Laugh Comics Digest
#194
(September 2004)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 2.39 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Feb., Mar., May, June, July, Sept., Oct., Nov. 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
- 762816468527 19411
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick
Animal Crackers
Dilton / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Bowser
- Synopsis
- Dilton has invented a device to let people understand dogs and needs Archie to test it.
- Reprints
-
in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #18 (July 2019)
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A Fish Called Esmeralda
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Esmeralda
- Synopsis
- Esmeralda changes into a mermaid and Sabrina is forced to save her from the dangers of the ocean.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #29 (September 1999)
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- Keywords
- mermaid
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #285.
You Go, Girl Friend
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #127 (September 1998)
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Stellar Behavior
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom
- Synopsis
- Cheryl and Jason go to a movie premiere for Star Battles (parody of Star Wars).
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #24 (August 1999)
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- Keywords
- flying; harness; movie premiere; outerspace
Indexer Notes
Parodies Star Wars as "Star Battles", Darth Vader as "Garth Brader", and Spice Girls as "Sugar Girls."
Fashion ideas from: Allie Lewin (Chevy Chase, MD).
Treasure Trouble Part One
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I thought it would be a nice afternoon for the beach! But it's beginning to look like rain!
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Gertrude Clark; Jason
- Synopsis
- Sabrina and Harvey go to the beach and meet Gertrude and her grandson who have a treasure map.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #6 (October 1997)
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- Keywords
- buried treasure; treasure map
Treasure Trouble Part 2
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Harvey, stay with Mrs. Clark! I'm going to go grab some tissues out of the car!
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Gertrude Clark; Jason
- Synopsis
- Sabrina turns the tables on the treasure map swindlers.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #6 (October 1997)
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- Keywords
- buried treasure; treasure map
Sunroom Swimsuits
Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom
- Synopsis
- Fashion ideas sent in by fans.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #23 (June 1999)
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Indexer Notes
Submissions from: April Engelberg (Toronto, Ontario, Canada); Eva Preskey (Boring, OR); Katie Scott (Omaha, NE).
Sand in Demand
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- To boost their employer's flagging business, Betty and Nancy construct sand sculptures that promote the business.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #77 (September 1999)
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Witchy Swimwear
Sabrina / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Genre
- fashion; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #16 (August 1998)
-
Hey, Good Looking
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Salem
- Synopsis
- Sabrina accidentally wishes her favorite soap opera actor into the house, then can't return him when he refuses to leave.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #5 (September 1997)
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The Big Attraction
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There are so many fabulous swimsuits on the beach!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica wonder if anybody will notice their new swimsuits at the beach.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #64 (August 1998)
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- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
A Crying Shame
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie tricks Archie into a blind date with Ethel's cousin, who turns out to be a beauty.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #21 (September 1973)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #79.
Beach Botch
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Salem
- Synopsis
- Sabrina wants to go to the beach so uses a spell to take her to a place with lots of sand and clear blue skies.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #487 (September 1999)
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- Keywords
- Sahara Desert
Beach Nuts
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica begins to question why she and Betty attend a crowded, noisy beach rather than the solitude of the Lodge pool.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #127 (September 1998)
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Suits Me Fine
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sabrina; Salem
- Synopsis
- Sabrina's bikini is magically changed to something less revealing.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #119 (August 1999)
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Indexer Notes
There is a story with the same name in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #48 with a similar synopsis, but that story indicates that both of Sabrina's aunts appear, they do not in this story. Unclear if it is a reprint or just a similar story at this time.
Watered Down
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Sara; Deena; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty is getting tired of being around water as a summer camp counselor.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #65 (September 1998)
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- Keywords
- canoe; summer camp; yacht
Jurassic Perch
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Salem; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda
- Synopsis
- Sabrina tries to teach Salem to stop chasing the birds away from the bird feeder.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #27 (July 1999)
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- Keywords
- bird; cat; chase; dinosaur
Dress Drama
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica loves the new dress she is trying on until she realizes it is cheap enough that even Betty can afford it.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #29 (September 1999)
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Cheer Up
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sabrina, how do you like this cheerleading outfit I made for you?
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Zelda; Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle
- Synopsis
- Zelda makes Sabrina a magic cheerleading outfit.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1997 series) #6 (October 1997)
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Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #254, Inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
Flipped Out!
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries to trick Moose on a coin flip.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #134 (October 2009)
- in Archie 1000 Page Mega Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #11 (February 2015)
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Cheryl's Beach Bash!
Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; NTV personnel; Clifford Blossom; Cheryl's friends; Jason Blossom; Medusa; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Louella McGruff; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Cheryl weasels her way into hosting an NTV summer beach house show.
- Reprints
- from Cheryl Blossom (Archie, 1997 series) #15 (September 1998)
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Indexer Notes
Story is in 2 parts, and also continues into the story "Party Hardly."
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Hello!"]
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1.
Animal Crackers
Dilton -
2.
A Fish Called Esmeralda
Sabrina -
3.
You Go, Girl Friend
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Stellar Behavior
Cheryl Blossom -
5.
Treasure Trouble Part One
Sabrina -
6.
Treasure Trouble Part 2
Sabrina -
7.
Sunroom Swimsuits
Cheryl Blossom -
8.
Sand in Demand
Betty -
9.
Witchy Swimwear
Sabrina -
10.
Hey, Good Looking
Sabrina -
11.
The Big Attraction
Betty and Veronica -
12.
A Crying Shame
Reggie -
13.
Beach Botch
Sabrina -
14.
Beach Nuts
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Suits Me Fine
Sabrina -
16.
Watered Down
Betty -
17.
Jurassic Perch
Sabrina -
18.
Dress Drama
Betty and Veronica -
19.
Cheer Up
Sabrina -
20.
Flipped Out!
Moose -
21.
Cheryl's Beach Bash!
Cheryl Blossom
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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