(February 1984)
Archie,
1983 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- 4 times a year in Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 0271000691407
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your ski outfits look similar! What's the difference?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- skiing; snow
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #232
Wedded Bliss
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Ethel overhears Archie and Betty exchanging marriage what-ifs, assumes they're married and starts spreading the news around.
- Reprints
-
from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #27 (April 1970) [with Betty and Veronica logo]
-
Indexer Notes
rumors; gossip
Ring-a-Ding
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie finds an abandoned engagement ring and puts it on Betty's finger. Betty hopes this will lead Veronica to think she's engaged to Archie, but Veronica isn't buying it no matter how often Betty shoves the ring in her face.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #16 (June 1962)
-
- Keywords
- bridge; diamond ring; engagement
Christmas List Maze
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #501 (December 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle.
Itch Pitch
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Betty; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Betty recommends giving Hot Dog a bath for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #169 (January 1970)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; dog
Surprise Story
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- To get Archie away from Betty, Veronica promises him a home-cooked meal. Then she has to come up with a home-cooked meal.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #149 (May 1968)
-
That's the Breaks
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; romance; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Doc; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Batty's excitement at the prospect of a roller skating date with Archie results in her being injured.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #27 (April 1970)
-
- Keywords
- dates; injuries; roller skates
Indexer Notes
Betty is wearing a body stocking in the first part of the story.
Hello Dere!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uh! Oh!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charlie Hawse
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx tries to avoid Charlie Hawse so she won't have to buy him a Christmas gift.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #195 (January 1972)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
[no title indexed]
Veronica's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How did your double date turn out last night, Veronica?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Midge asks Veronica about her double date.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #6 (February 1988)
-
Bats In the Belfry
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie pranks Archie and Veronica after a scary movie and Jughead pranks him back.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #64 (August 1973)
-
- Keywords
- pranks; scary movies
A Gal of Gas
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Charlie
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica stop at Love Gas and Archie becomes infatuated with the pretty attendant.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #69 (April 1972)
-
- Keywords
- gas station; love
Indexer Notes
Art credits from http://joesinnott.com
Groan Ups
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica decide to stop wasting their time with boys.
- Reprints
- from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #63 (July-August 1953)
-
I Believe In You
Sabrina / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Sabrina and Aunt Hilda teach a lesson to a kid who doesn't believe in Santa Claus.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #207 (December 1972)
-
- Keywords
- belief; Christmas
Love and Stitches
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler
- Synopsis
- Betty gets up close and personal with Archie, using the excuse that she's measuring him for a sweater. Veronica decides two can play that game.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
-
Think Big
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's father
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx debates what to get her dad for a Christmas present.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #169 (January 1970)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas presents
Christmas Cheer!
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Leroy
- Synopsis
- 3 two panel gags
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #121 (February 1968)
-
Stitch Pitch
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; "Hunk" Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie is dismayed that the other guys are into needlepoint, until Betty introduces him to her cousin, a pro football player who is also into it.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #67 (December 1973)
-
Tree Triumph
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty manages to outdo Veronica's earrings, with a little help from the Christmas tree.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #217 (February 1974)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas tree; earrings
That Happy Feeling
Sabrina / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey
- Synopsis
- Sabrina wants to give her old toys away to children for Christmas but Aunt Hilda refuses to let her.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #11 (February 1972)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
[no title indexed]
Sabrina Pin-Up / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I tried to use my magic to trim the tree ---
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Sabrina's magic causes Mr. Weatherbee to switch decorations with a Christmas tree.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #196 (June 1972)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas tree; goofs; magic
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I'd like you to meet my cousin Norwood.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Cousin Norwood
- Synopsis
- Archie meets Jughead's cousin, a greeting card writer.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #6 (February 1988)
-
If the Spirit Moves You
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Reggie; Moose; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie and the rest of the basketball team celebrate both flower power and the spirit of Christmas by handing out flowers and being ultra-polite. Coach Kleats wants to see more aggressiveness, and assumes that Riverdale will lose the next game. Despite his fears, the team plays better than ever and wins.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #169 (January 1970)
-
- Keywords
- basketball; Christmas; flower power
Indexer Notes
Designated in title block as a Coach Kleats story.
