Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #172

Archie tries to convince Mr. Lodge he’s changed, swearing off his usual clumsiness—but every example he gives only proves the opposite. As he recounts past mishaps, the tension builds between the boy and the man who’s always had to clean up his messes.

When Mr. Lodge bans Veronica from getting a nose piercing, Archie and Jughead try to lift her spirits with silly hats. Just as Veronica dons a prank arrow headband, her dad walks in—and mistakes the joke for a full-blown fashion rebellion.

In "The Launching," Larry convinces Archie to buy a boat, leading to a test run at the school pool—only for the canoe to get stuck and the boys to find themselves locked out. With the pool gate sealed and no easy way out, the situation quickly turns from a simple test into a sticky predicament.

In "Late Again!", Mr. Weatherbee pushes the faculty to shake off winter doldrums with a new fitness initiative—only for chaos to strike when Miss Haggly’s duffel bag gets swapped with Jughead’s, who’s secretly housing a snake inside. The mix-up sets off a chain of mishaps that turn a routine gym day into a full-blown comedic collision of nerves and unexpected animal antics.

In "Soup's On!", Betty’s kind gesture of shoveling snow for the neighborhood’s elderly women leads to an unexpectedly generous chain of gratitude—one bowl of hot soup at a time. As each woman invites her in for a warm meal, Betty finds herself swept into a series of cozy, heartfelt moments, each more inviting than the last.