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Issue: Laugh Comics / Laugh #248
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 22 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Dig the boys Ronnie met playing tennis!
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Miscellaneous
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Later redrawn for the cover of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #31.
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Look under each prize. See number of boxes you sell to get it
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Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Youth Opportunity Sales Club.
Inside front cover.
Shark Lark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Cap'n Andy
Thank goodness we have this sturdy shark cage to protect us!
Veronica is determined to lure Archie away from Betty's company, even though it is Betty's birthday.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #61 published August 1983
FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #15 published October 1989
as Shark Lark [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
The Dingo Kid Trips a Thief

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Wow, that was some game!
Joe Namath is impressed by how Dingo boots helped the Dingo Kid catch a thief.
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Advertisement for Dingo Boots.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Includes letters from Joseph Steyns (Picnic Point, N.S.W., Australia) First prize - $5.00, Howard Lee (San Francisco, Calif.) Second prize - $3.00, and Cindy Michaels (Westmont, Ill.) Third prize - $2.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
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Now - thrills, glamour and excitement with your own Dawn beauty pageant!
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Advertisement for the Dawn doll, including accessories for a beauty pageant and a dance party, from Topper Toys.
Y Is For Youth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Ah, youth...
Definitions of words beginning with 'y', accompanied by humorous illustrations of the terms.
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Hot Pants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Hi! Betty and Veronica here to get the male reaction to the latest fashion craze!
Betty and Veronica interview people on the street, seeking their views on the latest trend in women's fashions.
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Archie Comics
Here's a bag that is up for grabs! It's my very own giant grab bag!
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Advertisement for a grab bag of six remaindered Archie comics for the price of four.
Blame Frame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx! I don't think you should jump rope in the house!
Jinx breaks a lamp while jumping rope in the house, then convinces Gigi to take the rap for her.
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Miscellaneous
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Story is only four pages. The fifth page is a list of pen pal addresses and an ad for the latest Li'l Jinx Giant issue, probably Archie Giant Series #188.
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Mail! Mail!! That's what you'll get when you join my pen pal club!
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List of names, addresses and ages of 44 potential pen pals.
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Li'l Jinx Giant Laughout
Happy mirthday starts when you buy the Li'l Jinx giant size comic book
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Advertisement for Li'l Jinx Giant Laughout (Archie, 1971 series).
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Savage!... American made Carlisle
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Advertisement for bicycle tires from the Carlisle Tire & Rubber Division of Carlisle Corporation.
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Discover the hidden secrets of nature's most exotic and mysterious house plant!
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Advertisement for Venus Fly Traps from Mirobar Sales Corp.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Well!!! It looks like the bikinis came out second best again!
Apparently Betty and Veronica in microscopic bikinis are no match for Ethel's cooking.
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New from Clark Bars
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Advertisement for Clark Bars, offering sport shirts for premium pricing.
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People patches
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Advertisement for cloth patches from Mirobar.
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Monster s-i-z-e monsters
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Advertisement for 7-foot wall hangings of Frankenstein's monster and skeletons from Honor House.
The Surprise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie, I've got a surprise for you today! And I bet you'll never guess what it is!?
When Veronica surprises the boys with a picnic lunch, Archie and Jughead have to choose between risking hurting her feelings or risking food poisoning.
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Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comic books on bottom of first page.
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Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!
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Advertisement for the 1972 coin catalogue from Best Values.
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Subject Matter
Where do you go from here?
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Advertisement for courses offered by International Correspondence Schools.
Inside back cover.
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Fat Track
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Advertisement for Sizzler toy cars and the Fat Track car track system from Mattel.
Back cover.

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