Laugh Comics Digest
#177
[Newsstand]
(October 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 77
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick; Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
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Package Deal
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Frank; Mrs. Smith; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie waits impatiently for his new game system to be delivered.
- Reprints
-
in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #61 (October 2016)
-
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge does not like Veronica's new bathing suit.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #142 (November 1969)
-
Cry Crisis
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Ethel pretends to drown to get Jughead the lifeguard to save her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #104 (September 1966)
-
All Wet
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty spends the day being dunked because she's working in the carnival dunk tank to earn extra money.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #54 (October 1997)
-
Betty Cooper's Book of Riverdale Records, 2002 Edition
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Hiram Lodge; Ginger Lopez; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Five pages of two-panel gags based on records the various Riverdale characters have set during their lives.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #52 (August 1997)
-
Trouble in Time
Sabrina / comic story / 21 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Salem; Cleopatra; Marc Antony; Harvey Kinkle
- Synopsis
- Trapped in ancient Egypt with no memory, Sabrina is mistaken for a goddess and given the adulation Cleopatra left behind. While in the twentieth century, Cleopatra sets out imposing her will on the people of Riverdale.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #2 (June 1997)
-
Constant Critic
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #154 (November 1970)
-
Model Muddle
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #116 (October 1997)
-
Roughing It!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday; Gigi
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and Gigi build a tent in the backyard.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #221 (September 1968)
-
Changing Times
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Reprints
- from Archie's Vacation Special (Archie, 1994 series) #4 (Summer 1996)
-
Food Mood
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
- Synopsis
- Hilda and Zelda travel to China for Chinese takeout.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #2 (June 1997)
-
Just a Hair Away
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (credited)
- Pencils
- Jeff Shultz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Romeo
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica are sitting at opposite sides of Pop's counter, so he has to ask "Why?" The problem was Veronica's hair.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #66 (August 1997)
-
Nifty Gifty
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #142 (November 1969)
-
Troop Money Bags
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Garp Brooks
- Synopsis
- Veronica is Betty's assistant troop leader but her money causes problems.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #116 (October 1997)
-
- Keywords
- canoeing; ice skating; square dancing
Sun Fun
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #142 (November 1969)
-
- Keywords
- Suntan oil
Bully For You
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #48 (August 1960)
-
Reel Trouble
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #48 (August 1960)
-
The Flame Game
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Jason Blossom
- Synopsis
- Cheryl duels Betty and Veronica to see who can impress the boys the best at the beach.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #91 (September 1995)
-
The Big Surfari
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy]
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Adam North; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- While trying to impress some girls, Archie exaggerates his surfing ability.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #209 (August 2010)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Archie, you just made a wrong move!"]
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1.
Package Deal
Archie -
2.
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Veronica -
3.
Cry Crisis
Ethel -
4.
All Wet
Betty -
5.
Betty Cooper's Book of Riverdale Records, 2002 Edition
Archie and the Gang -
6.
Trouble in Time
Sabrina -
7.
Constant Critic
Jughead -
8.
Model Muddle
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Roughing It!
Li'l Jinx -
10.
Changing Times
Archie and the Gang -
11.
Food Mood
Sabrina -
12.
Just a Hair Away
Veronica -
13.
Nifty Gifty
Ethel -
14.
Troop Money Bags
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Sun Fun
Moose -
16.
Bully For You
Moose -
17.
Reel Trouble
Archie -
18.
The Flame Game
Betty and Veronica -
19.
The Big Surfari
Archie
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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