
Filed October 1, 1981; Listed owners Close-Up, Inc., and Archie Enterprises, Inc.; Publisher: Close-Up, Inc; Editor: John L. Goldwater; Managing editor: Richard H. Goldwater, all of 1116 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10021; total paid circulation, avg 12 months: 80,209
Heat Treat
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge has an energy-conscious alternative to a roaring fireplace.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #54 (February 1988)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #140 (March 2003)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #119 (April 2008)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #107 (April 2021)
-
Everything is Beautiful
Miss Beazly / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Stung by the girls' criticism of her looks and demeanor, Miss Beazly gets a makeover.
- Reprints
A Dining Sign
Miss Beazly / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Decode the sign Miss Beazly erected in the cafeteria.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #46 (May 1983)
-
[no title indexed]
Gigi / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Colors
- Eric Lee
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Welcome home, Gigi
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Gigi; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Gigi tells Charley of the hardships she had to endure filming a television commercial in the South Seas.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #82 (April 2004), #129 (April 2009)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #242 (March 2015)
-
Fake Cake
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
- Synopsis
- Jughead buys Archie a birthday pizza.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #71 (July 1987)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #33 (September 1992)
-
The Lost Cause
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge tries to help Veronica track down forty dollars she misplaced.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Class, I want you to take a litter!"]
Archie -
1.
A Friend in Need
Archie -
2.
Spray Fray
Archie -
3.
["Miss Beazly, haven’t you finished your food inventory yet?"]
Miss Beazly's Gag Bag -
4.
[no title indexed]
-
5.
Heat Treat
Mr. Lodge -
6.
Everything is Beautiful
Miss Beazly -
7.
A Dining Sign
Miss Beazly -
8.
["Welcome home, Gigi"]
Gigi -
9.
Fake Cake
Jughead -
10.
The Lost Cause
Veronica
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