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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #45
Publication Date: March 1983
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Issues: #45 of 200 Issues (279 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699745
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 40 (34 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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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Josie and the Pussycats [Josie; Melody; Valerie] (inset); Katy Keene (inset)
First Line: Betty and Veronica should learn to agree more!
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #233.
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Big Wheel

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie 1; Betty 1; Jughead 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1
Synopsis: Archie 1 invents the wheel.
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The Mini Great

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Beautiful, Archie! Good job, Archiekins!
Synopsis: Reggie tries to get revenge on Dilton, who gets Veronica's affections for being a great skater.
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Snowball Maze

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Feature(s): Betty
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Coach Kleats Gag Bag
Character(s): Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee
First Line: Come quick, sir!
Synopsis: Coach Kleats and Mr. Weatherbee rush to an emergency at the pool.
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Polite Plight

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: To get Moose fighting mad for his hockey match, Reggie asks Midge to sit next to the opposing team's bench and flirt with them.
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Milking It!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
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Wild About The Girl

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Ronnie [Veronica Lodge]; Hiram Lodge (cameo)
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Sometimes

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Come on, Jug! This way!
Synopsis: Archie searches for a nice, quiet place away from girls to think.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the index at Archie's TV Laugh-Out #9.
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It's Not What You Say, It's the Way You Say It

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee
Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Stanley
First Line: Shut the door, Archie! Were you brought up in a barn?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee instructs Miss Grundy on the art of speaking "teenese".
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
First Line: Th-th-this stew is awful!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee hates Miss Beazly's stew.
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Sound Barrier!

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Daddy! Wake up!!
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx confronts her father about his snoring.
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Flame of Fear!

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Feature(s): B.E.T.T.Y. as The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; The Flamethrower
Synopsis: The Flamethrower, a C.R.U.S.H. agent who can shoot fire from his fingers, tries to put the burn on P.O.P.
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Something Fishy

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey
Synopsis: Aunt Hilda boasts that she can ice fish without instruction.
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Fun Page

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Archie
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Short Trip

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Principal Waldo Weatherbee
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Katy's Winter Vacation

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Genres: informational
Character(s): Katy Keene; Dick Ludwig
Synopsis: After taking a tumble on the slopes while learning to ski, Katy must deal with the problem of how to model with a cast on her ankle.
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Bingo and Samantha Tell It Like It Is!

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Character(s): Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
Synopsis: Wise advice to readers from Bingo and Sam.
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The Big Truth!

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx thinks her mother is going to buy an elephant.
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Footlight Follies

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock; George Fury; Daisy Divine
Synopsis: A handsome drama instructor comes to Josie's high school to direct the school play. All the girls sign up, but the boys aren't interested in being in a musical -- until they get a look at the director's assistant.
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Script identifiable as Frank Doyle by his style and DeCarlo's statement that Doyle did "all the writing" for the early Josie comics.
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The Bright Side

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock; George Fury; Daisy Divine
Synopsis: The girls and the boys all agree to be in the play, but their ineptitude drives George and Daisy up the wall.
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Show Biz Blues

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock; George Fury; Daisy Divine; Mr. Tuttle
Synopsis: The rehearsals for the play get worse and worse, until George is convinced that it will destroy his career. Mr. Tuttle reassures him that "you can always change your name and go into another line of work."
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It's Curtain Time

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock; George Fury; Daisy Divine; Josie's dad; Josie's mom
Synopsis: Convinced that the play is a disaster, George tries to run away on opening night, but Josie, Pepper and Sock force him to wait backstage.
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One of the few times we ever see Josie's mother (though she doesn't speak).
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No Strings

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
First Line: What are you doing, Li'l Jinx?
Synopsis: Jinx gets frustrated with trying to make a necklace.
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The Check-Up

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
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The Daydreamer..

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Me
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge (fantasy sequence only); Veronica Lodge
First Line: I'm glad I'm a girl! Glad, glad, glad!!
Synopsis: Betty imagines being Veronica.
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Turn-Down

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Sorry, Archie! I'd love to go out with you tonight, only I'm going to be baby sitting!
Synopsis: Archie can't get a date because all the girls are busy baby-sitting.
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Disclose Notes: Art credits from http://www.joesinnott.com.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Archie’s Puzzle Fun
First Line: Word Hash
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Disclose Notes: Unscramble the letters to form food words, a crossword, find forty objects beginning with B, draw three animals, and a connect the dots.

The marquee logo on this activity page has been changed from Super Duck to Archie. In addition, the words "Puzzle Fun" are in a completely different font than in the original printing.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
First Line: Archie, shouldn't you be doing your homework?
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Reprint Notes: from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX).
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The Heart Doesn't Lie

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Genres: drama, humorous, teen
Character(s): Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Tough Teddy; Sheila Smythe
Synopsis: Samantha tells us the story of how her father tried to push her away from Bingo and toward Teddy, and how her mother managed to set things right.
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No Contest

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge's obsession with entering contests begins to consume his life.
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Good Show

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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L is for Mr. Lodge!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Different words that begin with L that define Mr. Lodge.
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Little Squirts

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis: Greg keeps squirting Jinx with his grapefruit.
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Bon Voyage

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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sabrina
Synopsis: Sabrina and the Archies help find a jewel thief on a cruise.
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Pages: 8
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Archie - Out of Gas!

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Genres: teen
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Disclose Notes: Maze.
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Splash Down

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hot Dog
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
First Line: Haw haw!
Synopsis: Reggie splashes Hot Dog but Hot Dog gets even.
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Man or Mouse?

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Vicky Mantle
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Pages: 5
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Bad Day

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo)
First Line: Archie, have you heard that computers might replace some teachers?
Synopsis: Jughead tells Archie that computers might someday replace teachers.
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