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Issue: Laugh Comics #161
Publication Date: August 1964
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Issues: #161 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): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Can't you guys find some place else to cool off?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Cake Break

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie becomes insufferably conceited after he bakes a cake.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #31 published August 1978
as The Cake Break [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Mad Ladder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie absent-mindedly walks under a ladder. He decides to retrace his steps but this time misfortune befalls him under the ladder.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #29 published April 1978
as Mad Ladder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.66
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Cube Boob

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie doesn't want to see Moose, so he pretends he's a recorded announcement.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bendix
First Line: You called for a piano tuner?
Synopsis: A boy calls a piano tuner to help him fix all the cables on his bicycle. The piano tuner recommends replacing the cables with the Bendix automatic bike axle.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Bendix Automatic bicycle axles. The Bendix Corporation, Eclipse Machine Division, Elmira, N.Y. Art style is very much influenced by Peter Max.
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Cleans Up!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Sam Edwards
Synopsis: Reggie bets Veronica that Archie will stand her up for her date. He talks Archie into going skinny-dipping at a pond, then makes off with Archie's clothes.
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In Content Item: FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #15 published October 1989
as Cleans Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Archie nudity panels.
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Here it Is! Your Archie Annual

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #16 with mail-in coupon. 25 cents for comic and free 1965 Archie Pin-Up calendar. Original art with parade theme.
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Some Cards

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Greg and Jinx decide to go into the greeting card business.
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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: Here's a good formula for making new friends--
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: List of 48 persons (ages 8 to 15) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include Canada, England, and Guatemala.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
Character(s): Popsicle Twins [Patty; Andy]
First Line: Say Andy, it says on TV we can win a trip by Trailways "Silver Eagle" to the N. Y. World's Fair.
Synopsis: The twins enter the Popsicle Safety Contest to try to win a trip to the New York World's Fair.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Popsicle frozen treats with mail-in coupon to send for an entry blank for the contest.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Peter Mykusz (Detroit, Mich.) for article on shortwave radio. Second prize of $3.00 to Chris Waddell (Nashville, Tenn.) for article on yaks. Third prize of $2.00 to Margaret Heitzeberg (Morristown, N.J.) for article on her hobbies.
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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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Strumble Bum

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie Jones; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Melody; Pepper
Synopsis: Albert is making a nuisance of himself with his guitar. Josie and Alex go to a coffee house to hear music and poetry.
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Pages: 5

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