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Issue Details

Issue #490
Published January 1980
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
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Cover Details - "Archie's Christmas Love-In"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Coach Clayton; Coach Kleats; Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Miss Beazly; Miss Haggly; Moose Mason; Mr. Svenson; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Genre Teen
Reprinted in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) #[nn]

6 page Christmas Love-In story "The Swinging Santa"

Characters The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]; Barney; Pop Tate
Synopsis The Archies hold a fundraiser to raise money for charity.
Genre Teen

1 page Li'l Jinx story "It's About Time!"

Characters Li'l Jinx
Genre Humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page activity "Archie's Message"

Characters Archie Andrews; Santa Claus

5 page Christmas Love-In story "The Guests"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Mary Andrews; Miss Beazly; Mr. Svenson; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Archie invites a few lonely faculty members over to his house to celebrate Christmas.
Genre Teen

5 page Christmas Love-In story "Too Many Cooks"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Genre Teen

1 page Archie Club News text article "Archie Club News"

Letters typeset
Notes Archie news reports from Rosanne Hanik and Rebecca Mead.

6 page Christmas Love-In story "From the Heart"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ernie; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Archie and Betty decide to help out a troubled family instead of exchanging gifts with their friends.
Genre Teen

1 page Josie; Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement "The Bookworm Turns"

Characters Josie McCoy; Harold
Genre Teen
Notes Ad for Hostess Fruit Pies appears on back cover.