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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #3
Publication Date: March 1976
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Issues: #3 of 200 Issues (279 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 43 (35 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard US digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Jughead, you have just won the pie-eating contest... Do you have anything to say?
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Disclose Notes: Has "06997 Fawcett" on cover.

Cover is a redrawing of Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #46.
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[untitled]

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Little Miss Nobody

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Green
First Line: Hi, Betty! What have you got there?
Synopsis: Veronica discovers Betty returning hundreds of frat pins.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #100 published April 1964
was Little Miss Nobody [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Trick Play

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Coach! Where's that sweet smile of success?
Synopsis: Moose has to pass a spelling test to play football.
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Fun-Things To Do

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First Line: Race the clock and fill in the dotted areas and you'll find two of Li'l Jinx's favorite story characters!
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Lunk
First Line: The boys are practicing for the "High School Olympics"!
Synopsis: Lunk is strong, but dumb.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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An Uncle's Monkey

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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Oscar
First Line: Let me take that tray from you, Aunt Hilda! I can handle it! You just sit down!
Synopsis: Harvey is driving Aunt Hilda crazy and she threatens to turn him into a baboon.
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From Content Item: FlagSabrina, the Teenage Witch #1 published April 1971
was An Uncle's Monkey [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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When The Belle Sounds

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Brrr! Isn't it cold, Betty?
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica try to get Jughead to wear gloves rather than keep his hands in his pockets to keep them warm.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Is pop working late at the office again?
Synopsis: Fred is working late.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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The Taxpayer's Daughter

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Aieeeeeeeeee!!
Synopsis: Veronica demands a new desk at school.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #100 published April 1964
was The Taxpayer's Daughter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Sabrina Tricks
First Line: Here's a rabbit you don't have to pull out of a hat!
Synopsis: How to make a rabbit out of a handkerchief.
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Checker Bored!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Li'l Jinx!
Synopsis: Hap thinks Jinx shouldn't be playing football, so he teaches her checkers. He soon comes to regret it as she keeps beating him and wants to play matches all the time.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Now, in this defensive play these pins represent the other team, and... more pins, Archie!
Synopsis: The coach is demonstrating a play for the basketball team.
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Come To The Fair

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Rebel! You mangy mutt! You miserable, misbegotten mongrel! You creepy canine crook!
Synopsis: Teddy's guitar is smashed and the Bingoes have to play at the hospital fair.
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From Content Item: FlagThat Wilkin Boy #7 published April 1970
was Come To the Fair [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Meet The Creature

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Genres: humorous, science fiction, teen
First Line: Our story opens on a peaceful afternoon at Mr. Lodge's mountain retreat, where Archie and the gang have come to ski...
Synopsis: While at Mr. Lodge's mountain retreat Archie and Reggie encounter a four-armed, ten-foot tall alien creature.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #13 published March 1962
was Meet the Creature [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Part one of a four part story.
Original printing had a feature object of Life With Archie.
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The Thing Who Came To Dinner!

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Genres: humorous, science fiction, teen
First Line: Slowly but surely, the strange creature from another world lumbers toward the ski lodge...
Synopsis: The creature is hungry for metal.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #13 published March 1962
was The Thing Who Came to Dinner! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Metal Muddle!

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Genres: humorous, science fiction, teen
First Line: What'll we do, Archie? How will we ever get out of here?
Synopsis: The creature wants more metal.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #13 published March 1962
was Metal Muddle! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Part three of a four part story.
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The Creature Departs!

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Genres: humorous, science fiction, teen
First Line: What's your plan, Archiekins?
Synopsis: Archie figures out a way to send the creature away.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #13 published March 1962
was The Creature Departs! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Part four of a four part story.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Is the mike all hooked up for my speech to the assembly?
Synopsis: Mr Weatherbee is going to make a speech.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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Fancy Trance

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Your eyes are heavy! You are getting drowsy! Drowsy.... Drowsy....
Synopsis: Betty hypnotizes Archie.
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Disclose Notes: Original printing had the feature logo Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica.
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Gags 'n' Gals

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): George; Margie
First Line: Lemme see! We're invited to the Brown's picnic at two o'clock today!
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Window Pain

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Hi, Li'l Jinx! Where are you going?
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx is going window shopping.
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From Content Item: FlagJosie and the Pussycats #46 published February 1970
was Window Pain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Basket Ball Caught

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Jug, did you enter the essay contest on the sport you like the most?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee tries to show Jughead that he can still play basketball.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #55 published September 1959
was Basket Ball Caught [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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210 Oak Street

