Publishers / Archie / Laugh Comics / Laugh (1946) / #234
234September 1970
$0.15

Laugh Comics / Laugh #234

Archie · September 1970

First appearance: Russ
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Identification plate

Series
Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series)
Issue
#234
Publication date
September 1970
Key date
1970-09-00
Indicia publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Russ - 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: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaBetty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
2Pie Pie Babycomic story6script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
4Archie Club Newspromo (ad from the publisher)2Archie; Josie; Valerie; Melody
6Thanks a Heapcomic story6script: George Gladir; pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaReggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Veronica; Betty
8Air Carecomic story4script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe EdwardsHap Holliday, Li'l Jinx, Russ First
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67Li'l Jinx
10Archie Series goes "Bingo"promo (ad from the publisher)0.33Archie Andrews, Bingo Wilkin
13-cartoon1pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
17Hole in Onecomic story5pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bob BollingArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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Series context

‹ #233215 of 381#235 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q121315720 (Russ), first-appearance property (CC0)

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