(December 2002)
Archie,
1997 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.69 CAD
- Pages
- 88
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 009128468662 07
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just where did you two decide to hang the mistletoe?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
That Ol' Holiday Spirit!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Frank Gagliardo (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- After falling on the ice, Archie is too sore to help his parents with the Christmas tree. But he can find the energy to help both Betty and Veronica with theirs.
- Reprints
-
in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #2 (January 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree
It's About Time
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx leaves her father a message on the bathroom mirror.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
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Path of Glory
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Tsetsekas
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Mr. Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Riverdale is snowed under, but Veronica still has Christmas shopping to do so she gets out her skis to go to the mall.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #53 (February 1992)
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More or Less ...
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Daddy
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #500 (December 1980)
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Christmas Time Puzzle!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #10 (February 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the secret code puzzle.
A Gift Beyond Gifts
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; department store Santa
- Synopsis
- Veronica coerces her father to get off the phone and actually go Christmas shopping.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #454 (January 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
formerly a Christmas Love-In story.
Light Sprite
Mr. Svenson / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How about stringing up Christmas lights around the school?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee asks Svenson to put up some Christmas lights around the school.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #370 (February 1981)
-
- Keywords
- snow
Prize Present
Jughead's Parents / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This present is trickily wrapped to surprise Jughead!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mrs. Jones; Mr. Jones
- Synopsis
- One of the presents has been trickily wrapped to surprise Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #370 (February 1981)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas tree
Is This Trip Necessary?
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Veronica plans to go to Jamaica for Christmas, unaware that her parents would prefer that she stay home for the holidays.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #629 (January 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
The four stories in this issue, though stand alone stories, have a running sub-plot of Betty and Veronica preparing for Christmas 1992 and the Lodges wanting Veronica to stay.
The Present
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie can't resist the temptation to open his present before Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (February 1989)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree; gift; present
Christmas Doesn't Compute
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Jughead decides to do his Christmas shopping on the Internet.
- Reprints
- from Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #131 (February 1997)
-
Up-to-date
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Li'l Jinx, I'm going to Edward's department store to see Santa Claus!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- The department store Santa is replaced by a computer.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #488 (December 1979)
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Locket Lunacy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally mixes up the Christmas presents he got Veronica and Ethel, giving Ethel an expensive locket meant for Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #132 (February 1995)
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- Keywords
- Christmas
Just Testing
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to prepare for Christmas and for an English Literature test at the same time.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #629 (January 1992)
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All Wrapped Up
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is determined to wrap her Christmas gifts herself, in spite of not knowing how.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #629 (January 1992)
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With a Little Help from His Friends
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Every Christmas Eve it's the same old story!
- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Zelda Spellman
- Synopsis
- Hilda and Zelda help Santa deliver presents without him knowing about their help.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #515 (January 1982)
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Down But Not Out!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Josie (Archie, 1965 series) #25 (February 1967)
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The Gift of Love
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (layouts); Dan Parent
- Inks
- Alison Flood
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica finally figures out that her parents would like her to stay for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #629 (January 1992)
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Engage the Enemy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Smithers (the butler)
- Synopsis
- Veronica goes on the war path when she mistakenly assumes Archie is giving Betty an engagement ring for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #202 (February 1967)
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Indexer Notes
Script, ink and letters credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #64.
Card Shark
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Ethel Muggs; Sabrina; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly; Mr. Svenson
- Synopsis
- After hearing Dilton complain that all the store-bought, mass-produced Christmas cards are too impersonal, Sabrina uses her magic powers to give each of her friends the ability to create their own personalized Christmas cards. Thanks to Sabrina's magic, a miracle happens and we see cards that represent each character's view of Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #190 (December 1971)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas cards
Indexer Notes
Several of the "card" panels were re-drawn as covers in other Christmas issues.
Yule Spirit
Jughead and his Pals / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy]
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Forsythe Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- The girls select Hot Dog as the young male who best exemplifies the Christmas spirit in Riverdale.
- Reprints
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #12 (December 2018)
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- Keywords
- Christmas
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Just where did you two decide to hang the mistletoe?"]
Archie -
1.
That Ol' Holiday Spirit!
Archie -
2.
It's About Time
Li'l Jinx -
3.
Path of Glory
Betty and Veronica -
4.
More or Less ...
Li'l Jinx -
5.
Christmas Time Puzzle!
Archie -
6.
A Gift Beyond Gifts
Mr. Lodge -
7.
Light Sprite
Mr. Svenson -
8.
Prize Present
Jughead's Parents -
9.
Is This Trip Necessary?
Betty and Veronica -
10.
The Present
Archie -
11.
Christmas Doesn't Compute
Jughead -
12.
Up-to-date
Li'l Jinx -
13.
Reggie's Gift o' Gab!
Reggie -
14.
Locket Lunacy
Archie -
15.
Just Testing
Betty and Veronica -
16.
All Wrapped Up
Betty and Veronica -
17.
With a Little Help from His Friends
Sabrina -
18.
Down But Not Out!
Li'l Jinx -
19.
Christmas Reading
Miss Grundy -
20.
The Gift of Love
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Engage the Enemy
Archie -
22.
Card Shark
Archie and the Gang -
23.
Yule Spirit
Jughead and his Pals
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Stangas
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