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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest #57
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699757
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 54 (48 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
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Reggie fractured his arm!
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #121
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Pocketful of Dreams

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Archie rips his coat pocket on a doorknob as he and Veronica are going out on a date. Veronica brings him over to Betty's house to get it fixed, and Betty tries to delay their date by taking as long over the sewing as she possibly can.
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Picture Puzzles

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Archie
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Thrown for a Loss!

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones [Forsythe Pendleton Jones III]
Something Veronica said is bothering Archie.
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Reel Feet

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones [Forsythe Pendleton Jones III]; Reggie Mantle [Reginald Mantle III]
Reggie suffers an injury at the movie theater.
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Prime Rhyme Time

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Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Sally Sneeke
Betty's rival in a poetry contest steals her entry and tries to enter it under her own name.
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Originally a Betty and Me story.
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Dilton Doiley's T Quiz

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Dilton
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Voice Your Choice

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humorous, teen
Jughead's Jokes
Jughead Jones; Forsythe Pendleton Jones Jr.
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The "Warm Up"

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humorous, teen
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Sock
Sock is disappointed that Pepper is so unemotional towards him. Pepper says she's got to be herself -- until she starts to think that Sock is going for Melody instead. Then she ditches her glasses and tries to become the passionate woman Sock wants.
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Dan DeCarlo caricatures himself as the man reacting to Melody in the splash panel.

Initials on the bench in the splash panel include D.D. (Dan Decarlo), R.L. (Rudy Lapick), and R.G. (Richard Goldwater).
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Posture Imposter

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humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee gets after Jughead about his posture.
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Jolly Folly

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teen
Big Moose
Moose Mason
Moose needs a simpler algebra book.
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How to Succeed Without Trying

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Greg
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A New Broom

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fantasy, humorous, teen
Aunt Hilda
A salesman tries to sell Hilda a vacuum cleaner to replace her broom.
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A Sign of the Times

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childrens, humorous
Little Archie
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Snow Snickers

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humorous, teen
Jughead's Jokes
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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That's Why

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teen
Archie
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Sad Dad

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humorous, teen
Jughead's Pop
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Space Terms for Winter Sports

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Reggie Presents
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The Tall Man!

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childrens
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To the Rescue

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childrens
Little Archie
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How Low Can You Get?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper
Flush with cash, Jughead unfortunately runs into one of his many creditors.
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It's a Dog's Life

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humorous, teen
Archie
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Twig Gig

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teen
Sabrina Spellman
Sabrina is a little too literal when she tries to grant the wish of a fellow student.
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Spell Bell

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teen
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
Sabrina puts a curse on her diary to trap unauthorized snoopers.
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Mission Mish-Mash!

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Subject Matter
espionage, humorous
Professor Transistor; Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
Professor Transistor invents spy weapons. The Chief decides to send the Professor on a mission to Pizzarovia.
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Professor Transistor is a parody of Bond's "M".
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His Just Dessert

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teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Big Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate
Big Ethel gets a "sundae" revenge on Reggie after he insults her figure.
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Off the Record

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humorous, teen
Jughead
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Timely

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humorous
Shrimpy; unnamed child
A boy asks Shrimpy for the time.
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Poor Choice!

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humorous
Shrimpy; unnamed child
Someone says the wrong thing in front of Shrimpy's bird.
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Cornered

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Perky
On a cold day, Veronica leaves Archie standing on the corner for a long time. After Archie has left, Veronica calls from home and pretends to have arrived later. Archie rushes over to apologize.
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Some Boner

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Li'l Jinx gets a letter from Greg saying that he broke his leg.
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Muscle Bustle

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Jughead's Jokes
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Gladys Jones
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Book Ends

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anthropomorphic, humorous
Cubby the Bear
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Scent Bent

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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Veronica recommends a perfume to Betty.
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Pearl of a Girl

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Jughead
Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
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Miss Mess

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Li'l Jinx is doing her homework on the floor because her desk is too cluttered. Hap makes her clean up.
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The Bee and the Tree

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childrens, humorous
Mr Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Little Archie; Little Jughead
Mr. Weatherbee is attacked by a raccoon.
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Spy Spoof

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Pop Tate
Series of terms associated with espionage are illustrated with scenes from Archie and the gang's every day life for ironic effect.
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Problem Players

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humorous, teen
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Moose [Malcolm Mason]; Randolph
Coach talks to a couple of his players about their grades.
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The Adorable Snowman

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teen
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chris (snowman)
Veronica builds a snowman in the shape of a handsome man, and her "fairy godfather" brings it to life.
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Film Flam

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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie fakes sports photos of himself.
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[untitled]

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Betty Pin-Up
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Wow! Another Bulls-eye! ...
Betty is throwing snowballs at Archie for standing her up on a date.
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[untitled]

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Veronica's Pin-Up
What is this??
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Party of the First Part

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childrens, humorous
Pat; Oswald (Pat's father)
Oswald loses sight of Pat at a father/son picnic.
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Art credits are artists listed for this feature at http://lambiek.net/.
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For the Birds

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Subject Matter
humorous
Little Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Little Jughead
At Little Sabrina's urging, she and her aunts conjure up a deluxe bird feeder for the neighborhood birds.
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Goofed

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Reggie
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
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The Sunny Side!

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childrens, humorous
Shrimpy
Shrimpy's snowman doesn't last.
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Imitation "Peanuts" strip.
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Generation Gasp

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humorous, teen
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Uncle Herman; Charlie Whitaker
Uncle Herman gets a visit from his fun-loving old buddy Charlie, an obnoxious jerk who won't stop talking.
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Archie Fun Page

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Lesson Learned

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humorous, teen
Archie
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)
After Miss Grundy takes her class to a TV studio where they see the announcer using cue cards, Archie decides he should use cue cards for his classroom speech.
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Rewards

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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge
Betty saves Archie from injury. He insists on rewarding her, but it isn't the reward she was hoping for.
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formerly a Betty and Me story.
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Cool Rule

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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica get some ski instruction.
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The Bill

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humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
When Jughead sees that Archie has just collected his allowance, he invites him to Pop Tate's.
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It's "Toot" Much!

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Li'l Jinx plays the trumpet.
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