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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest #32
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Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/21/1980
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699701
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 41 (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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humorous, teen
Cosmo; Spotty
How do you make boy students pay attention to the blackboard?
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Redrawn from the cover of Pep #291.
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My Kind of People

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humorous, teen
What are you all decked out for Arch?
Archie tries to hang out with Veronica's high society friends.
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Art style places the story in either late 1940's or early 1950's.
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Beef Grief

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humorous, teen
Hi! I just opened this burger joint,E
Jughead gets a bidding war for his endorsement going between Pop's and a new burger restaurant.
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Credits from Jughead #251.
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humorous
Fred, will you please fix the light near the front door?
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Work Clothes

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humorous, teen
You? Veronica Lodge? You are going to work?
Veronica has been told by her father that she needs to learn how to perform manual labor like painting, washing windows and repairing clothes. Archie stays to watch her paint and ends up painting for her and drooling over all the work outfits she keeps changing into.
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The Haunting Dog!

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humorous, teen
...And they were never heard from again!
Reggie tells some kids a ghost story and subsequently scares them, only to be scared himself.
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D-uh, it sure is a warm day!
Moose reads the temperature off the bank's sign.
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Way$ 'n' Mean$

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childrens, humorous
daddy! Greg and I want to go for a soda!
Jinx is going to get money for a soda by any means necessary.
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Credits from Pep #228.
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Name Game

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humorous, teen
Philip: Billy
Hey there Charlie baby!
Alex constantly calls people by made-up names because he considers himself too important to have to learn people's real names. Josie and Valerie give him some payback by calling him everything except his real name, making him so angry that he goes crazy and forgets his own name.
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Credits from Josie and the Pussycats #76.
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Heads Up Maze

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teen
A maze puzzle shaped like Josie's head.
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Credits from Josie and the Pussycats #99.
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humorous, teen
Where are you off to?
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The Late Show

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fantasy, humorous, teen
What do you mean you're not going to dinner at home tonight? Where are you going?
Not trusting Harvey, Hilda follow him and Sabrina on her broom to spy on their date.
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Credits from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch #17.
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Good Timing

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informational
Randy
Oh, dear, I've been so busy trying on wigs for the T.V. spectacular, I haven't found the right one.
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Credits from Pep #145.
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Boy, I'll be glad when mom's back home!
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A Date To Remember

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humorous, teen
Gee, I don't know, Teddy!
Bingo double-dates with Teddy and a couple of fast, thrill-seeking girls.
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Credits from That Wilkin Boy #25.
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teen
Tells It Like It Is
I have this boyfriend who is always dropping me for other girls and then comes back to me again!
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Readers write in with their problems and Bingo and Samantha helps them.
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humorous, teen
Happy Birthday Coach!
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All the Way

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Professor Marbles
What is the purpose of those extra pieces of paper, Little Archie?
Professor Marbles brings a rare Incan vase to show the students but Mr. Weatherbee fears that Little Archie will break it.
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Credits from Little Archie #57.
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Mr. Flutesnoot Gag Bag
Miss Haggly, are you going to attempt to lug all those books home?
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Stand By For Saturn! (Chapter 1)

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humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Jo-Jo; Professor Thmik
Cosmo and his friends land on Saturn.
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Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #27.
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Chapter Two: The Magic Gumdrops

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humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Jo-Jo; Professor Thmik
Cosmo and friends explore the planet of Saturn, which is populated by vegetable people. Orbi eats magic gumdrops that cause him to shrink.
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Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #27.
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Chapter Three: Pardon My Size

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humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Jo-Jo; Professor Thmik
After landing on Saturn's ring, Orbi eats another gumdrop and becomes so big he's in danger of falling off the planet.
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Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #27.
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Chapter Four: A Ride for Orbi!

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Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Jo-Jo; Professor Thmik
Cosmo uses the rocket to rescue Orbi from the ring of Saturn.
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Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #27.
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Chapter Five: On to Mars

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humorous, science fiction
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Jo-Jo; Professor Thmik
The gang rescues Orbi and gets him back to his normal size, but the rocket ship is wrecked in the process. The Saturnians offer to lend the Martians some flying saucers so they can get back to Mars.
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Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #27.
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One for the Books

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Word puzzle secret message.
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humorous, teen
Archie's done it again!
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The Eyes Have It!

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Good Grief!
Mr. Weatherbee is upset by the students' newest fad of adding designs to their eyebrows.
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Credits from Pep #142.
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Dilton Raps About His Image

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Dilton tries to explain away what he feels are some misconceptions about him.
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Credits from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #64.
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humorous, teen
That's what I call a real entertaining program!
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Father No's Best

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humorous
When Mr. Lodge discovers that Veronica has sneaked out of the mansion, he immediately assumes she's with Archie and goes looking for them with blood in his eye.
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Credits from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #61.
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Cabin in the Sky

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anthropomorphic
Fauntleroy
Fauntleroy Duck; Buster Noggin; Ham Burger; Shorty; Slugger Downe
Buster tries to play with the gang, but they don't want him around.
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Credits from Super Duck Comics #54.
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humorous, teen
Hal
Jug, look! There’s Hal!
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The Ab-used Furniture Store!

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Pat's Mom; store owner; customer
Pat causes trouble at an antique.
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The Stand Up!

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Here, Arch! Look at that!
Jughead convinces Archie that he must have forgotten a date with Veronica when he sees her waiting at a bus stop.
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You're going to vote for that dumbhead?
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Fish or Foul

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I say we start this afternoon! They bite like crazy at sundown!
Archie and Reggie won't invite Betty and Veronica on their fishing trip because they think the girls are too prim and proper to be around them on a men's fishing party.
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Credits from Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual #7.
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Disco Dancing

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teen
Maze puzzle with a dancing theme.
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Dan DeCarlo drew the Archie and Veronica figures. Everything else was done by Joe Edwards.
Credits from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #288.
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Archie, where are you?
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House ad for Where are you Digest #17.
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Fantastic! Good things come in little packages!
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Promotional advertisement for Archie Comics Digest #46 and Jughead with Archie Digest #42.

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