Archie's Christmas Stocking #3 [Direct Edition]
(1995)

Archie, 1993 Series
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Price
2.00 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
once a year
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816469876 00311
Editing
Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Parent (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This portable mistletoe is a great idea!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom

A White To Remember (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie's Christmas Stocking / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Svenson the Janitor; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Haggley; Ms. Beazley; Blizzard Wizard; Santa Claus; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
The gang and the teachers at Riverdale wish for a white Christmas, and the Blizzard Wizard obliges them. But he showers the city in blizzard while everyone is doing their last-minute shopping, stranding everyone at the mall.

On Second Thought (Table of Contents: 2)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
While cheering on the football team during a game, Veronica vows that if the team scores, she'll throw a huge party. Mr. Lodge then begs the team not to score.

'Tis Der Season To Be Yolly (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Waldo Weatherbee; Ms. Phlips; Svenson the Janitor; Jughead Jones; Ms. Beazley
Synopsis
When Svenson gets injured and can't play Santa Claus for the local orphanage, Mr. Weatherbee volunteers to step in. But Svenson insists that Mr. Weatherbee also talk like Svenson, so Mr. Weatherbee practices a Swedish accent all day.
Reprints

Archie Club News (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (fan reports)
Pencils
Ellen Leonforte (Archie characters); ? (fan art)
Inks
? (fan art)
Colors
? (fan art); ?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

A report on killer whales.

Jingles' Belle (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Sean Murphey
Inks
Pat Kennedy
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jingles the Magic Elf; Mrs. Jingles
Synopsis
Jingles pops into visit Betty and Veronica-- and to get away from a nagging Mrs. Jingles.

Go for Broke (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie causes Archie to drop Veronica's gift --a bottle of perfume-- when he plays a practical joke.
Reprints
Keywords
prank

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #294.

Archie 1996 Calendar (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom; Jughead Jones; Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Reggie Mantle; Sabrina Spellman

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 2 and 3 of the previous sequence.

Christmas Treasure (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen; drama
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
While looking for a Christmas tree in the woods, the gang find a poor family that survive completely on the land and in the strength of their family's love.
Reprints

Gifted (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugar Plum Faery
Synopsis
While lamenting her inexpensive gifts to give Veronica, Betty listens to Veronica cry about the bad things in her life.

Editor's Notebook (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Big V And Little V (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie gets a talking Veronica doll for Veronica for Christmas. But the doll is programmed to tell the truth -- no matter how harsh.

Toe Stop Twist (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty and Veronica; Street Cruisers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
The gang try out their new skates.

Indexer Notes

Ad for Seneca Sports Street Cruiser Skates. Located on the inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This portable mistletoe is a great idea!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. A White To Remember
    Archie's Christmas Stocking
  3. 2. On Second Thought
    Mr. Lodge
  4. 3. 'Tis Der Season To Be Yolly
    Mr. Weatherbee
  5. 4. Archie Club News
  6. 5. Jingles' Belle
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Go for Broke
    Archie
  8. 7. Archie 1996 Calendar
    Archie
  9. 8. Christmas Treasure
    Archie
  10. 9. Gifted
    Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. Editor's Notebook
  12. 11. Big V And Little V
    Archie
  13. 12. Toe Stop Twist
    Betty and Veronica; Street Cruisers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mark Coale
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Dan Kocher
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Gregg Whitmore