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Series: Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series)
Issue: #57
Publication date: March 1985
Key date: March 1985
On-sale date: January 1, 1985
Indicia publisher: Close-Up Inc.
Price: $1.00
Pages: 132
Barcode: 0271000699757
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; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
1	Pocketful of Dreams	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
2	Picture Puzzles	activity	1
3	Thrown for a Loss!	comic story	0.5	letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones [Forsythe Pendleton Jones III]
4	Reel Feet	comic story	0.5	letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones [Forsythe Pendleton Jones III]; Reggie Mantle [Reginald Mantle III]
5	Prime Rhyme Time	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Sally Sneeke
6	Dilton Doiley's T Quiz	activity	1
7	Voice Your Choice	comic story	1	pencils: G. Le Moine; inks: G. Le Moine	Jughead Jones; Forsythe Pendleton Jones Jr.
8	The "Warm Up"	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill Yoshida	Josie; Melody; Pepper; Sock
9	Posture Imposter	comic story	1		Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
10	Jolly Folly	comic story	1		Moose Mason
11	How to Succeed Without Trying	comic story	4	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Gigi, Greg, Li'l Jinx
12	A New Broom	comic story	3	script: Al Hartley; pencils: Al Hartley; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Aunt Hilda
13	A Sign of the Times	comic story	3
14	Snow Snickers	comic story	1	pencils: G. Le Moine; inks: G. Le Moine	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
15	That's Why	comic story	6
16	Sad Dad	comic story	1
17	Space Terms for Winter Sports	comic story	2
18	The Tall Man!	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards
19	To the Rescue	comic story	4
20	How Low Can You Get?	comic story	4	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dick Malmgren; inks: Dick Malmgren; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper
21	It's a Dog's Life	comic story	5
22	Twig Gig	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Sabrina Spellman
23	Spell Bell	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
24	Mission Mish-Mash!	comic story	6	pencils: Bill Kresse; inks: Bill Kresse; letters: Bill Kresse	Professor Transistor; Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
25	His Just Dessert	comic story	1		Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Big Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate
26	Off the Record	comic story	2
27	Timely	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Shrimpy; unnamed child
28	Poor Choice!	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Shrimpy; unnamed child
29	Cornered	comic story	6		Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Perky
30	Some Boner	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
31	Muscle Bustle	comic story	1	pencils: G. Le Moine; inks: G. Le Moine	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Gladys Jones
32	Book Ends	comic story	5	pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red Holmdale
33	Scent Bent	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Vincent DeCarlo; letters: Vincent DeCarlo	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
34	Pearl of a Girl	comic story	0.5		Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
35	Miss Mess	comic story	4	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Hap Holliday, Li'l Jinx
36	The Bee and the Tree	comic story	3	pencils: Dexter Taylor	Mr Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Little Archie; Little Jughead
37	Spy Spoof	comic story	2	script: George Gladir	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Pop Tate
38	Problem Players	comic story	1	letters: Bill Yoshida	Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Moose [Malcolm Mason]; Randolph
39	The Adorable Snowman	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chris (snowman)
40	Film Flam	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Stan Goldberg; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
41	Betty Pin-Up	illustration	1		Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
42	Veronica's Pin-Up	illustration	1
43	Party of the First Part	comic story	1	pencils: Ray Osrin, Leon Winik; inks: Ray Osrin, Leon Winik	Pat; Oswald (Pat's father)
44	For the Birds	comic story	4	script: Dexter Taylor; pencils: Dexter Taylor; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Little Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Little Jughead
45	Goofed	comic story	1		Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
46	The Sunny Side!	comic story	1	letters: Bill Yoshida	Shrimpy
47	Generation Gasp	comic story	6	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Uncle Herman; Charlie Whitaker
48	Archie Fun Page	activity	1
49	Lesson Learned	comic story	1		Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)
50	Rewards	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge
51	Cool Rule	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Gus Lemoine; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
52	The Bill	comic story	1		Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
53	It's "Toot" Much!	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

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