(January 1983)

Archie, 1954 Series
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Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
10 times a year, twice in Jan., Sept., and Oct. and once in March, April, June, and Aug.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Barcode
0271000698901
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Victor Gorelick (art director)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll test the lights and the music, Betty!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas tree; lights; mistletoe; record player

Lip Service (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ronnie and her family always decorate their place so beautifully at Christmas!
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Veronica uses mistletoe to kiss Archie at different places in her house.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas; kiss; mistletoe; umbrella

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dear Betty and Veronica / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Veronica-Yule Return! (Table of Contents: 3)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
maze
Reprints

The Scary Season (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, dear, are you bubbling over, as you usually are at this time of year?
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Betty's gloom around the holidays is spreading to her friends.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas; sad

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #279.

The Rise and Fall (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay! We're all agreed, then! We'll all attend the big party at the community center!
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Gaston; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Gaston bakes a giant Christmas cake for the community center that doesn't fit through the door.
Reprints
Keywords
baking; cake; Christmas

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #276.

Betty's Holiday Fashions (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Reader fashion ideas from: Tessa L. Hall (Newport, KY); Caleigh Askew (Camrose, Alta, Canada); May Yim (Burnaby, B.C., Canada); Halley Tepperman (Ontario, Canada).

Cold Christmas (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
C.D. Marley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica try to convince C.D. Marley, a Scrooge, of the good things about Christmas.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas carols

Snake Hunt (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Josie; Magic Snake Puzzle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I'll test the lights and the music, Betty!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. Lip Service
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Dear Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Veronica-Yule Return!
    Veronica
  5. 4. The Scary Season
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. The Rise and Fall
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Betty's Holiday Fashions
    Betty
  8. 7. Cold Christmas
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Snake Hunt
    Josie; Magic Snake Puzzle
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Kristin Kavanagh
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer