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Issue: Laugh Comics #59
Publication Date: October 1953
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Issues: #59 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: 08/19/1953
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (12 stories, 1 cover)
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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
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Oh, Archie, I'm so glad you're going out for the track team! Do you think you'll make it?
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Pages: 1
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Term Mights!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ? (page one); ? (pages two through six)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
First Line: Toughest day of the year ... the first day of school after that long lovely summer vacation...
Synopsis: At the start of a new school term, Archie and Reggie vow to be model students, right up to the moment they find out there's an empty seat next to Veronica in Algebra class.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils previously credited to Harry Lucey; they more closely match Frese's work.
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Cold Store Rage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Ginger Snapp; Mr. Snapp
First Line: Ugh! Darn -- darn -- darn -- darn -- darn!
Synopsis: Ginger complains about the new refrigerator the family bought.
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Pages: 1
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The Walls Have Hears!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Suzie; Ferdie
First Line: The Wilsons next door are having a battle again!
Synopsis: Ferdie is talking so loudly that Suzie can't eavesdrop on the neighbors.
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Pages: 1
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
First Line: Jughead, how can you sit there eating?
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #2 featuring comic panels portraying Archie and the gang breaking the fourth wall to sell the magazine to the readers.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: drama, informational
Character(s): Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III
First Line: Of course you're the only one I love!
Synopsis: K.O. feels unable to compete with Randy's millions, until Katy asks for something that only he can provide.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Pose and outfit by Carolyn Fickle (Bakersfield, CA); lettering by Lois Lind (Yakima, WA); page two scene by Ada Shelton (Phoenix, AZ); back view of car by Ralph Dolley (Lawndale, CA); limousine by Don Pierce (Waco, TX); airplane by Jay Ranell (Old Saybrook, CT); castle by Bob Owens (Woonsocket, RI); yacht by Igiee Plech (Bronx, NY); jewelry and pose by Joan Mizurak (Winnipeg, Manitoba); furs by Frances Pozelock (McKees Rock, PA); wishing well and Katy's pose at well by Brenda Drewery (Mont Belvieu, TX).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Katy Keene; Sis
First Line: Now! Brand new cut-out sets!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for new Katy Keene pin-up and cutout sets #1 and #2 for 10 cents each. Also notes that set #3 with Sis is also available.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Katy Keene Jokes
Character(s): Katy Keene; Sis; Gloria Grandbilt
First Line: Sis! What are you doing to your report card?
Synopsis: Sis alters her report card; Gloria comments on Sis's appearance.
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No Soap Opera!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Ginger Snapp; Patsy
First Line: Patsy, will you answer that?
Synopsis: Ginger ignores an important phone call because she's late getting dressed for an evening out.
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Plots To You

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
First Line: Slowly and deliberately Archie took Veronica's picture out of its frame and tore it into small pieces.
Synopsis: Archie, furious over not being invited to Veronica's party, takes Betty out for the evening. Just as Betty planned.
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Pages: 2
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Helping Hand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Suzie; Ferdie
First Line: Oh, Ferdie! Look at that poor man staring into the bakery window!
Synopsis: Suzie spends her last five dollars to help a homeless street person.
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Which Is Witch?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Laurie Lake
First Line: Well, I'll be a ding-dong demon!!
Synopsis: When Linda makes a voodoo doll in Laurie's likeness, Wilbur and Laurie decide to prank Linda into thinking the doll is working.
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Pages: 5
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Where Credit Is Dough!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Ginger Snapp
First Line: Daddy says I have to save for a dress out of my allowance!
Synopsis: Ginger tries to buy a dress on credit.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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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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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Club membership with first-prize report from Betty June Hodges (Little Rock, AR) with poem about pig and second-prize report from Natalie Di Silvio (Pittsburgh, PA) on doing chores each summer and donating proceeds to the Red Cross.
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Bottle Baby!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
First Line: It's okay Arch!
Synopsis: Using clever word play, Jughead cons his way into Archie's soda and Reggie's sundae.
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Pages: 3
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jughead Jones
First Line: Monkey business!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) featuring Jughead swapping roles with an organ grinder.
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Laying Down on the Job!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Suzie; Ferdie
First Line: Ferdie, you look terrible!
Synopsis: Ferdie is putting in too much overtime at the mattress factory.
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Pages: 1

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