Archie Comics Digest #100

(February 1990)

We're Getting Santa Mental! (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

Al Hartley

Pencils:

Al Hartley

Inks:

Henry Scarpelli

Colors:

Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly; Betty Cooper; Ethel; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Svenson

Synopsis:

The Archie gang celebrate Christmas and the 100th issue of Archie's Comics Digest.

New View (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie Andrews / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Mr. Weatherbee decides to be more friendly to the students and try some new techniques in his job.

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Hot Shot (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie Andrews / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Archie and Jughead get shots at school but Archie's has a delayed reaction.

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Slick Pick (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie Andrews / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Ethel

Synopsis:

Archie insults Reggie and Big Ethel takes it as a compliment.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #98 (March 1966)

Twinkle Toes (Table of Contents: 5)

Dilton Doiley / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Dilton builds a pair of shoes that can make him a great dancer.

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Earthquake (Table of Contents: 6)

Chuck Clayton / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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Genre:

teen; adventure

Characters:

Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Mr. Mason; Harold Mason

Synopsis:

Chuck is fired from his job and arrested when $100 goes missing. Chuck and Archie save Mr. Mason after his store collapses in an earthquake and then prove that Mason's son Harold is the one who stole the money.

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Party Smarty (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Jughead attends a French fashion show for the pastries.

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Devine Sign (Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead Jones / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy

Synopsis:

Miss Grundy tries to get Jughead to think.

Reprints:

• in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #183 (February 1971)

Late Date (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie Andrews / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie is late for his dinner with Veronica.

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The Android Maneuver (Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead Jones / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

George Gladir

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Ethel; Stacy (android)

Synopsis:

Dilton builds an android named Stacy to keep Ethel away from Jughead during a skiing trip.

Reprints:

• in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #178 (April 2012)

Keywords:

android; robot; skiing

Season's Greetings (Table of Contents: 11)

Moose Mason / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

George Gladir

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo Jr.

Inks:

Jim DeCarlo

Colors:

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Letters:

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Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Reggie kisses Midge in front of Moose claiming that it's in the Christmas spirit but Moose gets even with his present to Reggie.

Reprints:

• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #70 (February 1994)
• in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #1 (February 1997)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #12 (January 2012)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #12.

Word Games (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie Andrews / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Mr. Weatherbee is convinced that all the students are talking about is Christmas.

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Scenes From Christmas Past (Table of Contents: 13)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Sabrina

Synopsis:

Archie and Jughead spot Santa taking a large bag into an unexpected place.

Reprints:

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #231 (January 1975)

Indexer Notes

Sabrina only appears in the title masthead.

Wrap Session (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Archie does such a bad job wrapping Christmas presents that he gets Veronica to wrap the present he is giving Betty and vice versa.

Reprints:

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #241 (December 1975)
• in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #187 (January 2013)

Keywords:

Christmas; Christmas presents

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprinting in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #187.

The Yule Fool (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie Andrews / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Archie wants to cut down a real tree for Christmas, while Reggie and Veronica prefer the greater convenience of store-bought artificial trees.

Reprints:

• from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #197 (February 1970)

Deer Deer! (Table of Contents: 16)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

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Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Charley

Synopsis:

Charley tries to name all Santa's reindeer.

Reprints:

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #491 (January 1980)

Prize Package (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie Andrews / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Reggie doesn't have a costume for the Christmas party but Archie has a solution.

Reprints:

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #454 (January 1977)

Keywords:

Christmas; costume party; gift; present

A Spell of Trouble (Table of Contents: 18)

Moose Mason / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Mike Pellowski

Pencils:

Stan Goldberg

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Reggie and another student frame Moose by misspelling graffiti on the side of the school.

Reprints:

• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #148 (February 2004)
• in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #21 (December 2012)

The Truant Officer (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dawson (Truant Officer); Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica learn that the school's truant officer isn't a bad guy.

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Auto Suggestion (Table of Contents: 20)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan Decarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Josie; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III

Synopsis:

Alex refuses to drive more slowly: the energy crisis doesn't affect the Cabots because they don't have shortages of oil, and safety issues don't affect Cabot cars.

Reprints:

• from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #81 (February 1975)

Double Takes (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

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Indexer Notes

3 two-panel strips.

The Good Side of Evil (Table of Contents: 22)

Sabrina the Teenage Witch / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Samm Schwartz ?

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

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Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Sabrina the Teenage Witch; Cousin Ambrose; Della

Synopsis:

Della forbids Sabrina to do any good deeds during Christmastime but Sabrina finds a way to be "evil" while helping those who need it.

Reprints:

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #491 (January 1980)

Season Reason (Table of Contents: 23)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

children; humor

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse

Synopsis:

Charley explains why he's suddenly nice to his sister.

Reprints:

• from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #231 (January 1975)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Editor's Notebook / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Price Control (Table of Contents: 25)

Archie Andrews / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie makes a hand-made pendant for Jughead for Christmas and it's such a hit that everybody wants one.

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The Little Darlings (Table of Contents: 26)

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

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Emmylou Baxter; Tommy Baxter; Jimmy Baxter; Miss Grundy

Synopsis:

Veronica fills in for Santa Claus at her father's department store and then Betty plays Santa at the Christmas party for the orphanage.

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Bottle Battle (Table of Contents: 27)

Jughead Jones / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Jughead doesn't need a coat in the cold weather.

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Feast Fiesta (Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead Jones / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

The Ice Cream Man makes deliveries to Jughead's house in the middle of winter.

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Hotsy Totsy (Table of Contents: 29)

Jughead Jones / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

When the fireplace at the ski lodge is crowded Jughead finds a way to stay warm.

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You Don't Need Drugs... (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie Andrews / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews

What are Friends For (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie Andrews / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis:

Archie and Jughead get all their friends to pay off their tabs at Pop's shop for his Christmas present.

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