Publishers / Archie / Laugh Comics / Laugh (1946) / #184
184July 1966
$0.12

Laugh Comics / Laugh #184

Archie · July 1966

First appearance: Captain Sprocket
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Identification plate

Series
Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series)
Issue
#184
Publication date
July 1966
Key date
1966-07-00
Indicia publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Captain Sprocket - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dan DeCarloArchie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
1Jam Sessioncomic story6pencils: John RosenbergerHiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers; Jughead Jones
2Betty's Fashionsillustration1pencils: Dan DeCarloBetty Cooper
3-cartoon1pencils: Dan DeCarloBetty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
4Dixie Pixiecomic story6pencils: John RosenbergerReggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
5-comic story4.33script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsArchie Andrews, Captain Sprocket First, The Fly, Hap Holliday, Jughead Jones, Li'l Jinx, Veronica Lodge, Josie McCoy, Tommy Troy
6-letters page0.67pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsLi'l Jinx
7-letters page2letters: typeset
8Hush Mushcomic story5pencils: John RosenbergerBetty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Archie Comics Digest #331978On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #201986On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #791995On eBay ›
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #41987On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #191978On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #201979On eBay ›
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #81978On eBay ›
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #2982021On eBay ›
Laugh #[nn]
ISBN 9781645769057		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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