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Series: Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series)
Issue: #56
Publication date: January 1985
Key date: January 1985
On-sale date: November 1, 1984
Indicia publisher: Close-Up Inc.
Price: $1.00
Pages: 132
Barcode: 0271000699756
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Dan DeCarlo	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
1	Double Your Pleasure	comic story	6		Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones;
2	Dots More or Less	activity	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards
3	Nifty Lifty	comic story	0.5	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Sabrina Spellman; Salem
4	Style Smile	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
5	Bag Holders	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Vincent DeCarlo	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
6	Miss Grundy Happy Birthday	activity	1	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Miss Beazly
7	Rave Favor	comic story	0.5		Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
8	Green Scene	comic story	0.5		Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
9	What's in a Name?	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Henry Scarpelli; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Mrs. Naytur; Mr. Benson the postman; Cousin Ambrose
10	Cuttin' Up	comic story	0.5		Pat Smith
11	A Designer	comic story	0.5		Pat Smith
12	Starry Eyed	comic story	4.33	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Hap Holliday, Merry Holliday, Li'l Jinx
13	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
14	-	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob Montana	Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
15	The Destroyer	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews
16	Sunk Skunk	comic story	1		Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
17	No One Does Anything	comic story	5	script: Dexter Taylor; pencils: Dexter Taylor; inks: Dexter Taylor
18	The Principal's Pin-Up	illustration	1		Geraldine Grundy; Principal Waldo Weatherbee
19	Nice and Easy	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards
20	Hide and Sneak	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Vincent DeCarlo	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle
21	-	comic story	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
22	A Change of Heart	comic story	2		Pipsqueak; Rosie
23	Quiz Whiz	comic story	1		Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump (cameo)
24	The Moment of Truth	comic story	5	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
25	-	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob Montana	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
26	Museum Piece	comic story	6		Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs
27	Apache	text story	1	letters: typeset	Luke Marlin; an Apache Indian
28	Goof Spoof	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
29	Zap Flap	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Harvey Kinkle
30	It's Snow Fun	comic story	5
31	Some Culture	comic story	1		Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
32	Tee Time	comic story	6	script: George Gladir; pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Mario Acquaviva; letters: Mario Acquaviva	Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
33	-	comic story	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
34	Bright Sprite	comic story	1
35	You're the Tops!	comic story	3		Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
36	-	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob Montana	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
37	The Long and Short of It!	comic story	4	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday; Mrs. Holliday
38	Double Indemnity	comic story	5	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
39	Diagnostic Agnostic	comic story	2
40	Early Period	comic story	1	script: Joe Harold; pencils: Joe Harold; inks: Joe Harold; letters: Joe Harold	Shrimpy
41	The Father Image	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Bert Badger; George Washington
42	Weigh Out Scene	comic story	6	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz
43	Veronica Fun Page	activity	0.67
44	Headsup	comic story	0.33
45	Crouch Slouch	comic story	1
46	Sing a Song of Sixpence	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; letters: Bill Yoshida	Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III; Alexander Cabot II; Alexandra Cabot; Veronica Lodge
47	Sabrina's Nutty Puzzlogy	activity	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Sabrina
48	Out of Sight	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards
49	Bullseye	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards
50	Sheer Poetry	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Jim DeCarlo; letters: Bill Yoshida	Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
51	Archie's Official Checklist	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Archie Andrews; Marvelous Maureen
52	Cap Flap	comic story	1
53	-	comic story	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
54	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
55	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

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