• Genre:humor; teen

• Keywords:Christmas

Synopsis:

After seeing how greedy everyone is about presents, Archie has a dream where he convinces Santa Claus to give the gift of love and peace at Christmas time.

Reprints (4)

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #52 (February 1982)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #5 (February 1988), #17 (February 1990)
• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #264 (January 2016)

• Genre:humor; religious; teen

Synopsis:

Stuck on a country road during a blizzard, the gang takes refuge in an old barn where three angels appear to teach them the true religious meaning of Christmas.

Reprints (2)

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #58 (February 1983)
• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #63 (February 2002)

Inker credit confirmed at http://www.joesinnott.com.

• Genre:humor; religious; teen

Synopsis:

A twig of mistletoe falls into Miss Beazly's soup, making it an aphrodisiac that causes anyone who tastes it to become passionate and loving. Soon everyone is trying to get the romantic thrills induced by the soup. But when it runs out, Betty explains to Ethel that God can give her a high that she can't get from any artificial stimulant.

• Genre:humor; children

Reprints (7)

• in Little Archie Comics Digest Annual Magazine (Archie, 1979 series) #10 (1982)
• in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #18 (April 1986), #86 (February 1997)
• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #72 (February 2003), #81 (February 2004), #91 (March 2005), #109 (March 2007)

• Genre:humor; teen

Synopsis:

Jingles magically arranges for an out-of-work actor working as a street-corner Santa to meet the famous Broadway producer David Kerrick.

Reprints (4)

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #52 (February 1982)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #17 (February 1990)
• in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #315 (January 2021)
• in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #11 - Archie's Christmas Stocking (January 2023)

David Kerrick is based on the real-life theatre impresario David Merrick.

Bolling's design for Jingles is almost completely different from the usual one, much older-looking and with no beard.

Letters submitted by Lynda Susan Blake, Cindy Rorison, Michael Gogo, Stacie Robins;
page also includes membership application for the Archie Club.

• Genre:humor; religious; teen

Synopsis:

Archie, Jughead and Betty meet a young man who left home searching for meaning in his life. By quoting from the book of Ecclesiastes, Betty shows him that the only way to find meaning is to look to God. The man sees the light and decides to go back to his parents and pray with them.

A case of Hartley proselytizing openly in a mainstream Archie comic. He even has Betty state that the message is directed to young people (i.e. the readers).