- Script
- James Gartler (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited); Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks Christmas has become too much about gifts and not enough about what the season is really about, goodwill towards men.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas
- Script
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- 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
- Keywords
- Christmas
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; unnamed kids; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; S. Claus
- Synopsis
- Archie's car breaks down after he buys a Christmas tree outside of town. He trades his tree with some needy kids and gets a ride from Santa Claus who gives him a new tree.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas tree; Santa Claus
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Jingles; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Jingles the magic Christmas elf comes to Riverdale to visit the gang. He shows the kids his new computer that keeps track of everyone's wishes. But he falls asleep while inputting wishes, and the gang get their wishes swapped.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- John Workman (credited)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Valerie; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie can't find the right place to hang the mistletoe for his Christmas party.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas; mistletoe
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Find out what Archie wants for Christmas.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Santa
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Galvan (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jack Morelli ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Pencilneck G; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Andrews [Fred Andrews]; Mrs. Andrews [Mary Andrews]; Betty Cooper; Zane Zappen; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- Keywords
- pencils; photographs
- Script
- Batton Lash (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Galvan (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ms. Haggly [Martha Haggly] (see notes); Ms. Grundy [Geraldine Grundy]; Prof. Flutesnoot [Elmer Benjamin Flutesnoot]; Mr. Burrows [Sam Burrows] (cameo); Mr. Andrews [Fred Andrews]; Mrs. Andrews [Mary Andrews]; Shrevy [the Lodges' chauffeur]; Mr. Lodge [Hiram Lodge]; Mrs. Jones [Gladys Jones]; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pencilneck G; Zane Zappen (first appearance); Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper [Hal Cooper] (cameo); Mrs. Cooper [Alice Cooper]; Ms. Flores [Jackie Flores]; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo Weatherbee]; Jughead Jones; Mr. Nee [Bill Nee]; Connie [full name unknown] (first appearance); Penelope [full name unknown] (first appearance); Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs (cameo); Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo); Moose Mason; Ms. Kandinsky (possible first appearance; cameo); Greger (cameo)
- Synopsis
- While his parents get an earful about him at parent-teacher night, Archie finds his plans to study at home interrupted by visitors, visitors, and more visitors. Archie meets Chuck, Moose approaches Midge, and Ethel gets ditched by Jughead for the first time.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- motorcycle gang
Ms. Haggly's first name is revealed as Martha in this issue.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie can't afford a cell phone.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cell phone
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's the information you wanted, sir!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Phlips
- Synopsis
- Archie gives the wrong information to Mr. Weatherbee.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead get kicked off the basketball team.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- basketball
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica try to get Archie to eat more fruit.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- fruit
- Script
- Angelo Decesare (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to take his birthday card money to the bank but ends up spending it before he gets there.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- pantomime
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Fred try to be quiet so Mary can sleep in on a Saturday morning.
- Reprints
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Joe Nevada
- Synopsis
- Wanting to get the boys away from football for a day, Veronica and Midge take them to a cabin in the woods but they run into former pro quarterback Joe Nevada.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- football
Joe Nevada is a parody of Joe Namath.
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- When Veronica expresses her frustration over the male orientation of arcade video games, Mr. Lodge takes her and Betty to his video game company to get their input on making female oriented games.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- video game
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
Unscramble the Words puzzle.
Credits form the index of the original issue, no credits listed in this digest.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The good part of Reggie's dream is that Betty and Veronica were in a race with Archie as the prize. The bad part is that they both refused to run.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Dream
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Reggie gets angry when he thinks that Archie and the gang are keeping secrets from him until he finds out that they are planning a surprise party.
- Reprints
- Script
- Craig Boldman (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Jack Morelli (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred hears a dripping sound and searches for the leak in the house's plumbing.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- plumbing
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica is all excited about a new romantic movie but Archie is dreading its arrival.
