GCD :: Issue :: Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #228

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Pages: 52

On-sale Date: 1974

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[Do Not Open Before Christmas]

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Archie / cover / 1 page

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Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

Keywords:Christmas; Christmas presents; Christmas tree

Characters:

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Archie Giant Series
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: 3 times in Jan., once in March, April, June, Nov., and twice in Aug., Sept., Oct. & Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Brownie Points

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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Stan Goldberg
Inks:	Jon D'Agostino
Colors:	?
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey! It's good 'ol Jingles

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Jingles

Synopsis:: Jingles, the Santa Brownie, is mad about cheaply made toys.; in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #6 (February 1988)
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #102 (January 1991)
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #16 (January 1996)
in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17 (January 2016)
in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #11 (January 2021)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #11.

Modern Smart

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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Joe Edwards
Pencils:	Joe Edwards
Inks:	Joe Edwards
Colors:	?
Letters:	Joe Edwards

Genre:humor; children

Characters:

Li'l Jinx

Reprints (1)

from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)

Here-Comes Santa Claus

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Archie / comic story / 8 pages

Script:	?
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Genre:humor; teen

Feature Logo:Archie
First Line of Dialogue or Text:You know what I think, Archie! I think the cold weather has shriveled up your brain!
Keywords:Christmas

Characters:

Synopsis:: Archie dresses up as Santa and had Hot Dog pull him in a sleigh so he can deliver a present to Veronica.; in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #36 (February 1985)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #148 (February 2004)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #197 (January 2014)

Yule Pun Fun

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comic story / 1 page

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Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Do you want to go to eat?

Santa Claus Maze

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activity / 1 page

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Reprints (1)

in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #2 (February 1987)

Mad Lad

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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

Feature Logo:Jughead
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look! Jug is standingunder the misletoe!

Characters:

Reprints (5)

Burnt Offering

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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Dick Malmgren
Pencils:	Dick Malmgren
Inks:	Jon D'Agostino
Colors:	?
Letters:	Bill Yoshida

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:No! No! No! I refuse to go!

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:: Jughead doesn't want to eat Christmas dinner at Veronica's house because her cooking is so bad.; in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #36 (February 1985)
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #88 (February 1988)
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #54 (January 2001)
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #155 (January 2010)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Gala (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17 (January 2016)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie 2014 series) #17

[no title indexed]

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Archie Pin Up / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
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Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's tough to buy anything for the girl who has everything!
Keywords:Christmas

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:: Archie tries to decide what to get Veronica for Christmas.; in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #82 (February 1987)
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #29 (January 1992)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #139 (February 2003)
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #245 (December 2013), #304 (January 2020)
in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #19 - Christmas in July (July 2024)

Season in the Sun

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Pop Tate / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Samm Schwartz
Inks:	Samm Schwartz
Colors:	?
Letters:	Samm Schwartz

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:That's it kids! See you after New Year's Day!
Keywords:beach; Christmas; plane

Characters:

Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:: Pop Tate goes on vacation to Florida.; in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #82 (February 1987)
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #102 (January 1991)
in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #73 (January 1992)
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #16 (January 1996)
in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #1 (February 1997)
in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #13 (February 2018 [February 2019])

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #13.

[no title indexed]

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page

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Splendid Spirit

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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Samm Schwartz
Inks:	Samm Schwartz
Colors:	?
Letters:	Samm Schwartz

Genre:humor; teen

Feature Logo:Archie
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Those carols really make me feel the spirit of Christmas!
Keywords:Christmas

Characters:

Synopsis:: The Christmas spirit makes people less selfish.; in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #36 (February 1985)
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #82 (February 1987)
in World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #54 (January 2016)

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