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Issue: Laugh Comics #280
Publication Date: July 1974
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Issues: #280 of 381 Issues (390 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Copyright by Close-Up, Inc.

Indexers copy missing two pages after the story The Observer. Contents of those pages is unknown.
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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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Valerie Brown; Jughead Jones; Melody Valentine; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
First Line: Pssst! Pass this note to Midge!
Synopsis: Moose is passing a blank note to Midge in class because they're not speaking to each other.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Veronica appears in a vignette at the top of the page.
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The Observer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis: Both mothers accuse Archie of not noticing Betty properly, but he manages to convince everyone by bluffing his way.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Double Digest #250 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
as The Observer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #250.
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missing sequences

Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: My copy was missing 2 pages here, not certain if it was ads or one or more story or activity pages.
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The Invaders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Marvin; Charlie; other children
Synopsis: Reggie scoffs at the gang for even thinking about believing in alien ufo landings, but Jughead dreams up a scheme that soon has him believing.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Bottom of first page has a short text advertisement: "Come to Archie's Restaurant. Casual dining for the entire family. Serving good food and ice cream! West Jefferson and Hammes, Joliet, Illinois."
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Rough Enough

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'L Jinx; Hap Holiday (Li'l Jinx's father)
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx becomes concerned about using too many resources and decides to rough it in a tent in the back yard, but takes her television and a long extension cord.
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Pages: 4
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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals Club

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; other friends of Li'l Jinx
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Addresses of club and members you can write to.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lynn Jacobson; Sandra Street
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: News articles from readers, along with the prizes they won and a solicitation for the club.
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Archie Calendar!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Annual #26, which includes a 1974-1975 calendar.
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Pig Headed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Chuck Clayton
Character(s): Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Liza; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Chuck makes all the wrong moves with Liza while she espouses the women's lib lines and shows him a judo move, so he has to go to the costume party as a pig.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5

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