Archie #543
(February 2004)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
2.19 USD; 2.59 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Every 4 weeks, twice in July.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
071896467475 43
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The holiday greenery is going fast!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Christmas tree shoppers
Synopsis
Holiday greenery is going fast, especially the bills from Archie's wallet.
Keywords
Christmas tree; holiday

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Night Before Christmas (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Crosby (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Santa Claus
Synopsis
The Andrews family raids the refrigerator late Christmas Eve. While they're in the kitchen, Santa Claus leaves their presents.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas; holiday

Indexer Notes

Two-part story, complete in this issue. Imitates the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," attributed to Clement Moore.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

A-Files / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Another excellent A-files page submitted by readers like you.
Characters
Archie Andrews; bird; man

Indexer Notes

Reports from fans Eleni Stephanides and Jeremy Elkins.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Fan Art (Table of Contents: 8)

Fan Art / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Fan art by Willy Yoder and Cheryl Elliott.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Same Game (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
Archie makes a fool of himself at the ice rink, showing off for Veronica.
Reprints
Keywords
Ice skating; winter

Windows Pain (Table of Contents: 12)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harold Smith
Pencils
? Kennedy (credited) [as Kennedy]
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie is having trouble with Windows on his computer. He consults Jughead at the electronics store, but all Jughead does is wash the windows.
Reprints
Keywords
Computer

Indexer Notes

GCD record at Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine # 4 cites Hal Smith as writer and Pat Kennedy as inker.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Hot Doggin' It (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
? Smith (credited) [as Smith]
Pencils
? Kennedy (credited) [as Kennedy]
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
The boys rush through the kitchen so quickly that Mrs. Andrews feels like she's in a drive-thru window.
Reprints

Jingles All the Way (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Hot Dog; Jingles; Mrs. Claus
Synopsis
Jingles is disappointed that he can't bring Christmas cheer to his friends in Riverdale. Instead he brings cheer to Mrs. Claus, who's always alone on Christmas Eve.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas; elf; holiday; North Pole

Indexer Notes

GCD record at Archie Double Digest # 245 credits Script Kathleen Webb; Pencils Stan Goldberg; Inks Jim Amash; Colors Barry Grossman; Letters Vickie Williams.

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The holiday greenery is going fast!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. ["Put on the hat and play as The Cat."]
  3. 2. The Night Before Christmas
    Archie
  4. 3. ["Laughter is your best weapon."]
  5. 4. ["Another excellent A-files page submitted by readers like you."]
    A-Files
  6. 5. ["Dear Archie Readers"]
    Editor's Notebook
  7. 6. ["96 pages of the best Archie daily newspaper strips!"]
  8. 7. ["The wacky wobbler is here!"]
  9. 8. Fan Art
    Fan Art
  10. 9. ["The Official Archie 2004 16 month calendar"]
  11. 10. ["Archie's Holiday Fun Digest # 8"]
  12. 11. The Same Game
    Archie
  13. 12. Windows Pain
    Reggie
  14. 13. ["Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search"]
  15. 14. Hot Doggin' It
    Archie
  16. 15. Jingles All the Way
    Archie
  17. 16. ["Bigger world."]
  18. 17. ["Who are you?"]
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  • Katie
  • Kirk House
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk