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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #190
Publication Date: December 1971
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Issues: #190 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, religious, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Ethel Muggs; Sabrina
First Line: A miracle is happening!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Yule Never Believe It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie claims that nothing bad can happen to him during the Christmas season. Reggie repeatedly tries to prove him wrong by hitting him with a snowball, and repeatedly misses. But Archie's friends all start to think he's pushing his luck.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #40 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1980
as Yule Never Believe It [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #53, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
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What's Up, Doc?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
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Pages: 1
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In a Pickle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Dilton dresses up as Santa Claus to entertain children, despite his friends' warnings that he's too little to be taken seriously in the part.
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Pages: 6
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Spring Fever

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
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Pages: 1
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Yule Rule

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie goes Christmas shopping with Veronica.
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Pages: 1
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Snow Snafu

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie is happy that it's snowing.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: letters submitted by Henrietta Madry; Linda Mason; Betty Watkins; Kathy Gallop; page also includes membership application for the Archie Club
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Archie's Double Giant Christmas Special

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Santa Claus; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: An ad for the two new giant-sized Christmas comics starring Sabrina and Li'l Jinx.
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Pages: 1
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Card Shark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, religious, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Ethel Muggs; Sabrina; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly; Mr. Svenson
Synopsis: After hearing Dilton complain that all the store-bought, mass-produced Christmas cards are too impersonal, Sabrina uses her magic powers to give each of her friends the ability to create their own personalized Christmas cards. Thanks to Sabrina's magic, a miracle happens and we see cards that represent each character's view of Christmas.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #40 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1980
as Card Shark [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Several of the "card" panels were re-drawn as covers in other Christmas issues.
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Archie's Christmas Card

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
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Pages: 1

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