Laugh Comics Digest
#166
(July 2001)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.69 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Jan., Mar., Apr., May, July, Aug., Sept., Nov., and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 2001
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 009128468525 66
- Editing
- ?
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Principal Prank
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Ms. Phlips
- Synopsis
- Archie has a new gadget that distorts his voice and he and Reggie use it to prank Mr. Weatherbee.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
SweeTARTS / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Green Apple flavor SweeTARTS
Karate Dotty
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Dilton gets self-defense advice from Archie.
- Reprints
-
from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #449 (July 1996)
-
Spelling Bee!
Sabrina / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman
Indexer Notes
Put the letters in order to discover the phrase.
Camera Angle
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Coach Clayton; Moose Mason (cameo); Chuck Clayton (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Veronica offers to video tape Archie's basketball game so he can figure out why he misses so many shots.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #52 (June 1996)
-
- Keywords
- basketball
The Dynamic Do
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #35 (May 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Decode the symbols to find the phrase.
Just Add Water...
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx invents instant mud pies.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #110 (June 1960)
-
[no title indexed]
Sabrina; Archway Paperbacks / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get caught up in the magic...
Indexer Notes
Ad for Sabrina themed prose novels.
Buddy, Can You Spare a Buddy?
Veronica / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Veronica runs for "Most Popular Student" at Riverdale High School.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #23 (September 1992)
-
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Josie and the Pussycats
Indexer Notes
Ad for the live-action Josie and the Pussycats movie.
Get the Message?
Aunt Hilda / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the letters to find the mystery phrase.
Pail Tale
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie wishes somebody would paint him.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #39 (October 1976)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Love Showdown
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Love Showdown collection.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why can't I fetch this month's digests instead of newspapers?
Indexer Notes
House ad for the various Archie digests.
Buried Treasures
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead search Archie's room for a hockey stick.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #449 (July 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #13.
Spell Check
Sabrina / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #14 (April 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Figure out what spell Sabrina wants to cast by striking designated letters.
Tragic Magic
Aunt Hilda / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Stan Goldberg
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Sabrina Spellman; Harvey
- Synopsis
- Aunt Hilda's efforts to bring Sabrina's raucous party to an end prove futile.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #60 (June 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing.
Hit the Deck!
Mister Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- When everybody in the school is dressed as pirates for the school dance Mr. Weatherbee is not amused.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #46 (June 1968)
-
- Keywords
- pirate
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty and Veronica Fashion Dolls
Indexer Notes
Order form for Betty and Veronica dolls.
Corn on the Cob
Archie and the Gang / cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- The gang tells country-themed jokes.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #16 (November 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Two-page spread. Probably influenced by the TV show Hee-Haw.
Simulation Stimulation
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton invents a computer simulation that can place the player directly into the game through motion capture.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #101 (July 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are listed in this digest.
Veronica's Fashions of Africa
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #2 (July 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Fashion page.
Mr. Lodge's Puzzle Page
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge
- Reprints
- from The New Archies (Archie, 1987 series) #6 (June 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the mystery phrase puzzle.
Don't Do Me Any Favors
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Good Samaritan Betty spends so much time keeping Reggie out of Moose's angry clutches that Reggie begins to believe Betty is in love with him.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #23 (March 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's Weird Mysteries
Indexer Notes
House ad for Archie's Weird Mysteries.
Running Gag
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Mrs. Benson; Lucifer (Mrs. Benson's cat)
- Synopsis
- Betty's morning run is interrupted when she stops to retrieve an old lady's cat.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #26 (June 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
The cat's name is changed in this printing from Lucifer to Luci, though it still appears as Lucifer in one panel on page 4.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's Digest Subscription Offer
Indexer Notes
House ad for subscription to various digest titles.
Put a Lid on It
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- It is Goofy Hat Day at Riverdale high and the local paper is doing a story about it.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #19 (July 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Here Comes the Judge
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (pages 1-6); Bill Golliher (pages 7-11)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily
- Synopsis
- When Betty accidentally messes up Veronica's perm, Veronica wants to sue. Miss Grundy uses it as a case for the Legal Affairs class she is teaching.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #19 (July 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's Stuff Shop
Indexer Notes
House ad for various Archie items available by mail order.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sonic checklist
Indexer Notes
House ad for various Sonic the Hedgehog comics.
The Sound and the Fury
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Craig Boldman (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- John Costanza (credited as Costanza) (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge has a new pair of wireless headphones.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #105 (October 2006)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #60 (August 2016)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer
Indexer Notes
House ad for Double Digest subscriptions.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["See boys, I just upgraded to the latest version of Windows!"]
Laugh -
1.
["Cheese-A-Mite"]
Cheese Nips -
2.
Principal Prank
Reggie -
3.
["Green Apple flavor SweeTARTS"]
SweeTARTS -
4.
Karate Dotty
Archie -
5.
Spelling Bee!
Sabrina -
6.
Camera Angle
Veronica -
7.
The Dynamic Do
Veronica -
8.
Just Add Water...
Li'l Jinx -
9.
["Get caught up in the magic..."]
Sabrina; Archway Paperbacks -
10.
Buddy, Can You Spare a Buddy?
Veronica -
11.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
12.
["Josie and the Pussycats"]
-
13.
Get the Message?
Aunt Hilda -
14.
Pail Tale
Reggie -
15.
["Love Showdown"]
-
16.
["Why can't I fetch this month's digests instead of newspapers?"]
-
17.
Buried Treasures
Archie -
18.
Spell Check
Sabrina -
19.
Tragic Magic
Aunt Hilda -
20.
Hit the Deck!
Mister Weatherbee -
21.
["Betty and Veronica Fashion Dolls"]
-
22.
Corn on the Cob
Archie and the Gang -
23.
Simulation Stimulation
Betty and Veronica -
24.
Veronica's Fashions of Africa
Veronica -
25.
Mr. Lodge's Puzzle Page
-
26.
Don't Do Me Any Favors
Betty's Diary -
27.
["Archie's Weird Mysteries"]
-
28.
Running Gag
Betty -
29.
["Archie's Digest Subscription Offer"]
-
30.
Put a Lid on It
Reggie -
31.
Here Comes the Judge
Archie and the Gang -
32.
["Archie's Stuff Shop"]
-
33.
["Sonic checklist"]
-
34.
The Sound and the Fury
Mr. Lodge -
35.
["Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer"]
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36.
["Live Happily Ever After"]
Reebok -
37.
["Lego Island 2"]
Lego
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
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