(December 2001)
Archie,
1997 Series
- Price
- 2.19 USD; 2.69 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- once a year
- On-sale Date
- 2001-10
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Archie Digest Library
- Barcode
- 762816468664 00611
- Editing
- Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
On-sale date from promo in Betty (1992 series) # 106.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It may look rough and scrappy, but I felt sorry for this one and brought it home!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge: Mr. Lodge
- Keywords
- Christmas tree
The Simple Life
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants to simplify her expensive Christmas after Betty reminds her of all the free Christmas memories they have caroling, working at the soup kitchen, and homemade gifts.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #23 (January 2017)
-
- Keywords
- caroling; Christmas; community center; gift; present; scrapbook
Mad Lad
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Jughead gets a kiss under the mistletoe from Betty and Veronica.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #228 (December 1974)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; kiss; mistletoe
Christmas Time!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Find out what Archie wants for Christmas.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #274 (January 2017)
-
- Keywords
- Santa
Give Me! Give Me!
Archie and His Pals / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- The gang have a Secret Santa gift exchange. Reggie stuffs the drawing with his name to get more gifts.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #23 (January 2017)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Compendium (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; gift; gift exchange; present; Secret Santa
Indexer Notes
Spoofs Green Day's Dookie album as "Green Night Pookie."
Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #23, no credits listed in this digest.
It Takes One!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx asks Santa for the entire toy store for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #524 (January 1983)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Santa; wish list
Witch Fulfillment
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Aunt Zelda
- Synopsis
- Hilda debates the rest of the family on whether Christmas is a better holiday than some of the other witch oriented holidays.
- Reprints
- from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #17 (February 1974)
-
- Keywords
- children; Christmas; toys
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm deeply touched, Miss Grundy! The students insist I play the role of Santa Claus...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #72 (February 1975)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Santa
Eye See!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx makes the Christmas tree lights blink with her eyes.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #467 (January 1978)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; lights; tree
Come Onna My House
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica argue over whose house Archie will go to on Christmas morning.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas
Cool Yule Tunes
Josie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Josie McCoy
- Synopsis
- Decode Josie's favorite Christmas songs.
Aid Parade
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge needs a Christmas miracle from Santa to save his business.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #535 (January 1984)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; wish list
Seasons Greetings
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg; Charlie Hawse; Rocky; Chuck
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx says Merry Christmas to all her friends.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #57 (January 1967)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; gift; present
Wonder Worker
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; unnamed elf; Hilda Spellman
- Synopsis
- Sabrina meets one of Santa's littlest elves who shows her all the work he does for Christmas. Sabrina shrinks down to elf size.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #515 (January 1982)
-
- Keywords
- cat; Christmas; elf; Santa
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Figure out the secret word.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #284 (January 2018)
- in Archie Giant Comics Roll (Archie, 2018 series) (2018)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; lap; Santa
Cool Yule
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- ? [as Kennedy]
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Jelly Bean Jones; Gladys Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead keeps getting fired from all his Christmas jobs.
- 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; lap; Santa Claus; walking advertisement
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #23, no credits listed in this digest.
Santa's Little Helper
Betty / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Find out where Veronica is going on vacation.
- Keywords
- Christmas
The Good Deed
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Kathleen Webb (credited)
- Pencils
- Doug Crane (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Santa Claus; Timothy the giant elf; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Santa dispatches an elf to Riverdale to help Reggie do a good deed.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #18 (March 1991)
-
- Keywords
- car; cartoon; Christmas; naughty list; nice list
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #274, no credits listed in this digest.
Truth Time
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Waldo; Waldo's mother; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Sabrina tries to convince a disillusioned child that there really is Christmas magic and more than one Santa Claus.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #243 (January 1976)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; mall; Santa Claus
X-treme X-mas!
Alexandra / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Alexandra Cabot
- Synopsis
- Word scramble. Figure out Alexandra's prank Christmas gifts.
Shocking Stocking
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
Clean Sweep
Mr. Svenson / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Svenson; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Svenson is tired of all the cleaning Christmas entails. The gang helps him out and reminds him of the Christmas spirit.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #218 (January 1974)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #64.
Penciller and Letters are credited in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #64 to Stan Goldberg and Bill Yoshida but appear to be Al Hartley on pencils and letters. See Betty's hairstyle and Jughead's hat that appears small for his head.
Using the Old Noodle
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Harvey
- Synopsis
- When Sabrina attempts to make a Christmas dinner by hand, Hilda interferes and attempts to conjure one up through witchcraft.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #243 (January 1976)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; dinner
What Do You Get Someone Who Has Everything?
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Gigi
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx and her friends get Gigi a pair of ice skates for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #370 (February 1981)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; gift; ice skate; present
Sensible Season
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie protests the materialism of Christmas but the Andrews still give each other gifts.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #68 (February 1972)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; gift; present; surfboard
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #284, no credits listed in this digest.
Nifty Gifty
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Sabrina asks the spirits to give Betty whatever she wants for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #207 (December 1972)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; gift; present
Spend Yourself Sick
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- After the girls come back from a shopping trip, Mr. Lodge is impressed by Betty's thrifty ways. Veronica gets a credit card and earns money back.
- Reprints
- from Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #79 (February 1996)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; credit card; shopping
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["It may look rough and scrappy, but I felt sorry for this one and brought it home!"]
Archie -
1.
The Simple Life
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Mad Lad
Jughead -
3.
Christmas Time!
Archie -
4.
Give Me! Give Me!
Archie and His Pals -
5.
It Takes One!
Li'l Jinx -
6.
Witch Fulfillment
Sabrina -
7.
["I'm deeply touched, Miss Grundy! The students insist I play the role of Santa Claus..."]
Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up -
8.
Eye See!
Li'l Jinx -
9.
Come Onna My House
Archie -
10.
Cool Yule Tunes
Josie -
11.
Aid Parade
Mr. Lodge -
12.
Seasons Greetings
Li'l Jinx -
13.
Wonder Worker
Sabrina -
14.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Archie -
15.
Cool Yule
Jughead -
16.
Santa's Little Helper
Betty -
17.
The Good Deed
Archie -
18.
Betty and Veronica's Christmas Fashions
Betty and Veronica -
19.
Truth Time
Sabrina -
20.
X-treme X-mas!
Alexandra -
21.
Shocking Stocking
Jughead -
22.
Clean Sweep
Mr. Svenson -
23.
Using the Old Noodle
Sabrina -
24.
Editor's Notebook
Editor's Notebook -
25.
What Do You Get Someone Who Has Everything?
Li'l Jinx -
26.
Sensible Season
Archie -
27.
Nifty Gifty
Sabrina -
28.
Spend Yourself Sick
Betty and Veronica
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Kirk House
- Kristin Kavanagh
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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