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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #34
Publication Date: February 1979
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Issues: #34 of 267 Issues (338 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699402
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 37 (29 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Golly! I hope you two are having as much fun as I am!
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[untitled]

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Look Who's Here

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hubert Smithers
First Line: Merry Christmas!
Synopsis: Archie is so clumsy that Veronica asks him to leave her house until his enthusiasm wanes.
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A Question of Answers

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis: One stranger after another comes up to Archie and Jughead pulling a stupid old joke that begins with a question ("Can you tell me how to get to Sam's Sauna Salon" or "Do you have the time?"). Finally they vow to get the next person who tries to pull that joke on them.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: What's going on?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee in a sled.
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Helpless Helpers

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog (a 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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Whiffed Gift

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie buys Veronica a nice gift but Reggie manages to make Veronica think it came from him.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
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Character(s): Jughead Jones
First Line: Your composition has no feeling, no color!
Synopsis: A teacher doesn't like Jughead's writing.
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A Very Merry Christmas

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Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; Happy; Fangs Fogarty; Geraldine Grundy; un-named organ grinder
Synopsis: An organ grinder is hit by a car and drops his monkey in the snow while he's being taken to the hospital. Little Archie finds the monkey and names him "Happy."
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Pin Problem

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie agonizes over the cost of a Christmas present for his mother.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
First Line: Shovel your walk for half a buck!
Synopsis: Archie offers to shovel Betty's sidewalk.
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Vacation Deflation

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee picks an out-of-the-way mountain lodge to spend his winter vacation in order to be sure to get away from Archie. Unfortunately, he picks the lodge where Archie is working as a hired hand.
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The Spell of Christmas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Cousin Ambrose; Aunt Hilda; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Ambrose teaches Sabrina that giving of yourself is more important at Christmas time than giving gifts.
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Yule Puzzle Page

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Disclose Notes: A Christmas themed word find puzzle and find the differences between six Santas.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Coach Kleats
First Line: Hold it!
Synopsis: Coach Kleats has five people on his four person toboggan team.
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Love's Labor Lost

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie's friends are annoyed when he goes non-commercial for Christmas, giving peace and brotherhood rather than material gifts. He finally gives in, but by then they have come to agree with his original impulse.
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All Heart

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis: After putting Hot Dog out in the cold, Jughead has a dream that their situations are reversed.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: The principal said we could decorate for our football hop with pine trees!
Synopsis: Jughead cut down a tree for the sock hop.
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Do Not Open Till Christmas

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Russ; Charley; Greg; Gigi
Synopsis: Gigi has nowhere to go for Christmas.
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Tree Glee

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: The gang only has a few dollars to buy a tree and get refreshments for the school Christmas party so they decide to chop down their own tree.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
First Line: Oh, Jughead! What are you taking orders for now?
Synopsis: Jughead is selling windshield wipers.
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Handlebar Happiness

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Betty enjoys her bicycle.
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Britches Wishes

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee doesn't want to play Santa until Betty helps him learn the true spirit of Christmas.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx
First Line: It's snowball time!
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Dear Santa

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: I'm writing to tell you what a good girl i've been all year!
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx's letter to Santa Claus.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Someone has eaten all my health food candies.
Synopsis: Someone has stolen the food from Betty and Veronica's desks.
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Guided Mistletoe

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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Big Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Archie causes mayhem with mistletoe. Mr. Weatherbee makes him demonstrate its uses with Big Ethel.
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The Melting Point

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis: When Harvey catches Sabrina using magic to keep herself snow-free, she can only provide a lame excuse. Then she must perpetuate the excuse when Harvey starts telling everyone he meets about what he saw.
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Downhill Dandy

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead sets a new downhill ski time because Ethel is pursuing him.
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Christmas Photos of Archie and the Gang

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Series of gags in the form of photos in an album.
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Take Your Choice!

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx takes her Christmas presents over to play with Greg.
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Christmas Season with Betty & Veronica

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Archie each sacrifice something precious to them in order to buy gifts for each other.
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The Last Christmas

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Once there was a house! It was old! It was deserted!
Synopsis: 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. They set up the Christmas tree that they were transporting and place their gifts under the tree and while they sleep the boy's ghost is finally able to enjoy his last Christmas.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie, the Secretary General will be there!
Synopsis: Jughead wears a dress.
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Laugh Comics Digest #21

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[untitled]

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Jughead with Archie Digest #31

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