Price: 1.50 USD
Pages: 100
Editing: Nanci Tsetsekas (credited) (editor); Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor-in-chief)
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[no title indexed]
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie isn't very good about remembering his lines!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 6 times a year in Feb., May, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896468502 19

Tree Wishes
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Fred wants Archie and Jughead to cut down a tree in the backyard to use as a Christmas tree but the boys decide they can't displace the squirrels living in the tree.
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White Sale
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's a perfect day for a sail!
  • Keywords:ice boating
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Synopsis:
Veronica thinks Archie said "sale", not "sail".
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It Takes One!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What do you want for Christmas, little girl?
  • Keywords:Christmas; Santa Claus
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Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx only wants one thing for Christmas... one of every item in the toy department.
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Festive Foul Up
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Mr. Brimble; Mr. Gracey
Synopsis:
Archie and the gang help a store Santa get his job back.
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Girl Whirl
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Jughead scoffs at a fortune card that says he will have a long conversation with a girl.
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Lib Gib
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Man and woman should be partners in life!
  • Keywords:feminism
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Synopsis:
Veronica and Archie disagree slightly about women's liberation.
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Money Honey
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Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie wanted to borrow ten dollars for his date with Ronnie!
  • Keywords:money
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Synopsis:
Betty didn't lend Archie money to date Veronica.
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Getting Pretty Hairy
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Mr. Flutesnoot / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Harold A. Smith)
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Samm Schwartz (credited)
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Samm Schwartz (credited)
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gooood morning, Miss Beazly!
  • Keywords:hair
Characters:
Mrs. Henley
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee helps himself to Professor Flutesnoot's new hair growth formula.
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Close Call!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy! It's really coming down!
  • Keywords:snow
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Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx and Greg hope for a snow day off from school.
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Cold Shoulder
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Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Get lost, Ethel!
  • Keywords:snow
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Synopsis:
Ethel puts snow down Jughead's sweater when he rejects her.
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The Remembering Tree
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Betty tells Veronica the stories behind her homemade Christmas ornaments.
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More or Less...
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Which Christmas tree do you pick, Li'l Jinx?
  • Keywords:Christmas trees
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Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx wants a tree with more room for gifts underneath.
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Bringing Up Esmeralda
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sabrina, we appreciate you taking Esmeralda to the ski resort!
  • Keywords:magic; skiing
Characters:
Marvin the Magician
Synopsis:
Esmeralda causes chaos at a ski resort.
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Off the Wall
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Flutesnoot / comic story / 1 page

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Synopsis:
Flutesnoot's scientific breakthrough gets wiped off the chalkboard.
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Sheer Fear
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I guess it's time for me to go home!
  • Keywords:snow
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Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge shovels a path to make sure Archie can go home in the snow.
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It's Nice to Be Good, for Nothing
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Who dat rotund rascal in the stocking cap?
  • Keywords:kindness; snow
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Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead insist on shoveling snow for Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy.
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Getting Even!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Li'l Jinx! Didn't you promise me you wouldn't play ball in the house?
  • Keywords:promises
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Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx broke both a lamp and her promise not to play ball indoors.
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The Biggest Brownie
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Moose / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Tommy, Tess
Synopsis:
Moose spreads Christmas spirit by helping a little girl and her brothers.
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Indexer Notes

Betty's outfit was suggested by reader Megan Leach from Toronto, Canada.

It's a Wrap
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
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Synopsis:
Aunt Hilda gives Sabrina's wrapping paper a witchy makeover.
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Yule Tidings
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Archie & the Gang / comic story / 1 page

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Synopsis:
Three two-panel Christmas gags.
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An Award Winning Christmas
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Mr. Gaskill
Synopsis:
Archie and his dad get caught up in a Christmas decorating competition with a neighbor and nearly miss out on the true spirit of the season.
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Guys and Goals
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Little Archie and Little Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Joe Edwards (credited)
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Rudy Lapick (credited)
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I ought to wrap that hockey stick around your flat head!
  • Keywords:hockey; ice skating
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Synopsis:
Little Veronica tries to outdo Little Archie and the boys at ice skating.
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No Hope Slope
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I think I see Archie coming down now!
  • Keywords:skiing; snowball
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Synopsis:
Archie's skiing style is unmistakeable.
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The Bill
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Is Archie home, Mrs. Andrews?
  • Keywords:allowance; money
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Synopsis:
Archie just got his allowance, so Jughead takes advantage of this.
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Home Style
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fred, I love it when you bring Christmas decorations down from the attic!
  • Keywords:Christmas; family; parents
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Synopsis:
Archie's friends persuade him to spend more Christmas time with his parents.
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Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Are you sure this is the present you want to give Ronnie?!?
  • Keywords:Christmas; gifts; presents
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Synopsis:
Archie gets into a huge gift box hoping to pass himself off as a Christmas gift for Veronica.
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The Christmas Wish
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Santa Claus, Rumpel
Synopsis:
One of Betty's Christmas wish lists reaches Santa nine years late. Santa grants her request to give her friends what they wanted for Christmas at the time.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Archie isn't very good about remembering his lines!"]
    Archie
  2. Tree Wishes
    Archie
  3. White Sale
    Archie
  4. It Takes One!
    Li'l Jinx
  5. Festive Foul Up
    Archie
  6. Girl Whirl
    Jughead
  7. Lib Gib
    Veronica
  8. Money Honey
    Betty
  9. Getting Pretty Hairy
    Mr. Flutesnoot
  10. Close Call!
    Li'l Jinx
  11. Cold Shoulder
    Big Ethel
  12. The Remembering Tree
    Betty and Veronica
  13. More or Less...
    Li'l Jinx
  14. Bringing Up Esmeralda
    Sabrina
  15. Off the Wall
    Flutesnoot
  16. Sheer Fear
    Mr. Lodge
  17. It's Nice to Be Good, for Nothing
    Archie
  18. Getting Even!
    Li'l Jinx
  19. The Biggest Brownie
    Moose
  20. It's a Wrap
    Sabrina
  21. Yule Tidings
    Archie & the Gang
  22. An Award Winning Christmas
    Archie
  23. Guys and Goals
    Little Archie and Little Veronica
  24. No Hope Slope
    Archie
  25. The Bill
    Jughead
  26. Home Style
    Archie
  27. ["Are you sure this is the present you want to give Ronnie?!?"]
    Archie Pin Up
  28. The Christmas Wish
    Betty and Veronica
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