Laugh Comics (1946 Archie 1st Series) comic books 1954-1956

"Car Hop"; Reggie wins a midget hot rod in a contest and it attracts all the girls; Veronica decides that she wants to ride with Reggie instead of Archie. "Re-Covered Fumble"; Betty tries a complete make-over in order to get Archie to notice her. "Whistle Stopped"; The boys hang around the school entrance and whistle at Ginger when she comes out. Archie Giant Series ad. "Time Marches Back!", art by Joe Edwards; Miss Gargle has the class write a composition through the eyes of someone in history. Archie Club ad. Untitled story, script by Bill Woggon; Katy takes Sis along on a studio photo shoot. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. Sport Fashions for Katy and Gloria paper dolls. "Man of the Hour," art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur daydreams about all the honors he can win in the future, then gets a rude awakening with his score on a test. "Lucky Stiff"; Moose demonstrates on Jughead the treatment he'll give any other boy talking to his girlfriend Lottie. Ginger Comics ad. "The Slow Shirker"; Red spends his time sitting under a tree while the other students are working on a school garden project. "Prize Package"; Suzie tells Angela that eating Krispy Rice Flakes will make her pretty and smart. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Hot Seat"; Reggie manages to get himself invited to Archie's date with Veronica on a fishing boat. "Now Ear This"; Archie and Reggie make the girls think that they're really into girls who wear hoop earrings. "So-Ing Circle"; Ferdie and Suzie both try to get the last word in an argument. "Unlucky Buck!"; Jughead bets Reggie that he can duplicate a magician's trick where he tears up a dollar bill and burns it and then makes it whole again. Archie house ad. "Smell and the World Smells with You"; Linda buys a new perfume to get Wilbur interested in her. "Dollar Diplomacy"; Suzie finds a dollar on the sidewalk but Ferdie tries to convince her that it's wrong to spend it. Hollywood gossip column. "Blessing in Disguise" starring Wilbur, pencils by Joe Edwards. "By Request!" starring Ginger. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Randy takes Katy Keene on a fishing trip. Gloria Grandbilt fashion page. Katy's Fun Page. Love-sick Romeo story with Suzie. "Quiet Please!"; Ickky buys an overly colorful coat. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Phoney Boner," art by Harry Lucey; Thinking Archie has lied to him in order to see Veronica, Fred heads to the park for their suspected rendezvous and runs into Muggs The Mugger. "In Search OF," script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy and Sis wade through four pages of dress designs submitted by readers in search of a plot for their comic book feature. "A Head of the Game"; Jughead gets a fifty dollar settlement from an insurance company for falling in front of Pop's Choc'lit Shoppe; When Reggie hears of it, he sets his sights on getting some of the money. "Lost and Found," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda; When Veronica learns that Archie is meeting Betty to get some of her pound cake, she strong-arms him into refusing Betty's cake and taking hers. "A Colorful Idea," art by Samm Schwartz; After ruining the silk she bought to make a present for Ferdie, Suzie adapts. "The Vest Things In Life," pencils by Joe Edwards; Seeing how jealous Wilbur is over the impression Slats' vest made on Laurie, Red secures his friend a vest of his own. "Give Him Air," art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie gets some bad news from a public scale. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Moovers Weepers," art by Harry Lucey; Faced with the news of Veronica moving out of town, Betty is elated to have Archie all to herself. "Whether Forecast," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead is asked to predict the weather. "Randy's Sport Special," script and pencils by Bill Woggon; Katy dreams about what Randy's new car will look like. Katy's Fashions page by Bill Woggon. "Cold and Hungry," script and pencils by Joe Edwards; Wilbur helps his young cousin build a snowman. "Tricks of the Maid"; Laurie pulls out all the tricks after Wilbur finds out she dated another boy behind his back. "Shorted," script and pencils by Bill Woggon; Debby buys her father some hideous Bermuda shorts for his birthday. "Feud For Thought"; Archie's parents help him with his homework. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "A Dame Shame," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by George Frese; When Veronica breaks a date with Archie, he decides to dump her for Betty; But Betty doubts his motives. "Tub Flub"; Jughead hears the rush of the ocean. "Study Buddy"; Reggie is trying to study. "Telltale Tall Tales," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead auditions for the local liar's club. "The Weeper Sex," art by Samm Schwartz; Betty tries to console a crying boy. "Water Wager"; Jughead bets he can consume ten glasses of water in a row. "Ups and Downs"; Moose feels obligated to ride an attraction he hates. "Flicker Snickers"; The gang has a questionable time at the cinema. "Pot Luck," pencils by George Frese; Reggie and Betty conspire to use Betty's cooking to break up Archie and Veronica, but Reggie goes off script. "Laugh It Up" jokes page. "Safe At Home," art by Joe Edwards; A neighbor manages to avoid getting his window broken by Wilbur's batted ball. "He Flipped His Mat," art by Joe Edwards; Mr. Lake drops a hint on Wilbur. "Hands Up," art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur helps Slats make a decision. Untitled Debby's Diary story, art by Bill Woggon; Debbie and her mother agree to babysit two infants, but their constant crying help to ruin her evening. "What's the Pitch?", script by Frank Doyle, art by Harry Lucey; Archie and Jughead decide to set up a horse shoe pitch in the Lodge back yard. "No Plate Like Home," art by Harry Lucey; Coach tries to show Reggie how to properly tag a sliding runner. