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Issue: Laugh #23
Publication Date: August 1990
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Issues: #23 of 29 Issues (78 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/29/1990
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.20 CAD
£0.75 GBP
$1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from mikesamazingworld.com
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie; Reggie; Jughead; Betty
First Line: Jug, I'll give you five bucks if you ring that bell!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencil credit could be to DeCarlo Jr instead of DeCarlo Sr.

Direct variant: Archie Salutes "Staff Artist of the Month" Gregg Suchow in place of barcode.
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Marcia the Mermaid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Scuba Joe [Archie]; Marcia [Betty Cooper]; Velma Buxton [Veronica Lodge]; Mr. Buxton [Hiram Lodge]
Synopsis: Scuba Joe finds a mermaid and convinces her to join Mr. Buxton's Sea Kingdom show. After a few months though, she longs to go back to her ocean home.
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In Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #116 [Newsstand] published July 2000
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Editor's Notebook

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.5
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Archie's Club News

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Synopsis: Reports by: Lisa Lin from Livingston, NJ about being perfect and Christina Trout from Fremont, CA about plants.
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Pages: 1
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Double Duty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Josie; Alex; Valerie
Synopsis: Valerie takes a job as a babysitter and ends up beating the kid she's babysitting at a video game. His dad, a video game exec, offers her a job touring the country promoting video games to girls. Alex takes the opportunity and books the Pussycats to play malls on the same tour.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Features Carlsbad Mall in one frame.
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By the Rules

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, fantasy
Character(s): Sabrina; Salem; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis: Salem is tired of humans telling him what to do and performs magic to get back at them including shooting water out of his tail. But he also uses his magic for good and give some starving cat friends some fish.
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Pages: 5
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Test Rest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie tries to go to sleep early so he's prepared for his test but ends up worrying about it.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie
First Line: No! No! No! I can't take it!
Synopsis: Find all the crummy things Archie has to do this weekend by putting the ovals in numerical order.
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Pages: 1
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Archie's Guide to Gals!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie; Mrs. Andrews; Reggie; Jughead
Synopsis: Archie gives tips on how to girl watch including using: mirrored sunglasses, car mirrors, binoculars, store windows.
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The Taste of Adventure Part 1

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Capri Sun
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Capri Sun fruit drink in comic strip format on inside back cover.
Penciler might be DeCarlo Jr instead of Sr.

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