(January 1961)
Archie,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- five times yearly, January, June, September, October and December
- On-sale Date
- 1960-11-04
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- Richard Goldwater
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Those Christmas Blues!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, that's it, Archie! She's all ready for trimming!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- 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
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #137 (January 1966) - in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #16 (February 1976)
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #105 (February 1999)
- in Archie's Classic Christmas Stories (Archie, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #166 (February 2006)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #224 (January 2012), #294 (January 2019)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #11 (January 2021)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree
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."
Scratch One Disk!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You got a record for Ronnie, for Christmas?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie buys a record of Veronica's favorite group but Jughead overhears Veronica telling Betty that she wants nightshade for Christmas so Archie returns the record and goes looking for a perfume called nightshade.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #23 (February 1991)
-
[Merry Christmas Everyone]
Veronica / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #137 (January 1966)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #299 (February 2022)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)
-
Not Even a Moose
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, no! Now I've seen everything!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- 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)
- in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #8 (December 2003)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #33 (January 2014)
- in Archie 80 Years of Christmas (Archie, 2021 series) (2021)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Santa Claus
Out on a Limb!
Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Perfect! Just the right seasonal touch for in front of the school! So much more tasteful than having all eight reindeer!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie helps put up Christmas decorations for Mr. Weatherbee at the school but accidentally breaks the metal deer he is supposed to put in the schoolyard.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #105 (February 1999), #166 (February 2006)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #223 (December 2011), #283 (December 2017)
- in The Best of Archie Christmas Comics (Archie, 2020 series) (2020)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #6
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from the printing in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) (Archie) #223.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
A page to color. Betty and Veronica on a sled.
Code Three
Jughead / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Juggie! We want to talk to you!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to get Jughead to find out what Archie's buying them for Christmas. Jughead agrees and Archie says he's too broke to get them anything. Jughead tries to relay that information to them but he has such a bad head cold that they misinterpret what he's saying.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #73 (February 2001)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
-
On Her Toes!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That was a nice 'belly'!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx wants to know why ballet dancers stand on their toes when the ballet could just hire taller girls.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)
-
Archie's Groan-Up Letters to Santa Claus
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Santa, I ask this without any pride...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Adults send their Christmas letters to Santa.
- Keywords
- Christmas
More Pull Than Talent!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did you try out for the part in the Xmas play, Arch?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- The boys all try out for the Christmas play.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #7 (January 2017)
- in Archie 80 Years of Christmas (Archie, 2021 series) (2021)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credit from the reprint in Archie 80 Years of Christmas (Archie, 2021 series) #[nn].
[no title indexed]
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Illustration says "Pin-up suggestion by Dan DeCarlo Jr."
Dan would have been 13 at this time so it was probably illustrated by Dan DeCarlo Sr.
Gift Collection
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is one day of school I love! The last day before Christmas!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie is in charge of collecting gifts for the Christmas grab bag.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #83 (December 2018)
- in Archie 80 Years of Christmas (Archie, 2021 series) (2021)
- in Archie & Friends (Archie, 2019 series) #12 - Christmas Calamity (January 2022)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #83.
A N-ice Thought!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Things look so different in the wintertime!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx takes a walk through the park during winter.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #81 (February 2004)
-
Christmas 'Round the World
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The word Christmas is borrowed from the early, English term, Christ's Mass...
- Genre
- religious
- Keywords
- Christmas
Beyond Belief
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is the place!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Clyde; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants Archie to play Santa Claus so he tries to get his Santa suit altered.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #73 (February 2001)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #54 (January 2016)
- in The Best of Archie Christmas Comics (Archie, 2020 series) (2020)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #6
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Color credits from The Best of Archie Christmas Comics (Archie, 2020 series).
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Betty and Veronica decorating a tree.
[no title indexed]
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty gets whistled at by a snowman with some help from Reggie and Jughead.
Dishing it Out!
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What happened, Archie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred berates Archie for running away from a fight.
A Hunting We Will Go!
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why did we take Juggie along? He's no hunter!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead takes a cannon on a hunting trip.
- Keywords
- hunting
A Head Start!
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Merry Christmas! I made this for you, Mr. Lodge!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is not impressed by Archie's handmade gift of a bust of himself.
Generous to a Fault!
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie is generous when buying gifts for himself.
Indexer Notes
No dialogue.
Ill Wind
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Egad! What a blizzard!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- A blizzard traps Archie at the Lodge mansion overnight.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #137 (January 1966)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #16 (February 1976)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Archie's Christmas Stocking
Archie -
1.
Those Christmas Blues!
Archie -
2.
Scratch One Disk!
Archie -
3.
[Merry Christmas Everyone]
Veronica -
4.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page -
5.
Not Even a Moose
Archie -
6.
Moose's Xmas Daffynitions
Moose -
7.
Out on a Limb!
Archie -
8.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page -
9.
Code Three
Jughead -
10.
On Her Toes!
Li'l Jinx -
11.
Archie's Groan-Up Letters to Santa Claus
-
12.
More Pull Than Talent!
Archie -
13.
[no title indexed]
Betty -
14.
Gift Collection
Archie -
15.
A N-ice Thought!
Li'l Jinx -
16.
Christmas 'Round the World
-
17.
Beyond Belief
Archie -
18.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page -
19.
[no title indexed]
Betty -
20.
Dishing it Out!
Archie -
21.
A Hunting We Will Go!
Jughead -
22.
A Head Start!
Archie -
23.
Generous to a Fault!
Reggie -
24.
Ill Wind
Archie
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