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Issue: Laugh Comics #58
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/09/1953
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 17 (9 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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teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
I have such a headache, Archie! Do you think I ought to take some fresh air?
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Gym Dandy

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
In order to raise funds, we'll have to hold a dance!
Archie, Reggie, and Jughead try to show interest in Mr. Weatherbee's hobby so that he'll approve their request to use the gym for a dance.
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The Worm and the Apple

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
What's the matter, Archie?
Archie sets a trap for the thief who's been stealing his fruit every day.
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Ready soon! Archie Annual #5
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Promo for Archie Annual (Archie, 1949 series) #5 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Katy Keene; Sis; Danny O'Connel; Bertha Bumples; Errol Swoon
Miss Terry, get Katy Keene for me on the telephone...
Sis excitedly tags along with Katy for a session of cheesecake photos at Colossal Studios thinking that Danny invited Katy for the edible type of cheesecake.
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Katy and Errol's poses, costumes, etc. by Barbara Walston (Chattanooga, TN); Sis' dress by Dorothy Carter (North Attleboro, MA); Katy's housedress by Maryalice Creasman (Oak Ridge, TN); Katy's slip by Eyvonne Johnson (Las Vegas, NV) and Mrs. Douglas Milliken (Lake Charles, LA); Bertha's pinafore by Mary June Lawson (Terre Haute, IN); dress by Rose Marie Sichnelle (Jacksonville, FL); pose, etc. by Mariann Parsons (Tupman, CA); Katy's Hawaiian pose, etc. by Gloria Krowiak (Winnipeg, Manitoba); pin-up pose, swim suit, hat, etc. by Carolyn Fickle (Bakersfield, CA); Katy pin-up pose, etc. by Judy Copeland (Fountain City, TN); Katy's dress by Levonne Jeter (Bronx 56, NY).
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Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III; Gloria Grandbilt
Look! You can send for any of these pin-ups...
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Promo for Katy Keene pin-up and cut-out sets. Sets available include Katy (#1 and #2), Sis (#3), K.O. and Randy (#4), and Gloria (#5). Cost is 10 cents each.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
From Hollywood
Archie Andrews
Long-Time Pals Meet Again
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Miscellaneous
1.5
Polio Facts for 1953

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typeset
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Joker's Wild

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humorous, teen
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
No, no senorita! The cards --- she do not lie!
Linda does a tarot reading for Laurie and tells her that she'll lose something she cherishes of her own fault. Laurie commands Wilbur to find out the truth from Linda by any means "even if you have to make love to her." Consequently, Wilbur goes crazy for Linda's kisses and Laurie ends up losing him.
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King-Size Cabbages

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humorous, teen
Slats Morgan; Linda Moore
Slats, I want you to meet my cousin from New Hampshire!
Slats brags about Westfield to Linda's cousin from New Hampshire.
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Swatch Out Below!

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
With that darned 'patch hop' coming up, the woods are full of needle-happy females!
Jughead tries to avoid Moose after Midge sews her patch on Jughead's pants for the patch hop.
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Miscellaneous
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Super Duck
It's later than you think, kids..
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Promo for Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) featuring Super Duck staring at a grandfather clock striking 1 AM.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Archie Andrews
Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
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Promo for Archie Club membership with first-prize report from Marion Nescott (Long Island City, NY) asking motorists to drive slowly near schools and second-prize report from John Bergen (Washington, DC) on their neighborhood Archie Club.
Chest-Nuts

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Suzie; Ferdie; Suzie's father
Oh come in Ferdie! You're just in time to help Daddy!
Ferdie helps Suzie's father move an old chest to the curb for garbage collection.
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Miscellaneous
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Scout Fella

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Ginger Snapp; Bunny Clarke; Ickky Jones; Whiz Baker
What gives dahling? Your midget is leaving a trail of smoke!
Bunny offers to date Ginger's scout cousin from Hollywood so that Ginger can keep her date with Ickky, not realizing that Ginger's cousin is a Boy Scout from Hollywood, Florida.
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Ginger Snapp
She's a winner!
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Promo for Ginger (Archie, 1951 series) featuring Ginger as a horse jockey.
Man Over-Bored

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Ginger Snapp; Ickky Jones; Bunny Clarke
But .. but Ginger!
Ickky gets slapped by both Ginger and Bunny.
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