Archie Comics Digest
#132
(February 1995)
Archie,
1973 Series
- Price
- 1.75 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- Published 6 times a year in Feb, May, Jun, 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
- Barcode
- 009128468501 32
- Editing
- Nanci Dakesian; Victor Gorelick
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Digest size
- Paper Stock
- Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
- Binding
- Perfect Bound
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
Locket Lunacy
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dan Parent (credited)
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally mixes up the Christmas presents he got Veronica and Ethel, giving Ethel an expensive locket meant for Veronica.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #7 (December 2002) - in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #274 (January 2017)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Compendium (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
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- Keywords
- Christmas
Alley Tally
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy sends Archie and Jughead into town on a school project and they went bowling instead.
- Reprints
Sneeze Wheeze
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead's sneeze covers Reggie in ice cream.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #198 (February 2014)
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Scamp Champ
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead bets Reggie he can jump ten barrels.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #198 (February 2014)
-
Swift Drift
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose makes a perfect target!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie throws a snowball at Moose.
- Reprints
Snow Drifting
Big Moose / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Fernando Ruiz
- Inks
- Pat Kennedy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Moose thinks deeply about snow and discusses it with Dilton.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #7 (January 2017)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #23 (January 2017)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Compendium (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
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- Keywords
- icicle; imagination; snow; winter
Shocking Stocking
Archie's Pal Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Tom Moore
- Pencils
- Tom Moore
- Inks
- Tom Moore
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Tom Moore
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead wants Betty to knit him a giant stocking.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas; fireplace; mantle; stocking
Visions of Sugar Plums
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi Veronica!
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Sugar Plum Fairy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- At a Christmas party, Betty and Veronica both use Sugar Plum to help them get Archie to themselves.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #606 (January 1990)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas party; fairy
Door Flaw
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Daddy! Here's your newspaper!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Hap shows Jinx how to deliver a paper.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #121 (March 1980)
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Editor's Notebook
Victor Gorelick / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Gorelick
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Monthly letter to Archie readers from editor Victor Gorelick.
Looking for Christmas
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aaghh! This string of lights is shot!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hubert Smithers; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie's parents are fighting over how much money Christmas is costing them. He goes to all his friends for advice.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #605 (January 1990)
-
- Keywords
- caroling; Christmas; money troubles
Swift Gift
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Jon D'Agostino
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Sabrina's attempt to help out Betty backfires.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #220 (December 1973)
-
If the Suit Fits!
Mister Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson; Ms. Beazly; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee tries to lose weight to fit into his Santa suit.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (February 1989)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Making Brownie Points
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, men! Are we all here and ready to dig in?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Santa Claus; Jingles the Elf; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Two children steal Veronica's Christmas gifts, but Jingles finds the culprits.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #605 (January 1990)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Ace Place
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead sets up Archie's campaign headquarters in the detention room.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #198 (February 2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #71 (October 2017)
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Keen Machine
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton's new computer will help him invent anything.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #198 (February 2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #71 (October 2017)
-
Gift-Rapped
Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Webb
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith]; Alexandra Cabot; Alex Cabot III
- Synopsis
- Alexandra only wants designer wrapped presents under her Christmas tree.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (February 1989)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; gift; present; tree
Holiday Prone
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What do you think of my idea, loveboat?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley; Coach Kleats; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Beazley
- Synopsis
- Archie keeps causing accidents at school but he's forgiven when he dresses as Santa and hands out gifts to the school staff.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #502 (January 1981)
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Red and Green Blues
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Polly Cooper; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty is spending so much time preparing for the Christmas holidays that she can't seem to enjoy them.
- Reprints
- from Betty's Diary (Archie, 1986 series) #23 (February 1989)
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- Keywords
- baking; Christmas; shopping
The Mechanic
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Doug Crane (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Svenson; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- The furnace is out at the high school but maybe Jughead can fix it.
Christmas in New York
Sabrina and Esmeralda / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Golliher
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Esmeralda (Sabrina's cousin); Della
- Synopsis
- Della puts all the mortals in New York City to sleep for two days so Christmas passes them by.
- Reprints
- from Laugh (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (February 1989)
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- Keywords
- gift; present; shopping; suspended animation
Indexer Notes
parodies Macy's as "Lacey's." Features the World Trade Center.
Betty's Christmas Fashions
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- No story; Betty models fashion designs submitted by readers.
Holiday Hang-Ups
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The gang discuss how their parents are no good at choosing Christmas presents.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #27 (February 1990)
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- Keywords
- Christmas
Archie's Christmas Present!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #592 (January 1989)
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Indexer Notes
word scramble puzzle
Skid Row
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Mike Pellowski (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- After a snowstorm, Archie tries to ski to Veronica's house.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #35 (February 2014)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["I guess this answers my question about Veronica seeing me with Betty!"]
Archie -
1.
Locket Lunacy
Archie -
2.
Alley Tally
Archie -
3.
Sneeze Wheeze
Jughead -
4.
Scamp Champ
Jughead -
5.
Swift Drift
Reggie -
6.
Snow Drifting
Big Moose -
7.
Shocking Stocking
Archie's Pal Jughead -
8.
Visions of Sugar Plums
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Door Flaw
Li'l Jinx -
10.
Editor's Notebook
Victor Gorelick -
11.
Looking for Christmas
Archie -
12.
Swift Gift
Sabrina -
13.
If the Suit Fits!
Mister Weatherbee -
14.
Making Brownie Points
Archie -
15.
Ace Place
Jughead -
16.
Keen Machine
Jughead -
17.
Gift-Rapped
Josie and the Pussycats -
18.
Holiday Prone
Archie -
19.
Red and Green Blues
Betty's Diary -
20.
The Mechanic
Archie -
21.
Christmas in New York
Sabrina and Esmeralda -
22.
Betty's Christmas Fashions
Betty -
23.
Holiday Hang-Ups
Betty and Veronica -
24.
Archie's Christmas Present!
Archie -
25.
Skid Row
Archie
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