Laugh Comics Digest #176

(August 2002)

Bandana Business! (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Bill Golliher

Inks

Jon D’Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Borrow Sorrow (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Archie borrowed a tuxedo from Reggie.

Reprints

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #68 (July 2017)

Keywords

tuxedo

Chase Race (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

It's a Sadie Hawkins Day race.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #463 (September 1997)

Freaky Fracas (Table of Contents: 4)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir (credited)

Pencils

Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Miss Haskins; Svenson

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee gets his days mixed up and thinks it is "Freaky Friday" where the students and teachers wear costumes to school.

Reprints

• from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #130 (October 1981)

Let's Face It (Table of Contents: 5)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Moose Mason; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Coach tells Moose to stop making faces while he lifts weights.

Reprints

• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #20 (November 2012)
• in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #28 (November 2017)

Keywords

weight lifting

Queen of Denial (Table of Contents: 6)

Sabrina / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Parent; Bill Golliher

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Dan DeCarlo

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor

Characters

Sabrina Spellman (origin in recap); Hilda Spellman; Zelda Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Salem; Cleopatra

Reprints

• from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #1 (May 1997)

Indexer Notes

the Cleopatra Chronicles, part 1

Leading Lady Fashion (Table of Contents: 7)

Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Parent ?

Inks

Jon D'Agostino ?

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cheryl Blossom

Reprints

• from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #5 (September 1997)

As Two Shes In a Pod (Table of Contents: 8)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Joe Edwards

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Greg; Russ; Charlie Hawse

Synopsis

Jinx has given up baseball to imitate Gigi and the boys conspire to change her mind.

Reprints

• from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #305 (September 1975)

Chapeau Chic (Table of Contents: 9)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rex W. Lindsey (signed)

Inks

Rex W. Lindsey (signed)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Rex W. Lindsey (signed)

Genre

fashion

Characters

Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #67 (September 1997)

Hot 'N' Spicy (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Tim Kennedy

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Cheryl Blossom; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Uncle Bob (Blossom?)

Synopsis

At the county fair, Cheryl's kissing booth is getting intense competition from Betty's Homemade Hot Sauce Stand and Cheryl doesn't like it.

Reprints

• from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #53 (September 1997)

Kiss Bliss! (Table of Contents: 11)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee is going to teach Moose not to kiss girls in the hallways.

Reprints

• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #1 (February 2011)
• in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #25 (May 2017)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I heard you visited your uncle's farm the other day, Archie!

Characters

Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Miss Grundy asks Archie about his trip to his uncle's farm.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #87 (September 1980)
• in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #20 (July 2016)

Forty Winks (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren

Pencils

Dick Malmgren

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie has been suffering from insomnia.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #87 (September 1980)

Keywords

hypnotism

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits in this digest.

Her Beast of Burden (Table of Contents: 14)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Gladir

Pencils

Jeff Shultz

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Archie spends the day running and fetching for Veronica.

Reprints

• from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #67 (September 1997)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #41, writing is credited to Barbara Slate and inks are credited to Al Milgrom.

Smarty Cat (Table of Contents: 15)

Salem / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #95 (August 1997)

No Couth (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Pencils

Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inks

Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited)

Letters

Bill Yoshida (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Eeek!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Veronica thinks Archie doesn't act the way a gentleman should.

Reprints

• from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #87 (September 1980)

Go for the Cold (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Angelo Decesare

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Henry Scarpelli

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Archie needs to find a way to stay cool.

Reprints

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #463 (September 1997)

It's My Bag (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Golliher (credited)

Pencils

Ken Selig (credited)

Inks

Ken Selig (credited)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

teen

Characters

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica's look alike shoulder bags get Archie into trouble.

Reprints

• in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #238 (June 2014)