Laugh Comics Digest
#184
(July 2003)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 2.39 USD; 2.89 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 8 times a year in Jan., Feb., May, June, July, Sept., Oct. and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468526 84
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
The Big Gig
The Archies / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chuck Clayton; The Archies [Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]
- Synopsis
- The Archies are hired to play at the local flea market.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #122 (August 2008) - in Archie Giant Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #42 (October 2014)
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Smart Art
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #125 (June 1968)
-
Big Hair Day
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Amy
- Synopsis
- Sabrina casts a spell on Amy so her hair will grow bigger every time she lies.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #9 (January 1998)
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Hear Here
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica call to wish her father a Happy Birthday.
- Reprints
- from Veronica (Archie, 1989 series) #75 (May 1998)
-
Stop the Presses Part 1 and 2
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy makes Cheryl the co-editor of the school newspaper. Cheryl covers the boring goings-ons at Riverdale with Dilton as her photographer. Cheryl and her Pembrooke friends photoshop the pictures and alter the headlines to make them more interesting.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #12 (May 1998)
-
- Keywords
- newspaper; photographer; photoshop; prank
Count On It!
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Enchantra; Della
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #473 (July 1998)
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B&V Fashion
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- B&V
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Spectacular (Archie, 1992 series) #29 (May 1998)
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Volley Folly!
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose asks Archie to teach him to play tennis.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #29 (June 1998)
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By the Numbers
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Russ; Roz; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx tries to remember a phone number she was supposed to call.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #296 (December 1974)
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Smirk Jerks
Archie & Friends / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- With summer vacation just around the corner, Mr. Weatherbee can't get anyone to concentrate on school.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #30 (August 1998)
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The Wild Ones
Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- An outing on Loon Lake is spoiled by the appearance of several unfriendly species of wildlife, including a Plesiosaur that legend named Gummi-Gammoo.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #30 (August 1998)
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Get the Message
Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks he's found the cushy job he's been looking for when Dilton asks him to assist with his automated newspaper delivery device.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #30 (August 1998)
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- Keywords
- paper route
The Rule
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; sports; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; unnamed golfer
- Synopsis
- Archie explains a golf rule to Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #128 (September 1968)
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- Keywords
- golf
Twisted Sitters!
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Georgie; Hank; Dave
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to take over Betty's babysitting job when she thinks the kid's older brother is a handsome hunk.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #588 (October 1988)
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Clowning Around
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Salem
- Synopsis
- Sabrina is infected with a particular strain of germ so that whenever she sneezes, the person next to her is turned into a clown.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #16 (August 1998)
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- Keywords
- clown; sneeze
Spring Carnival Style
Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #14 (August 1998)
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Cheers to You Part 1 and 2
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Weaver; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Cheryl joins the Riverdale cheerleading squad and hires a famous gymnast to coach her. The team's bus gets stuck in traffic on the way to a competition.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #14 (August 1998)
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- Keywords
- cheerleader; cheerleading
Indexer Notes
Spoofs Mary Lou Retton as Mary Sue Retina.
Optimum Option
Fred Andrews / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hold it! Hold it! Hold it!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred's company has the option to work from home on the computer and he's considering taking it.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #122 (August 2008)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #71 (October 2017)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Festival (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
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Indexer Notes
Colors and letters credited in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #71.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["I see the music teacher gave you an appropriate instrument to play..."]
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1.
The Big Gig
The Archies -
2.
Smart Art
Archie -
3.
Big Hair Day
Sabrina -
4.
Hear Here
Veronica -
5.
Stop the Presses Part 1 and 2
Cheryl Blossom -
6.
Count On It!
Sabrina -
7.
B&V Fashion
Betty and Veronica -
8.
Volley Folly!
Moose -
9.
By the Numbers
Li'l Jinx -
10.
Smirk Jerks
Archie & Friends -
11.
The Wild Ones
Archie & Friends -
12.
Get the Message
Archie & Friends -
13.
The Rule
Archie -
14.
Twisted Sitters!
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Clowning Around
Sabrina -
16.
Spring Carnival Style
Cheryl Blossom -
17.
Cheers to You Part 1 and 2
Cheryl Blossom -
18.
Optimum Option
Fred Andrews
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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