Archie Comics Digest #3

(December 1973)

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Yule Be Sorry! (Table of Contents)

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teen

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Mrs. Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie and the gang are complaining about the cold winter while the Lodge family is in Hawaii.

Hot And Cold (Table of Contents)

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Li'l Jinx; Greg

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The kids are complaining about winter.

A Job For Jingles (Table of Contents)

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Archie Andrews; Jingles; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Santa Claus

Synopsis:

Jingles, one of Santa's brownies, shows up to make a report on Archie and the gang.

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• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #10 (February 1961)

Quizzles (Table of Contents)

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Li'l Jinx

Synopsis:

Connect the dots, other words from Christmas and word unscramble.

Which Is Witch (Table of Contents)

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

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Veronica tells Archie the Betty traced her ancestry to Salem and might be descended from witches.

Cool Yule Quiz (Table of Contents)

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humor

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Santa Claus; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats

Synopsis:

The Archie gang are dressed as Santas, can you tell who is who?

Prize Present (Table of Contents)

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Betty Cooper; Cousin Leroy

Synopsis:

Leroy thinks a department store Santa is a phony, but a little girl says she got everything she asked for in previous years.

Black Book Bonanza (Table of Contents)

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Archie Andrews; Midge; Moose; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Moose thinks Archie is one of Santa's helpers.

Frosty The "Know" Man! (Table of Contents)

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children

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Li'l Jinx; Roz; Gigi; Greg; Hap Holiday; Jack Frost

Synopsis:

The kids are waiting for snow so Li'l Jinx's father pretends to call Jack Frost.

The Christmas Story (Table of Contents)

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non-fiction

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Santa Claus

Synopsis:

A brief history of Christmas.

Logical Location (Table of Contents)

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teen

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Where to hang the mistletoe in Pop Tates.

Ski Frail (Table of Contents)

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis:

Jughead and Archie need to write an essay on a popular sport of another country.

Holiday How-To-Do-Its (Table of Contents)

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Instructions to make a horseshoe set for indoors, a way to check picture alignment and how to have plants water themselves.

Boxed In (Table of Contents)

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teen

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie is going to give Veronica the gift of himself.

Shell Game (Table of Contents)

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Archie Andrews; Charlie

Synopsis:

Archie tries a new kind of sled.

Leroy's Stocking (Table of Contents)

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Cousin Leroy

Synopsis:

Crossword puzzle.

Mr. Weatherbee's Dilemma (Table of Contents)

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Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot

Synopsis:

Bad things are happening to Mr. Weatherbee when someone says, "Merry Christmas."

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• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #31 (January 1965)

The Yule Rush (Table of Contents)

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humor

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Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Riverdale has been invited to a high school bowl game on New Year's Day, but it's snowing too hard to practice on the field.

Escape (Table of Contents)

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis:

Mr. Lodge plans to spend Christmas far away where Archie can't hurt him.

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• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #20 (January 1963)

Dream Boy (Table of Contents)

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Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Jones; Fred Andrews; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis:

Jughead dreamed that Santa gave him and his friends a wishing day and that anything they wished for on that day would come true.

Xmas Sundae (Table of Contents)

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Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Jughead orders a Christmas special sundae.

Puzzles (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Color the dotted shapes and find the hidden animals in the sentences.

A Torrid Yule (Table of Contents)

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Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Mr. Lodge took some of the Christmas carol group to Florida for a few days.

The Willing Spirit (Table of Contents)

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teen

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

Archie gives Reggie Veronica for Christmas.

Snow Flaky! (Table of Contents)

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children

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Greg; Gigi; Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Roz

Synopsis:

The kids have nothing to sled down so Li'l Jinx's father suggests they compete for a snow sculpture contest.

Puzzlers (Table of Contents)

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Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis:

Three puzzles.

Toy Triumph (Table of Contents)

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie buys an electronic thinking robot for his little cousin.

Letters to Santa Claus (Table of Contents)

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Santa Claus

Synopsis:

Guess who wrote each letter.

Idiot's Delight (Table of Contents)

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty is so helpless at Christmas shopping, wrapping and tree decorating that she needs Archie to help her.

To Ski Or Not To Ski (Table of Contents)

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

The gang is at a ski lodge, but the boys will leave if it doesn't snow.

The Red, Red Ribbon (Table of Contents)

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teen

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Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie trudges through a snowstorm to bring Veronica what she needs.

You'll Get A Bang Out Of This!! (Table of Contents)

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children

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Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis:

Li'l Jinx and Greg compare Christmas gifts.

Dressed To Kill (Table of Contents)

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

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica have a fight about a dress and Veronica says she and Archie won't come to Betty's Christmas party.

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• from Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #3

Sign And Resign (Table of Contents)

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Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Moose

Synopsis:

Jughead is running a sign painting business.

Merry Mail (Table of Contents)

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Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis:

Archie is reading Christmas cards he's received.

R Is For Rooked (Table of Contents)

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Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Gaston; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

Archie sends Jughead to find out what Veronica got him as a gift so he'll know what to get her.

Ringing Reminder (Table of Contents)

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Moose; Midge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Midge asks Moose how many Xmas symbols he can think of.

Monster Monopoly (Table of Contents)

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis:

Archie and Jughead are watching monster movies and Fred wants them to go outside.

Return To Sender! (Table of Contents)

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Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Chuck; Greg

Synopsis:

Li'l Jinx writes a letter to Santa and asks her dad to mail it.

Picture Frame (Table of Contents)

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica have a fight and break up and Archie thinks he's going to save money on Christmas gifts by sending them each a picture of himself.

Dis-Missile (Table of Contents)

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

Synopsis:

Riverdale High has a toy repair project and Betty and Veronica are handling the letters to Santa so they know who gets what toy, but they find some joke letters from Archie, Jughead and Reggie.

Christmas Fun (Table of Contents)

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How to make a milk carton guitar, a modernistic wastebasket and a suet bird feeder.

Brainy Exercise (Table of Contents)

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Midge; Moose

Synopsis:

Midge got a device for taking off excess fat.

Well Suited (Table of Contents)

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teen

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Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica has Archie ask Mr. Lodge to play Santa.

Reprints:

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #31 (January 1965)

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["How would you like to receive a free Christmas gift from Archie?"] (Table of Contents)

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Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Five Christmas special issues for a dollar.