Laugh Comics Digest
#173
(May 2002)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.69 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 009128468525 73
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Excuse me, beautiful, but is this seat empty?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
-
in Sélection Rions C'est L'Heure (Editions Héritage, 1992 series) #865 (février 2004)
-
He's Got Class!
Mr. Svenson / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Phlips; Svenson; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Forsythe Jones
- Synopsis
- When Miss Grundy is sick, Svenson is forced to substitute in her English class, where he teaches the kids how to clean.
- Reprints
-
in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #35 (February 2014) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
-
Something To Cheer About
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Fashion Designer Pierre
- Synopsis
- Disgusted with the design of the Riverdale High cheerleader uniforms, Veronica hires a premiere fashion designer to make one that properly shows her off to the crowd.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #110 (April 1997)
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Tired Old Story
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie has a bad start to the day on his way to school.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #448 (June 1996)
-
The Show Must Go On!
Archie & Friends / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Betty star in the school production of Romeo and Juliet.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #21 (February 1997)
-
- Keywords
- school play
Bright Sight
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie has a new use for Christmas lights.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #253 (February 1979)
-
Old Flame!
Ginger Lopez / activity / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ginger Lopez
- Synopsis
- Put the hearts in numerical order to find out why Ginger dumped her old boyfriend.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #86 (April 1995)
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Psyched Out!
Charley and Russ / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Russ; Li'l Jinx
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #230 (March 1982)
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Hi Diddle Diddle
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Spotty; Snowball; unnamed bus driver; unnamed little girl; unnamed teenaged girl
- Synopsis
- Archie takes up playing the bass fiddle in the school orchestra while the Feebly twins are out sick. But he can't get on the bus with the huge instrument, and has to try and carry it down Thrill Hill himself. Instead, it winds up carrying him. When he crashes at the bottom of the hill, he meets a little girl who has lost her cat.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #144 (April 1984)
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Ski Bummed Out
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Veronica is taking no chances in school during the two days before her planned ski trip.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #22 (March 1997)
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Indoor Winter-Wear
Ginger Lopez / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ginger Lopez; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Illustration of 3 reader-submitted fashion designs for Ginger.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #1 (April 1997)
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Pip of a Slip
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- After ice skating for a long time, Archie comes home and slips on his floor.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #100 (May 1966)
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- Keywords
- ice skating
Indexer Notes
No dialogue.
Fit to Be Tired
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Miss Goodbody; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The girls endure a particularly strenuous cheerleader practice.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #109 (March 1997)
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Lucky Star
Archie & Friends / comic story / 18 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #22 (April 1997)
-
Looking Good
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan Parent (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Dan Parent ?
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #62 (April 1997)
-
Bow-Wow Chow
Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hungry, huh, pal?
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Hot Dog; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog isn't happy with his new dog food.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #405 (March 1986)
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Isn't It Romantic?
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica plagiarizes a romance short story Betty wrote in order to get published.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #22 (March 1997)
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It Doesn't Compute
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty's parents buy her a computer but she can't use it for her homework because they are always online.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #47 (March 1997)
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What's Your Sign?
Jughead and Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Sign painters are on strike.
- Reprints
- in Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine (Archie, 2005 series) #21 (August 2007)
-
- Keywords
- labor strike
Outta Sight!
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rich Koslowski
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- After spending all week together in detention, all Mr. Weatherbee and Reggie want on Saturday is to not see each other.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #5 (July 2014)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Excuse me, beautiful, but is this seat empty?"]
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1.
He's Got Class!
Mr. Svenson -
2.
Something To Cheer About
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Tired Old Story
Archie -
4.
The Show Must Go On!
Archie & Friends -
5.
Bright Sight
Reggie -
6.
Old Flame!
Ginger Lopez -
7.
Psyched Out!
Charley and Russ -
8.
Hi Diddle Diddle
Archie -
9.
Ski Bummed Out
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Indoor Winter-Wear
Ginger Lopez -
11.
Pip of a Slip
Archie -
12.
Fit to Be Tired
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Lucky Star
Archie & Friends -
14.
Looking Good
Veronica -
15.
Bow-Wow Chow
Hot Dog -
16.
Isn't It Romantic?
Betty and Veronica -
17.
It Doesn't Compute
Betty -
18.
What's Your Sign?
Jughead and Archie -
19.
Outta Sight!
Reggie
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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