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Issue: Laugh Comics #164
Publication Date: November 1964
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Issues: #164 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: 22 (4 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): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
First Line: When I date a girl I spend money like it was water!
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Pages: 1
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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for various novelties including X-ray specs, joy buzzer, silent dog whistle, etc. Honor House Products Corp., Lynbrook, N. Y.
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The Eyes Have It!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: No one will believe Archie when he says that he got his black eye because he "walked into a door," since that's the corniest old excuse in the book.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #31 published August 1978
as The Eyes Have It! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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You called for a piano tuner?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Half-page ad in comic form for Bendix automatic bicycle transmissions. Bendix Corporation, Elmira, N.Y. Art influenced very much by Peter Max.
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Play Guitar in 7 Days

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Illustrated half-page ad for radio guitarist Ed Sale's 66 page Secret System. $2.98. Ed Sale, Studio 171-M, Avon By the Sea, N. J.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
First Line: C'mon, Betty...have another hot dog!
Synopsis: Jughead offers Betty another hot dog. Betty does a bathing-suit pose while worrying about her weight.
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Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: But we're not picnicing!
Synopsis: A policeman tries to get Archie and Veronica off the grass.
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Pages: 1
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Stop Watch / X-Ray Specs

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Henri Lamothe (X-Specs)
Inker(s): Henri Lamothe (X-Specs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two quarter-page ads by Honor House Products Corp., Lynbrook, N. Y., featuring a stopwatch and X-ray Specs.
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for reproductions of military medals from various European countries for $1.00 each. Empire Merchandising Co., Tuckahoe, N. Y.
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As Others See You

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert
Synopsis: Josie and Pepper pick Albert as the model for their outdoor art class, a big disappointment to all the boys who signed up thinking they were going to draw Melody.
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In Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #12 published September 1984
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The shortest of the three boys on page 3 is a self-caricature of Dan DeCarlo.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Dig this crazy offer!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 plus a free bonus issue.
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Color-Full!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis: To stop her from making noise, Daddy tells Li'l Jinx to color with crayons.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #30 published June 1978minus one page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4.33
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Li'l Jinx (cameo)
First Line: It's always fun to meet new and exciting friends from all over the world!
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: List of 44 persons (ages 8 to 17) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, there is one from Canada.
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100 Little Dolls

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for 100 Styrene plastic and hard synthetic rubber dolls for $1.00 from The 100 Doll Co., Newark, NJ.
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100 Toy Soldiers

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for 100 piece plastic toy soldier set for $1.00. Lucky Products Co., Carle Place, L. I., NY.
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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
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrew (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
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Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Barbara Loughlin (Wilton, Conn.) for "The Most Memorable Day of My Life." Second prize of $3.00 to Pat Driscoll (Florence, Mass.) for an article about her town. Third prize of $2.00 to Carol Adams (Genoa City, Wis.) for article about her cat. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Audrey Kardell (Pittsburgh, Pa.) for article on her new neighbors. Includes previously-published head shots of the four Archie characters.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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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 memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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Just Answer this Advertisement...

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for selling Cloverine Brand salve. Hillcrest Products Co., Inc., Tyrone, Pa.
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Shell Shock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Maurice (chef)
Synopsis: To get in good with Mr. Lodge, Archie brings him a basket of live crabs. The twist is that the crabs don't bite him this time.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Archie's line "I got some seafood, momma!" is a reference to the Andrews Sisters song "Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)."
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If you know just 20 people...

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for selling Christmas cards for Wallace-Brown, Inc., New York, N. Y.
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Insure Your Future with an I. C. S. High School Diploma

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover; black and white; Illustrated ad for International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pa.
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Give Me Just One Evening...

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover; color. Mostly text ad for the 25-lesson "Guide to Hypnotism" illustrated with a drawing and a photo of the unnamed "author." Cost $1.98. Palmer-Jones Publishers, Newark, N. J.

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