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Vigoda. "Corner Plot," art by Harry Lucey; Veronica states she'll go to the dance with whichever boy scores the most in Saturday's football game. "Entomology For Lunch," script and pencils by Bill Woggon, inks by Hazel Marten and Kathryn Bill; Chubby intrudes on the picnic Katy and Sis were having and bores them with entomology trivia. "Service With a Scowl"; A gas station attendant is forced out into a pouring rainstorm to attend to Veronica. "It Figures"; Determined to show Slats that he can impress the girls, too, Wilbur takes to the rink to perform a figure eight, even though he can't skate. "Debby's Diary," script and pencils by Bill Woggon, inks by Hazel Marten and Kathryn Bill; Debby doesn't want anyone snooping in her diary to know what happened, so she composes the entry in a rebus. "Ask Me No Questions," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead gets in trouble with Mrs. Lodge after Mr. Lodge hires him to weed the garden. "Fool of Talent"; Jughead pranks Reggie, using the school play tryouts as the basis of his prank. "Reader's Indigestion," art by Harry Lucey; In her role as librarian, Veronica mediates a dispute between Mr. Weatherbee, Archie and Jughead. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Edwards. "Sour Note," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Archie writes a nasty letter to Veronica when he hears that she went on the town with Jughead's cousin; He tries to get the letter back when he finds out that Jughead's cousin in a girl. "Cuttin' Up"; Pat the Brat cuts out the pictures of baseball players from the sports section before his father has read it. Untiled story, script by Bill Woggon, pencil by Hazel Marten (as Bill Woggon), inks by Cassie Bill (as Bill Woggon); Katy Keene needs K.O.'s help to rid her garden of a persistent chicken. Untitled Katy Keene story; Randy tries to trick K.O. with a sucker bet. "Skip, Hop, and Thump," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by George Frese, inks by Terry Szenics; Neither Betty or Veronica get to take Archie to the sock hop. "Chump of Chumps!" text story. "To the Victor!", pencils by Dan DeCarlo; While Betty is getting ready for their date, Archie plays scrabble with Betty's dad. "Gentlemen to the End," art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur and Slats both show up at the same time to ask Laurie for a date. "The High and Mighty," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Jughead tells Moose to back down as he has friends in high places. "Just Picture It!", pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Red Holmdale; Reggie needs a date, and Jughead has a spare. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Kissing Cousin"; Archie catches Reggie kissing Veronica; When confronted, Veronica declares herself to be her French cousin. "By Design"; Wilbur gets good marks in art by copying the screen patterns on their broken television set. Archie Annual #8 ad. "Chubby Chuckles Dream Cars"; Chubby has a dream of all the unique cars he would design for he and Katy Keene. "Beat It!"; Reggie picks the wrong place to hide when his mother is beating rugs over a clothesline. "Flower Girl"; Betty gets Archie to play "she loves me, she loves me not" with the petals of a daisy. "Trying for Sighs"; Betty buys a dozen lipsticks on sale for 10 cents each. "Mind Over Platter!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Merry tells Hap he needs to lose some weight; Hap doesn't believe her until he can't fit into his old Army uniform. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Up-Set"; Reggie pulls away the ladder from Archie and Jughead while they're fixing the TV antenna for Veronica. "Nothing to Sneeze At"; Mr. Lodge's prize flower causes Archie to sneeze. "Struck Out"; Veronica sets Reggie up on a blind date. "A Few Arrangements"; Laurie seems like she's getting ready to host a party but is just getting ready for Wilbur to come over and help her study. Katy Keene Star Fashions (two pages of art). "The Horrible Truth"; Archie and Reggie criticize Betty and Veronica for exaggerating. "Tasty Examination"; Pat the Brat plays doctor. "Service with a Smile"; Pat the Brat eats all of the ice cream sundaes. Archie Club News. "In a Lather," script by Joe Edwards, pencils by Joe Edwards; Hap carves up soap for a contest and Jinx uses it to wash her hands. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Policed to Meet You," art by Samm Schwartz; Veronica asks Archie to drive her father home from the train station as a means of occupying Mr. Lodge so they can prepare his surprise birthday party. "Hot Dog," script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Bill Woggon and Hazel Marten, inks by Hazel Marten and Kathryn Bill; Kayo accidentally ingests glue and can't keep a date with Katy. Katy Keene Fashions page, pencils by Bill Woggon and Hazel Marten, inks by Kathryn Bill. Katy Keene Fun Page, script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Bill Woggon and Hazel Marten, inks by Kathryn Bill. "Going, Going, Gown," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica refuses to wear a three hundred dollar gown her father bought her to the formal because Betty is going to wear a $12.98 copy. "No Kittens," art by Joe Edwards; Slats challenges Red to a race between his dog and Red's cat, not knowing Red's cat is a full grown cheetah. "Clock Watchers," script and art by Joe Edwards; Hap buys Jinx a play watch that doesn't actually keep time. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.