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Issue: Laugh Comics / Laugh #102
Publication Date: September 1959
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Issues: #102 of 381 Issues (415 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: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover says: "Now! Every Month"
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: See? - I told you I'd look silly with my hair combed!
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Pages: 1
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Record Your Voice at Home

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; black and white.
Two half-page ads. Top is illustrated ad for home recording equipment (on discs) for $6.98 from Honor House Products Corp., Lynbrook, N.Y.
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Exploding Army Hand Grenade

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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; black and white.
Two half-page ads. Bottom is for a replica Army hand grenade that uses caps for an "explosion" after the pin is pulled. Price: $1.00 from Honor House Products Corp., Lynbrook, N.Y.
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Light Struck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Archie tries to help the Lodges economize by saving electricity.
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In Content Item: 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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Pages: 6
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Don't Be a Willie Woodenhead!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Oliver Owl
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for U. S. Royal bicycle tires emphasizing bike safety rules. United States Rubber, Indianapolis, Ind.
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House About That

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Big Moose Mason
Synopsis: Big Moose misinterpets a comment about the Lodge's mansion.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: 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.
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8 Record Hits Only $1.00

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: 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.
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Mistaken Identity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Brando; (girl with ponytail)
Synopsis: Brando displays his art "mobiles."
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The feature tried to imitate the "Peanuts" style of art and humor.
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Yippee!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for Columbia bicycles, featuring the new model for 1959--the Sports Apache (boys and girls versions). Westfield Manufacturing Co., Westfield, Mass.
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Glamour vs. Comfort

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Katy Keene; Gloria; the producer; the agent
Synopsis: 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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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Many outfit designs in story credited to reader submissions.
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We're giving away free copies...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Pages: 1
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Fair Trade

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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Jinx; Jinx's father; Gregory
Synopsis: Jinx wants to trade postage stamps but confuses them with trading (Green) stamps.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #25 published August 1977minus one page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: 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.
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The Legman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Big Moose Mason
Synopsis: Moose has trouble standing and speaking in class.
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Pages: 0.5
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The Awful Truce

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose Mason (cameo)
Synopsis: After a fight, Archie tries to apologize to Reggie, but ends up insulting him again.
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Pages: 0.5
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Natural Color Photos

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: 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.)
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40 Foreign and American Cars

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two half-page ads.
Bottom half is illustrated ad for 40 American and foreign plastic (?) car models for $1.00 from Sports Cars, New York, N.Y.
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Archie Club News

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: 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.
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Win A Big Prize!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for selling White Cloverine Brand salve. Wilson Chemical Co., Tyrone, Pa.
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Jester Jubilee

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkins; Alec; Sheldon; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
Synopsis: 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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Pages: 6
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Check the Kind of Body YOU want!

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Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Charles Atlas
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover; black and white. Ad for Charles Atlas "Dynamic Tension" Body Building Course, illustrated with photo of Charles Atlas.
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Animal Children

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 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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