(January 1982)

Archie, 1954 Series
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Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Published 12 times a year : twice in January, September, October and December and once in March, April, June and August.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Barcode
0271000698801
Editing
Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Santa I left you some pizza in case you are hungry.
Genre
teen
Characters
Santa Claus; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper (picture); Veronica Lodge (picture)

Believing Not Grieving (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why be ye so depressed on Christmas Eve, Archie?
Genre
humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mary Andrews; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Archie is depressed about not having enough money to buy Christmas presents. One of Santa's elves tells him to reach into a garbage bag and whatever he pulls out will be the gift he needs for the person he gives it to.

Return Mail! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are you doing, Charley?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse

Wreath Maze (Table of Contents: 3)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

A Letter to Santa (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There isn't any Santa Claus, silly!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
After having a dream Archie writes his Christmas wish list to Santa.

Toying Around (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've collected more toys, Moose!
Genre
humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Miss Beazley; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Dilton builds a robot Santa.

Archie Club News (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie Club / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

On Dancer, on Vixen! (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Am I glad that you're home, Pop!
Genre
humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
Archie's father has to fill in as Santa at the school.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Dear Santa I left you some pizza in case you are hungry."]
    Archie
  2. 1. Believing Not Grieving
    Archie
  3. 2. Return Mail!
    Li'l Jinx's Pal Charley
  4. 3. Wreath Maze
  5. 4. A Letter to Santa
    Archie
  6. 5. Toying Around
    Archie
  7. 6. Archie Club News
    Archie Club
  8. 7. On Dancer, on Vixen!
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen