(December 1980)

Archie, 1954 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
12 times a year: twice in Jan., Sept., Oct. and Dec., and once in March, April, June and Aug.
On-sale Date
1980-11-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Barcode
0271000698912
Editing
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Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #185.

[Only 3 Shopping Days to Christmas] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Goldberg

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Keywords
Christmas; mistletoe; wreath

Hearty Party (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is going to be the best Christmas party our sorority has ever given!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Waldo Weatherbee; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica throw a party where all of the guests dress as Santa.
Reprints

Honest! It's for Real! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There are artificial furs!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg; Charley Hawse; Gigi

Christmas List Maze (Table of Contents: 3)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

The "Nice" Time (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know what people say every year at this time?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
The girls make a pact to be nice.
Reprints

Naturally (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are you doing, Betty?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty wants an old fashioned Christmas with popcorn strings around the tree instead of plastic.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Suit Yourself (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ronnie! Surely you're not going to school dressed in a Santa Claus suit?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Pop Tate; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica has an outfit custom made for the Christmas season that resembles a Santa suit.

A Little Golden Magic (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Sabrina / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Only 3 Shopping Days to Christmas]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Hearty Party
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. Honest! It's for Real!
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. Christmas List Maze
  5. 4. The "Nice" Time
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Naturally
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Suit Yourself
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. A Little Golden Magic
    Hostess Twinkies; Sabrina
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John
  • Lionel English
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen