(February 1975)

Archie, 1969 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
seven times per year
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Music Corp.
Brand
Archie Series [vertical]
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nonsense! What makes you think I’ve got a crush on the new girl?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Rochelle
Synopsis
A new girl in school has piqued Archie's interest.
Reprints

That's the Way the Ball Bounces (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie visits the Lodge residence, hoping the Christmas season has induced Mr. Lodge to forgive his last visit.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #197, inks are credited to Jon D'Agostino.

It's the Thought That Counts (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards ?
Pencils
Jon D'Agostino ?
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jon D'Agostino ?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead has a sure-fire method of obtaining Christmas funds.

The Christmas Shoppers (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica whittle down their Christmas shopping lists while Archie plays pack mule for them.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas

Watch Out for the Snowballs (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Lead Betty through the maze so she can avoid getting pelted with snowballs by Archie and Reggie.

Filling Out the Form (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Jinx makes a snowman to resemble her father.
Reprints

The Fruit Cake (Table of Contents: 6)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sabrina; Harvey; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis
Hilda's on the warpath because nobody likes her holiday fruitcake.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #218, inks are credited to Jon D'Agostino.

Kissless Christmas (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump
Synopsis
In order to help Ethel out, Veronica proposes a kissing game during the gang's Christmas celebration. But the plan doesn't proceed as she hoped it would.
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Nonsense! What makes you think I’ve got a crush on the new girl?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. That's the Way the Ball Bounces
    Archie
  3. 2. It's the Thought That Counts
    Jughead
  4. 3. The Christmas Shoppers
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. Watch Out for the Snowballs
    Betty
  6. 5. Filling Out the Form
    Li'l Jinx
  7. 6. The Fruit Cake
    Sabrina
  8. 7. Kissless Christmas
    Archie and the Gang
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen