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Issue: Laugh Comics #147
Publication Date: June 1963
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Issues: #147 of 381 Issues (401 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Maybe you could tell your dad that our TV school is in a bad reception area!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Name Dropper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Jinx Molloy
Synopsis: The guys discover that Jinx Molloy's bad luck aura is so powerful that he can jinx anyone just by mentioning their name, even if he's not anywhere near them. Reggie takes advantage of this by getting Jinx to mention Archie's name a few times.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #192 [Direct Edition] published July 2013
as Name Dropper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #192, inking is credited to Vince DeCarlo.
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Billy Wins with Bendix

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bendix Corporation
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Bendix automatic transmission and brakes for bicycles. Bendix Corporation, Eclipse Machine Division, Elmira, N.Y.
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My Heart Burns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Betty dumps Archie because she's in love with TV's Dr. Kildare.
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Pages: 0.5
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Belle Telephone System

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Ronnie resents her father's complaints about her telephone usage.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Just drooling, thank you
Synopsis: Betty admires a fur coat that she can't afford.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reader "Lorraine Lapick" from Yonkers, NY is credited with suggesting this pin-up. Lorraine Lapick is the daughter of Dan DeCarlo's inker Rudy Lapick.
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Torrid Text

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis: Alex has gotten hold of a notebook with all the reports from the girls' sorority meetings, and the girls split up and try to get it back before he reads it. Josie and Pepper's attempts just make things worse, but Melody's unsubtle approach works like a charm.
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In Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics Digest #39 published March 1982
as Torrid Text [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #33 [Direct Edition] published December 2013
as Torrid Text [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #33, inks are credited to Vincent DeCarlo.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
First Line: Riding a wave of popularity!
Synopsis: The girls don bathing suits, go water-skiing, and advertise "Betty and Veronica Summer Fun."
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Pages: 1
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Rock and Gold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Hollday
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx finds an old rock, which turns into a rumor that's she's struck gold.
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Pages: 4.33
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
First Line: It's great to get mail from new friends...
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: List of 48 persons (ages 8 to 16) desiring pen pals.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Winners of the "Why My Bike Is Important to Me" contest and publicity for the in-progress Archie TV pilot with a letter from Wayne Adams, who plays Reggie. Contest winners are James Houghton (Fairfield, Calif.), Michael Goldblatt (Chicago, Ill.), John L. Glaze (Hillsboro, Ohio), John B. West (White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.), Richard Bernstein (Norfolk, Va.), Eddy Alger (Providence, R.I.), Penny Span (Phoenix, Ariz.), Helen Ann Burton (Albany, Ga.), Nanci Newman (North Bergen, N. J.), Patricia Kirksey (La Marque, Texas), Carolyn Reid (Brooklyn, N.Y.), and Iris Barnes (Detroit, Mich.)
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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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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for joining the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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Pearls of the Orient

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: Archie tries to play pranks on Reggie, justifying all his risky actions with old Chinese proverbs.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #11 published July 1984
as Pearls of the Orient [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5

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