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Pages: 100
On-sale Date: 1996-12
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What an interesting gift... a portable CD player!
Characters:
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: Published 4 times a year in Feb, May, Aug, and Nov.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896468533 09

A Binding Agreement!
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee finds a way to raise the reading scores of the school.
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Plus Fuss
(Table of Contents: 2)

Big Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Moose can't do the math problem on the blackboard.
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Race Ace
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie loses a race to Reggie, but finds a way to brag about it later.
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Helpless Helpers
(Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog (Jughead's dog); Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Jughead intends to play Santa (with Hot Dog as his reindeer) for the children at the local hospital, despite the derision everyone in the gang is giving him.
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The Old Touch
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Coach Kleats; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
After getting torched by Mr. Weatherbee in basketball practice, Archie goes out of his way to avoid the Principal so he doesn't have to listen to Weatherbee brag.
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Signing Off!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Li'l Jinx; Greg; Charley Hawse
Synopsis:
Jinx falls while skiing.
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Pet Patter
(Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
With Betty's help, Veronica takes her pets to be boarded at the most exclusive pet kennel in Riverdale during the Lodge vacation in The Bahamas.
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Mr. Generous
(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Reggie loans Archie everything he needs to take Veronica on a ski trip but unfortunately Archie is mistaken for Reggie at the ski lodge.
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Indexer Notes

Angelo Decesare is credited as scripter in reprint.

Season's Greetings
(Table of Contents: 9)

Little Archie / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Ken Selig (credited)
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Little Archie walking through the city dressed as Santa Claus.
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Bully For You
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Little Archie / comic story / 7 pages

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Pencils:
Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks:
Bob Bolling (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Little Archie Andrews; Fangs Fogarty; Little Jughead Jones; Miss Plumm
Synopsis:
Fangs Fogarty is always bullying Little Archie, hitting him with snowballs and stealing his lunch, but when Little Archie retaliates, Fangs complains to the teacher. Little Archie realizes that Fangs is really a coward at heart, and comes up with a way to prove that when they have to fight fair, bullies always get "cold feet."
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I'll Take the Wrap
(Table of Contents: 11)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
At the gang's Christmas gift exchange, Betty and Veronica drive the boys nuts by insisting that they not tear the wrapping paper in order to get to the gift inside.
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Indexer Notes

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #34, writing is credited to Al Hartley.

The Perfect Gig
(Table of Contents: 12)

Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis:
Alex gets the girls a gig at the car show but they quit because everyone is more interested in the cars. They get another gig from a rich guy on a yacht who wants to keep them on his yacht permanently.
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Easy Does It
(Table of Contents: 13)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead lets Archie do most of the snow shoveling.
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Christmas Present?
(Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
The boys don't want to sing the same old Christmas carols with the girls, so they go off on their own, but the people of Riverdale don't respond well to their modern lyrics.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the printing in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #256.

The Magic Christmas Tree
(Table of Contents: 15)

Little Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Little Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Little Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Aunt Zelda zaps up a Christmas tree whose extra branches provide little trees for smaller creatures.
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No Peeking
(Table of Contents: 16)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Hap Holliday (Li'l Jinx's father); Merry Holliday (Li'l Jinx's mother)
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx's parents try to decide where to hide her Christmas presents.
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Indexer Notes

Li'l Jinx is referenced, but does not appear in this story.

Oh, Christmas Transporter, Oh, Christmas Transporter
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie 3000! / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews (Archie's father); Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge (Veronica's father); Betty Cooper; Mary Cooper (Betty's mother); Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones (Jughead's father); Reggie Mantle; Vicky Mantle (Reggie's mother); Santa Claus; Mrs. Claus; Rudolph (the red-nosed reindeer)
Synopsis:
Archie and his friends use the home shopping teleportation network to do their Christmas shopping, against their parents' wishes. When a storm knocks out the global teleportation system, Archie and the gang are forced to go out and shop the old-fashioned way. Meanwhile, Santa recruits his old reindeer friends to drive his sleigh to deliver gifts house-to-house.
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Indexer Notes

Story is in two parts: Chapter 1 - "Oh, Christmas Transporter, Oh, Christmas Transporter" and Chapter 2 - "Let it Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!"

Ron Down!
(Table of Contents: 18)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica asks Betty about her date with the new boy in school.
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Vacation Adulation
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Where are you going on your mid-semester vacation, Mr. Weatherbee?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee tries to spend his mid-semester vacation at home to avoid Archie, but soon goes crazy with boredom.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #306.

Slope Slip!
(Table of Contents: 20)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Jughead enters a snowboarding race accidentally.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["What an interesting gift... a portable CD player!"]
    Archie
  2. A Binding Agreement!
    Archie
  3. Plus Fuss
    Big Moose
  4. Race Ace
    Archie
  5. Helpless Helpers
    Jughead
  6. The Old Touch
    Archie
  7. Signing Off!
    Li'l Jinx
  8. Pet Patter
    Betty and Veronica
  9. Mr. Generous
    Archie
  10. Season's Greetings
    Little Archie
  11. Bully For You
    Little Archie
  12. I'll Take the Wrap
    Archie and the Gang
  13. The Perfect Gig
    Josie and the Pussycats
  14. Easy Does It
    Jughead
  15. Christmas Present?
    Archie
  16. The Magic Christmas Tree
    Little Sabrina
  17. No Peeking
    Li'l Jinx
  18. Oh, Christmas Transporter, Oh, Christmas Transporter
    Archie 3000!
  19. Ron Down!
    Betty and Veronica
  20. Vacation Adulation
    Archie
  21. Slope Slip!
    Jughead
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