Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) comic books 1974

Betty and Veronica Christmas Spectacular. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Christmas Season with Betty & Veronica," pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Archie each sacrifice something precious to them in order to buy gifts for each other. "That Covers It!" two-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "The Bee and the Bird," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Mr. Weatherbee wins a turkey in a holiday raffle; Then he finds out it's a live turkey. Betty and Veronica Pinup, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Helpless Helpers," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg; 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. "In My Father's House," script and pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Joe Sinnott; Mr. Lodge lectures Veronica on being grateful for their family's advantage, particularly around the holidays. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Archie's Christmas Love-In. "Silent Night?"; Archie travels to Veronica's house in a blizzard. "Stow Woe"; Christmas parties get to Jughead, right in his stomach. "Pay Phone!"; Jinx breaks open her piggy bank to get enough money to call Santa long distance. "The Last Christmas"; Archie and the gang are trapped in a blizzard and spend the night in a home where a child had died on Christmas Eve a hundred years ago and his mother's ghost was still there weeping for him. "The Big Hang-Up"; Ethel is hanging up mistletoe. "Paws Pause"; Hot Dog tries to understand the Christmas season. "A Pair of Dolls!" one-page Li'l Jinx story. "Clean Sweep"; Svenson is tired of all the cleaning Christmas entails; The gang helps him out and reminds him of the Christmas spirit. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Li'l Jinx Christmas Bag Cover price $0.25.

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Last 25-cent cover price. Sabrina's Christmas Magic. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "The Spell of Christmas," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Ambrose teaches Sabrina that giving of yourself is more important at Christmas time than giving gifts. "The Real Power," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Hilda tries to play tricks on people to ruin their Christmas spirit, but something keeps ruining her spells. "Plant Fool" two-page Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. "Hilda's Holiday," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda; After hearing the story of Santa Claus, Hilda decides to track down this errant warlock and teach him a lesson. "The Melting Point," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; When Harvey catches Sabrina using magic to keep herself snow-free, she can only provide a lame excuse. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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First 35-cent cover price. Betty and Veronica Spectacular. "The Choice"; Betty and Veronica secretly let Archie choose who he wants to date. "Checked Off!" two-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Happiness Is Sharing"; Veronica has to figure out a way to get shopping money from her father. "Sound Off"; Veronica gets Archie sent to detention to get him away from Betty. "Misunderstood"; Betty tries to get a gift for her dad with trading stamps. "Figure This," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan Decarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty wants time to exercise like Veronica. "Advice Device"; Veronica advises Betty to stop acting like one of the boys and be a lady. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Archie's Jokes Cover price $0.35.

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Li'l Jinx. Cover by Joe Edwards. "Mystery of the Ghost of Grey Wolf"; Jinx becomes the hide and seek champion at summer camp. Li'l Jinx text story. "The Door Belle"; Jinx doesn't give her father a moment of peace with her constant ringing of the doorbell. "Miss Missed"; Li'l Jinx can't find her dad. "Make Cents!"; Jinx would rather have ten pennies than one dime. Li'l Jinx Pen Pal Club. Scripts and art by Joe Edwards. 48 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

Betty and Veronica Summer Fun. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Plan of Battle," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica Lodge, a self-described spoiled rich darling of the jet set, guides the reader step by step through her latest plan to break up a date between Betty and Archie at the beach. "The Believers," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Big Ethel tells Betty and Veronica that she dreamed she was kissed by a prince, and claims the dream will come true. "Chaperone Chef," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; When Veronica hears that Archie is coming over to Betty's house to "study", she convinces Betty's mother that they shouldn't be alone without a chaperone. Veronica Pin Up, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Dames at Sea," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Boat thieves hijack Betty and Veronica's houseboat and take it to an island hideout, with the girls in hot pursuit thanks to Betty's ability to fix anything with a bobby pin. "Beauty on the Beach," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; At the beach, Jughead admires the birds, while Archie watches two very special "birds", Betty and Veronica, doing exercises in their skimpy bikinis. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

The World of Archie. "What's in a Name?", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Archie and the gang during the time of the dinosaurs. "Stamp Out"; Archie accidentally uses a thousand dollar rare stamp to mail an envelope. "Fragile" one-page story; Lil Jinx learns what the word fragile means. Archie Club News. "Board to Tears"; Reggie wipes out after hitting Archie's surf board. "Childhood Daze"; Betty and Veronica think Archie's acting like a child. "Bucket Brigade," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Martin Epp; Archie burns his feet on the hot sand. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Betty and Veronica Spectacular. "Time Lapse," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie and Jughead think Betty and Veronica are strange for shopping for winter coats in the middle of the summer. "Facts about Growing Things" one-page Li'l Jinx story; Hap plants a vegetable garden. Dear Betty and Veronica advice letters column. "The Competitor"; Veronica thinks Betty is letting her win at games because Betty is a guest in her house. "New Girl in Town," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; A girl from Hawaii fascinates all the boys with her exotic dishes and dances, making all the girls jealous--except Veronica. "The Trainer," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Hot Dog keeps jumping on Veronica and ruining her new dress. "The Changeling," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty tries to use Veronica's underhanded tactics, but she just can't do it. "From the Mouths of Babes"; Archie and Jughead don't want to speak to each other anymore after having an argument. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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The World of Jughead. "Minnesota Shorts"; The Riverdale youth center gets a pool table and a warlock who has been cursed to spend eternity attached to the pool table shows up with it. "Groovy Tech," script by George Gladir, pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Mario Acquaviva; Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy create a summer school program based entirely off student suggestions. "Big Catch" one-page Lil Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Greg puts a positive spin on his lack of luck fishing. "The Loner"; Jughead describes his learned ability to avoid the traps of Big Ethel. "The Funny Man"; Jughead, Archie, and Betty all think Jughead is a funny guy, but Veronica disagrees. Archie Club News. "The Big Sale"; Archie goes into a novelty store for a pack of gum; Jughead's clumsiness wrecks the place and puts it out of business. "Back-Bone"; Mr. Weatherbee hires Jughead to rake and burn the leaves in his yard, then dreams of the mayhem that could cause. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

Archie's Christmas Stocking. "Brownie Points"; Jingles, the Santa Brownie, is mad about cheaply made toys. "Modern Smart" one-page story; Lil Jinx adjusts her snowman to have a more impressionist feel. "Here-Comes Santa Claus"; Archie dresses up as Santa and had Hot Dog pull him in a sleigh so he can deliver a present to Veronica. Santa Claus Maze activity page. "Burnt Offering"; Jughead doesn't want to eat Christmas dinner at Veronica's house because her cooking is so bad. "Season in the Sun," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Pop Tate goes on vacation to Florida. Archie Club News. "Splendid Spirit"; The Christmas spirit makes people less selfish. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.