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Issue: Laugh Comics #163
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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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
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Veronica, your parties are always so successful! What's your formula?
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Miscellaneous
1
Treasure Chest of Fun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Honor House Products Corp
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for various novelties including X-ray specs, joy buzzer, silent dog whistle, etc. Honor House Products Corp., Lynbrook, N. Y.
The Lunch Bag Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Bob White
Marty Epp
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Marty Epp
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
Mr. Andrews starts packing his lunch for work, but forgets and Archie has to take it to him.
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FlagArchie Annual Digest #32 published January 1978
 
Miscellaneous
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Writer credit from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #59.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Bendix
You called for a piano tuner?
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Half-page ad in comic form for Bendix automatic bicycle transmissions. Bendix Corporation, Elmira, N.Y. Art is very much influenced by Peter Max.
Play Guitar in 7 Days

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Ed Sale
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Illustrated half-page ad for radio guitarist Ed Sale's 66 page Secret System. $2.98. Ed Sale, Studio 171-M, Avon By the Sea, N. J.
Fashions for the Fair

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge
Veronica models five outfits with landmarks from the New York World's Fair in the background.
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Miscellaneous
1
Snapshots of the Fair

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper
Betty models five outfits with structures from the New York World's Fair in the background.
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Format is "snapshots" with text underneath.
Stop Watch/X-Ray Specs; Famous Military Medals

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Henri Lamothe (X-Specs)
Henri Lamothe (X-Specs)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Honor House Products Corp.; Empire Merchandising
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Top half is two quarter-page ads by Honor House Products Corp., Lynbrook N. Y. featuring a stopwatch and X-ray Specs. Bottom half is ad for reproductions of military medals from various European countries for $1.00 each. Empire Merchandising Co., Tuckahoe, N. Y.
Heat Rave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Veronica won't let Archie or Betty into her air-conditioned mansion on a hot day.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #15 published October 1989
as Heat Rave [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Who is this.....Man?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
The World of Jughead
Jughead
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1
Promo for Archie Giant Series #30--The World of Jughead, with cover repro. Included is coupon for getting the comic directly from the company for 25 cents (cover price.)
The Cool Fool!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Gigi
Jinx has her father try to inflate her backyard swimming pool, which proves to be a major undertaking.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Annual Digest #33 published January 1978
as The Cool Fool! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagB&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #235 [Direct Edition] published September 2013
as The Cool Fool! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4.33
[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
Li'l Jinx (cameo)
It's wonderful!
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Miscellaneous
0.67
List of 48 persons (ages 7 to 15) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include Canada and Scotland.
100 Little Dolls; 100 Toy Soldiers

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
The 100 Doll Co.; Lucky Products Co.
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Miscellaneous
1
Top is half-page illustrated ad for 100 Styrene plastic and hard synthetic rubber dolls for $1.00 from The 100 Doll Co., Newark, N. J. Bottom is half-page illustrated ad for 100 piece plastic toy soldier set for $1.00. Lucky Products Co., Carle Place, N. Y.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Archie Club News
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Miscellaneous
1.5
First prize of $5.00 to Breth Carroll (Kansas City, Mo.) for an articles on sphinxes. Second prize of $3.00 to Barry Robinson (Moose Jaw, Sask., Canada) for article on pikas.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Archie Club
Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
Just Answer this Advertisement...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Cloverine Brand Salve; Hillcrest Products Co.
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Miscellaneous
1
Illustrated ad for selling Cloverine Brand salve. Hillcrest Products Co., Inc., Tyrone, Pa.
The Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
?
Marty Epp
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Big Moose Mason
Archie tries to camouflage a black eye by wearing sunglasses and an eye patch.
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Miscellaneous
5
Gags based on "I'd rather fight than switch" catch phrase from Tareyton cigarette TV commercials.
If you know just 20 people...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Wallace Brown, Inc.
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Miscellaneous
1
Illustrated ad for selling Christmas cards for Wallace-Brown, Inc., New York, N. Y.
Insure Your Future with an I. C. S. High School Diploma

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
International Correspondence Schools (ICS)
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover; black and white; Illustrated ad for International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pa.
Give Me Just One Evening...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Guide to Hypnotism; Palmer-Jones Books
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Miscellaneous
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Back cover; color. Mostly text ad for the 25-lesson "Guide to Hypnotism" illustrated with a drawing and a photo of the unnamed "author." Cost $1.98. Palmer-Jones Publishers, Newark, N. J.

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