(January 1986)

Archie, 1954 Series
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Price
0.65 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Published 11 times a year: once in June, twice in September and October, and three times in January and August.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Barcode
0271000698901
Editing
Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie said he was going to give us a Christmas surprise tonight!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Cover Thumbnail for Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #558
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An Important Message from Archie and His Pals! (Table of Contents: 1)

National Child Safety Council / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
children; crime

The Great Crashers (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty, I'm heading over to our country club to help decorate for our Christmas party...
Genre
humor; children; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica help decorate a children's shelter for Christmas and use the decorations from Veronica's country club when they see how little they have at the shelter.
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Indexer Notes

Multi-part story.

Part One: The Great Crashers 6 pages
Part Two: Love It or Lump It 5 pages
Part Three: Flip Side Fantasy 5 pages
Part Four: Ah, Sweet Mystery 5 pages

Where's Cap'n Crunch? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Sabrina's Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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Love It or Lump It (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, did you hear about the great Christmas party Betty threw for the kids at the shelter?
Genre
humor; children; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Continuation of The Great Crashers.
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Divine Pine (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the most realistic artificial Christmas tree ever made!
Genre
humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Shape Jape (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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I usually can guess my present by the shape of the box!
Genre
humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Flip Side Fantasy (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whew! Do you get the feeling we've been had by those foxy females?
Genre
humor; children; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Continuation from The Great Crashers.
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Betty and Veronica Christmas Fashions (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo; Kathleen Webb
Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Ah, Sweet Mystery (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty! Veronica! What's going on?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Continuation of The Great Crashers story line.
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie said he was going to give us a Christmas surprise tonight!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. An Important Message from Archie and His Pals!
    National Child Safety Council
  3. 2. The Great Crashers
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Where's Cap'n Crunch?
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Sabrina's Puzzle Page
  7. 6. Love It or Lump It
    Archie
  8. 7. Divine Pine
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Shape Jape
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. Flip Side Fantasy
    Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. Betty and Veronica Christmas Fashions
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. Ah, Sweet Mystery
    Betty and Veronica
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