Laugh Comics #340

Archie

United States

Published
July 1979
Page count
36?
Cover price
0.40 USD
Colour
Black & white
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/242632

Credits

Editing
Richard H. Goldwater

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover "I'm Painting Our Name" (Archie) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Archie
Genre
Teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper

Credits

Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colours
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Archie's Charm (Yaffa, 1982? series) #1 (September 1982)
Untitled
 
Australia
Archie's Charm (Yaffa, 1982? series) #5 (1986)
Untitled
 
Australia
Archie's Charm (Yaffa, 1982? series) #8 ([November 1987?])
Untitled

Synopsis

Reggie trashes Archie's good name.

Show/hide 1. Going, Going, Gone (Josie; Hostess) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Josie; Hostess
Genre
Humor
Characters
Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine

Credits

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colours
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Synopsis

After a bout of trying to converse logically with Melody, Valerie needs a break with some Hostess Twinkies.

Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. Race Pace (Archie and the Gang) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Archie and the Gang
Genre
Teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Doris Dinglehoffer

Credits

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colours
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica compete in the Riverdale Marathon, the winner getting the right to date Archie that evening.

Show/hide 3. Big Gig (Mr. Weatherbee) Comic story, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Mr. Weatherbee
Genre
Humor
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Credits

Script
George Gladir
Art
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colours
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee wonders if his last address reached the students.

Show/hide 4. Archie's Gag Bag (Archie) Comic story, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Archie
Genre
Teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Aquarius; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge

Credits

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colours
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Synopsis

A student compliments Miss Beazly's organic vegetables; Mr. Lodge conducts a life boat drill.

Notes

These are reprints of two late sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

Show/hide 5. Bee-Teeing Off (Mr. Weatherbee) Activity, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Mr. Weatherbee
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee

Credits

Script
Joe Edwards
Art
Joe Edwards
Colours
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Synopsis

Fill in the dotted letters to see how Mr. Weatherbee has improved his golf game.

Show/hide 6. Beautiful Dreamer (Dilton) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Dilton
Genre
Teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Thelma; Moose Mason

Credits

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colours
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Synopsis

Dilton dreams that Thelma agrees to go to the dance with him.

Show/hide 7. Screen Scene (Mister Lodge) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Mister Lodge
Genre
Humor
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Credits

Script
George Gladir
Art
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colours
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge has a solution for the big appetites his wide screen TV inspires in the gang.

Show/hide 8. "In" Fashion (Li'l Jinx) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Li'l Jinx
Genre
Humor
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Gigi

Credits

Script
Joe Edwards
Art
Joe Edwards
Colours
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Synopsis

Gigi invites Jinx to model with her on a television commercial for a local department store.

Show/hide 9. Sticks and Stones (Archie) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Archie
Genre
Teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Credits

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colours
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Synopsis

Archie breaks a neighbor's picture window while playing stick ball in the street.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 99191

Cover added

  • 20/10/2015

Index completed

  • 20/10/2015

Last updated

  • 20/10/2015