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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest #46
Publication Date: May 1983
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Issues: #46 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: 0271000699746
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 51 (38 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): Sabrina Spellman; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Katy Keene
First Line: It's uncanny! Did you ever notice that Sabrina always manages to avoid accidents?
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Fashion Plate

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie are working every odd job they can find to make money for some custom made suits.
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Dateline Deceit

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie fools Archie into thinking it's Friday rather than Thursday, and Archie goes running to Veronica's house to keep a Friday date.
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Letter Perfect

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Synopsis: Decode Moose's word balloon to see what he's saying to Mr. Lodge.
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Wail of a Tale

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Synopsis: Archie finds Veronica on a date with Reggie after she told him she was sick.
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Mother Knows Best

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Synopsis: Betty is upset that Archie only has eyes for Veronica, even though Betty is well-dressed and Veronica is dressed for gardening.
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The Son Also Rises

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Synopsis: Mrs. Andrews has a virus so Archie and his dad help around the house.
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Bus Fuss!!

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis: Jinx comments that it must be rough riding the bus for beginning readers.
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Good and Bad

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Synopsis: Sabrina tries to be a good witch but ends up harming all of her friends.
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Feature(s): Sabrina Tricks
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: The Wet Coin
Synopsis: Sabrina shows us the "Wet Coin" trick.
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It Pays to Advertise

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Synopsis: Fred's Butcher Shop is giving away prizes for the anniversary.
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In the Know

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Synopsis: A girl bets Shrimpy the moon is made out of green cheese.
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Teacher's Pet

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Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Little Betty shows Little Archie how to be a better pitcher.
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At the Carnival

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Character(s): Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis
Synopsis: Katy, Sis and K.O. go to the carnival.
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Sis

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Character(s): Sis; Pokey
Synopsis: Sis has some trouble with her colt Pokey.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Debby's Diary
Character(s): Debby Twist; Mr. Twist; Mrs. Twist; Betsy
First Line: Dear Diary, Dad is a nervous wreck--
Synopsis: Debby's parents are upset by the way she sits in a chair. Her father has back trouble and goes to the doctor, who prescribes exercises that look just like the way Debby has been sitting.
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Debby's Unlaxing Fashions

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Feature(s): Debby's Diary
Character(s): Debby Twist
Synopsis: Paper doll of Debby with four outfits. Fashions by Roseanne Water (Chicago, Ill.), Rochelle Morey (St. Johnsburg, Vt.), Nancy Kowalski (Weirton, W. Va.), Christine Metz (Wauwatosa, Wis.), and Judy Henke (Gresham, Wis.)
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Write Subject

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Synopsis: Li'l Jinx has written a composition on neatness.
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A Dining Sign

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Synopsis: Decode the sign Miss Beazly erected in the cafeteria.
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First Line: How was your botany class bus trip to the desert?
Synopsis: Professor Flutesnoot found a rare cactus.
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A Story from Space

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Character(s): Mike Manus
Synopsis: An alien tv show comes to Earth to shoot their monster show because humans are very scary looking to them.
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Who Screams Last... Screams Best!

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Feature(s): B.E.T.T.Y. as The Girl from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Super Spy
Synopsis: Super Spy returns and kidnaps B.E.T.T.Y., who manages to defeat C.R.U.S.H. and save her fellow P.O.P. agents by using her power of supersonic screaming.
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Sweat for the Sweet

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Slats Morgan
Synopsis: Wilbur asks Linda to wrap a box of chocolates for Laurie, which she does, after stuffing the chocolates with hot peppers. Wilbur then asks Slats to deliver the chocolates, which he does, and Slats takes credit for the gift to Laurie, then he gets all the blame.
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Togetherness?

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Synopsis: Jinx and her father play checkers.
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The School Fool

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Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Dilton Doiley [Little Dilton Doily]; Unnamed Riverdale kid; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis: Flutesnoot gets more than he bargained for when he asks Little Archie and Little Jughead to bring insects to school.
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First Line: You gave Miss Beazly a book on "Proper Place Setting"?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee gives Miss Beazly a book on proper place settings.
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Tower of Trouble (Chapter One)

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Genres: humorous, mystery
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; June July; August September
Synopsis: The girls notice that there's a light on in an old abandoned mansion. They go to investigate and find that the place is inhabited by two middle-aged people, June July and August "Augie" September. June knocks the girls out with drugged sodas and has Augie lock them in the tower room.
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Pipe Dream (Chapter Two)

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Genres: humorous, mystery
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; June July; August September
Synopsis: The girls discover that there's a network of secret passages and hidden entrances in the house. They escape from the tower room and discover that June and Augie are looking for the jewels stolen by June's late husband, the gangster Johnny July. Pepper comes up with a way to scare the crooks by convincing them that Johnny has come back from the dead.
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Oh, Johnny, Oh! (Chapter Three)

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Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; June July; August September
Synopsis: Using the secret passages, the girls make June and Augie believe that Johnny July has come back as a ghost.
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September Song (Chapter Four)

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Genres: humorous, mystery
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; June July; August September; un-named cop
Synopsis: After Melody gives away their scheme, the girls have to split up to try and escape from June and Augie.
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Pepper says that the only law June and Augie broke was trespassing, which isn't true (drugging people and kidnapping them is also a crime).
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Archie Does It!

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Synopsis: How to make a tongue blade log cabin, how to use a coping saw and how to make a block to help cut vegetables.
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Hello Dolly!

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx wants Greg to come over and play.
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Deeper and Deeper

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee tries to help boost Archie's confidence by finding something he can be better at than Reggie.
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Moving Right Along

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Genres: teen
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Higher Education

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Character(s): Daphne; Bridget
Synopsis: One of Shrimpy's friends wonders what there is left to learn after first grade.
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The Missing Date

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Character(s): Shrimpy; Brando
Synopsis: Shrimpy wonders why there isn't a "Children's Day" holiday.
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Teacher

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Uncle Herman Wilkin; Willie Wilkin (Bingo's father)
Synopsis: Mr. Smythe nurses an injured bird back to health, but still manages to disprove Uncle Herman's theory that he's really an old softy.
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Feature(s): Dear Bingo & Dear Sam
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Math Wrath

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Moose feels Miss Grundy isn't fair with the math problems.
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Thumb Champ

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Character(s): Shrimpy; Brando
Synopsis: Shrimpy is the marbles champ. He decides to pamper his thumb by resting it on a pillow while he sleeps.
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Green! Green! Green!

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Character(s): Shrimpy
Synopsis: Shrimpy's friend is upset because all the plants are green and it's monotonous.
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Nervous with a Smile

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Synopsis: Betty has a toy flying saucer with spacemen that Mr. Lodge thinks is real.
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Juke Fluke

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Synopsis: Veronica and Betty pester the juke box service guy.
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Finder's Fee

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Reggie tricks Archie out of a five dollar bill he found.
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Stop, Look and Listen

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Synopsis: Jinx doesn't like practicing the piano.
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First Line: Great, it's April Fools day!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee plays an April Fool's trick on Svenson.
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Get your act together with Jughead Jones Comics Digest #25 in full color!

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Archie's Double Digest

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