(January 2001)
Archie,
1997 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.49 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- once a year
- On-sale Date
- 2000-10-31
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 762816468664 00511
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
On-sale date from promo in Archie's Double Digest # 121.
No-No Week
Hot Dog / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; teen
- Characters
- Hot Dog; Forsythe Jones; Gladys Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Aunt Clara
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog is dreading No-No Week, otherwise known as Christmas week, as he gets reprimanded constantly not to do things.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Comics 75th Anniversary (Archie, 2016 series) (2016) - in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #23 (December 2016)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas tree; kiss; mistletoe
Memory Lane Refrain
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Santa Claus's money pot reminds Hilda of a witch's brew.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #467 (January 1978)
-
- Keywords
- begging; charity; Christmas
A Jingle for Justice
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jingles; Santa Claus; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; George
- Synopsis
- Jingles comes back to Riverdale to bring Christmas joy. Mr. Lodge's financial advisor is out to take all his money. But Jingles will fix that.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Christmas Stocking (Archie, 1993 series) #1 ([January] 1994)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; money; North Pole; punching bag
The Dream
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Santa Claus; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is on the slightly naughty list and receives his gift from Santa.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #364 (February 1989)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; gift; list; present; robe
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
Yule Cool
Josie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Josie McCoy
- Synopsis
- Word scramble. Find Josie's Christmas carol.
Prize Package
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- 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
Santa Claus Maze
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Find your way out of the maze while waiting for Santa to arrive.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #10 (February 1989)
-
Catching the Spirit
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica get the impression that Archie is procrastinating about their Christmas gifts.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1987 series) #84 (February 1995)
-
- Keywords
- charity; Christmas shopping; gift; homemade; kiss; present; senior citizen
What's It All About, Elfie?!
Ethel / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Alvin
- Synopsis
- One of Santa's elves falls in love with Ethel.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #13 (February 1995)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; elf; kiss
Looking for Christmas
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Reggie's unnamed girlfriend/date; Veronica Lodge; 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
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #73, no credits listed in this digest.
Visions of Sugar Plums
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Sugar Plum; 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
Holiday Prone
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley; Coach Kleets; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Archie is helping Miss Grundy decorate the school for Christmas and wrecks havoc.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #502 (January 1981)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas decorations; eggnog; garland; Santa Claus
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #64, no credits listed in this digest.
Red and Green Blues
Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages
- 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)
-
- Keywords
- baking; Christmas; shopping
Kiss Bliss
Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; teen
- Characters
- Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog kisses Archie under the mistletoe.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)
- in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #1 (December 2012)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; kiss; mistletoe
Jingles' Jumble!
Jingles / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Jingles
- Synopsis
- Christmas word scramble.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #73 (December 2017)
-
Is It Christmas Yet?
Melody / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Melody Valentine
- Synopsis
- Find out what holiday Melody confuses Christmas with.
Jellybean's Midnight Run
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Jellybean Jones; Gladys Jones; Santa Claus; Mrs. Claus; Santa's elves
- Synopsis
- Jellybean hitches a ride on Santa's sleigh back to the North Pole and gets confused for an elf.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series) #65 (February 1995)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; North Pole; Santa
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #23, no credits listed in this digest.
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Season's Greetings
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Baron John Von Laren; Lucki Lorelei; John Lucas; Click Lenz; Rock Enroe; Rauron Ramirez; Melissa Keene; Cleo; Santa Claus; Arnold Horsenlegger; Gloria Granbilt; Selena Keene; Hank Keene
- Synopsis
- Featuring the signatures of Katy Keene and some of her friends wishing you a Merry Christmas for 2001. Black and white Christmas card page for coloring.
- Keywords
- Christmas card
Sis Wish
Katy Keene / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Sis; Katy Keene
- Synopsis
- Katy Keene's sister wishes for a Christmas in space.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #393 (February 1986)
-
- Keywords
- 1980's; astronaut; Christmas
Mall Be Home for Christmas part 1 and 2
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs; mall manager; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Ethel's parents (cameo); Dilton's parents (cameo); Polly Cooper (cameo); Hal Cooper (cameo); Alice Cooper (cameo); Fred Andrews (cameo); Mary Andrews (cameo); Reggie's parents (cameo); Jughead's parents (cameo); Jellybean Jones (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Veronica is Christmas shopping at the mall. The rest of the gang have mall jobs to pay for Christmas presents. It starts snowing and the gang are trapped in the mall.
- Reprints
- from Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 series) #13 (February 1995), #13 (February 1995)
-
- Keywords
- blizzard; Christmas; mall; snow
A Change in the Weather
Betty / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Polly Cooper; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty spends weeks preparing a New Year's Eve party at her house, only to have Veronica throw a bigger party at the mansion at the same time.
- Reprints
- from Betty (Archie, 1992 series) #12 (February 1994)
-
- Keywords
- blizzard; New Year's Eve; party; snow
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I'm getting Betty and Veronica theirs!"]
Archie -
1.
No-No Week
Hot Dog -
2.
Memory Lane Refrain
Sabrina -
3.
A Jingle for Justice
Archie -
4.
Christmas Gifts We'd Like to Give
Archie -
5.
The Dream
Archie -
6.
Yule Cool
Josie -
7.
Prize Package
Archie -
8.
Santa Claus Maze
-
9.
Catching the Spirit
Betty and Veronica -
10.
What's It All About, Elfie?!
Ethel -
11.
Looking for Christmas
Archie -
12.
Visions of Sugar Plums
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Editor's Notebook
Editor's Notebook -
14.
Holiday Prone
Archie -
15.
Red and Green Blues
Betty's Diary -
16.
Kiss Bliss
Hot Dog -
17.
Jingles' Jumble!
Jingles -
18.
Is It Christmas Yet?
Melody -
19.
Jellybean's Midnight Run
Jughead -
20.
["Season's Greetings"]
Katy Keene -
21.
Sis Wish
Katy Keene -
22.
Mall Be Home for Christmas part 1 and 2
Archie -
23.
A Change in the Weather
Betty
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Kirk House
- Kristin Kavanagh
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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