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Issue: Laugh Comics #36

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Publication Date: December 1949

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Issues: #36 of 381 Issues (401 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: [no rating]

Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand: An Archie Magazine Approved Reading

Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.

On Sale Date: 10/26/1949

Volume: 1

Pages: 52

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 12 (6 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s):

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

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:

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2 Content Items
- If the Hat Fits [Story on Interior Page(s)]1
- Nature Boy [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:

Archie Americana Series #6 published January 2002 as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]

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Content Items (12 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

First Line: Holy crow! I'm supposed to have the Romeo part but I don't know anything about love scenes!

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Pep #147.

If the Hat Fits

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

First Line: Well! What's eating you?

Synopsis: Archie laments to Jughead about how bad Veronica treats him. Jughead reminds Archie that he treats Betty the same way and makes a bet to eat his hat if Betty doesn't throw herself at Archie.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Archie Americana Series #6 published January 2002
as If the Hat Fits [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Notes: Credits were previously reversed with Gill on art and Schwartz on script. As per Ray's brother Joe, Ray never drew for Archie Comics; rather, he wrote the scripts and outlined the stories (Charlton Spotlight #5). Art matches Schwartz's other signed stories.

It's a Gift

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin; Red

First Line: Say, Pop-

Synopsis: Wilbur gets his father a parrot for his birthday.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Character(s): Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Windy

First Line: Yes, dear readers, Katy Keene is in Hollywood!

Synopsis: After several weeks of training, K.O. surprises Katy and tells her that he is in Hollywood for a fight. While he expects to buy Katy a diamond ring with his winnings, both K.O. and Katy are pleased when they learn the winnings are being donated to crippled children.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Notes: Story continued from Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 series) #73. This story marks the end of Katy's Hollywood move storyline, with future stories essentially resetting the feature such that all characters are now living in California.

Gown and pose by Susan Crandall (Winslow, IL); K.O.'s robe by Jackie Coble (Perrysburg, OH); Sis' lollypop dress by Marcia Goering (Rochester, NY); Katy's outfit by Joan Jordan (St. Louis 10, MO); dress by Edna Nagata (Los Angeles, CA); Katy's dress by Jean Shinnier (San Francisco, CA).

Katy Keene Fashions

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Character(s): Katy Keene

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Tennis outfit by Theresa Szlazek (Central City, PA); braid suit by Bonnie Norman (Port Orchard, WA); slacks by Agnes Rocca (New York, NY); playsuit and hat by Mary Dieroff (Leesport, PA).

Battle of the Bugs

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Character(s): Suzie; Ferdie; Uncle Blunderbuss; Suzie's father

First Line: Ferdie! I have the most exciting news

Synopsis: Suzie's dad bought a cabin in Noisy Swamp, and he wants Suzie and Ferdie to spend the night with him there.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #255.

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

First Line: Here it is! Your Archie Annual

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Pages: 1

Notes: Order form for the first Archie Annual and a poster of Archie.

[untitled]

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Hollywood Gossip

First Line: Hollywood: On the set of "Any Number Can Play," Lewis Stone...

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Pages: 2

[untitled]

Activity on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Laugh Puzzle Page

Character(s): Archie Andrews

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

Notes: Includes word ladder, connect-the-dots, and fill in the blanks.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Debby Twist; Honey Twist; Oliver Twist; Lotta Twist; Betsy Ross

First Line: I don't give a hoot if he does send you...

Synopsis: Debby convinces her father to purchase a television set for the family, but he becomes frustrated by everyone coming over to watch TV.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: One of the programs the Twists watch on TV is a K.O. Kelly fight.

Debby's dress by Pat Dexter (Hampstead, NC) and Irma Campbell; Debby's sweater by Olga Shulock (Manville, NJ); play suit by Nancy Chamberlain (Lawrence, MA).

Nature Boy

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

First Line: Veronica and Betty are all set to go picnicking with us tomorrow!

Synopsis: Jughead and the gang go on a picnic.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Archie Americana Series #6 published January 2002
as Nature Boy [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6.33

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Darling Romance

First Line: Life is a jigsaw puzzle, with the parts scattered.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.67

Notes: Promo for the story "Goodbye, My Love! Goodbye!" in Darling Romance (Archie, 1949 series) #2.