Publishers / Archie / Laugh Comics / Laugh (1946) / #29
29October 1948
$0.10

Laugh Comics / Laugh #29

Archie · October 1948 · on sale 1948-08-25

First appearance: Betsy RossFirst appearance: Windy KnightFirst appearance: Woogie
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Identification plate

Series
Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
October 1948
Key date
1948-10-00
On-sale date
1948-08-25
Indicia publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Betsy Ross - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Windy Knight - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Woogie - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalyArchie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
2Higher Educationcomic story8pencils: Ray Gill; inks: Ray GillArchie Andrews, Mary Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
4-comic story6Katy Keene, K.O. Kelly, Sis, Windy Knight First
5Crossword Funactivity1Archie Andrews, Wilbur Wilkin
6-comic story8.67pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalyWilbur Wilkin
7Everybody Gets a Kick Out of Archiepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
8Archie Clubpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
9-letters page0.33
10Suzie Takes Ferdie for a Ride!comic story6pencils: Samm SchwartzSuzie, Ferdie, Mr. Kew
12-comic story6script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonBetsy Ross First, Taffy Twist, Mrs. Twist, Oliver Twist, Woogie First
13Hollywood Gossiptext article2letters: typeset
14To Have and to Hold!!comic story6.67pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge
15Command Performance!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Samm SchwartzBetty Cooper, Veronica Lodge

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Best of the Forties Book 2
ISBN 1879794098		2002On eBay ›
World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #482015On eBay ›
Archie Archives #11
ISBN 1-61655-702-8; 978-1-61655-702-7		2015On eBay ›
Golden Age 1940s-1950s
ISBN 978-1-68255-932-1		2017On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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