Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #101 - First Appearance of Mr. Doiley, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series)
Issue: #101
Publication date: June 1992
Key date: June 1992
On-sale date: 1992
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $1.50
Pages: 132
Barcode: 07189646852601
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mr. Doiley - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Rod Ollerenshaw	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton
1	Future Shock	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Bill Golliher; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Hermione Lodge, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Sabrina Spellman, Mr. Weatherbee
2	Handy Fellow	comic story	1	pencils: Al Hartley	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Pop Tate
3	Fair is Fair	comic story	1	pencils: Gus Lemoine	Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
4	Rich Hitch	comic story	1	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
5	Blind Date	comic story	5	pencils: Bill Golliher	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Little Reggie, Ethel Muggs
6	Something Creative	comic story	5	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Archie Andrews, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Smithers
7	Up-to-No-Good Samaritans	comic story	6	script: Rod Ollerenshaw; pencils: Stan Goldberg; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
8	Cake Flake	comic story	0.5	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
9	Yeah! Yeah!	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Greg, Charley Hawse, Li'l Jinx
10	Volunteer	comic story	1	pencils: Gus Lemoine	Miss Grundy, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
11	Can We Talk?	comic story	11	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Chuck Clayton, Betty Cooper, Hal Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Mr. Doiley First, Mrs. Doiley, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
12	Etiquette Set	comic story	0.5	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
13	Depth Perception	comic story	0.5	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
14	The Persistent One!	comic story	6		Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Smithers
15	Command Performance	comic story	5	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason, Ethel Muggs
16	Reggie's Photo Album	comic story	4	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Veronica Lodge, Vicky Mantle, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
17	Keeping Score!	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Greg, Li'l Jinx
18	Palsy-Walsy	comic story	1	pencils: Gus Lemoine	Hot Dog, Gladys Jones, Jughead Jones
19	Nickname Narrative	comic story	1		Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mr. Weatherbee
20	Meeting of the Mimes	comic story	6	pencils: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Miss Beazly, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Moose Mason, Miss Phlips, Mr. Svenson, Professor Flutesnoot, Mr. Weatherbee
21	Wedding Belle Blues	comic story	6	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Archie Andrews, Mary Andrews, Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Hal Cooper, Jughead Jones, Hermione Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Smithers
22	Jogger Jill	comic story	11	script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling	Archie Andrews, Mr. Weatherbee
23	Don't Fence Me In	comic story	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper
24	Magic Movement	comic story	6	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.	Harvey Kinkle, Aunt Hilda, Sabrina Spellman
25	-	cartoon	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Archie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
26	Helping Hands	comic story	5	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Hal Cooper, Jughead Jones
27	Tap Flap	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Hot Dog, Jughead Jones, Moose Mason
28	Ghoulish Group	comic story	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.	Salem Saberhagen, Aunt Hilda, Sabrina Spellman
29	My Favorite Season... Spring!	comic story	5	pencils: Chic Stone	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
30	Volley Folly	comic story	5	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.	Archie Andrews, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge
31	Ball Stall	comic story	1		Coach Kleats, Moose Mason
32	Know How	comic story	1	pencils: Al Hartley	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper
33	Fad Freak!	comic story	5	pencils: Rex Lindsey	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Chuck Clayton, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Direct	price 1.50 USD; 1.65 CAD
Canadian	price 1.65 CAD

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #65	1997	On eBay ›
Archie Comics Digest #148	1997	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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