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Issue: Laugh Comics #52
Publication Date: August 1952
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Issues: #52 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: 06/16/1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (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
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: A fishing boat.. a beautiful day.. what else could you ask for, Arch?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Archie #121.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Super Duck; Jughead Jones; Katy Keene; Wilbur Wilkin; Reggie Mantle; Red Wilson; Fauntleroy; Ginger; Suzie
First Line: It isn't raining rain yuh know, it's raining Archie comics!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Comics magazines parodying the 1921 song "April Showers" and featuring Archie singing the song over a shower of comic books.
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Scenter of Attraction

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
First Line: Mmmmm -- what is that perfume you're wearing, Veronica?
Synopsis: Jughead makes a perfume for Betty with his chemistry set, but the next day, Betty gets a cold and doesn't realize how much perfume she is wearing.
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, informational
Character(s): Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson III; Billy
First Line: Hello! Oh-h-h-h--Randy!
Synopsis: When K.O. and Randy both have Katy dated for the same night, Sis decides to make a profit by selling tickets to their inevitable fight.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.33
Disclose Notes: Gown, pose, etc. by Jean Haynes (Salem, IL); Randy's sport jacket by Carole Collins (Omaha, NE); "Royal Flash" rocket plane by Jack Martin (Rockport, MA); Van Ronson family plane by Gregory Meisenholder (Pacific Palisades, CA); Katy's skirt and blouse by Tom Jones (Phoenix, AZ); shoes by Mary Ann Oliphant (Augusta, GA); bracelet by Eleanor Caldarelli (Raton, NM); candy dress on Sis by Betty Ruth Bramblett (Fort Worth, TX); boxers robe by Shizue Okamoto (Seabrook, NJ); Billy's outfit by Barbara Haukoni (Seattle, WA); dressing table, etc. by Dorothy Jones (Green Bay, WI); "Tuffy" doll by Romona Williams (New Boston, TX); bracelet and earrings by Marion Bosset (Lyndonville, VT); panties, slip and bra by Nedra Brister (Niles, OH); dress by Judy Shepherd (Panhandle, TX).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Katy Keene
First Line: Hey, kids! Here's a free pin-up!
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Promo for Katy Keene pin-up and cut-out set.
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Beaux and Arrows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
First Line: How do you like it, Betty?
Synopsis: Jughead causes confusion when telling Archie and Reggie about Veronica's new bow (and arrow). Later, Jughead surprisingly proves to be a good archer.
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Pages: 6
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Archie Annual #4 is here!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #4 featuring the gang raising the curtain on the new issue. Art recycled from pre-publication promos with text changed to reflect issue's release.
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The New Danny Kaye

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): From Hollywood
Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Pages: 2
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Home on the Range

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Red; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
First Line: This is going to be fun!
Synopsis: The gang attempts to have a steak barbecue outdoors.
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Pages: 6
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Puzzle Page
First Line: Try to arrange the eight given numbers...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes arranging numbers so 4 lines total same sum, physical challenge, and four rebuses.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Ginger Snapp; Mr. Snapp; Ickky Jones; Tommy Turner
First Line: She's Ginger and spice n' everything nice!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Ginger Comics (Archie, 1951 series) featuring chef dreaming of Ginger.
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You Can't Police Some People

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Suzie; Ferdie; Suzie's father
First Line: Listen to this, "Mayor asks City Council for a bigger police force to combat increasing crime wave"!
Synopsis: Ferdie becomes a probationary police officer.
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Pages: 6
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Fun Page
First Line: Try to complete the two comic heads...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes completing drawings of heads, printing letters in grid to form eight words, and optical illusion.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Pep Comics is clean fun for the whole family!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) featuring each member of a family reading an issue of Pep.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Debby Twist; Virgil Gooney; Oliver Twist; Lotta Twist; Barton Meredith
First Line: The phone rings in the Twist home...
Synopsis: Virgil and Barton's band rehearses at the Twist house, where Oliver gets excited about drumming and dancing the Charleston.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Debby's gown and pose by Raymond Louie (Los Angeles 12, CA); gloves, nosegay, and lace lettering by Leona Olsen (no address on design); hairdo and necklace by Johnnie M. Ruiz (Fresno 1, CA); sweater and skirt by Katharine Michael (New Haven 13, CT); sweater and shirt (also necklace, bracelet, and shoes) also by Maribeth German (Maple Falls, WA); Debby's mother's dress by Albert Ciazzo (Bronx 60, NY).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: A laugh a minute...when you read Archie Comics!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) featuring an anthropomorphic clock reading an issue of Archie.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Club membership with first-prize report from Arthur Aronson (Cambridge 39, MA) and Nancy C. Berresford (New York 21, NY).

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