(February 1997)
Archie,
1997 Series
- Price
- 1.79 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- once a year
- On-sale Date
- 1996-12
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 071896468663 01
- Editing
- Nanci Dakesian (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
Issue Notes
This'll Sleigh Ya
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Agatha Thirkel
- Synopsis
- A fake Santa tries to rob the Lodge family but Christmas spirit makes him give himself up to the police.
- Reprints
-
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #207 (January 2013)
-
- Keywords
- bracelet; Christmas; diamond; jewelry; Santa; sleigh; stick up; thief
Ho-Ho-Humm
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ho! Ho! Ho! What do you want for Christmas, little boy?
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Harold; Mr. Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie plays Santa Claus at a department store for extra cash for the Christmas party.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2012 series) #2 (2012)
- in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #7 (January 2017)
- in The Best of Archie Christmas Comics (Archie, 2020 series) (2020)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #304 (January 2020)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #11
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; kiss; Santa
Season's Greetings
Moose / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; 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
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #454 (January 1977)
-
- Keywords
- boxing glove; Christmas; jack in the box; kiss; mistletoe; punch
The Heat's On!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie shines up his car and goes over to see Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #314 (March 1982)
-
- Keywords
- car; snow drift; snowed in
A Drop In
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx visualizes Santa coming.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #179 (January 1971)
-
- Keywords
- fork; Santa; superstition
Season in the Sun
Pop Tate / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (sourced)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (sourced)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz (sourced)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Pop Tate goes to Florida for Christmas but he misses home.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #228 (December 1974)
-
- Keywords
- beach; Christmas; plane
Indexer Notes
No credits listed in this digest.
Read All About It
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Jughead doesn't just watch TV, he reads the program guide.
- Keywords
- TV
Oh Christmas Tree!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (sourced)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (sourced)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (sourced)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (sourced)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (sourced)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; unnamed kids; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; S. Claus
- Synopsis
- Archie's car breaks down after he buys a Christmas tree outside of town. He trades his tree with some needy kids and gets a ride from Santa Claus who gives him a new tree.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #384 (February 1991)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas tree; Santa Claus
Indexer Notes
No credits listed in this digest.
New Sport
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wheeee
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Russ; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx comes up with a new sport.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #181 (January 1971)
-
- Keywords
- sled; sledding; snow; surfing
Christmas Miracle
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sugar Plum
- Synopsis
- Betty and Sugar Plum try to get Veronica to do one good deed for Christmas, so she can make the nice list.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #48 (February 1992)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; fairy
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've decided to let Mr. Weatherbee help us decorate
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is falling off a ladder decorating the Christmas tree.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #241 (February 1978)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; ladder; tree
Kiss Bliss
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Ethel tricks Jughead into kissing her under mistletoe hanging from a door.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #216 (December 1973)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; kiss; mistletoe
Power Struggle
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Jingles; Hilda Spellman; Cousin Ambrose
- Synopsis
- Sabrina and Jingles get in a magic contest, trying to out do each other.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #479 (January 1979)
-
- Keywords
- balloons; Christmas; magic
The Beast!
Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Rod Ollerenshaw
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1; Jughead 1
- Synopsis
- Jughead 1 has taken to wearing a bearskin and is mistaken for a bear by Archie 1 and Reggie 1.
- Reprints
- from Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #123 (May 1986)
-
- Keywords
- caveman; pre-historic; snow
Christmas Greetings
Archie and His Friends! / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Fashion ideas from fans.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #630 (February 1992)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas tree; gift; present
Indexer Notes
Fashion ideas from: Dawn Cleaver (Ontario, Canada); Tracy Knopp (Kamloops, B.C.); Julie Dupuis (Ottawa, Ontario); Sunny Joyce (Greensboro, NC); Tristan Lane (Baltimore, MD); Shana Shipman (Cordova, AK); Lisa Keinanen (Barnum, MN); Laura Graff (Boston, MA); Sarah Hog (Port Lincoln, AU).
Blade Aid
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead wears a skate on his head.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #231 (April 1977)
-
- Keywords
- hockey
Merry Christmas
Pipsqueak / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pipsqueak; Hot Dog; Pipsqueak's father; Pipsqueak's mother
- Synopsis
- Pipsqueak helps his dad trim the Christmas tree. Pipsqueak's dad dresses up as Santa.
- Reprints
- from Pipsqueak (Archie, 1959 series) #36 (January 1960)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
[no title indexed]
Veronica / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Home Improvement
- Genre
- teen
Voice Your Choice
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Cora
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries to show Dilton how to succeed with the girls, but Cora turns him down.
- Reprints
- from Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #4 (February 1969)
-
- Keywords
- skiing
Lights Out!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- What will Archie and Betty do when the lights go out?
- Reprints
- from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #119 (April 1981)
-
- Keywords
- blackout; fireplace; TV
Mr. Lodge's Christmas Adventure part 1 and 2
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge's father; Mr. Lodge's grandchildren; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Smithers
- Synopsis
- A parody of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Mr. Lodge is visited by the ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #283 (March 1991)
-
- Keywords
- bicycle; Christmas; ghost; gift; present
Bite Delight
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead feels a kinship with the shark the gang is watching at the aquarium.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #493 (April 1980)
-
- Keywords
- shark
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Dilton does not fight fair!"]
Archie -
1.
This'll Sleigh Ya
Archie and the Gang -
2.
Ho-Ho-Humm
Archie -
3.
Season's Greetings
Moose -
4.
The Heat's On!
Archie -
5.
A Drop In
Li'l Jinx -
6.
Season in the Sun
Pop Tate -
7.
Read All About It
Jughead -
8.
Oh Christmas Tree!
Archie -
9.
New Sport
Li'l Jinx -
10.
Christmas Miracle
Betty and Veronica -
11.
["I've decided to let Mr. Weatherbee help us decorate"]
Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up -
12.
Kiss Bliss
Ethel -
13.
Power Struggle
Sabrina -
14.
The Beast!
Archie 1 -
15.
Christmas Greetings
Archie and His Friends! -
16.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
17.
Blade Aid
Jughead -
18.
Merry Christmas
Pipsqueak -
19.
["Home Improvement"]
Veronica -
20.
Voice Your Choice
Reggie -
21.
Lights Out!
Archie -
22.
Mr. Lodge's Christmas Adventure part 1 and 2
Mr. Lodge -
23.
Bite Delight
Jughead -
24.
Exchanging Times
Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
- Joey Beretta
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Kristin Kavanagh
- Scott Marshall
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Joey Sayer
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