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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest #35
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/05/1981
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699707
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 44 (37 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Says "single copies 95ยข" in indicia.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #191.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Josie (inset); Reggie Mantle (inset); Li'l Jinx (inset); Little Archie Andrews (inset); Katy Keene (inset); Super Duck (inset)
That reminds me---Veronica invited us over for a home cooked meal!
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie #242.
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The Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie scrambles to raise enough money to show Veronica a good time on their upcoming date.
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Clear Thinking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie decides to apologize to Reggie for saying nasty things to him. This of course leads to a fight.
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Svenson
You got one of those new collarless shirts on, eh, Arch?
Archie's trendy collarless shirt has been Svenson's fashion for 20 years.
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Persuasion

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead; Reggie; Moose
Moose keeps clobbering Reggie. Jughead scares Moose off by claiming he's got a rare disease.
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Music to the Ears

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Unscramble the musical phrases.
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Lift-Overs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's dad
Li'l Jinx wants to demonstrate weight lifting, so her father tells her to start by picking up her room.
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Money Talks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Alex tries to bribe Alan to dump Josie, to no avail. So instead, he offers Alan $10 to go deliver a letter -- out of town, and without Josie.
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Prank Spank

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina Spellman; Naughty Morris
Sabrina booby-traps her diary.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
How's your dad's weight-reducing program?
Archie speaks about his father's diet in TV terms.
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Remote Controlled

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
The volume is a bit high, isn't it?
Pop gets Dilton to install a remote control for the jukebox volume.
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Fair and Share!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Oops! That was close!
When Hap tells Jinx she needs to be generous, she finds it difficult to carry out.
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Professor Flutesnoot; Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee
Principal riding bicycle in office but not go no place!
Mr. Weatherbee has a stationary bike in his office.
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Prize Size

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Alice; Mabel; Cora
And now Archie Andrews will make the presentations to our championship girl's basketball team!
Archie makes a presentation to the championship girls' basketball team.
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Of Crime and Punishment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
drama, humorous, teen
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Uncle Herman
When Uncle Herman insists on going for a walk alone at night, everyone is afraid that he'll get mugged.
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A topical take on increased fears of mugging in the early '70s.

Some of the drawings of Mr. Smythe, particularly the third panel on page 3, show the more realistic, Marvel-style drawing and inking Dan DeCarlo's stories were using at this time.
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Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Stocks were once used to punish criminals!
Miss Grundy discusses the use of stocks in the colonial era.
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1978-11-07
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Full Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx! Aren't you in bed, yet?
Jinx has so many stuffed animals in her bed, there's no room for her.
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Second Best

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Reggie you know what I've got? I've got the two most gorgeous birds in town!
The gang argues over which of them are the best teenagers in town.
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Inking originally credited to Jon D'Agostino. Credit changed per list of credits on Joe Sinnott's website.
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On Stage

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie Andrews
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Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
I know a chick who just got a part in the musical, "Dancin'"!
Reggie discusses people he knows in musicals.
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1978-10-18
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House Mouse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
For gosh sakes, Jughead! Can't you leave any food alone!
Little Archie and the gang buy some cheese and mouse traps to try to rid the Andrew's household of mice.
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Small Talk!

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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Gaga
Hmmmmmm...
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis; Billy
I'm sorry, Katy, but I won't be able to keep our picnic date...
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humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Chubby Chuckles
Stop! Thief!
Chubby becomes a hero for catching a purse snatcher, but the newspaper photographer is only interested in pictures of Katy.
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humorous, informational
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly
K.O.!
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Katy Keene Fun Page
Katy Keene; Sis
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0.5
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The Frame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge
Jughead has been asked to be part of a sidewalk art show, but he doesn't have the money for frames.
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Tricks of the Trade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Marvo The Mystic
An amateur magician insults Harvey, so Sabrina begins sabotaging his act.
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One Way Out!

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; baseball players
Li'l Jinx is playing so badly, all she can do is pray for rain.
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You Bet Your Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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anthropomorphic, humorous
Dirty Duck; Alfonso
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Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson
Do you know where Svenson is?
Svenson paints in the auditorium.
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1978-10-11
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A Round Sound

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Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx!! I have your allowance ready!
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Strangers in the Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
Whom shall I say is calling, sir?
Veronica pretends that she doesn't know who Archie is.
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Inking originally credited to Jon D'Agostino. Credit changed per list of credits published on Joe Sinnott's website.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
I was hoping we'd see some sea gulls this morning!
Jughead comments on the bird-watching class trip.
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1978-11-02
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I Believe in Miracles

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
You won't believe it!
The gang can't figure out why a handsome guy is hanging out with Ethel.
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Please Take Note

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, non-fiction, teen
Josie; Melody; Valerie
Valerie tells the other girls about the origin and history of the guitar and other musical instruments.
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Court Sport

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
Sabrina tries to teach Hilda tennis.
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1
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Archie -- Picky, Picky!

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Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Mr. A, I'm having trouble with English grammar!
Jughead asks Mr. Andrews for grammar advice.
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1978-11-11
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Archie appears in the original printing but has been removed in this reprint.
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Stupid Cupid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Midge declares that she's going to date other boys, so Moose tries to arrange dates for her with boys he feels safe letting her date.
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It's a Scream!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie, we shouldn't have wandered off by ourselves!
In the woods, Veronica and Betty demonstrate to the boys that screaming is the most effective solution to all problems.
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[untitled]

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Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Class, remember the letter we wrote to our congressman...
Miss Grundy updates the class on the letter they wrote to their congressman.
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Things are popping in Mad House Annual Digest #7
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Promo and order form for Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #7 featuring clown and various horror creatures.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Fantastic! Good things come in little packages!
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Promo for Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #49 and Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #45. Back cover.

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