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Issue: Laugh Comics #102
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover says: "Now! Every Month"
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US; later Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
See? - I told you I'd look silly with my hair combed!
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Miscellaneous
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Record Your Voice at Home/Exploding Army Hand Grenade

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Inside front cover; black and white. Two half-page ads. Top is illustrated ad for home recording equipment (on discs) for $6.98. Bottom is for a replica Army hand grenade that uses caps for an "explosion" after the pin is pulled. Price: $1.00. Both from Honor House Products Corp., Lynbrook, N.Y.
Light Struck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Harry Lucey
Harry Lucey
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Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Archie tries to help the Lodges economize by saving electricity.
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FlagArchie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #2 published May 1977
as Light Struck [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #55.
Don't Be a Willie Woodenhead!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Oliver Owl
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Illustrated ad for U. S. Royal bicycle tires emphasizing bike safety rules. United States Rubber, Indianapolis, Ind.
"House About That"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Big Moose Mason
Big Moose misinterpets a comment about the Lodge's mansion.
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Miscellaneous
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Top half of p.8. Credits attributed to Tom Moore due to the original art found in Tom Moore's collection of his works, but the art is unsigned.
8 Record Hits Only $1.00

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Offer of "The Nation's Top 8 Record Hits" on one record for $1.00 from Best Values, Newark, N.J. Not stated if these are by the original artists.
"Mistaken Identity"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Harold (credit line)
Joe Harold (credit line)
Joe Harold (credit line)
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Subject Matter
childrens
Shrimpy
Brando; (girl with ponytail)
Brando displays his art "mobiles."
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Miscellaneous
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The feature tried to imitate the "Peanuts" style of art and humor.
Yippee!

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Illustrated ad for Columbia bicycles, featuring the new model for 1959--the Sports Apache (boys and girls versions). Westfield Manufacturing Co., Westfield, Mass.
Glamour vs. Comfort

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Woggin; Hazel Marten [as Scott Fleming] (story idea)
Bill Woggon
Bill Woggon
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Subject Matter
informational
Katy Keene
Katy Keene; Gloria; the producer; the agent
On a very hot day, Katy models jungle fashions by a waterfall and Gloria models fur coats in an adjoining studio.
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Miscellaneous
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Many outfit designs in story credited to reader submissions.
We're giving away free copies...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey?
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Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
1
Fair Trade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Jinx; Jinx's father; Gregory
Jinx wants to trade postage stamps but confuses them with trading (Green) stamps.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #25 published August 1977minus one page
 
Miscellaneous
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S & H brand Green stamps were distributed by merchants and could be redeemed for merchandise at "Green Stamp" stores. Bottom 2/3 of last page is Li'l Jinx Pen Pals with 44 names listed, ages 8 to 15.
"The Legman"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose
Archie Andrews; Big Moose Mason
Moose has trouble standing and speaking in class.
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"The Awful Truce"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose Mason (cameo)
After a fight, Archie tries to apologize to Reggie, but ends up insulting him again.
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Natural Color Photos/40 Foreign and American Cars

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Miscellaneous
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Two half-page ads. Top half is ad for color photos of TV, movie, and film stars for 10 cents each from Colorfoto, Carle Place, N.Y. (Photos shown are in black and white.) Bottom half is illustrated ad for 40 American and foreign plastic (?) car models for $1.00 from Sports Cars, New York, N.Y.
Archie Club News

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Patricia Mager; Audrey Knapp; Stephanie Ellinton; Millicent Adnerson; Jo Ann Derocher
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typeset
Subject Matter
Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
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Articles by Archie Club Members Patricia Mager, Elmhurst, N.Y.; Audrey Knapp, Porstmouth, Va.; Stephanie Ellington, New York, N.Y.; Millicent Anderson, Kingston, Jamaica; and Jo Ann Derocher, Cohoes, N.Y. Bottom half of second page is ad for Archie Club. Cost is 15 cents.
Win A Big Prize!

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Illustrated ad for selling White Colverine Brand salve. Wilson Chemical Co., Tyrone, Pa.
"Jester Jubilee"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Joe Edwards?
Joe Edwards?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkins; Alec; Sheldon; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
Alec tries to trick Wilbur into buying a gag gift for Laurie's birthday party, but is upstaged when Alec's gift turns out to be the only serious one she receives.
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Miscellaneous
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Check the Kind of Body YOU want!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Charles Atlas
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Miscellaneous
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Inside back cover; black and white. Ad for Charles Atlas "Dynamic Tension" Body Building Course, illustrated with photo of Charles Atlas.
Animal Children

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Back cover; mostly black and white with some type in color. Illustrated ad for "Animal Children" album and 29 full-color prints for $1.00 with enrollment in National Audubon Society monthy album program. National Audubon Nature Program, Garden City, N. Y.

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