Laugh Comics Digest
#174
(June 2002)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.69 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., June, July, Aug., Oct. and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library; Archie 60th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 009128468525 74
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick
Wrestling Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Steve Awesome; Miss Phlips; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee calls professional wrestling "poorly staged dramatics" and is challenged by professional wrestler Steve Awesome.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- wrestling
Watch the Birdie
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Craig Boldman (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie is supposed to be bird-sitting his neighbor's pet parrot but he gets Archie to do the job.
- Reprints
-
from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #460 (June 1997)
-
- Keywords
- parrot
Video Vignette
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #88 (June 2019)
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[no title indexed]
Coach Kleats / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose is really sick and can’t play!
Internet Fret
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #92 (May 1997)
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Join the Club
Ginger Lopez / comic story / 21 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #1 (April 1997)
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Indexer Notes
This reprint replaced Cheryl Blossom with Ginger Lopez.
Peace of Mind
Moose / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Kurt Schaffenberger (credited)
- Inks
- Chic Stone (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jone
- Synopsis
- Midge convinces Moose to adopt a peaceful attitude but when Reggie hits on Midge the old Moose returns.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #18 (May 1973)
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Hair Flair
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #247 (March 1985)
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Figure This Out!
Dilton / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #112 (July 2007)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #18 (September 2012)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #111 (September 2021)
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Indexer Notes
Unscramble the code puzzle.
Co-Ed Game
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #91 (April 1997)
-
Hi-Tech Selection
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Dilton invents a computer program that scans pictures of fashions, then superimposes them over the body of a model, in this case Betty. This allows her to shop for fashions without having to fight crowds at department stores.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #50 (June 1997)
-
- Keywords
- virtual reality
[no title indexed]
Miss Beazly's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm reading a fascinating book about a schizophrenic woman with seven personalities!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee doesn't believe in schizophrenia.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #127 (June 1981)
-
Sword & Sorcery
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gang, you've been playing Dragons and Dungeons since early this morning!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- After a long day of playing Dragons & Dungeons, Archie dreams he is on a quest.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #93 (June 1981)
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Deficient Disciple
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica takes a self-defense course.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #64 (June 1997)
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- Keywords
- martial arts; self defense
The Science
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uh, oh! It's about that time!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee demonstrates to Professor Flutesnoot how he keeps out of the hallways when Archie is in them.
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #134 (June 1982)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #39.
Un-Suit-Able
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie manages to botch a million dollar deal for Mr. Lodge by proxy.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #64 (June 1997)
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Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils/inks from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #20.
Robot Fever
Archie & the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Two employees at a robotic toy company use Dilton to help them test market their robots to both boys and girls.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- robot
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["I just love spring!"]
-
1.
Wrestling Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee -
2.
Watch the Birdie
Archie -
3.
Video Vignette
Archie -
4.
["Moose is really sick and can’t play!"]
Coach Kleats -
5.
Internet Fret
Sabrina -
6.
Join the Club
Ginger Lopez -
7.
Peace of Mind
Moose -
8.
Hair Flair
Sabrina -
9.
Figure This Out!
Dilton -
10.
Co-Ed Game
Jughead -
11.
Hi-Tech Selection
Betty -
12.
["I'm reading a fascinating book about a schizophrenic woman with seven personalities!"]
Miss Beazly's Gag Bag -
13.
Sword & Sorcery
Archie -
14.
Deficient Disciple
Veronica -
15.
The Science
Mr. Weatherbee -
16.
Un-Suit-Able
Archie -
17.
Robot Fever
Archie & the Gang
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