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Issue: Laugh Comics #280
Publication Date: July 1974
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Issues: #280 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: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Copyright by Close-Up, Inc.

Indexers copy missing two pages after the story The Observer. Contents of those pages is unknown.
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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): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Valerie Brown; Jughead Jones; Melody Valentine; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
First Line: Pssst! Pass this note to Midge!
Synopsis: Moose is passing a blank note to Midge in class because they're not speaking to each other.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Veronica appears in a vignette at the top of the page.
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The Observer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis: Both mothers accuse Archie of not noticing Betty properly, but he manages to convince everyone by bluffing his way.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #250 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
as The Observer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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missing sequences

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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
First Line: I can’t help it if my hair dryer broke down, Juggie!?!
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The Invaders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Marvin; Charlie; other children
Synopsis: Reggie scoffs at the gang for even thinking about believing in alien ufo landings, but Jughead dreams up a scheme that soon has him believing.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Bottom of first page has a short text advertisement: "Come to Archie's Restaurant. Casual dining for the entire family. Serving good food and ice cream! West Jefferson and Hammes, Joliet, Illinois."
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Rough Enough

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx becomes concerned about using too many resources and decides to rough it in a tent in the back yard, but takes her television and a long extension cord.
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Pages: 4
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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals Club

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; other friends of Li'l Jinx
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: News articles from readers, along with the prizes they won and a solicitation for the club.

letters by Lynn Jacobson, Sandra Street
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Archie Calendar!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Annual #26, which includes a 1974-1975 calendar.
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Pig Headed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Liza; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Chuck makes all the wrong moves with Liza while she espouses the women's lib lines and shows him a judo move, so he has to go to the costume party as a pig.
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Pages: 5

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