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Issue: Archie's TV Laugh-Out #40
Publication Date: June 1976
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Issues: #40 of 106 Issues (107 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Music Corp.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Archie, would you like to paint the town red?
Synopsis: Veronica makes Archie an offer that he thinks is more than she actually intended.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Bizarre Star

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Mr. Flutesnoot; Bobby Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Miss Beazley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
First Line: I enjoy these annual student-alumni basketball games
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee makes a bet with Archie on the annual student/alumni game thinking he has a ringer that will win the game for the alumni.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie and Me #124 published December 1980
as Bizarre Star [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed against the credits printed in Archie & Me (Archie, 1964 series) #124.
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Ever Clever

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate
First Line: Sorry, Ethel. I haven't seen Jug all day.
Synopsis: Ethel tears the town apart looking for Jughead so she can get him to ask her to the dance.
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In Issue: FlagThe Jughead Jones Comics Digest #43 published February 1987
In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #196 [Direct Edition] published November 2013
as Ever Clever [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Josie & The Cupcakes

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie; Hostess
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alexander Cabot; Brenda
Synopsis: A gorgeous redhead auditions for the group Josie is starting with Alan and Alex. Josie buys her off with Hostess Cupcakes.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The design for Brenda, a prototypical redhead bombshell, is the same design Dan DeCarlo would later use to depict Cheryl Blossom.
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Clock Watcher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fat Charley
Character(s): Charley Hawse; the teacher
First Line: Charley! Stop that!!
Synopsis: Charley finds a way around his teacher's edict to stop watching the clock and pay attention.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson the janitor; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
First Line: Svenson, the lights in my office are out!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee matches wits with Svenson and Jughead.
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Reprint Notes: from ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: These are reprints of the Archie syndicated newspaper strip.
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Power Shortage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot; Alexandra Cabot; Valerie Brown; Omar the Genie; Mr. Cabot
First Line: Golly, your dad's done a lot of traveling, Alex.
Synopsis: Alexandra rubs a flashlight to mock Josie and to everyone's surprise a soul brother genie appears.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJosie and the Pussycats #55 published June 1971
was Power Shortage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Brush Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Malmgren
Penciller(s): Dick Malmgren
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
First Line: Hey, what are those characters doing going into our classroom?
Synopsis: Reggie and Archie annoy two contractors painting one of the classrooms.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Dick Malmgren credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #54.
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Poor Moose's Almanac Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: activity
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason
Synopsis: Word scramble puzzle with a Revolutionary War Heroes theme.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Dotty Duty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee
First Line: I can't sleep.
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee can't sleep.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie's Joke Book Magazine #274 published January 1981
as Dotty Duty [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie Double Digest #222 published November 2011
as Dotty Duty [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie Double Digest #13 [Direct Edition] published February 2012
as Dotty Duty [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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I've Got A Ticket To Run

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Sabrina
Character(s): Sabrina; Harvey; Aunt Hilda
First Line: I hear that's a great stage play, Sabrina, I wanted to see it myself but you can't buy a ticket anywhere.
Synopsis: Absent-minded Harvey tries repeatedly to take Sabrina to a play.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5

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