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Issue: Laugh Comics / Laugh #168
Publication Date: March 1965
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Issues: #168 of 381 Issues (415 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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: 11 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Maybe if they invented a hamburger-flavored lipstick I could get Jughead to kiss me!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Pirate Prose

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews (as Captain Kidd); Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Arrr! Archie, aka Captain Kidd, tries to be the scurviest swine on the high seas with the help of a book that teaches him how to talk pirate. Meanwhile, Betty, the booty, shoots the Cap'n in the behind with a pistol.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #1 published August 1973
as Pirate Prose [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: A parody of pirate stories.
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Mean Teen!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Moose is in a bad mood and is beating everybody up.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Ronnie!! You're going out on the ski slopes dressed like that?
Synopsis: Veronica displays her form-fitting ski outfit.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Up to Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Veronica Lodge; George
Synopsis: Betty's mom alters her skimpy new dress into an old-fashioned gown with bustles and a high neckline, which Betty finds humiliating but which attracts a cute guy who loves the "old-fashioned girl."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Send a Dollar and Save 44¢

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Comics
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Archie titles, with mail-in coupon. Twelve issues for $1.00. Titles available are Archie, Pep, Laugh, Jughead, Betty and Veronica; Archie's Joke Book, Life with Archie and Archie's Mad House. Promo has four previously-published pin-ups illustrating the four seasons, along with original art.
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A Good Skate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Greg
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx learns skateboarding. Her father decides he wants to try it, too.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagB&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #238 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
as A Good Skate [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4.33
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
Character(s): Li'l Jinx (cameo)
First Line: You've come to the right place--
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: List of 41 persons (ages 7 to 17) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include West Germany, Congo, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, Columbia, Scotland, Philippines, Iran, and West Pakistan.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to David Irving (Chicago, Ill.) for article on football. Second prize of $3.00 to Bill Hall (St. Louis, Mo.) for poem about the Beatles. Third prize of $2.00 to Wendy Crespi (Cheshire, Conn.) for three jokes. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Eli Martel (Rockville, Md.) for three jokes.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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Sale Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie; Mr. Jones; Melody; Pepper
Synopsis: Josie and Pepper have violently fought off legions of other shoppers to get great dresses in a bargain sale at Bramble's department store. But Melody, who isn't nearly as smart a shopper as Josie and Pepper, gets more male attention by ending up with the wrong outfit.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Dan DeCarlo caricatures himself as the first boy from the left in the final panel.

This is the last regular appearance of the "Josie" feature in Laugh Comics. The feature will still appear occasionally, next in issue 285.

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