(January 1975)
Archie,
1975 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- annually
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
- Fawcett
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (uncredited)
Issue Notes
On the cover there is a numeric code of 06998 above a small box containing "Fawcett."
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (Archie, Betty, and Veronica); Al Hartley (Mr. Weatherbee, Jughead, and Reggie)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree
Christmas Tree Puzzle
activity / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Find hidden names in a Christmas tree. Located on the inside front cover.
I'll Take the Wrap
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Betty! Your present looks so beautiful!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Instead of tearing into their Christmas presents like they do every year, the girls convince the boys to unwrap one gift at a time. They want the boys to take time to admire the wrapping and slowly take the wrapping and ribbon off so they can be used again.
- Reprints
-
from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed with the printed credits in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #34.
Love Finds a Way
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yoo! Hoo!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- When Jughead ducks away from Ethel -- who is trying to give him a Christmas present -- Betty scolds him harshly. Repentant, Jughead calls Ethel to give her the one Christmas present she really wants: a date with Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #169 (January 1970)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17, except for the lettering credits which are listed incorrectly in that digest.
Archie's Snowstorm Maze
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Archie tries various paths to get home in a bad snowstorm.
R.S.V.P.- E.S.P.
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! I can't get over Santa Claus giving me exactly what I wanted for Christmas!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday (Jinx's dad)
- Synopsis
- After getting everything she wanted for Christmas, Hap convinces Jinx that Santa Claus is a mind reader. So Jinx sends Santa an ESP "Thank You".
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #158 (January 1969)
-
An Old-Fashioned Christmas
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, you guys...come help us turn back the clock!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The kids compare their family albums to see how Christmas has been celebrated in the past.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
-
Archie's Got a Code in His Head Puzzle
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Letter/number substitution code puzzle.
Fill 'Er Up Puzzle
activity / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Color in the dotted areas to create a Christmas picture.
Just Like Before
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Weatherbee, aren't you going to stop them from throwing those snowballs?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee tries to find out who hit him with a snowball.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #158 (January 1969)
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When You Gotta Glow
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- C'mon Jug! I'm going to the store for some light bulbs!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are off to buy some new Christmas light bulbs for the tree when Veronica offers them some from her house.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #158 (January 1969)
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For the Present
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ho! Ho!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx asks a mall Santa if he got her letter after he asks about what she wants for Christmas.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #169 (January 1970)
-
Holiday Joy-Boy
Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge becomes very anxious when Archie comes to visit, as that usually means Archie will destroy something precious to Mr. Lodge.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
-
A Clothes Call
Miss Grundy / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Miss Grundy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Inspired by the girls during a shopping trip, Miss Grundy gets a fashion makeover and tries a more modern hairstyle.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #169 (January 1970)
-
Old Stand-By
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This Christmas I'm going to get something different for Jughead!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Determined not to get Jughead his usual Christmas present (a gift certificate from Pop's for a dozen hamburgers), Archie tries different gifts, only to find out that Jughead either already has them or doesn't want them.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #158 (January 1969)
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Understanding Candy
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Remember brothers and sisters! Love is the new generation!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Moose Mason (cameo); Dilton Doiley (cameo); Ethel Muggs (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Annoyed with Archie's message of brotherhood and love, Reggie gives Archie a bag of Christmas candies filled with pepper. When the girls learn of his prank and give him the cold shoulder, Reggie has to get the candy back before anyone eats it.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #169 (January 1970)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #104
Yule-Tide Fool Time
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've got the Santa Claus outfit!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Beatrice Beazly; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The gang and the teachers are getting ready for a big Christmas party.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #168 (January 1970)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Archie -
1.
Christmas Tree Puzzle
-
2.
I'll Take the Wrap
Archie -
3.
Love Finds a Way
Jughead -
4.
Archie's Snowstorm Maze
Archie -
5.
R.S.V.P.- E.S.P.
Li'l Jinx -
6.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas
Betty and Veronica -
7.
Archie's Got a Code in His Head Puzzle
Archie -
8.
Fill 'Er Up Puzzle
-
9.
Just Like Before
Archie -
10.
When You Gotta Glow
Archie -
11.
For the Present
Li'l Jinx -
12.
Holiday Joy-Boy
Veronica -
13.
A Clothes Call
Miss Grundy -
14.
Santa Is On His Way Maze
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15.
Old Stand-By
Archie -
16.
Understanding Candy
Reggie -
17.
Yule-Tide Fool Time
Betty and Veronica -
18.
Color Me!
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19.
Merry Christmas
Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
- John
- Mark Coale
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Edgar Loftin
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
- Gregg Whitmore
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