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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #31
Publication Date: January 1965
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Issues: #31 of 332 Issues (502 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Giant SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/29/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 CAD
$0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Canadian price is from the indicia. On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: perfect bound; later saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee
First Line: Me, Santa Claus? Gosh! Whatever gave you the idea that I'd make a good Santa?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Archie Comics Digest #88
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Santa Mantle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: There he goes! This is it! He's on his way to buy Veronica's Christmas gift!
Synopsis: Reggie is determined to buy Veronica a more expensive version of everything Archie gets for her.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #52 published February 1982
In Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #167 published January 1970
as Santa Mantle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #16 published February 1976
as Santa Mantle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Color credits from The Best of Archie Christmas Comics (Archie, 2020 series).
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Christmas Fashions For Betty and Veronica

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: The girls model winter fashions.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Exchange Student

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: Archie buys Veronica a bottle of perfume for Christmas, but accidentally gets it spilled all over him before he can give it to her. When Veronica smells him, she thinks he's been with some other girl.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #52 published February 1982
In Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #167 published January 1970
as Exchange Student [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Gift Wrapped!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx wraps gifts.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #167 published January 1970
as Gift Wrapped! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #6 published January 1975
as Gift Wrapped! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mr. Weatherbee's Dilemma

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie's screw-ups almost ruin Christmas for Mr. Weatherbee and have him saying "Bah, humbug," until he gets a special gift from his students.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #3 published December 1973
as Mr. Weatherbee's Dilemma [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: You're spending all your money on my Christmas presents...
Synopsis: Betty gets revenge on Archie for only buying presents for Veronica.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Man's Best Friend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead tells Archie that he's planning to buy a transistor radio for himself, to make sure he'll get what he wants for Christmas. Archie decides to buy the same thing for himself, but everyone else winds up buying him the same thing.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #52 published February 1982
In Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #167 published January 1970
as Man's Best Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #6 published January 1975
as Man's Best Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #11 published February 1989
as Man's Best Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: letters from: Peggy Domengeaux, Colette Kennett, June Miller;
page also includes membership application for the Archie Club
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Just Be Claus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats; Midge Klump
First Line: Say, Moose! Big Moose! We want to talk to you!
Synopsis: Thanks to one too many hits in the head during football practice, Moose is suffering from intermittent memory loss. When Moose temporarily forgets who Midge is, Reggie tries to make time with her while Moose is busy playing Santa Claus .
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #28 published February 1978
In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #52 published February 1982
In Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #167 published January 1970
as Just Be Claus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #11 published February 1989
as Just Be Claus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Color credits from The Best of Archie Christmas Comics (Archie, 2020 series).
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Santa Claus
First Line: Betty, please!
Synopsis: Santa won't give Betty Archie for Christmas.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Well Suited

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Archie asks Mr. Lodge to play Santa Claus.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #3 published December 1973
as Well Suited [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Christmas Pin-Up
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Geraldine Grundy
First Line: Gosh, Big Ethel!
Synopsis: Ethel has her own theories about why Veronica is raising more money for the charity drive than she is.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #58 published February 1983
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
First Line: Archie, stop!
Synopsis: Archie's overdoing the mistletoe bit.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Spell of Spells

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jingles
Synopsis: After being humiliated by Jingles, Reggie takes up black magic and starts casting spells on the pudgy brownie. Archie has to work a little magic of his own to stop Reggie from destroying Jingles.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #28 published February 1978
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11

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