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous
Character(s): Pamela
First Line: This tire would make a swell swing!
Synopsis: Little Archie finds a pair of glasses that takes him back in time.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Little Archie #27 published June 1963
was 210 Oak Street [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Leroy loves to have Jughead come over and play with him!
Synopsis: Leroy put Jughead in a cast.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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Strange Love

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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
First Line: I can honestly say, Ethel, that as long as Harvey and I have been dating, he's never gone out with another girl!
Synopsis: Sabrina, upset to see Harvey with another girl, makes Archie fall in love with her.
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From Content Item: FlagSabrina, the Teenage Witch #1 published April 1971
was Strange Love [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Sabrina & Salem's Catty Quiz

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Answers all begin with the word "cat!"
Synopsis: Jokes about cats.
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Tile On My Hands

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Hiram
First Line: ...A surprise for me? What is it, Daddy?
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx's dad buys her a mosaic ash tray kit.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Hap Holliday is called Bill in this story.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: And Lady Godiva is remembered in history because she rode a horse...
Synopsis: Miss Grundy asks Archie what he learned from the lesson about Lady Godiva.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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Poetic Image

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Lucky mirror, bright and new, you sure have a lovely view!
Synopsis: Veronica gets a magic mirror.
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Pages: 6
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Think Session

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Sam! Hop in the car! I'll drive you home as soon as I'm finished in here!
Synopsis: Mr. Smythe can't understand how Sam can do homework in a noisy youth center.
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From Content Item: FlagThat Wilkin Boy #7 published April 1970
was Think Session [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
First Line: It's Grundy! She's snapped! ...Thinks she's someone else!
Synopsis: Miss Grundy thinks she's Napoleon.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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The Weight-ing Game

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Gosh! $14 left! If I take Ronnie to a diner, she'll turn my daydream into a nightmare!
Synopsis: Archie wants to take Veronica on a fancy date, but doesn't have much money.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #104 published September 1959
was The Weight-Ing Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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Flaming Youth

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hi, Betty! You're just in time to see me do a fire eating trick my Uncle Bobo taught me!
Synopsis: Jughead shows Betty a fire-eating trick.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #54 published July 1959
was Flaming Youth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Puzzles

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First Line: Fill in the dotted areas to find a circus animal
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Disclose Notes: Fill-in-the-dotted-areas puzzle and acrostic puzzles.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Your phys-ed classes are as popular as third-year Latin!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee tries a way to make phys-ed more popular.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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Alexandra's Retreat

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Alexandra... This place is way out... Like wow! It's groovy!
Synopsis: The Pussycats, Alan M. and the Cabots go to a retreat at a luxurious ski lodge. After using her witchcraft powers to dump snow on her brother, Alexandra tries to humiliate Josie by magically commanding the ice to break.
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From Content Item: FlagJosie and the Pussycats #46 published February 1970
was Alexandra's Retreat (part 1) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Original printing had a feature object of Josie and the Pussycats.
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My Hero

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Don't panic, Alexandra! I'll save you!
Synopsis: At the ski lodge, Alexandra tries to use her magic to get Alan away from Josie, but the spell backfires.
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From Content Item: FlagJosie and the Pussycats #46 published February 1970
was My Hero (part 2) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Part two of a four part story.
Original printing had a feature object of Josie and the Pussycats.
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Branching Out

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: I figured we'd get in a little skiing today! As far as I'm concerned I've had enough water for today!
Synopsis: The gang goes skiing at the resort, and to get Josie out of commission, Alexandra uses witchcraft to create a pine tree in the middle of the slopes.
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From Content Item: FlagJosie and the Pussycats #46 published February 1970
was Branching Out (part 3) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Part three of a four part story.
Original printing had a feature object of Josie and the Pussycats.
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The Rat Takes The Cheese

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Wait till you hear what your favorite manager did, girls! I just got the combo a one night stand in a neighboring ski resort!
Synopsis: When the Pussycats play their first gig at the resort, Alexandra, still resentful at being left out of the group, asks her witchcraft powers to conjure up something "that doesn't like cats," which turns out to be a rat. When she tries to get rid of the rat, she accidentally makes herself invisible, which impresses everyone in the audience.
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From Content Item: FlagJosie and the Pussycats #46 published February 1970
was The Rat Takes the Cheese (part 4) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Part four of a four part story.
Original printing had a feature object of Josie and the Pussycats.
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Gone To The Dogs

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Gigi
First Line: Isn't he cute? Of course he's just a mongrel, but I love hime!
Synopsis: Veronica has a new pet, Gigi.
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From Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics / Laugh #121 published April 1961
was Gone to the Dogs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Feature(s): Archie Comics Digest; Jughead with Archie Digest
First Line: Fantastic! Good things come in little packages!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #17 and Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #13.
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