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Issue: Laugh Comics / Laugh #317
Publication Date: August 1977
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Issues: #317 of 381 Issues (415 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Books
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000696208
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 23 (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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Betty, don't you talk to your plants?
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Reggie Jackson; Joe Morgan; Jim Palmer
First Line: Hostess brings you 2 delicious all-star snacks: Hostess Cup Cakes and Twinkies
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes and Hostess Twinkies, offering baseball cards as premiums.
Inside front cover.
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Hidden Talent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: I see Archie's determined to make a letter in sports this year, Coach!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee wants the coach to give Archie a chance on the baseball team, but Archie just isn't very good.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #116 [Newsstand] published July 2000
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writer/Pencil/Ink credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #49.
Include indicia at bottom of first page.
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First Line: Join the Youth Opportunity Sales Club! It's easy to earn super prizes
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Youth Opportunity Sales Club.
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First Line: Icee... Cool, delicious and full of fun!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Icee frozen beverage, include a coupon for 10¢ off.
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First Line: Strong arms make all the difference!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the bodybuilding system from Mike Marvel.
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First Line: 100 little dolls all for $2.50
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for miniature plastic toy dolls from the 100 Doll Co.
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Mr. Weatherbee's "T" Shirt Message Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
First Line: Mr. Weatherbee has gotten into the "T"-shirt-with-a-message fad.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Fill-in-the-dotted-letters puzzle.
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Friendly Persuasion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Tommy
First Line: Chuck, love, do you think you could ---
Synopsis: Chuck sees Veronica with Tommy and gets annoyed because Archie is his friend. He punches the guy out, then finds out that Veronica was only trying to get Tommy to vote Archie into his fraternity.
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Pages: 5
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Oscar
First Line: Look, Mom! I taught Oscar to fetch a ball!
Synopsis: Mary plays fetch with a dog; Jughead gets a summer job at a thumbtack factory.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1967-XX-XX - 1967-XX-XX.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page http://www.comicstripfan.com/newspaper/a/archie.htm they show the original art to the strip from 7-1 copyright 1967 (unsure if that is January 7th or July 1st) with the note "Laugh 317 Aug" written at the bottom. The strip is about Archie's mother throwing a ball to wake up Archie's dog.
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Comics
First Line: Here's your Archie 3 for $1.00 checklist!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the following Archie comics: Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #52; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #41; Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #95; Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #95; Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #87; Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #99; Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #55; Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #43; That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #41; Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #109; Archie Giant Series Magazine #459, #461.
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The Banana Boogie

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: That electric genius, Valerie, turned me on to a far out way to make Alan M. my boyfriend!
Synopsis: Alexandra wears a Lite'Ms necklace to the Josie & the Pussycats concert in hopes of attracting Alan's attention.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for electric lighted necklaces from Lite'ms.
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First Line: Make excellent extra cash... with no real 'selling'... just showing this sample which we give you... free!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the personalized metal social security plates sales kit from Engravaplates.
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Star Gazing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Hold it! Don't move!
Synopsis: Charley spoils his chances of being in a commercial when the idea goes to his head.
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Pages: 5
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First Line: All 4 iron-on transfers
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for iron-on t-shirt transfers of celebrities from PH Sales.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from Raymond Lauff (Philadelphia, Penn.) First prize - $6.00 and Kathy Nichols (Annandale, Va.) Second prize - $4.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Laugh Comics Digest
First Line: It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No. 12
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #21.
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Feature(s): Archie Giant Series Magazine
First Line: Two is company and a lot of fun and laughs when the two are Betty and Veronica!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #460 and #462.
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First Line: Super bodybuilding course
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the bodybuilding course from Universal Bodybuilding.
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CB Beazly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Ronnie! --- Look at what I bought for us! --- A set of walkie talkies! Now we can be together all day long!
Synopsis: Miss Beazly gets impatient when Archie holds up the cafeteria line while talking to Veronica on a walkie-talkie.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #87.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
Character(s): The Shadow
First Line: Enjoy the best of old-time radio!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for recordings of old radio shows (Abbott and Costello and The Shadow) from Mirobar Sales Corp.
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First Line: Earn famous name prizes or cash the easy Olympic way!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
Inside back cover.
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First Line: Happy days at S.L.C.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Sales Leadership Club.
Back cover.

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