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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest #31
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699711
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 36 (32 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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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Sabrina Spellman; Josie; Jughead Jones; Little Archie
Playing football with the girls is fun!
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Redrawn from the cover of Laugh Comics #261
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Queen Bee

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
When Veronica won't shut up about how Lodges are descended from royalty, Jughead manages to convince her that Betty is a descendant of the purest royal bloodline in history.
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The Handwriting on the Wall

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Graffiti?
Upon hearing that graffiti is a recognized art form, Archie starts scribbling great artistic masterpieces (like "Reggie is a Rat" and "Reggie is Odoriferous") on walls all over town.
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More papers for you to sign, sir!
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Snack Attack

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humorous, teen
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The Helping Hands

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humorous, teen
Henry
Reggie and Archie compete to see who can aid a woman stranded by the roadside first.
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humorous, teen
Today, we’ll study fads and styles!
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School Scamp

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humorous, teen
Miss Thompson; Miss Hawkins; Brenda; Jimmy; Mr. Jenkins
Sabrina uses witchcraft to help her get Jimmy to ask her to the dance, but everything goes wrong.
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Opening panel is reminiscent of Dagwood Bumstead bowling over the mailman in the Blondie comic strip.

Writer, Inker and Letterer credits from the reprint in Sabrina the Teenage Witch Complete Collection (Archie, 2017 series) #1.
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Off to the Races

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anthropomorphic
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humorous, teen
Duh -- Hi, fellas, whatcha doin’?
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Timber

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drama, humorous
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The Home Game!

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teen
Wilbur; Wilbur’s father
Wilbur cannot persuade his father to give him money for a football ticket, and must instead watch the game on television.
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Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
What are you doing, Mr. A?
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The Jolly Green-Eyed Giant

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teen
Moose thinks everyone on the beach is trying to get with Midge and his jealousy is ruining the day for Midge.
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Bee-an Eat Feat!

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Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee has come up with another new diet!
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humorous
I’ve got to think of a new name for a civic group that I’m chairman of!
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The Queen of Venus, Chapter One

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humorous, science fiction
Cosmo; Orbi; Professor Thimk; Astra; Jojo; Moonlings; Gillywump; Venusian monsters; Queen of Venus
The group is introduced to the queen of Venus, a sexy human woman that also happens to be looking for a king.
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The Queen of Venus, Chapter Two: Trouble for Cosmo!

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humorous, science fiction
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Professor Thimk; Moonlings; Gillywump; Queen of Venus; Venusian monsters
The queen chooses Cosmo to be king, who tries to escape but is caught. Meanwhile, the rest head back to the rocket to formulate a plan.
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The Queen of Venus, Chapter Three: Rescue in Peace!

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Orbi; Professor Thimk; Jojo; Astra; Moonlings; Gillywump; Venusian monsters
The group formulates a plan and begin to put it into action.
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The Queen of Venus, Chapter Four: A Slap-Happy Ending!

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humorous, science fiction
Jojo; Moonlings; Queen of Venus; Venusian monsters
Professor Thimk and Orbi detonate a stardust bomb and rescue Cosmo in the confusion. They rush back to the rocket and leave in a hurry, which causes the steering mechanism to jam and puts them on a course to Saturn.
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humorous
Mr. Svenson, what was all that screaming and yelling about?
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Honesty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Mr. Smythe is once again furious with Bingo, until he has a dream that Bingo is the first astronaut to travel to Venus.
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On the Ball!

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Mr. Lodge
What is the best way to hit a golf ball?
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Black out some letters to get the answer.
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[untitled]

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Daddy is in a bad mood today!
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Double Rocket Trouble

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humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Randy; K.O. Kelly; Gloria
Katy dreams that she marries Randy and becomes "Queen of Outer Space," while K.O. and Gloria get revenge on the couple in a spaceship shaped like a boxing glove.
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Growing Pains

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childrens, humorous
Jinx thinks she's grown-up when she doesn't have to take an afternoon nap. However, since all her friends still have to take naps, she has no one to play with.
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humorous, teen
I really could stand to lose a few pounds!
Mr. Weatherbee talks to Miss Beazly about him losing weight.
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The Happy One

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childrens, humorous
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Gone to the Dogs!

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anthropomorphic
Sugar (a dog); Elbert
Junior is making money dog-sitting.
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Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot
This test should not take longer than 45 minutes --
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Shopping Spree

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humorous, teen
Josie; Melody; Valerie
At a department store, Melody gets a vase stuck on her hand.
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Just One Piece

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childrens, humorous
Pipsqueak; his mother; Knucklehead
Pipsqueak's mother says he can have just one piece of cake, but he figures out a way to have most of it.
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Heard you got a job, Jug!
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Backpacker Knack

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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
The boys laugh when the girls say they want to take the backpacking survival course with them, but they end up getting rescued by the girls.
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Water Pressure

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humorous, teen
Give those flower beds a good soaking son! They really need it!
Archie accidentally sprays Veronica with a hose while watering the garden and she gets him back.
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Anything Goes

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica's Fashions
Veronica Lodge
No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.
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