Laugh Comics (1946 Archie 1st Series) comic books 1948

Cover by Al Fagaly. Written by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda and unknown. Identical twins Alice and Adele Adams cause confusion for Archie when he begins to date Alice in "Double Trouble"! Starring Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Alice Adams, Adele Adams, Pinky and Pop Tate. Plus: Veronica tries to sabotage Betty's attempts to win a beauty contest for a date with movie star Vandy Ronson by fixing Betty's scale and buying a novelty mirror in "Turnabout"! Also featuring more tales of mirth! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fagaly. Written by Bill Woggon and unknown. Art by Bill Woggon, Bill Vigoda, Irving Novick and unknown. Archie writes a letter asking Hollywood actress Lana Lamour to attend the school dance, as a form of revenge for Betty and Veronica's swooning over actor Gregory Bushell. But when Lana actually shows up, with her husband who happens to be Gregory Bushell, the plan backfires in "Archie Dates a Movie Star"! Plus: Laugh Puzzle Page; Katy Keene in an untitled story; "Katy Keene Fashion Kut-Ups" activity page; untitled Wilbur story; untitled Debby story; untitled Suzie story; 2-page "Hollywood Gossip" article; and Mr. Lodge opens up his library to Betty and Veronica in an attempt to distract them from their Hollywood magazines, but he gets more than he bargained for when the girls try to cure his frustration with a copy of 'Parent Psychology' in an untitled story. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fagaly. Written by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Samm Schwartz and unknown. Veronica tasks Archie and Jughead with preparing her prize Sealyham for the National Dog Show in "It's a Dog's Life"! Plus: When Betty finds out that Veronica is taking Archie to a dance on their movie night, Betty decides to make Archie too tired to go to the dance in "A Date with Archie!" Also: Wilbur gets revenge on Oswald by dressing up as a plant in "Ants in His Plants"! And: Archie and Jughead's accident with a truck driver causes a headache for Officer Riley in the 2-page text story "You're Driving Me Crazy!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fagaly. Written by Bob Montana and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Samm Schwartz and unknown. Archie and Jughead open an escort service so Archie can raise money for a date with Veronica, and their first customer is Miss Grundy in "The Lady Killer," based on a story from Pep Comics (1940) #30. Starring Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Reggie Mantle and Veronica Lodge. Plus: While visiting the Riverdale Museum, Veronica's dress catches on the lever of a time machine, causing her to hit her head and dream that she is stuck in 1889 in "Turn Back the Clock"! Also featuring more tales of mirth! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fagaly. "Higher Education," art by Ray Gill; Jughead accidentally switches the labels on tanks of compressed air and helium; Archie takes the tank of helium to the places needing compressed air, causing chaos. Untitled story; K. O. Kelly's new manager thinks Katy is a distraction and won't let him see her. K. O. wins a fight and Windy relents for one night; Katy and Sis think he is going to take them to a prize fight. Laugh Puzzle Page. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; The gym and orchestra aren't available for the school dance; Wilbur comes up with an alternate plan--a barn dance. Archie Club News. "Suzie Takes Ferdie for a Ride!", pencils by Samm Schwartz; Suzie wants Ferdie to fix her car; Ferdie mistakes her father's car for Suzie's and after trying to fix it himself, takes it to a repair shop. Untitled story, script by Bill Woggon; Debbie's father thinks it will be cheaper to have Debbie's friends over for a get-together than to give her some money to go out. Hollywood Gossip article. "To Have and to Hold!!", art by Samm Schwartz; Veronica purchases the contract of a professional wrestler, who has more muscles than brains. Betty and Veronica ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Vigoda. "Birthday Blues," art by Bill Vigoda; Both Veronica and Betty give Archie handmade sweaters for his birthday and both girls expect him to wear the sweater to the big game--or else. "Melancholy Baby"; Mr. Wilkin leaves Wilbur in charge of babysitting his boss's young son so they can make a golf date. "The Winner: K.O. Kelly," script and art by Bill Woggon; K.O.'s big break as a fighter gets unintentionally sabotaged by Katy. "Lonely Hearts," art by Herb Holmdale; After breaking up with Ferdie, Suzie enrolls in a lonely hearts club to secure a date. "Beauty Is For The Birds," script and art by Bill Woggon; Debby picks Woogie's brain to find useful information she can use in her school essay on birds. Hollywood Gossip article. "The Bug House," art by Samm Schwartz; Betty helps Veronica open up the Lodge summer home by a wooded lake; However, the girls must do battle with a horde of mosquitoes before they can bed down for the night. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.