Laugh Comics (1946 Archie 1st Series) comic books 1981

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. "Calculated Risk," script by Frank Doyle, art by Stan Goldberg; Archie's savant aptitude with a calculator brings him sudden success, much to Reggie's disgust. Bumper Stumpers numbered letter puzzle with Archie, by Joe Edwards. "Bury Me Not," script by Frank Doyle, art by Stan Goldberg; Samson makes a huge deal out of Bingo's dog Rebel burying things in his yard. "Show Busy," script and art by Joe Edwards; Charley agrees to fill in for an absent actor in a local play for the chance to kiss Gigi. "Leaf Beef," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead goes to a lot of exertion to avoid a little exertion. Sabrina the Teenage Witch ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. "One Man's Gift is Another Man's Garbage," script by Frank Doyle, art by Stan Goldberg; Hearing that Betty is going to make homemade Christmas gifts for Archie, Veronica decides to do the same to show she's just as creative. Pop Tate's Christmas Sundae word puzzle by Joe Edwards. "Get the Message?", script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie makes Veronica mad, then hides behind Jughead. "Winter Smarts," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx uses her wits to avoid being pelted with snowballs. Archie Club News. "Trick Or Treat," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Bingo tries to teach Rebel to do tricks, but as usual, Rebel will only show his true abilities in front of Teddy, just to mess with his mind. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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"Some Noggin Jogging," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie tries to convince Jughead, Reggie, and then Dilton to go jogging with him; When they refuse, Archie jogs by himself, and causes mishaps along the way that convince several others to "jog" after him. "Riddle Diddle"; While doing crossword puzzles, Mr. Lodge notes he is even more puzzled by Veronica's liking for Archie. Jughead's Gag Bag. "Moose-Daffy-Nitions" activity page: Plug the numbered letters into the corresponding numbered slots to learn some humorous definitions for common words. "Disaster Area," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; While looking at sporting goods in a department store, Bingo causes extensive damage to the china/glassware department; But he gets off the hook for restitution when a boiler blows up in the store basement. "Greg Unfair to Li'l Jinx," script and art by Joe Edwards; Greg breaks a movie date with Li'l Jinx, again, to play ball; But this time he claims to be sick, and a particularly rough game of football turned that lie into the truth. Reggie Wise Guy Fashions page. "Nice Advice"; Archie writes to a newspaper advice column for what to do about the Betty-Veronica love triangle; Things don't go so well for Archie when Betty and Veronica read the paper and determine who wrote the letter. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. Hostess snack cakes ad with Sabrina. "A Clean Sweep," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Rebuffed by his father, Archie tries to think of a way to earn money for concert tickets. Numbered letter puzzle with Miss Haggly by Joe Edwards. "A Better Batter," script by Frank Doyle, art by Stan Goldberg; Uncle Herman reinvents the pitching machine. "The Big Tycoon," script and art by Joe Edwards; Searching for a way to pay back the money he owes Roz, Russ takes a seat and gets sudden inspiration. "Extra Sensory Palaver," script by Frank Doyle, art by Dan DeCarlo; Archie and Jughead don't believe in extra-sensory perception until they notice that the girls can carry on a conversation while never completing a sentence. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "Tuff Luck," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie tries to get Veronica to observe his superstitions. Connect the dots puzzle by Joe Edwards. "Splash Down," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Samantha picks out a present for Bingo to give his mother on her birthday. "Take a Walk," script and art by Joe Edwards; Gigi faces a tough choice: walk home from school alone for the first time in her life, or let Charley escort her. Miss Grundy word scramble puzzle by Joe Edwards. "Show Time," pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie must fill air time on the school radio station while Jughead searches for the key to the storage cabinet with all the records. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "Ace Place," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; At Veronica's insistence, the gang ditches Pop's place for a new restaurant; But the other restaurants don't have what Pop's has. "Bless This Mess," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Bingo tries to help Samantha clean her house, but only makes things worse. "The Day Mighty Greg Struck Out," script and art by Joe Edwards; When Jinx finds out Greg is dedicating the big baseball game to impressing Gigi, she sabotages the repairs on his uniform. Numbered letters puzzle with Coach Kleats by Joe Edwards. "The Back and Blues," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Archie overhears a conversation between Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy and assumes Mr. Weatherbee is retiring as Principal. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. "Monster Matter," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Veronica throws a Halloween party, and tries to decide who has the best costume. "Verve to Serve," script by George Gladir, art by Stan Goldberg; Archie and Reggie play a tennis match to determine who will get to coach the girls' tennis team. "As You Like It?", script and art by Joe Edwards; At summer camp, rich girl Gigi has trouble roughing it. "Zoo Stew"; Archie loves hanging out with Betty, but her new job at the zoo keeps getting in the way. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. Hostess snack cakes ad with Sabrina. "Winner Takes All," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; When Veronica bows out of the foursome beach date with Betty, Archie and Reggie, the boys decide to hold a competition to see who gets to date Betty and her picnic lunch. "Race Pace," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Mr. Lodge and a competitor engage in a race of their company's jet skis; The competitor picks the pilots at random, picking Reggie to pilot his product and Archie to pilot the Lodge craft. "Streee-Ike," script and art by Joe Edwards; In order to get Charley to lose weight, Jinx bets him her prized baseball card that he can't go a week without eating junk food. "Only His Word," pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Archie struggles with the choice of keeping his word to Jughead to go fishing or spend the day at the beach with Betty and Veronica in bikinis. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "Water Boy," script by Frank Doyle, art by Bob Bolling; Archie tries to water the flowers in the yard while reading a book. Decode the message on Archie's shirt puzzle by Joe Edwards. "Baiting the Hook," script by Frank Doyle, art by Bob Bolling; Chuck neglects Nancy at the beach, so Veronica decides to help Nancy teach him a lesson. "Catch This One," script and art by Joe Edwards; When Charley refuses to play second base and quits the team, Greg installs Mort at second, to the consternation of everyone involved. "Leader of the Pack," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie gets mistaken by a gang of criminals for the person they expect to plan a bank heist, while he mistakes them for Police Athletic League volunteers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Last 50-cent cover price. Cover by Stan Goldberg. "Soap Opera," script by Frank Doyle, art by Bob Bolling; Dilton creates a shampoo with a pink side effect. Veronica-Dots Dancing puzzle. "Ump Slump," script by George Gladir, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; While coaching a little league team, Archie has trouble dealing with a female umpire. "A E I O U," script and art by Joe Edwards; Charley Hawse overhears Gigi's conversation about a spot in a peanut butter commercial ad and he does his devious best to be in it. "Vote Tote"; Big Ethel enters the Miss Riverdale Beauty Pageant and proves being a runner-up also means you can be a winner. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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First 60-cent cover price. . Cover by Stan Goldberg. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "Generation Veneration," script by George Gladir, art by Stan Goldberg; To prove a point to his father, Archie tries to go one day without using any appliances that weren't around twenty-five years ago. Decoder puzzle with Svensen by Joe Edwards. "Love Story," script by Frank Doyle, art by Stan Goldberg; Reggie has turned over a new leaf and goes out of his way to be nice to Archie. Reggie models fashion designs submitted by readers, art by Dan DeCarlo. "The Hot Seat," script and art by Joe Edwards; Irate that Greg is going to ask Gigi to the dance, just like every other boy in school, Jinx heads over to give her friend a piece of her mind. "Run, Don't Walk," art by Samm Schwartz; While fixing Archie's portable radio, Mr. Weatherbee accidentally lets a broadcast commercial out over the school intercom and all the students think the commercial is a command from the Principal. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.