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Issue: Laugh Comics Digest #71
Publication Date: July 1987
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Issues: #71 of 200 Issues (279 Printings)
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
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: 02710006997371
Price: $1.50 CAD
$1.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 32 (30 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: teen
Character(s): Josie and the Pussycats [Josie; Melody; Valerie]; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Man! I could dance like this forever, Veronica!
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie #174
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Carried Away

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Flub Club

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Genres: humorous, teen
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No Comment

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Hap Holliday
Synopsis: Jinx's father won't help her with her homework.
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The Moose Is Loose

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Genres: humorous, teen
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Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Betty tells Veronica that she anticipates an inheritance from an aunt. Immediately Veronica starts giving her friend lessons on how rich people act.
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Hairpiece Hassles

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; unnamed female students; Big Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
First Line: What do you think of my new hairpiece, Miss Grundy?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee buys a new hairpiece that the teachers laugh at, so Archie arranges to have the girls swoon over it to rebuild his confidence. Mr. Weatherbee decides that it is inappropriate for so many girls to be in love with the principal and ditches the hairpiece.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #78.
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Settle Down

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Genres: humorous, teen
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Twit Bit

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty is stuck for an entry for her diary.
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Praise Daze

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie manage to spend part of an evening at Veronica's peacefully.
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Fake Cake

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
Synopsis: Jughead buys Archie a birthday pizza.
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A Real Foul Ball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, mystery, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Everyone thinks that gangs of rotten kids are looting homes in the neighborhood, but Archie proves that an adult is the real criminal.
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Pizza Pirates

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: When Reggie and Archie steal Jughead's pizza, Jughead decides to get even.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #194, no credits listed in this digest.
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Blast Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie helps Dilton to get his model missile out of a tree.
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The Exorcist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Della The Head Witch
First Line: Sabrina! Now stop it!
Synopsis: Sabrina and Hilda do battle with a poltergeist.
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Special Date

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Where are you going, Ronnie? You walked right by Pop Tate's!
Synopsis: Veronica is on a health-food kick and makes Archie join in.
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Silly Thinker

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Lorrie Lyons
First Line: Archie! Can I count on you to do an urgent job for me?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee asks Archie to do an important task but he gets distracted by a pretty girl.
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Kitty Ditty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper
First Line: Archie! Archie! Help me!!
Synopsis: Archie puts his date with Veronica on hold to help Betty look for her lost cat.
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Disclose Notes: There are two 5 page stories titled Kitty Ditty. In one story Veronica has lost her cat, in the other Betty has lost her cat. This story is confirmed to be about Betty losing her cat.
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Two Timer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Charley wants two pieces of pie.
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We Aim to Please

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Wha...?
Synopsis: Someone keeps throwing tomatoes at Reggie when the Archies are on stage.
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A Better Batter

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Bingo Wilkin; Sampson Smythe; Samantha Smythe; Uncle Herman
Synopsis: Mr. Smythe is sure that Bingo hit a baseball through his window even after everyone else tells him it was Uncle Herman.
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Miss Haggly; Melody Valentine; Archie Andrews; Alan M; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Melody, if 2 x 2 is 4 and 4 x 4 is 16, how much is 16 x 16???
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Every Dog Has His Day

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Mr. Svenson; Miss Beazley
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead find a stray puppy and bring him to school.
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Take Me Out of the Ballgame

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: When Moose gets injured during a baseball game, Coach Kleats has to replace him with Jughead, whose ineptitude drives the Coach into near-murderous hysterics.
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It Makes Sense!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
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Father Knows Beast

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Hot Dog; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Fred isn't too thrilled with Archie's new dog.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: In Hot Dog's early appearances, he belonged to Archie.
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Book Look

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li’l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx sends Charley to the library when he asks for help with his homework.
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Lesson No 1

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Buddies
Character(s): Tincan; un-named coach
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A Light Trim

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pipsqueak; Pipsqueak's parents; Mr. Tucker
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A New View

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis: Melody gets glasses.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprinting in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011) #231.
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Event Lament

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: You're going to that dance with me, aren't you, Archie?
Synopsis: Midge catches Archie to be her date at the Sadie Hawkins dance and now he wants detention so he doesn't have to face Moose.
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The Wild Bunch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Archie try to warn Veronica about the wild crowd of friends she's suddenly taken up with.
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Pages: 5

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