(December 1981)
Archie,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Twice in Jan., Sept., Oct., and Dec.; once in March, April, June and August
- On-sale Date
- 1981-11-10
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Barcode
- 0271000698912
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Victor Gorelick (art director)
Issue Notes
This is the second of two issues cover dated December, 1981. The title of this issue is Betty and Veronica Christmas Spectacular.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #196.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #196.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What the world needs this Christmas is peace and love!..
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Betty reflects on the traditional aspects of Christmas, while Veronica laments the more modern aspects.
- Reprints
in 
Bucolic Frolic
Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alexandra Cabot; Valerie Brown
- Synopsis
- Josie uses Hostess Cupcakes to lure Alan away from Alexandra's picnic to her picnic.
The Dog Who Saved the Day
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Smithers the butler; Gaston the chef; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets a cursed doll for Christmas.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #70 (February 1994)
-
Betty and Veronica's Christmas Fashions
Betty and Veronica / illustration / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
No story; Betty and Veronica model fashion designs submitted by readers.
The Man in the Red Suit
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (signed as Stan G.)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, what say we celebrate Christmas by making a Santa Claus snowman?
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica Christmas Spectacular- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Martha
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets the urge to sculpt a Santa statue out of snow and thinks nothing of using a gallon of food coloring to achieve the proper effect.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Archie Christmas Comics (Archie, 2020 series) (2020)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #279 (February 2020)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #6
- in B&V Friends Forever [Betty and Veronica Friends Forever] (Archie, 2018 series) #1 (18) - Christmas Party (January 2023)
-
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Eda Edwards (as Betty and Veronica)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My younger brother...
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- "Betty" and "Veronica" answer reader letters.
Pursuit of Pleasure
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (sourced)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tragedy? What tragedy?
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica Christmas Spectacular
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Through a charity she's working with, Veronica gets a letter to Santa from a poor child who neglects to put his address on the envelope. Using Betty's deductive skills, the girls track the child's mother down and provide the child with a merry Christmas.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #94 (February 1989)
- in The Best of Archie Christmas Comics (Archie, 2020 series) (2020)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #279 (February 2020)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #11 (January 2021)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #6
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Days Daze
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx Holliday; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley laments the wait until Christmas.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #94 (February 1989)
- in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #10 (December 2005)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #276 (January 2020)
-
Branch Line
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (sourced)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- The necessary pruning of the giant fir on the Lodge Estate has Mr. Lodge depressed over the upcoming holiday season. But Betty's father unintentionally gives her an inspiration as to how to cheer Mr. Lodge up.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #60 (February 1989)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) ([October] 2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #44 (December 2014)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #286 (January 2021)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #11
-
- Keywords
- Christmas tree
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["What the world needs this Christmas is peace and love!.."]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Bucolic Frolic
Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie -
2.
The Dog Who Saved the Day
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Betty and Veronica's Christmas Fashions
Betty and Veronica -
4.
The Man in the Red Suit
Betty and Veronica -
5.
["My younger brother..."]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
6.
Pursuit of Pleasure
Betty and Veronica -
7.
Days Daze
Li'l Jinx -
8.
Branch Line
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Igor Dybzinski
- Merlin Haas
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Joey Sayer
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