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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest #51
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699751
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 55 (45 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard US digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Barry Grossman ?
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
What's the oldest item here?
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A picture of Laurel and Hardy is hanging on the wall.

Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #75.
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Yuck a Puck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Al Hartley
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
When Archie and Reggie overhear that Veronica has two tickets to the hockey game they try to convince her to take one of them.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie's Joke of the Month Club
Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
In these uncertain times...
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12 gags, one for each month.
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Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Pop Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Archie, they printed my letter in the newspaper!
Fred's letter is printed in the newspaper.
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Happy New Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Hartley
Al Hartley
Rudy Lapick ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump
The gang's New Year's party is visited first by an old man and then by a talking infant, each of whom try to impart some wisdom on the teens.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Archie's New Year Thoughts

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Archie Andrews
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Sporty Spender

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda
Terry Szenics
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Reggie takes Betty to a very expensive restaurant.
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1
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Snap Happy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Stan Goldberg
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Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie and the Pussycats
Josie; Melody; Valerie: Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Alexandra hires a professional hypnotist to entrance Alan M. and Melody into kissing each other, causing Josie to think that Alan is unfaithful.
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12
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The Skater - 1

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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle
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Some Song

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
childrens
Little Archie
Fangs Fogarty; Mr. Weatherbee; Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge
Fangs learns his first song on the trumpet.
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The Push-Over!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Mary Halliday
Li'l Jinx knocked over a ladder.
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A New Broom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Hartley ?
Al Hartley
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Al Hartley
Subject Matter
fantasy, teen
Archie and the Gang
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
Aunt Hilda is annoyed when Sabrina's Riverdale friends come to visit, and the teens end up being turned into frogs until Sabrina convinces her aunt to behave nicely.
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Making the Scene

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Stan Goldberg
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Subject Matter
humorous
Pussycat Capers
Josie; Melody; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Archie and Reggie are watching Josie and Melody and not the movie.
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Allergy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Hartley ?
Al Hartley
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Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper
Veronica is allergic to Midge's new fur coat.
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1
Credits from the index of Archie's TV Laugh-Out #12, no credits listed in this digest.
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Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Ronnie really has a severe case of telephonitis.
Archie knows how to cure Veronica's telephonitis.
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Words Wis-dumb!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda
Terry Szenics
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose
Moose Mason
Moose tries to give a lecture.
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0.5
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Mister Practical

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda
Terry Szenics
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Moose gets a lot of tools so he can build a box.
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Gloria Goes Muu-Muu

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Woggon (signed)
Bill Woggon (signed)
Hazel Marten; Kathryn Bill
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Subject Matter
informational
Katy Keene
Katy Keene; Gloria Grandbilt; Randy Van Ronson; K.O. Kelly; Curly
Gloria throws a Hawaiian-themed party, with all of the women required to wear muu-muus. But K.O. gets confused, assumes the party is farm-themed and attends in overalls with a cow in tow.
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The Skater - II

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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle
Reggie tries to jump over two barrels while ice skating to impress a girl.
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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty, this is Veronica!
Veronica has crashed her car into a phonebooth.
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1
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Miss Mess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
teen
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
Hap helps Li'l Jinx clean off her desk so she can do her homework there instead of on the floor.
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Romance Perchance

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Al Hartley ?
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Betty asks what else they can do together on their date, then Archie's car breaks down and they end up pushing it together.
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Something Hue!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Harold
Joe Harold
Joe Harold
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Shrimpy
Shrimpy
Shrimpy watches a show in "compatible color."
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No Place Like Home!

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Credits
Joe Harold
Joe Harold
Joe Harold
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Shrimpy
Shrimpy; Brando
The boys stand in the snow.
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Snow Bawl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dexter Taylor ?
Dexter Taylor ?
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Subject Matter
childrens
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Fangs Fogarty; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee [Mr. Weatherbee]; Geraldine Grundy [Miss Grundy]; Unnamed Riverdale kids
To get it out of their system, Mr. Weatherbee allows the kids to have a snowball fight with the boys against the girls and when he joins the boys team they get a surprise when the girls unveil their secret weapon.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Topsy Turvy

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Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Betty likes Veronica's new earrings.
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1
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Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Pop Gag Bag
Fred Andrews
Hmmph! We wait on line at bus stops...
Fred laments about all the standing in line that he does.
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The Rivals

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Stan Goldberg
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
That Wilkin Boy
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Jealous of Bingo for monopolizing his little girl, Mr. Smythe tries to get her attention and then kicks Bingo out of the house again, which causes Samantha to refuse all her meals for a week.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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The Skater - III

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Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle
Reggie attempts to jump some barrels while ice skating and ends up in the snow.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Dear Bingo an' Samantha
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Birth-Say!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Li'l Jinx asks Gigi where she was born.
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Caddy-Baddy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; J.P. Pennypincher; Jughead Jones
Archie caddies for a golf match between Mr. Lodge and a wealthy client.
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Block That Signal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, sports, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; football players
Archie's team is losing the game, because an opposing player sneaks into the huddle.
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Go, Mascot, Go!

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Subject Matter
humorous, sports, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews; bulldog
The Riverdale team mascot has trophies from the trouser seats of opposing teams.
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The Skater - IV

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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle
Reggie jumps two barrels and breaks thru the ice.
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1
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[untitled]

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Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie's Gag Bag
Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Did you see the new curb in front of my place?
Pop Tate explains his new curb to Reggie.
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Once Upon a Tune

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bob White
Jon D'Agostino
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Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, teen
The Archies
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley
Meet those madcap musical mirthmakers, The Archies, a three-man band of boys who bring song and silliness wherever they go. After playing a gig at Pop Tate's discotheque, they try to save Riverdale High School from being set ablaze, but when Archie almost gets hanged on a fire hose, he has a flashback to the caveman era -- and the cave Archies come out of his flashback and into the present day.
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First appearance of The Archies (consisting of Archie, Jughead and Reggie), a surrealistic comedy series inspired by the success of the Monkees. These stories only lasted for a year, but inspired the creation of the Archies pop records and TV series.

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Cautious Cutie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
Terry Szenics
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle
Reggie makes sure to run out of gas when he and his date are in a romantic spot.
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0.5
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Landslide Victory

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
Terry Szenics
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Archie and Reggie lose an election bet to Jughead.
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Fizz Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Li'l Jinx and Gigi go out in a blizzard for sodas.
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4
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Hi Ron--
Veronica asked her father for some mad money.
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1
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Honest Injun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Stan Goldberg
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Subject Matter
humorous
Pussycat Capers
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexandra Cabot
Melody spills something on Alexandra.
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1
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Quit Stalling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Stan Goldberg
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Sabrina tries to help out Archie by using magic to get his car to start. But her spell ends up doing more harm than good.
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10
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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The Skater V

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle
Reggie helps a girl who fell on the ice.
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1
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White Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Bingo
Bingo Wilkin; Willie Wilkin
Mr. Wilkin complains that aggravation from Bingo is giving him grey hairs.
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1
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Snow; Raving Beauty; Diplomat; Apology

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose's Daffy-Nitions
Moose Mason
Moose's definitions for snow, raving beauty, diplomat and apology.
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Other Side

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Al Hartley ?
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Betty finds out Veronica is happy.
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1
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Fright of the Bumbling Bee!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
Jon D'Agostino
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Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Superintendent Stone
Another Archie screw-up somehow leaves Mr. Weatherbee in a Napoleon costume screaming "charge!" against a volley of ping-pong balls, just as the Superintendent arrives to inspect the school.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Failing to See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Hartley ?
Al Hartley
?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Big Moose
Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Moose thinks Miss Grundy is making a pass at him.
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1
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Hey Kids!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Checklist of other Archie comics on sale the same month as this issue.
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[untitled]

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Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Pop Tate's Gag Bag
Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
I'd better bring my hammer...
Pop Tate asked the boys to fix the towel in the men's room.
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The Teenager of the Year

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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1
House ad for Archie Annual Digest #44.
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Archie's Double Digest

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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