At the end, the opposing team seems to have caught on.
It's In the Cards
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica goes out of her way to make Betty feel inadequate over the inexpensive Christmas cards she mailed out.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas Cards
Top Kick
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- After he sees Miss Grundy talking to the girls like a drill sergeant, Mr. Weatherbee tells her to be a pal to her students.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #16 (June 1962)
-
- Keywords
- dancing; The Twist
Indexer Notes
This title is often seen in War-related comic stories
Archie Ski Maze
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #90 (February 2005)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #251 (April 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Maze puzzle.
Shopping Daze Till Christmas
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- While shopping for Christmas presents for herself, Veronica runs across a destitute woman unable to purchase any gifts for the season.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas shopping; kindness; malls
A Run for Your Money
Betty / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- A simple run in a stocking eventually leads to Betty's date with Archie crashing and burning.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #28 (June 1970)
-
- Keywords
- nylon stockings; telephone
Betty's Holiday Fashions
Betty / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #251 (February 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Unsigned and uncredited in this reprint
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Pin up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wonder what I should get for Archie!
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #11 (February 1972)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Nifty Gifty
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- romance; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty gives Archie a suggestion box for Christmas, complete with a suggestion in it.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #217 (February 1974)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas presents
A Christmas Story or What the Dickens???
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Ghost of Christmas Past; Ghost of Christmas to Come; Old Veronica; Old Betty; Old Archie; Old Jughead; Old Ethel; Old Reggie; Dilton Doiley; Moose; Midge
- Synopsis
- After refusing to join the gang in singing Christmas carols, Veronica is visited by a ghostly spirit and shown what's in store for her if she doesn't change her ways.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
-
Indexer Notes
Parts of this story were adapted from "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
In the Future Christmas, Archie has evidently married Betty and Jughead has married Ethel.
You Can Count On It!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gigi
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #195 (January 1972)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Your ski outfits look similar! What's the difference?"]
Betty and Veronica -
1.
Wedded Bliss
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Ring-a-Ding
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Christmas List Maze
Veronica -
4.
Itch Pitch
Archie -
5.
Surprise Story
Betty and Veronica -
6.
That's the Breaks
Betty -
7.
Hello Dere!
Li'l Jinx -
8.
["How did your double date turn out last night, Veronica?"]
Veronica's Gag Bag -
9.
Bats In the Belfry
Reggie -
10.
A Gal of Gas
Archie -
11.
Groan Ups
Archie -
12.
I Believe In You
Sabrina -
13.
Love and Stitches
Betty and Veronica -
14.
Think Big
Li'l Jinx -
15.
[no title indexed]
Dear Betty and Veronica -
16.
Christmas Cheer!
Archie and the Gang -
17.
Stitch Pitch
Archie and the Gang -
18.
Tree Triumph
Betty and Veronica -
19.
That Happy Feeling
Sabrina -
20.
["I tried to use my magic to trim the tree ---"]
Sabrina Pin-Up -
21.
["Archie, I'd like you to meet my cousin Norwood."]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
22.
If the Spirit Moves You
Archie -
23.
It's In the Cards
Betty and Veronica -
24.
Top Kick
Betty and Veronica -
25.
Archie Ski Maze
Archie -
26.
'Tis the Season to be Jolly!!
-
27.
Shopping Daze Till Christmas
Betty and Veronica -
28.
A Run for Your Money
Betty -
29.
Betty's Holiday Fashions
Betty -
30.
["The future is now!"]
-
31.
["I wonder what I should get for Archie!"]
Betty and Veronica Pin up -
32.
["Twas the night before Christmas"]
Betty and Veronica Pin up -
33.
Nifty Gifty
Betty -
34.
A Christmas Story or What the Dickens???
Betty and Veronica -
35.
You Can Count On It!
Li'l Jinx -
36.
["Just because I'm rich..."]
Betty's Gag Bag
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Aaron Gullison
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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