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Issue: Laugh Comics #37
Publication Date: February 1950
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Issues: #37 of 381 Issues (401 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: An Archie Magazine Approved ReadingView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/21/1949
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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FlagLaugh Comics #37 published March 1950 as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front] cover
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Gee whiz, Archie - you've played that same record fifty times! Don't you get tired of listening to it?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Larry Lumpet and His Trumpet, whose record is advertised, was a swing band parody that appeared occasionally in Montana's Archie newspaper strip.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Growing ... growing ... grown!!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Darling Love (Archie, 1949 series) and Darling Romance (Archie, 1949 series). Inside front cover.
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Oh Fudge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
First Line: Hi Veronica! Coming in for a soda?
Synopsis: When Veronica spots Archie removing gum from Betty's hair, he promises Veronica a surprise later on. Mr. Andrews sends Archie to buy fudge for his boss, but Archie decides to get fudge from Betty instead. When passing Veronica's house, Veronica thinks that the fudge is the surprise Archie promised earlier. Betty sees this and makes another batch of fudge with pepper and vinegar, which Archie ends up giving to his father's boss.
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Pages: 8
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The Body Beautiful

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin; Mr. Dripwaite
First Line: W-wazzat?
Synopsis: Mr. Wilkin vigorously trains Wilbur for football tryouts against Wilbur's wishes.
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Pages: 7
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Meets the Stars of R-K-O's Comedy "Bride For Sale" in Hollywood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Katy Keene; Sis; Robert Young; Claudette Colbert; George Brent; Max Baer; Billy Vernon; William Russell; Jack Skirball
First Line: Sis! I'll never forget the day we watched them shoot part of the movie starring Claudette Colbert...
Synopsis: Katy recounts the time that she and Sis visited the set of RKO Radio Pictures' "Bride for Sale."
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Katy's negligee by Elaine DeVito (Belmont, MA); P.J.'s on Sis by Josepha Germanowski (Pittsfield, MA); Sis' outfit by Ruth DeGrane (Carney, MI). "Bride for Sale" was released one month prior to this issue.
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K.O. Kelly 1950 Pin-Up Calendar

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): K.O. Kelly
Character(s): K.O. Kelly
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Disclose Notes: Also printed in Pep Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #77.
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Bali-Hoo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Suzie; Ferdie; Uncle Blunderbuss
First Line: Hi, Suzie!
Synopsis: Uncle Blunderbuss tells a tall tale about his experience developing a Pacific island following World War II.
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Pages: 6
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Club including first-prize report from Wesley Kirkpatrick, Jr. (Lakeland, FL) and second-prize report from Daniel E. Walsh (Withrow, MN).
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Toots From "Young Man With a Horn"

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Hollywood Gossip
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Pages: 2
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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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
Disclose Notes: Order form for the first Archie Annual and a poster of Archie.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Debby Twist; Oliver Twist; Honey Twist
First Line: As our scene opens music is heard from the backyard of the Twist household...
Synopsis: Debby and her friend dance all over the backyard after Mr. Twist lays down new seed.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pose and outfit by Ginger Leverson (Brooklyn, NY); Debby's outfit by Valleta Graves (Burnet, TX); Debby's playsuit and pose by Emilie Yurick (West Hazleton, PA).

The radio station that Debby listens to promotes the Archie radio show airing Saturday mornings, with Debby and her friend remarking that they never miss the program.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Puzzle Fun
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes rhyming names, sudoku, and making 16 words from the letters G-O-A-T-S.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones
First Line: Reward! Five million laughs for picking up a copy...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #1 featuring a reward poster for Jughead.
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Clothes Make the Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
First Line: Hooray! Jughead wins!
Synopsis: Archie, Betty, and Veronica attempt to get Jughead to dress up to receive an athletic award.
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Pages: 3.67
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Oh boy! Will you have extra pep if you read Pep Comics
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) featuring boy energetically racing to newsstand.

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