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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie knows the spirit of Christmas is giving!
  • Keywords:Christmas; Christmas tree
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Archie Comics Digest #70

Issue Data

If the Spirit Moves You
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sheldon, if you don't behave yourself, Santa's not going to come to our house for Christmas!
  • Keywords:Christmas; Santa Claus
Characters:
Sheldon; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Rodney; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
The gang doesn't believe in Santa Claus and thinks it's a cruel prank the older generation is playing on the younger generation.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #315.

New Sport
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wheeee
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Russ; Greg
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx comes up with a new sport.
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More Chore
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I want you to trim the tree, Jughead!
  • Keywords:Christmas tree
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead's mother has chores for him to do.

Surprise Package
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Help me load these presents in my car, Jug!
  • Keywords:bible; Christmas
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead helps Archie deliver presents for a store during Christmas.

Trail's End!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ah! How lovely! How lovely, lovely, lovely is the footprint of my love!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis:
Archie sees a trail of dainty footprints in the snow, accompanied by bigger footprints, and becomes convinced that the prints are those of Veronica and Reggie.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages

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typeset
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Archie, The human race in the last century has allowed its productions and scattering of wastes...

Indexer Notes

Letters from Fran Scaringi (1st prize), Bryn Burns (2nd prize), Donna Paluta (3rd prize), and Louise Swetnam (4th prize), plus instructions on joining the Archie Club.

Winter Wonderland
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Tiny powder puffs...soft as a baby's cheek!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Joey; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Betty and Archie are marveling at the wonder of winter while the local children pelt them with snowballs.
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Party Smarty
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Al Hartley (see notes)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Svenson; Miss Beazly; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee doesn't want to be Santa Claus this year for the school party so the teachers get Coach Kleats to do it instead.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Script, Pencil and Ink credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #315. Some sources credit Bill Yoshida with letters but the letters are by Al Hartley.

Go Power
(Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You got a bike for Christmas? Man, you're nowhere! You have no mobility without four wheels and a high power mill under your hood!
  • Keywords:bicycle
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Reggie has a car, Jughead a bicycle. Who's faster?
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Archie's Game and Magic Trick Page / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Can you cut out these pieces and put them together to form a circle that's also a square?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

[no title indexed]
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Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie, put the ladder back, please!!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie is building a snow sculpture of Betty.
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Holiday Note
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How's this, Jug...
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie is trying to write a new Christmas song.
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Sweet Talk
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm prepared for Santa Claus this year!
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx and Gigi argue over who has been nicer.

Out on a Limb
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Come on, gang...we're going to look at everyone's Christmas tree!
  • Keywords:Christmas; Christmas tree
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
The gang travels from house to house looking at everybody's Christmas trees.
Reprints (2)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Archie knows the spirit of Christmas is giving!"]
    Archie
  2. If the Spirit Moves You
    Archie
  3. New Sport
    Li'l Jinx
  4. More Chore
    Jughead
  5. Surprise Package
    Archie
  6. Trail's End!
    Archie
  7. ["Dear Archie, The human race in the last century has allowed its productions and scattering of wastes..."]
    Archie Club News
  8. Winter Wonderland
    Archie
  9. Party Smarty
    Archie
  10. Go Power
    Jughead
  11. ["Can you cut out these pieces and put them together to form a circle that's also a square?"]
    Archie's Game and Magic Trick Page
  12. ["Ronnie, put the ladder back, please!!"]
    Archie Pin Up
  13. Holiday Note
    Archie
  14. Sweet Talk
    Li'l Jinx
  15. Out on a Limb
    Archie
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  • Merlin Haas
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
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