Archie Giant Series Magazine #453

(December 1976)

Hang Loose (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick ?

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Archie and Reggie get detention on the Friday before Christmas vacation for excess celebration. So Betty and Veronica try to sneak some cookies to them past Mr. Weatherbee.

Open And Shut Case (Table of Contents)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Li'l Jinx

Synopsis:

Jinx refuses to let a little thing like a "Do Not Open Until X-mas" label put her curiosity in check.

Christmas Miss (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Gladir

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick ?

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Alice Cooper

Synopsis:

Betty finds a sweater she wants to give Archie for Christmas, but she doesn't have enough money with her. Veronica has seen this and, when Betty leaves to get more funds, swoops in and buys up the remaining two sweaters. When Mr. Lodge finds out, he takes matters into his own hands.

Reprints:

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #23 (January 2013)

Cool Yule (Table of Contents)

Archie And Friends / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Gladir

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Inks:

Jim DeCarlo

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Veronica spots Archie buying her gift; Ethel shows Archie her gift from Jughead; Jughead rings for the Salvation Army from a sheltered spot.

Reprints:

• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #21 (December 2012)

Indexer Notes

This is a collection of three two-panel gags rather than a continuous story.

Merry Merchant (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica convince Pop to dress up as Santa as a way to attract business to the Chok'lit Shoppe for the holidays.

Reprints:

• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #148 (February 2004)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #23 (January 2013)

Keywords:

Christmas

Indexer Notes

Credits from the credits printed in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #23.

["I Have A Good Friend"] (Table of Contents)

Dear Betty And Veronica / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eda Edwards [as Betty and Veronica]

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

"Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.

["Looking For Something Different"] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Archie Andrews, Where Are You #1.

["Pick A Winner Every Time"] (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Checklist of titles still available from the publisher for twenty-five cents.

Give Till It Hurts (Table of Contents)

Betty And Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Jim DeCarlo

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Iron Man Ironski

Synopsis:

Feigning a back injury, Reggie watches Betty and Veronica put up the Lodge Christmas tree. So Veronica gets him a "special" gift in return.