(February 1988)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.35 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 027100069942 88
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Me, Santa Claus?! Gosh! Whatever gave you the idea that I'd make a good Santa?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee
- Keywords
- Christmas; Santa Claus
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie Giant Series Magazine #31
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics Digest (1973 series) #88 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/789/w100/789774.jpg?457212225819743410)
The Christmas Present
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian; Ginny Sykora
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Svenson; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- Svenson is grumpy about the cleaning up he'll do because of the school Christmas party.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #70 (February 1994)
-
Munch Crunch
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats gets Jughead to try a new snack.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #75 (January 1982)
-
Horse Remorse
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead go horseback riding.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #75 (January 1982)
-
Heat Treat
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- It's cold outside, the school furnace is not working, and Archie and Jughead are late to school.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #275 (March 1981)
-
Ball Brawl
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Smithers brings Mr. Lodge a platter of snowballs to use on Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)
-
The Scary Season
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty's gloom around the holidays is spreading to her friends.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #525 (January 1983)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; sad
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #279, no credits listed in this digest.
Santa Antics
Li'l Jinx's Pals Charley Hawse and Gigi / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Gigi
- Synopsis
- Charley masquerades as Santa to con Gigi into going to the dance with him.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #371 (February 1982)
-
Borrow Sorrow
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead borrows money from Archie for lunch.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #217 (February 1976)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #136 (February 2008)
-
Short Retort
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones (on phone)
- Synopsis
- Ethel asks Jughead if he missed her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #217 (February 1976)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #136 (February 2008)
-
Dance Chance
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Betty to go to the winter dance.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #254 (March 1979)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #221 (March 2012), #277 (March 2020)
-
Tokens of Love
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Veronica argue over the meaning of Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #500 (December 1980)
-
Yule Yowl
Sabrina's Cat, Salem / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Salem; Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
- Synopsis
- Bored with the Christmas celebration at the house, Salem decides to wander the neighborhood and ends up doing good deeds for the neighborhood animals in spite of his mood.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #65 (February 1981)
-
Note-Worthy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie buys Veronica a stationary set and writes romantic things on several pages throughout the pack.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #476 (December 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #94, no credits listed in this digest.
Pop's Pin Up
Pop Tate / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Pop Tate throws out Jughead for trying to scam free burgers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #217 (February 1976)
-
Hit Bit
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie gets detention for throwing snowballs.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #219 (April 1976)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #100 (March 2004)
-
Jump Chump
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie go ski jumping.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
ski jump
Surprise Size
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie is bragging about the size of the fish he caught until he sees Archie's.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #218 (March 1976)
-
- Keywords
- fishing
Burnt Offering
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica has invited Jughead, Betty and Archie over for Christmas dinner but Jughead doesn't want to go.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #228 (December 1974)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas dinner
Christmas List
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Alisa Merrill
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida [as Bill Y]
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead go to the woods to cut and bring back a yule log.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #512 (December 1981)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; fireplace; log; wood
Letter Perfect
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty decides to make monogram sweaters as Christmas gifts for her friends.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #299 (February 1976)
-
The Time and the Place
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- After Veronica stands Archie up, forcing him to wait in a driving snow storm, he gets payback in his own way.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #38 (February 1975)
-
Plain Red Wrapper
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Saburo (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Officer Clancy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Officer Clancy wears Archie's Santa suit to Veronica's party.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #524 (January 1983)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
On the Ball!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Li'l Jinx- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
- Synopsis
- Hap is rushing his seasons.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #109 (March 2007)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #277 (March 2020)
-
Quail Trail
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie is afraid to attempt a ski jump.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #189 (October 1973), #219 (April 1976)
-
- Keywords
- ski jump
Shopworn
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Jughead complains about the challenges of going Christmas shopping.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #500 (December 1980)
-
Hilda's Holiday
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Della the head witch
- Synopsis
- After hearing the story of Santa Claus, Hilda decides to track down this errant warlock and teach him a lesson.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #220 (December 1973)
-
Stamp Scamp
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose doesn't understand when Archie tells him that "stamping his feet" will help warm them up.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
-
Ploy Decoy
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones; Gladys Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's dad tricks him in to shoveling the walk.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
-
Fee Plea
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie begs Mr. Lodge to pay him to shovel his driveway.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
-
Spry Reply
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee asks Jughead if he knows what time it is.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #75 (January 1982)
-
Trick Shtick
Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to teach Hot Dog to fetch his slippers.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #75 (January 1982)
-
Lip Service
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica uses mistletoe to kiss Archie at different places in her house.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #525 (January 1983)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; kiss; mistletoe; umbrella
Snow Row
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie throw snowballs at Moose, but he doesn't feel it.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #254 (March 1979)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #55 (March 2001)
-
[no title indexed]
Miss Grundy Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy falls on the slopes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #242 (March 1978)
-
Cold Christmas
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #525 (January 1983)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas carols
A Christmas Ditty
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie doesn't have enough money to buy Christmas gifts for Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #500 (December 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Entire story is a running narrative, in rhyme, by Archie.
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead paints a roast, but Hot Dog finishes it off.
- Reprints
- from Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #75 (January 1982)
-
Bright Sight
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie has a new use for Christmas lights.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #253 (February 1979)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #6 (February 2020)
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Footsteps
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie enjoys his loud boots he got as a present from Veronica. Mr. Lodge drops a vase when Archie sneaks up on him.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #512 (December 1981)
-
- Keywords
- broken; cowboy boots; gift; vase
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Me, Santa Claus?! Gosh! Whatever gave you the idea that I'd make a good Santa?"]
Archie -
1.
The Christmas Present
Archie -
2.
Munch Crunch
Jughead -
3.
Horse Remorse
Jughead -
4.
Heat Treat
Archie -
5.
Ball Brawl
Mr. Lodge -
6.
The Scary Season
Betty and Veronica -
7.
Santa Antics
Li'l Jinx's Pals Charley Hawse and Gigi -
8.
Borrow Sorrow
Archie -
9.
Short Retort
Jughead -
10.
Dance Chance
Betty -
11.
Tokens of Love
Jughead -
12.
Yule Yowl
Sabrina's Cat, Salem -
13.
Note-Worthy
Archie -
14.
Pop's Pin Up
Pop Tate -
15.
Hit Bit
Archie -
16.
Jump Chump
Archie -
17.
Surprise Size
Reggie -
18.
Burnt Offering
Jughead -
19.
Christmas List
Archie -
20.
Letter Perfect
Betty and Veronica -
21.
The Time and the Place
Archie -
22.
Plain Red Wrapper
Archie -
23.
On the Ball!
Li'l Jinx -
24.
Quail Trail
Archie -
25.
Shopworn
Jughead -
26.
Hilda's Holiday
Sabrina -
27.
Stamp Scamp
Big Moose -
28.
Ploy Decoy
Jughead -
29.
Fee Plea
Archie -
30.
Spry Reply
Jughead -
31.
Trick Shtick
Hot Dog -
32.
Lip Service
Betty and Veronica -
33.
Snow Row
Reggie -
34.
[no title indexed]
Miss Grundy Pin Up -
35.
Cold Christmas
Betty and Veronica -
36.
A Christmas Ditty
Archie -
37.
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles
Jughead -
38.
Bright Sight
Reggie -
39.
Footsteps
Archie
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- Joey Beretta
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Scott Marshall
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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