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Issue: World of Archie Double Digest #53
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/21/2015
Volume: none
Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646850305311
Price: $5.99 USD
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Content Items: 55 (39 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: World of Archie Christmas Annual
Indicia title: World of Archie (Christmas Annual) Double Digest
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Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Dan Parent (signed)
Rich Koslowski (signed)
Rosario Peña (signed)
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World of Archie
Archie Andrews; Santa Claus; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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All I Want for Christmas

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J. Torres (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Digikore Studios (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
childrens
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Santa Claus
The gang visit Santa Claus at the mall and drive him crazy enough he quits.
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Yule Never Believe It

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
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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Just Be Claus

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats; Midge Klump
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.
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Santa Mantle

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Reggie is determined to buy Veronica a more expensive version of everything Archie gets for her.
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Making Brownies

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Jughead
Jughead Jones
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Wrap Flap

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Moose
Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog
Betty asks Moose to wrap everything under the tree.
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Tale of Travail

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Jughead
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Jughead wants double time for working Christmas Eve.
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Archie #3

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Charity Begins at Home

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty is bell-ringing for the holidays.
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Best of Archie Comics

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Do It Yourself

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Turned off by Veronica's use of professional decorators, Betty, Archie and Jughead return to Betty's house and decorate it for Christmas themselves.
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It's a Wrap

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Dan Parent (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
When Betty falls ill, Veronica agrees to take over for her Christmas wrapping business, but Veronica forgets to put tags on all the gifts.
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The Greatest Gift

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Archie goes out in a blizzard to deliver some Christmas ribbon to Veronica.
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Mistletoe Woe

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Jughead
Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Ethel traps Jughead under the mistletoe with the help of Mr. Lodge's cane.
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More than Burgers

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Burned Out

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Alison Flood (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie has to cut firewood so he and Betty can have a fire in the fireplace.
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Gotham Before the Legend

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Diamond Select
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Pip of a Tip

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Archie's father wants Archie to ask Mr. Lodge for tip on the stock market.
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Plate Plight

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Jughead
Jughead Jones
At a low-rent diner, Jughead is not happy when he gets a "compact" hamburger.
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Midtown Comics
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Jughead's Gag Bag
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Grundy
At the tender age of seven, he saved my life!
Archie tells about the time Jughead saved his life.
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The Big Challenge

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George Gladir (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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teen
The Mighty Archie Art Players
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Kit Dawg; Coyote Cedric; Blackjack Reggie [Reggie Mantle]; Ethel Muggs
Archie and Jughead come to an old western town to sell yo-yo's and end up cleaning up the town in the process.
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Sport Shoe-In

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Alison Flood (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Ms. Goodbody
Hi-Flyer Sneakers are the latest athletic shoe craze sweeping the nation and naturally Veronica is the first one in Riverdale with a pair.
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Basketball Blues

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George Gladir (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
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teen
Coach Clayton
Dilton Doiley; Coach Clayton; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Dilton's mastery of geometry makes Coach Clayton think he would be good for the basketball team.
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Teen Cleaner

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie's mom demands he clean his room or he will not be allowed to go out on his date that night.
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Perfect Date

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Archie wants this date to be memorable, but Veronica worries about what could happen.
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Guest Distress

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Gaston the chef; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Veronica invites the gang to the mansion during renovation of the Chok'lit Shoppe, making Mr. Lodge an outsider in his own home.
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Back to the Present

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Hal Smith (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie and his dad take old appliances out of the attic and try to get them working again.
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Touchdown Put Down

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Al Hartley (credited)
Al Hartley (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Al Hartley
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teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
Quarterback Reggie makes sure that Archie takes the brunt of the other team's offense so that he won't be able to take Veronica out on a date.
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Letters incorrectly credited to Bill Yoshida.
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To Dye For

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dave Johnson; Alice Cooper; Smithers the butler; Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Chuck Clayton
Inspired by Veronica's new hairdo, but unable to afford a professional stylist, Betty decides to dye her hair pink using artificial drink mix.
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No Time for History

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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teen
Archie
Summer Madison; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Professor Flutesnoot
New student Summer Madison is really a teenager from the future who has come to Riverdale to observe and write a report on 20th century teenagers.
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The Final Curtain

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
When Archie is cast as a turn-of-the-century song-and-dance man in the school musical, he keeps his costume, straw hat and cane with him at all times, and his obsessive dancing leads to a lot of people getting hurt.
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Not a Chance

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George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo, Jr. (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Professor Flutesnoot
The faculty challenges the student's basketball team to a game.
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Measure For Measure

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
While trying to make a floor plan of the school, the boys wreak havoc with a tape measure.
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Let Your Hair Down

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
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teen
Professor Flutesnoot
Professor Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
The kids think Professor Flutesnoot is always serious and never "lets his hair down" but they change their minds when he wins first prize at a costume contest at a science fiction convention.
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Button-Button

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Terry Szenics
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Terry Szenics
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
Gaston leaves the Lodges. Archie and Mr. Lodge have to figure out how to get the Lodges' modern kitchen to work with its push-button-hidden, appliances-and-drawers electronic system.
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Crunchin' and Grinnin'

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Jughead
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Jughead and his friends are on an episode of Concealed Camera.
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Concealed Camera is a parody of the TV show Candid Camera.
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Three Giant Books, One Low Price

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Change Exchange

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Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Jughead gets Archie to stand on his head hoping to collect the change that falls from his pockets.
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Locker Shocker

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Jughead
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Ethel hides in Jughead's locker.
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Graphic Novel Library Sale

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The Arch Who Knew Too Much Part 1

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Craig Boldman (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Archie watches a movie about ruthless corporate executives, then panics on overhearing Mr. Lodge speak in sinister terms.
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The Arch Who Knew Too Much Part 2

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Craig Boldman (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie & Friends
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
As Archie encounters repeated accidents at the Lodge home, he insists that Mr. Lodge is out to get him. An exasperated Veronica points out that Archie is constantly accident-prone. When Archie confronts Mr. Lodge he learns that the mysterious conversation had actually been about the same movie Archie watched. They fall into excited discussion of how good it was, leaving Veronica to herself.
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Double Digest Bundle Pack

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Deal Zeal

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teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Jughead has a coupon for free popcorn at the movie theater.
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Welcome to the New Riverdale

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Archie's Rival

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Karl Silbergielt (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
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teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reggie has Jughead taking pictures for the yearbook but they all include Reggie.
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Shopper Comes a Cropper

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George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
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Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton
Betty has to exchange Archie's Christmas gift three times after she overhears his conversations.
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Inside Santa

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Santa Claus; Jughead Jones
Archie meets Santa Claus and finds out how he manages to deliver all the presents in one night.
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Everything's Archie
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75 Years 75 Stories

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