XOW Logo
Issue: Laugh Comics / Laugh #31
Disclose Detail
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/29/1948
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
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:  
Disclose Reprinted In1
reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Boy!! Some tomato... eh, Jug?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Talk of the Town

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
Say, Pop ... I know I'm kinda overdrawn in my allowance, but...
Archie attempts to save Riverdale from a man with a 19th century land grant showing ownership of the land.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Americana Series #6 published January 2002
as Talk of the Town [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Art previously credited to Ray Gill; the extent of Ray Gill's work is currently unknown. As per Ray's brother Joe, Ray never drew for Archie Comics; rather, he wrote the scripts and outlined the stories (Charlton Spotlight #5). While some stories of this era signed only by Gill do have a different look from Vigoda's, the pencils here match those of Vigoda.
Field Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Wilbur Wilkin; Red; Slats; Mr. Dripwaite; Laurie Lake
Gonna enter it, Wilbur?
Wilbur tries to avoid Mr. Dripwaite after he's banned from attending Field Day.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
8
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Puzzle Fun
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.67
Includes drawing lesson and maze.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Archie Andrews
He's a hit with the girls!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
Promo for Archie Comics titles in which Archie appears featuring reprinted panels from various stories.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
informational
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis; Randy Van Ronson; Windy
Brr-r- I'm cold but can't attract any photographers...
When Katy invites K.O. and Randy on a skiing date, K.O. is delayed by his trainer, but his anger with Randy gives him the energy to finish his training early.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Bathing suit by Billie Lou Kuykendal (Idabel, OK); negligee by Wally Way (Tacoma 6, WA); ski suit by Florence Grob (North Bergen, NJ); Sis' outfit by Eleanor Evans (Rantoul, IL).

Katy goes skiing at Shorten's Hill, a reference to editor Harry Shorten.
Katy Keene 1949 Pin-Up Calendar

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
Katy Keene
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Nets to You!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Suzie; Suzie's mother; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp
How do you like my new hat, Mom?
Suzie is frustrated by Ferdie and Gregory's picnic plans.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
7
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Suzie Puzzle Page
Suzie; Ferdie
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.67
Includes Simple as 1-2-3, Do It with Ease, and Find the Bird.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Super Duck
Super Duck the Cockeyed Wonder is the laughing stock of the nation!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
Promo for Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) featuring Super Duck placed in colonial-era stocks on a stock chart.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Debby Twist; Betsy Ross; Oliver Twist; Lotta Twist; Woogie; Bertha
As our scene opens weird sounds are coming...
Debby has trouble keeping her sorority pledge to play records non-stop.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Debby's outfit by Wilma Broyles (Huntsville, AL); Debby's dress by Barbara Schmidt (Lake Benton, MN); Betsy's outfit by Barbara Leiser (Kansas City, MO); Debby's coat by MaryAlice Peters (Parsons, KA).
What Price Friendship!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Wilbur Wilkin; Red
Wilbur was in the basement when Red's voice floated down to him...
Wilbur gets caught in his own burglar trap after sneaking in past curfew.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Betty Gets the Needle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
C'mon in, Betty! I have something to show you!
Betty's mother tells her she should sew her own dresses rather than buying them.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Betty's father is named George in this story. Pencils previously credited to Ray Gill, but they match Schwartz's signed "Betty and Veronica" stories of the period.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Archie Andrews
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Join the Archie Club right now...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.75
Promo for Archie Club with first prize report from Andrew Brooks (Schoolfield, VA) and second prize report from Jimmy Lybolt (Syracuse 6, NY).
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Suzie; Ferdie; Angela; Pop
Want to cook up some fun??
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.25
Promo for Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 series) featuring the recipe for an issue of the series.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2025. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.