Laugh Comics Digest
#129
(September 1996)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 1.79 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- Published 6 times a year in Feb, Apr, May, Jul, Sep, and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468526 29
- Editing
- Nanci Dakesian; Victor Gorelick
It's Hip to be Mom!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- When Mary gets tired of being stuck in the house doing Archie's chores she decides she is going to the beach where she becomes more popular than Archie.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #59 (August 2001) - in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #172 (October 2006)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #252 (August 2014)
-
Ruffin' It!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The gang encounter wild animals, but Veronica's cooking is worse.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #79 (October 2001)
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The Windmill
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited); Harold Smith (actual)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (actual); Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred decides to build a windmill to save energy.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #286 (September 1991)
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Indexer Notes
Actual credits taken from original printing of this story.
Fantasy Time
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica fantasizes about surfing and gets rescued by a lifeguard.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #621 (September 1991)
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I'm Game
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie insists that men are better at everything than women, but Veronica and Betty prove him wrong.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #120 (January 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits are from the reprint of this story.
Duh Hic
Moose / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose has the hiccups and Reggie finds a way to cure him.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #223 (July 1991)
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A Draw Snore
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx falls asleep and dreams she's in the studio of a cartoonist.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #203 (February 1968)
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Archie's Responsible
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie must deliver important documents to Mr. Lodge at the bank.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #391 (September 1991)
-
Lodge, On Luck
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica doubts Betty's claim that a jade necklace she wears is a good luck charm until circumstances seem to provide proof.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #43 (September 1991)
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- Keywords
- good luck charm
The Busy Body
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
- Synopsis
- Mr. Smythe is upset that everyone is whispering when he's around, and demands to know what's going on behind his back.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #23 (July 1973)
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Diver Down
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica think Archie is faking distress so they will swim out and save him.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #230 (August 2012), #311 (September 2020)
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- Keywords
- life guard; octopus
Christmas in July
Mr. Lodge and the Bee / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge and Mr. Weatherbee dress up as Santa and an elf to give toys to hospitalized children. Unfortunately, they get mixed up with bank robbers dressed in the same fashion.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #96 (September 1991)
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- Keywords
- bank robbery; Santa Claus
Dolly Folly
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The gang is excited about the new inflated beach dolls.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #14 (September 1969)
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Cartoonist At-Large
Chuck / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Mr. Inkwell; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Otterman; Captain Rook
- Synopsis
- While attending a comic convention Chuck gets his big break when he's asked to pencil a backup story for Disaster Comics.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #285 (July 1991)
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Staying Awake
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica insists that Archie not miss her piano recital, but Archie gets a cold and the medicine makes him drowsy.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #391 (September 1991)
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New Girl in Town
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Pierre; Gloria
- Synopsis
- A girl from Hawaii fascinates all the boys with her exotic dishes and dances, making all the girls jealous -- except Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #142 (October 1967)
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- Keywords
- hulu dancing
Watch Botch
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead creates a new watch.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #61 (October 1978)
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Buck Pluck
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Leroy (Veronica's cousin)
- Synopsis
- Leroy creates a mud burger for Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #61 (October 1978)
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A Star Is Named
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie has a star named after his mother.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #125 (September 1986)
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- Keywords
- telescope
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Table of Contents
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1.
It's Hip to be Mom!
Archie -
2.
Ruffin' It!
Archie -
3.
The Windmill
Archie -
4.
Fantasy Time
Betty and Veronica -
5.
I'm Game
Reggie -
6.
Duh Hic
Moose -
7.
A Draw Snore
Li'l Jinx -
8.
Archie's Responsible
Archie -
9.
Lodge, On Luck
Betty and Veronica -
10.
The Busy Body
That Wilkin Boy -
11.
Diver Down
Archie -
12.
Christmas in July
Mr. Lodge and the Bee -
13.
Dolly Folly
Jughead -
14.
Cartoonist At-Large
Chuck -
15.
Staying Awake
Archie -
16.
New Girl in Town
Betty and Veronica -
17.
Watch Botch
Jughead -
18.
Buck Pluck
Jughead -
19.
A Star Is Named
Archie
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- Dwayne Best
- Katy Hayhurst
- Scott Marshall
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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