- Reprints
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Coach Clayton; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Coach Clayton shows the team their game that Archie video taped, but Archie filmed cute girls in the stands as much as he filmed the game.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- basketball
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty join a health club on a two for one special. But each one finds the competition for the attention of the other one too much to bear.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- exercise; gym; health club
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Doug Crane (credited)
- Inks
- Richard Maurizio (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones]
- Synopsis
- Archie dreams of being a successful solo rock star and leaving the Archies behind.
- Reprints
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Dr. Smith; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Archie sprains his ankle and has to be on crutches for three weeks.
- Reprints
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are assigned opposite positions in a classroom debate. Secretly they agree that the winner will accompany Archie to Friday night's concert.
- Reprints
- Script
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie has a job carrying a sandwich board sign but Veronica thinks he needs a more prestigious sign.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- sandwich board
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- With the power out, Archie and his parents decide to play a board game.
- Reprints
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- In a mock trial, Betty accuses Veronica of trying to steal Archie's affections. The jury of girls decides in favor of neither girl because they all want their own chance with Archie.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- jury; trial
- Script
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Amash (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a job as a mall security guard and tracks down the person who has been writing on the walls in the mall.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- graffiti; security guard
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo, Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Smithers; Gaston
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are giving Mr. Lodge's house a free energy survey.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- energy conservation
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally destroys Svenson's toupee.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- toupee
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy] (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Selig (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred and Archie try to find a new hobby they can enjoy together.
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Juanita; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie first helps Juanita with her homework, then helps Betty and finally helps Veronica, making for a late night of studying.
- Reprints
- Script
- Hal Smith (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks he's going to have one of those days where everything goes wrong.
- Reprints
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie bundles up in rain gear to go to Veronica's in a downpour. When he gets there he finds she now has an enclosed pool and wants him to go swimming.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- rain; swimming pool; umbrella
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Chic Stone (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; The Widow Weber
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee asks Archie for advice in his courting of the Widow Weber.
- Reprints
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Phil Felix (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred thinks Mary spends too much on groceries and that he can do a better job using coupons but soon learns the truth.
- Reprints
- Script
- Hal Smith (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate (cameo); Cousin Jerry
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to patch up the relationship between Mr. Lodge and his cousin Jerry.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- baseball cards; diplomacy; feud; reunion; snowman
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Kennedy (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred hires a group of house keepers to come clean the house before his cousins stop by on a surprise visit.
- Reprints
- Script
- Bill Golliher (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- It is Career Day but nobody wants Archie to watch them for the day and keep passing him off to somebody else.
- Reprints
- Script
- Hal Smith (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Fred gives Archie a two dollar bill and tells him to try to go all week without spending it.
- Reprints
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Little Archie; Pop Tate; Spotty; Mr. O'Malley; Mr. Adams; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- While delivering papers Archie discovers that a fake Santa Claus is robbing the newspaper office.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas; newspaper; paper boy
- Script
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie; Little Reggie; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Little Archie accidentally glues Mr. Weatherbee to his chair.
- Reprints
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Santa Claus; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is on the slightly naughty list and receives his gift from Santa.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas; gift; list; present; robe
Archie's address is given as 123 Elm Street.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Kathleen Webb
- Inks
- Bill Webb, Jr.
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants Betty to stop kissing Archie under Veronica's mistletoe.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- mistletoe
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica spots Archie buying her gift. Ethel shows Archie her gift from Jughead. Jughead rings for the Salvation Army from a sheltered spot.
- Reprints
This is a collection of three two-panel gags rather than a continuous story.
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Doug Crane (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Santa Claus; Timothy the giant elf; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Santa dispatches an elf to Riverdale to help Reggie do a good deed.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- car; cartoon; Christmas; naughty list; nice list
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos (credited)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Gaskill
- Synopsis
- Archie and his dad get caught up in a Christmas decorating competition with a neighbor and nearly miss out on the true spirit of the season.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas