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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest #40
Publication Date: May 1982
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Issues: #40 of 200 Issues (279 Printings)
Title:
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: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699740
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 45 (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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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Salem; Sabrina Spellman; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews (inset)
First Line: Reggie, you have some very big lines!
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie's TV Laugh-Out #7
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What's Your Angle?

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Archie tries to explain his love triangle but everybody misunderstands except his father.
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Gorilla Maze

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Tinker Thinker

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Genres: childrens, humorous
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The Hair Hassle

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee deplores the new longer hairstyles on the male students. But fearing a confrontation with them, he asks Archie to try to convince them to change.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
First Line: Well, we're just about finished!
Synopsis: Fred has a beef with the supermarket butcher.
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Pages: 1
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The Prowler

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Stanley; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: After a boy dumps a bucket of water on Veronica, she launches an attack against him.
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Shutter Buggy!!

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Genres: anthropomorphic
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I'll Bite!

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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hilda Spellman; Zelda Spellman; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Sabrina has her friends over. Hilda doesn't like them singing "Sugar Sugar" so she uses magic to get back at them.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Sabrina the Teenage Witch Complete Collection (Archie, 2017 series) #1.
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Proof Spoof

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Reggie tests one of Veronica's cosmetics on Archie.
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New Tricks

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Sammy the Whammy
Character(s): Sammy; his girl assistant
Synopsis: Sammy makes his girl assistant disappear-- well, almost, anyway.
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Rainy Daze!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Li'l Jinx, can you go buy me a newspaper?
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx's father sends Li'l Jinx out to buy the newspaper, but despite giving her an umbrella to keep her dry, she returns home wet.
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Feature(s): Li'l Jinx Puzzle Page
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
First Line: Li'l Jinx has just gotten her allowance...
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Disclose Notes: Includes maze, now "ear" this, and unscrambling names of birds.
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Home is Where Your Hang Your Hat

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Character(s): Super Duck; Uwanna Duck
First Line: Oh, aren't some of these homes too cute!
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Bully 4-U

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Character(s): Super Duck
First Line: Hope I spot a rabbit!
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Hi-Fi Guy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie breaks his back and Jughead's at odd jobs to earn the money for a car stereo for his jalopy.
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Flick Kick

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica has a unique way of augmenting the ambiance of Archie's home movies.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Yoo hoo! Bertha! Can you come over for a minute?
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Feature(s): Bertha Fashions
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Sis; Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly
First Line: Hiya Katy, (sniff) oh boy!!
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Hide n' Speak

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Jinx's actions tip off Hap that she's done something wrong.
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The Candy Man

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews
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Pie Spy

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Synopsis: Little Jughead blows down Little Betty's front door to get at her pie.
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Too Frail for the Trail

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Genres: espionage, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: CRUSH is out to steal an expensive emerald and Archie doesn't think Betty can adequately protect it because she's a girl.
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: Boy, imagine everyone being after him!
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Pages: 1
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High Rating!

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Genres: anthropomorphic
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The King Who Grew Young

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: fantasy
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.25
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Teen Terror

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie psychs himself up before a hockey game.
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How to Form a Habit

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Disgusted by litterbugs, Archie and the gang trick the people of Riverdale into cleaning up their park by spreading the rumor that an eccentric billionaire will give two million dollars to the town with the cleanest park.
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The Invader

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Gaston
Synopsis: Jughead's in the kitchen.
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Disclose Notes: Mr. Lodge reads the Wall Street Journal in this issue.
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Just a Few Words

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A Grave Situation

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Character(s): Super Duck
First Line: Mr. Eazle, I hear your helper passed away!
Synopsis: Super Duck asks to be Mr. Eazle's new helper.
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It Figures!

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Character(s): Super Duck
First Line: I'll be a monkey's uncle! What will they think of next?
Synopsis: Super Duck inquires about which department store counter is selling uranium.
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Carry On, Aunt Hilda

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey
Synopsis: Harvey's accident-prone nature and Hilda's backfired attempts at retribution become more than the old girl can take.
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Sabrina Tricks
Character(s): Sabrina; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: This trick I call Sabrina's magic rainbow pencil
Synopsis: Sabrina demonstrates a trick with an ordinary pencil.
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Character(s): Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
First Line: What? You bought $25.00 worth of beauty aids?
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Hot and Cold

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Synopsis: Cubby is looking for some place that's cool.
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Disclose Notes: A redrawing of the Hotfoot the Hobo story from Super Duck Comics #7.
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Where the Boys Are!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
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Dream Scene

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie dreams of a romantic tryst with a beautiful platinum blonde. Later when he spots the girl on the street, he becomes obsessed with meeting her.
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The Nut Rut

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge sponsors a race where the vehicles are constructed to resemble the products they're advertising. Archie and Reggie compete to win the race's prize money.
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Jolly Folly

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee declares a day where the students can indulge in any current or previous fad rather than do class work, as a way of letting them vent.
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Every Time I Kissed Her, I Got a Fever Blister

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie has written a song for Veronica that he plans to debut at her lawn party. Reggie actively works to sabotage the performance.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: It's far out! The Archie Comics Digest #54 in full color!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #54 featuring the gang in hot air balloons. Features different cover design than published issue.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: Free when you subscribe to Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for series subscription with 5-for-4 deal. Back cover.

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