Price: 0.25 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1966-10-31
Editing: Richard H. Goldwater (editor)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Archie's Christmas Stocking / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Any special request, Mr. Lodge?
  • Keywords:Christmas
Characters:
Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Singing Christmas Carols.

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Archie Comics Digest #46

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Giant Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: seven times yearly: January, August, September, October and December, and semi-monthly in June
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Just Be Claus
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Big Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Big Moose is hit by a snowball, but only Santa is around.
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Christmas Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page

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Letters:
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie!!! I thought you came here to decorate the tree!!
  • Keywords:Christmas
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

Go Power
(Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie has a car, Jughead a bicycle. Who's faster?
Reprints (2)

Early & Late!
(Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Greg

The Christmas Crush
(Table of Contents: 5)

The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; spy; teen
Characters:
P.O.P [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
C.R.U.S.H. doesn't take Christmas off, and they bring a poisoned Christmas tree into Lodge Industries.

Indexer Notes

Part I, pages 1-5; part II, pages 6-10

Snow Go
(Table of Contents: 6)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's dad
Synopsis:
When it snows hard, schools are closed.
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

Reports and letters from Barbara Kiehne, Ardis Johnson, Jim Stephenson, Rebecca Tuttle, and Marko Friedel.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Veronica Pin Up Page / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I didn't know you meant this…
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Fun on the ski-trail.
Reprints (1)

The Gift
(Table of Contents: 9)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Reggie is not into Christmas gift exchange.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

A child calls Reggie "Uncle Reggie" in this story.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Betty's Ski Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty!! How could you…
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Handlebar Happiness
(Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Betty enjoys her bicycle.
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Betty's Christmas Card / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
?
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ho! Ho! Ho! Hi Betty!
  • Keywords:Christmas
Characters:
Santa Claus; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Santa got confused over Betty's gift.

Gift Tift
(Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Santa Claus; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica is in a rush to finish her last minute shopping.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed with the credits printed in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #22. Victor Gorelick is also credited on this story in the digest but unclear what his role might have been.

Merry Xmas
(Table of Contents: 14)

Veronica's Christmas Card / illustration / 1 page

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Letters:
?
Characters:
Veronica Lodge
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 15)

Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
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Pencils:
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?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie, put the ladder back, please!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty was chosen Miss Snow Queen.
Reprints (1)

Season's Greetings
(Table of Contents: 16)

Archie's Christmas Card / illustration / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
Characters:
Archie Andrews

Christmas Fashions for Betty and Veronica
(Table of Contents: 17)

illustration / 2 pages

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Letters:
?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Any special request, Mr. Lodge?"]
    Archie's Christmas Stocking
  2. Just Be Claus
    Archie
  3. ["Archie!!! I thought you came here to decorate the tree!!"]
    Christmas Pin-Up
  4. Go Power
    Jughead
  5. Early & Late!
    Li'l Jinx
  6. The Christmas Crush
    The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
  7. Snow Go
    Li'l Jinx
  8. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  9. ["I didn't know you meant this…"]
    Veronica Pin Up Page
  10. The Gift
    Reggie
  11. ["Betty!! How could you…"]
    Betty's Ski Pin Up
  12. Handlebar Happiness
    Betty
  13. ["Ho! Ho! Ho! Hi Betty!"]
    Betty's Christmas Card
  14. Gift Tift
    Archie
  15. Merry Xmas
    Veronica's Christmas Card
  16. ["Ronnie, put the ladder back, please!"]
    Archie Pin Up
  17. Season's Greetings
    Archie's Christmas Card
  18. Christmas Fashions for Betty and Veronica
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