Volume: 2
Price: 1.00 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1989
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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[no title indexed]
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed as DD)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (signed as RL)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
This issue has 2 variants

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 7 times a year in Feb., April, June, July, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896467574 02

Ratman
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The Mighty Archie Art Players / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; satire-parody; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper [Libby the Librarian]; Archie Andrews [Ashly Ashford and Ratman]; Reggie Mantle [The Punster]; Jughead Jones [His Faithful Manservant Godfrey]
Synopsis:
Ashley Ashford takes on the identity of Ratman and stops the Punster.
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Ratman is a parody of Batman, including Batman's origin.

"You don't need drugs..."
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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
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?
Colors:
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Letters:
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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Midge Klump; Hot Dog; Reggie Mantle

Archie's Club News
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text article / 1 page

Pencils:
?
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Letters:
?
Synopsis:
Reader reports by: Gillian Schike from Scotia, NY about the praying mantis and Jennifer Halpern Birmingham, MI about gymnastics.

The Meaning of Life
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Josie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Smith]; Alexandra Cabot; Mr. Cabot (Alexandra's dad); Alex Cabot
Synopsis:
Melody thinks she sees the meaning of life in a statue at a museum.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Archie interrupts the story to remind people to buy their 1990 calendar now.

Terrorvision
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Zelda Spellman
Synopsis:
Sabrina's aunts get a TV for witches and things come out of the TV.
Reprints (4)

Winter Sports
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Archie / activity / 1 page

Script:
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?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Synopsis:
word scramble
Reprints (1)

Prize Present
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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Reggie gives Veronica and a bunch of other girls his picture for Christmas.

Editor's Notebook
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in-house column / 0.5 page

Tis Der Season to be Yolly
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Waldo Weatherbee; Ms. Phlips; Svenson the Janitor; Jughead Jones; Ms. Beazley
Synopsis:
When Svenson gets injured and can't play Santa Claus for the local orphanage, Mr. Weatherbee volunteers to step in. But Svenson insists that Mr. Weatherbee also talk like Svenson, so Mr. Weatherbee practices a Swedish accent all day.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Happy Holidays!! Did you guys get the turkey stuffed yet?"]
    Archie
  2. Ratman
    The Mighty Archie Art Players
  3. "You don't need drugs..."
  4. Archie's Club News
  5. The Meaning of Life
    Josie
  6. Terrorvision
    Sabrina
  7. Winter Sports
    Archie
  8. Prize Present
    Reggie
  9. Editor's Notebook
  10. Tis Der Season to be Yolly
    Mr. Weatherbee
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