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Issue: Laugh Comics #104
Publication Date: November 1959
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Issues: #104 of 381 Issues (390 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/1959
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
Disclose Notes: One issue has a purchase date of 1959-09-13, which is a Sunday, so the on-sale date is earlier than that.
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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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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Harry Lucey
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Harry Lucey
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews (photograph)
First Line: Last night Archie told me I was the only girl he ever loved!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Like Real Gone

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead become beatniks, and, like, drive everyone crazy with their way-out slang, daddy-o.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie: His First 50 Years #[nn] published January 1991
as Like Real Gone [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie Americana Series #2 published January 1992
as Like Real Gone [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Rainy Daze

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards ?
Inker(s): Joe Edwards ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shrimpy
Character(s): Shrimpy; Daphne
Synopsis: Daphne will be happy when she learns to read, so she can read the weather report
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Pages: 0.5
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All Balled Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards ?
Inker(s): Joe Edwards ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shrimpy
Character(s): Shrimpy; Daphne
Synopsis: Shrimpy's baseball team made one mistake in the game--they showed up.
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Pages: 0.5
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Countless Numbers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holliday; Greg's father
Synopsis: Jinx and Greg asked their fathers how many stars are in the sky. After receiving varying answers, Greg decides to count them himself.
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Pages: 1
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You're Stuck with It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Woggon
Penciller(s): Bill Woggon ?
Inker(s): Bill Woggon ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Katy Keene
Character(s): Katy Keene; Randy; Jeeves
Synopsis: Randy has a new cactus garden. He invites Katy over, but it turns into a sticky situation.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Several varieties of cactus are identified. The story veers into fantasy with the inclusion of an anthromoporphic saguaro cactus. Fashions, etc., by Donna Ferries (Kent, Wash.) and Kathy Kay (Portsmouth, N.H.),E
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Sis and Billy's Matching Fashions

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Woggon
Penciller(s): Bill Woggon ?
Inker(s): Bill Woggon ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Sis and Billy
Character(s): Sis; Billy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Paper dolls of Sis and Billy with matching outfits. Fashions by Ellen Knudsen (New York, N.Y.)
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A Real Sockeroo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Woggon
Penciller(s): Bill Woggon ?
Inker(s): Bill Woggon ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Katy Keene
Character(s): Katy Keene; Randy; K. O. Kelly
Synopsis: Randy says if both he and K. O. stand on a sheet of newspaper, K. O. can't touch him.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Fashions, etc., by Mary Ann Faulstich (St. Louis, Mo.).
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We're Giving Away Free Copies of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 with a free bonus issue.
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Pot o' Gold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis: Jinx can't find the pot of gold at the end of rainbow, but finds some treasure along the way.
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Pages: 3.33
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
Character(s): Li'l Jinx (cameo)
First Line: It's the greatest!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: List of 47 persons (ages 8 to 14) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, Jamaica, Canada, and India are represented.
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Recipe Messipe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty reads a recipe that requires onions, chives, celery, and tomato paste, then decides it's not the right recipe for lemon meringue pie.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Diane Wickenhauser (Omaha, Nebr.) for an article on her pet chameleon. Second prize of $3.00 to Carol Cosgrave (Hallandale, Fla.) for article about sleeping out in a tent. Third prize of $2.00 to Claire King (Hattiesburg, Miss.) for a poem about her dog. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Maryanne Hanak (Union City, N.J.) for article about being a Girl Scout. Fifth prize of $1.00 to Bob Kinney (Tacoma, Wash.) for five jokes. Sixth prize of $1.00 to Jacqueline Manseau (Hartford, Conn.) for an article on her visit to a castle in Germany.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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Bumper Crop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Alec; Sheldon
Synopsis: The girls go to see a phrenologist. Wilbur goes to have his head read to prove she's a phony, but what she tells him comes true.
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Pages: 6

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