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Issue: Laugh Comics #174
Publication Date: September 1965
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Issues: #174 of 381 Issues (401 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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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
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: Archie! Betty! What are you doing out here?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art in the logo does not appear in this issue.

Later redrawn for the cover of Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #7.
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The Fan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica is a vociferous critic of the local sandlot baseball team, until she gets a look at the kids' dreamboat coach.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Patty & Andy the Popsicle Twins
Character(s): Popsicle Twins [Patty; Andy]
First Line: What gift are you going to get this time, Andy?
Synopsis: The twins try to decide what to order from the Popsicle gift list and are visited by a baby goat (a kid).
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Popsicle frozen treats.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Sandra Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: Ah'm so glad you all could come and meet mah new boyfriend, cousin Veronica.
Synopsis: Archie is about five steps away from incurring Veronica's mighty wrath.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: It's very nice, Betty!
Synopsis: Veronica models a new swimsuit for Betty.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
First Line: Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
Synopsis: Cheerios give Bullwinkle the strength and stamina to chop down a tree without tiring.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Cheerios breakfast cereal. General Mills.
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The Big Brain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie surreptitiously uses the new prototype computer at Lodge Industries to do his homework, then gets the print out switched with the one for Mr. Lodge.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The World of Jughead Is a World of Laughs

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The World of Jughead
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for The World of Jughead #36 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art (no characters).
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): How's Trix?; Trix Rabbit
Character(s): Trix Rabbit
First Line: Well worth digging for...
Synopsis: The Trix Rabbit digs a tunnel and finds a box of Trix. But a kid in a miner's hat takes them away.
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Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Trix breakfast cereal. General Mills.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: This might be your life
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Mostly text promo for Life with Archie Comics with small head shot of Archie.
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Fine Line

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Jughead takes up selling cosmetics door-to-door.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Smart Art

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: After a visit to an art museum, Jinx is inspired by pop art and op art. Jinx decides to invent her own art style--slop art!
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #23 published April 1977
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4.33
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[untitled]

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: Pen Pals from all over the world!
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: List of 48 persons (ages 7 to 13) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include England, Canada, Jamaica, and Australia.
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Archie Gets All the Brakes

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bendix; Archie
Synopsis: Archie and the gang extol the virtues of the Bendix 2-speed bicycle axle.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Bendix 2-speed bicycle axle, with mail-in coupon. The Bendix Corporation, Dept. A, Eclipse Machine Division, Elmira, N.Y.
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The Cuckoo Bird Yuks It Up!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cuckoo Bird; Cocoa Puffs; General Mills
Character(s): Cuckoo Bird; Gramps
Synopsis: The Cuckoo Bird tells Gramps a riddle about a bald man and a comb.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Cocoa Puffs breakfast cereal. General Mills.
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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: First prize of $5.00 to Gayle Maggard (Glasgow, Ky.) for article on her vacation to Montana. Second prize of $3.00 to Becki Farno (Minster, Ohio) for article on the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Third prize of $2.00 to Donna Graziano (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) for three jokes. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Jacqualyn Hummel (Philadephia, Pa.) for two jokes. Fifth prize of $1.00 to Bonnie Krull (Lancaster, Pa.) for article on peacocks.
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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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Reprint Notes:  
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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Old Soaks at Home

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie's watering the lawn and everyone else ends up getting doused waiting for him to mess up.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #31 published January 1977
as Old Soaks at Home [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Mrs. Andrews and the girls sing "We're going to wash those men right out of our hair!", a slightly-altered lyric from "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" from the 1949 musical "South Pacific."
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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): Daisy B-B Guns
First Line: Now rainy days can be fun days!
Synopsis: On a rainy Saturday, Bill's dad gives him his birthday present early (a Daisy Model 26 B-B gun) and sets up an indoor shooting range.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Daisy B-B Guns. Daisy Manufacturing Company, Box 765-P, Rogers, Ark. 72756.

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