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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest #12
Publication Date: September 1977
 
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/19/1977
Volume:
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699709
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 43 (38 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date from the Comic Reader #145.
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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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teen
Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Look! Reggie got the apple!
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #96
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Curses

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Jealous that Archie is taking Betty out for her birthday, Veronica gives Betty a cursed Egyptian ruby ring. But all the bad luck seems to be happening to Veronica.
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The Unwanted

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mary Andrews
Archie complains that nobody notices him.
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humorous, teen
Betty is looking for a new hair stylist.
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The Thinking Man

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
One by one the gang inquire about what Jughead is thinking about, and each time wish they hadn't asked.
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Orders Are Orders

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childrens, humorous
Shrimpy; Brando
Something wrong, Brando?
Peggy called Brando a mad artist.
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Swing Shift

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childrens, humorous
Shrimpy
Higher!
Shrimpy pushes a girl on a swing higher and higher.
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Sympathy Pains

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humorous, teen
Reggie's efforts to constantly show Archie up only nets scorn for him from a group of girls.
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Reggie's Word Puzzle

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humorous, teen
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Word search puzzle.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
But, Dad, Jughead and I are going fishing in the morning!
Archie mows the lawn in the middle of the night.
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The Hostess with the Mostess

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humorous, teen
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Alexandra is upset that the Pussycats are going to play at a clambake on a public beach instead of accepting her offer to play at her own beach. When the clambake is rained out, she tries to get revenge by inviting everyone over to the Cabots' private island and leaving them stranded there.
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This story tries out bikini-style costumes for the Pussycats, with the same pattern as usual but even less material.
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A Rosy Outlook!

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humorous, teen
A surprise for me, Supe?
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humorous, teen
Jughead is showing us how to live off the land!
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Stars in Her Eyes

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humorous, teen
Miss Grundy; Mr Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats
Miss Grundy's excited that the vaudeville team Phil and Bill will be performing at school, for her horoscope says she'll meet a dark handsome stranger whose name begins with B. Bill turns out to be a chimp.
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Use Your Head

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humorous, teen
Moose took a baseball hit to the head, but an x-ray shows that there's nothing inside.
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A Good Feeling

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childrens, humorous
When Li'l Jinx finds a lost wallet, Daddy makes her return it to its owner.
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Puzzle Page for Parties

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childrens
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Party games and tricks you can play.
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humorous, teen
I keep telling Miss Beazly,E
Miss Beazly serves Mr. Weatherbee fried rice with chopsticks.
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Although Archie is credited as the feature character, he does not appear in the story.
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Revenge

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Accidents are happening to Archie and Betty, and they both think Veronica arranged them out of spite.
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Canine Cupid

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humorous, teen
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Samson Smythe; Mrs. Smythe [Shiela]; Willie Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin [Wilma]; Rebel
When the feud between their fathers prevents Bingo and Samantha from seeing each other, Rebel comes up with a way to bring them back together.
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Treasure of the Deep

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adventure, childrens, humorous
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Chick Cooper; Susan Johnson
In 1861, the ship "Atlanta" sank to the bottom of the ocean, carrying with it a fortune in coins. In 1964, Little Archie, his babysitter Susan, and Betty's brother Chick discover the lost ship and its treasure while diving, but they also discover that they are threatened by sharks.
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Bottoms Up!

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humorous
She's a sweet heart, isn't she?
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An illustrated text story.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Did that big bully throw sand in your face, Arch?
Archie has issues with a bully on the beach.
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Pleasant Screams

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones
Jughead dreams he's in a land full of living hamburgers and that he's on trial for all of his crimes against hamburgers.
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Jack of All Trades

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Two men hijack Archie's car and demand to be driven to Central City.
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Arch, how would you like a "pen-pal"?
Jughead offers Archie his own pen-pal, but not what Archie had in mind.
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The Tooth Fairy

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fantasy, humorous, teen
Sabrina with the Archies
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Sabrina Spellman
Sabrina, Archie and Jughead catch a poor boy stealing hubcaps to help support his family. Sabrina helps out by conjuring up a shoe shine box so the kid can work to bring home some money instead of stealing.
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Inker credit from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #236.
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In the Middle Puzzle

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Can you match the former presidents with their middle names?
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Jughead, don't go into the water after a meal!
Archie and Betty sunbathe, but Jughead wants to swim.
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Don't Go To Strangers

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humorous, teen
What do you like most about Archie?
Reggie makes fun of Archie, then saves him from a bunch of hooligans.
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Pajama Game

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx goes to an all-day slumber party.
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Great News

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humorous, teen
Moose receives some exhilarating news and can't wait to share his glad tidings with others.
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This story is told entirely in mime, with no dialogue or captions.
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Is your Uncle Jack Cookstove still a deep-sea diver?
Archie and Jughead discuss deep-sea diving.
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The Last "Daze" of School!

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humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily
My! My! Did you ever see such enthusiasm, Mr. Weatherbee?
When a note from Veronica is put in Archie's collected textbook, he goes to the book closet to find it and gets locked in.
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Jughead Puzzle

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Help Jughead find the right path through his favorite snacks!
A maze puzzle in the shape of food.
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Arch?...Tell the forester I'm not going to work cutting brush today!
Archie wears Jughead's shirt that he left in the woods.
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Hypno-Wise!

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anthropomorphic
Dr. Hypno
Super Duck goes to a hypnotist to become strong enough to fight Dapper Duck.
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A Picnicking We'll Go

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humorous, teen
Members of the United Girls Against Jughead (U.G.A.J.) decide to take Jughead on a picnic to get him interested in girls.
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Call Me Irresistible..

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humorous, teen
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Tough Teddy
Teddy attempts to break up Bingo and Samantha by getting several gorgeous girls to claim they've been seeing Bingo.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
It's called "community punch!"
The gang make a special punch at a party.
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Swing Shift

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
After Reggie humiliates him on a playground, Archie tries to get even by stealing a date away from Reggie.
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Mortar Madness

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andews; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones
The top edges of the Lodge swimming pool have been freshly cemented. The gang can get into the pool via the diving board, but have to come up with a cooperative plan in order to get out.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
What's going on in the cellar?
Archie works out with his father.
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