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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

All stories originally appeared in 1955-1964.

Veronica's Christmas Card
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Veronica / illustration / 1 page

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Synopsis:
Veronica's very personal Christmas card.
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Indexer Notes

Located on the inside front cover.

Table of Contents
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Title page and 2 pages of credits.

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Santa Claus / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page

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Santa Claus
Synopsis:
Santa weighs in on the teens from Riverdale.

Christmas Socking!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Having never been kissed before because Moose thinks it would make him soft, Midge is resigned to her fate. Determined to make her see what she's missing, Veronica tells her to go under the mistletoe and then orders Archie to kiss her. When Moose becomes jealous, Veronica scolds him into submission. Inspired, Reggie also kisses Midge under the mistletoe. This continues until Christmas is over at midnight on December 26th. Then Moose retaliates.
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I Pine for You and Balsam!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie and the boys volunteer to cut a Christmas tree down for Mr. Lodge in the woods near his cabin.
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Dis-Missile
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica offer to read letters to Santa and help make wishes come true. But they didn't plan letters from Archie, Reggie and Jughead.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #73.

Idiot's Delight
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty has terrible taste in presents, is all thumbs when wrapping packages, and is hopeless while decorating a Christmas tree. As a result, Archie has to spend lots of time with her to make sure everything is OK.
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Dressed to Kill
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Betty and Veronica / text story / 3 pages

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Betty and Veronica discover to their horror that they've bought the same dress to wear to Betty's Christmas party. When Betty refuses to wear another dress, Veronica swears that neither she nor Archie will be attending the party, regardless of Archie's promises to Betty.
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Slay Ride
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Archie / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Dobbin (a horse)
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie decide to go to the Lodges' home on Christmas Eve with Archie dressed as Santa and riding a sleigh pulled by a horse.
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Ring That Belle
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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When Archie says he's going to give Veronica a ring for Christmas ideas, Betty overhears and thinks the two are getting engaged.
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Veronica Pin Up Page / illustration / 1 page

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Seasonal Smooch
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Reggie / comic story / 6 pages

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Reggie uses parsley and hedge clippings as "mistletoe" to kiss all the girls, much to the boys' jealousy.
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The Feather Merchant
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie decides to give Mr. Lodge a bird for Christmas, unaware that he is a rare bird collector.
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Those Christmas Blues!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty (in flashback)
Synopsis:
When Archie goes over to Veronica's instead of staying home to trim the tree, his parents think the family Christmases have come to an end, and reminisce about past holiday seasons with Archie.
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Indexer Notes

In the flashbacks, Fred and Mary are drawn closer to the way they look in the regular Archie comics rather than the versions that appeared in "Little Archie."

Not Even a Moose!
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Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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Synopsis:
It's a series of mistaken identities when Archie, Mr. Weatherbee, and Moose all play Santa at school.
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A Job for Jingles
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Archie / comic story / 9 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:W-who are you?
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Synopsis:
Archie meets Jingles, a magical elf that only kids can see.
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Indexer Notes

This story is credited as being from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #10 but it doesn't appear in that issue. Verified with hard copy of Archie Giant Series Magazine #10.

Escape
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Mr. Lodge is going to escape being injured by Archie this Christmas by going away-- he won't even tell Archie the destination for fear of being tripped up.
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The Return Of Jingles
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Jangles (another magical elf); Jeeves (yet another magical elf)
Synopsis:
Jingles returns to see if the Riverdale gang rates presents this year. He is joined by two other magical elves, but the three don't get along at all.
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Betty's Christmas Card
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Betty / illustration / 1 page

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Betty's personal Christmas card.
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Indexer Notes

This is located on the inner backcover.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  2. Veronica's Christmas Card
    Veronica
  3. Table of Contents
  4. [no title indexed]
    Santa Claus
  5. Christmas Socking!
    Archie
  6. I Pine for You and Balsam!
    Archie
  7. Dis-Missile
    Betty and Veronica
  8. Idiot's Delight
    Betty and Veronica
  9. Dressed to Kill
    Betty and Veronica
  10. Slay Ride
    Archie
  11. Ring That Belle
    Archie
  12. [no title indexed]
    Veronica Pin Up Page
  13. Seasonal Smooch
    Reggie
  14. The Feather Merchant
    Archie
  15. Those Christmas Blues!
    Archie
  16. Not Even a Moose!
    Archie
  17. A Job for Jingles
    Archie
  18. Escape
    Archie
  19. The Return Of Jingles
    Archie
  20. Betty's Christmas Card
    Betty
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