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Issue: Laugh Comics #168
Publication Date: March 1965
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Issues: #168 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: (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: 11 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): Bob White
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Maybe if they invented a hamburger-flavored lipstick I could get Jughead to kiss me!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Pirate Prose

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Mario Acquaviva
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mario Acquaviva
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews (as Captain Kidd); Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Arrr! Archie, aka Captain Kidd, tries to be the scurviest swine on the high seas with the help of a book that teaches him how to talk pirate. Meanwhile, Betty, the booty, shoots the Cap'n in the behind with a pistol.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #1 published August 1973
as Pirate Prose [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: A parody of pirate stories.
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Mean Teen!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Moose is in a bad mood and is beating everybody up.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica's Pin-Up
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Ronnie!! You're going out on the ski slopes dressed like that?
Synopsis: Veronica displays her form-fitting ski outfit.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Up to Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Veronica Lodge; George
Synopsis: Betty's mom alters her skimpy new dress into an old-fashioned gown with bustles and a high neckline, which Betty finds humiliating but which attracts a cute guy who loves the "old-fashioned girl."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Send a Dollar and Save 44¢

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Comics
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Archie titles, with mail-in coupon. Twelve issues for $1.00. Titles available are Archie, Pep, Laugh, Jughead, Betty and Veronica; Archie's Joke Book, Life with Archie and Archie's Mad House. Promo has four previously-published pin-ups illustrating the four seasons, along with original art.
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A Good Skate

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 Holliday; Greg
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx learns skateboarding. Her father decides he wants to try it, too.
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In Content Item: FlagB&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #238 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
as A Good Skate [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4.33
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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: You've come to the right place--
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: List of 41 persons (ages 7 to 17) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include West Germany, Congo, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, Columbia, Scotland, Philippines, Iran, and West Pakistan.
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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 David Irving (Chicago, Ill.) for article on football. Second prize of $3.00 to Bill Hall (St. Louis, Mo.) for poem about the Beatles. Third prize of $2.00 to Wendy Crespi (Cheshire, Conn.) for three jokes. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Eli Martel (Rockville, Md.) for three jokes.
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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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Sale Tale

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): Josie
Character(s): Josie; Mr. Jones; Melody; Pepper
Synopsis: Josie and Pepper have violently fought off legions of other shoppers to get great dresses in a bargain sale at Bramble's department store. But Melody, who isn't nearly as smart a shopper as Josie and Pepper, gets more male attention by ending up with the wrong outfit.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Dan DeCarlo caricatures himself as the first boy from the left in the final panel.

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