Archie Giant Series Magazine #10

(February 1961)

Those Christmas Blues! (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

Bob White

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty (in flashback)

Synopsis:

When Archie goes over to Veronica's instead of staying home to trim the tree, his parents think the family Christmases have come to an end, and reminisce about past holiday seasons with Archie.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #137 (January 1966)
• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #16 (February 1976)
• in Archie's Classic Christmas Stories (Archie, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
• in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #224 (January 2012)

Keywords:

Christmas

Indexer Notes

In the flashbacks, Fred and Mary are drawn closer to the way they look in the regular Archie comics rather than the versions that appeared in "Little Archie."

Not Even a Moose (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Bill Vigoda

Inks:

Terry Szenics

Colors:

?

Letters:

Terry Szenics

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis:

When Archie plays Santa for a school charity drive, Moose thinks he's really Santa Claus, and Archie takes advantage of this to let Midge sit on his lap. Reggie tries to convince Moose that if he pulls Santa's beard, he'll find it's just Archie.

Reprints:

• in Archie's Classic Christmas Stories (Archie, 2002 series) #1 (2002)

Keywords:

Christmas; Santa Claus

A Job for Jingles (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vincent DeCarlo

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor; fantasy

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jingles; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Betty Cooper; Santa Claus

Synopsis:

Archie meets Jingles, a magical brownie from Santa's workshop, who can't be seen by adults, only by kids. Archie introduces the visitor to his friends, while Jingles uses his invisibilty and magic powers to mess with the grown-ups' minds. After meeting Archie's friends, particularly his gorgeous girlfriends, Jingles returns to the North Pole with a positive report and a new outfit.

Reprints:

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #3 (December 1973)
• in Archie's Classic Christmas Stories (Archie, 2002 series) #1 (2002)

Keywords:

Christmas; North Pole

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Jingles.