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Issue: Laugh Comics #42
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Rating: [no rating]
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/27/1950
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 27 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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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
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humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
You'll get a big bang out of the likeness, Veronica!
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Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #49
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Art Instruction, Inc.
Draw me!
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The Gift of Gabby

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humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Gabby; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
I just love studying with you Ronnie..... it's so relaxing!! Heh! Heh!
Archie accidentally picks up a gift box at Veronica's and Betty thinks it's a gift for her, thanks to a rumor spread by the town gossip, Gabby.
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Super Duck
Super Duck stands head & shoulders above the crowd!
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Promo for Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) featuring Super Duck standing as a giant among a crowd of animal characters.
Larry Learns About Pulleys

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drama
Gillette Bicycle Tires
Larry; Bill; Joey Gillette
As the boys take time out from their bike-hike for a game of ball, Bill stumbles backwards and--
Bill falls into a well, and Joey the Gillette bear explains to Larry to use the pulley to pull Bill up.
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie's Pal Jughead is here to stay!!
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Promo for Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) announcing that the series has been popular enough to become a bimonthly publication.
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They're a million miles ahead of everything! The new 1950 Lionel trains
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The Eyes Have It

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humorous, teen
Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Mr. Dripwaite; Miss Gargle; Frank Wilkin; Mr. Wilson; Mr. Lake
May we take up a collection in school, Mr. Dripwaite?
To raise money to buy seeing-eye dogs for blind kids, the faculty puts on a production of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Wilbur's disastrous performance as prop man makes the play a success.
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Contains depictions of Mr. Dripwaite in blackface as the titular character in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Columbia
For 20th century action... get the 20th century's greatest bike!
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Use Your Head

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Uncle Herman; Mr. Jones
Sigh!
Jughead is bored and confined to the house so Uncle Herman teaches him to use some creativity and make things.
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Laugh Fun Page
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Veronica's estate is so large that she has lost her way.
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Includes rebus, riddle, fun fact, maze, track maze, party game, and how to tie a clove hitch.
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Here's fun! Build this erector amusement park
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Erector set ad in comic form.
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humorous
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III; Marion Moreno; Sky-Scraper
Three guesses who Katy and K.O. Kelly are watching play polo--
K.O. and Randy bet which is the better horse rider.
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Pose and costume by Mary Vance (Newland, NC), Stanley Miller (Detroit 27, MI), Sally Jeffries (Brookfield, IL), Nancy Wright (Carter, OK), Janet Laughlin (Salt Lake City, UT), and Ginger Green (Milford, DE); Katy's outfit by Fay Van Riper (Rockville, MD); K.O.'s sport outfit by Janet Venable (Strasburg, VA); Randy's polo outfit by Sara Jenkins (Huntington, WV); K.O. Kelly's outfit by Ardyce Gilna (Leadville, CO); Katy's outfit by Sally Grant (Avon, CT); Randy's cowboy outfit by Betty Lowery (Roy, WA).
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Katy Keene
Don't forget! Make a date with Katy at your nearest newsstand in her own Katy Keene comic book
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Promo for Archie Comics publications in which Katy Keene appears. Sketches of Katy by Johnnie M. Ruiz (Fresno 1, CA).
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childrens, humorous
Pud; Sis; Tommy
This out to keep those durn girls away!
Pud's attempt to keep the girls out of the clubhouse backfires.
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Smith Bros.
Johnny Smith
Boys! Girls! Hurry! -Be the first to own this beautiful identification bracelet!
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Hollywood Gossip
Broadway: The New York premiere of an important picture...
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Have fun with this make-believe television set made with Scotch brand cellophane tape
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Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Wha' hoppen? Why is everybody running? Reggie is back!
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Promo for Archie's Rival Reggie (Archie, 1949 series) #2 featuring Archie, Jughead, and the Riverdale High faculty running from a giant Reggie head.
No Sail

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humorous
Suzie; Ferdie; Uncle Blunderbuss
A picnic next Wednesday? I'm not sure, Ferdie! I sort of promised Greg I'd go to the yacht club with him!
Ferdie tries to show up Gregory's yacht club date with Suzie by building his own boat to take Suzie sailing.
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Archie Andrews
Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
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Promo for Archie Club including first-prize report from Nancy Vermullen (Dearborn, MI) and second-prize report from Dorothy Fernandez (Bronx, NY).
Cadet Speedometer

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Debby Twist; Suzie (comic); Wilbur Wilkin (comic); Archie Andrews (comic); Katy Keene (comic); Oliver Twist; Honey; Lotta Twist
The Twist household is no different from any other home where there's a teen-age girl like Debby Twist living---
Debby's dad is upset at how messy the house is.
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Debby's outfit by Pat Laver (Hackensack, NJ); Debby's dress by Yoland Posa (Olmstead Falls, OH). Debby has a Katy Keene pin-up on her wall on page three, and a text blurb tells readers how to order Katy Keene pin-up set #2.
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Fauntleroy
Extra! Extra! Extra!
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Promo for Fauntleroy Comics (Archie, 1950 series) featuring newsboy announcing the issue.
Price Smashing Sale

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Now! Brand-new up-to-the minute edition of famous manual makes any auto repair job your "meat"!
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Wanted boys & girls to get these swell prizes
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Back cover.

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