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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #256
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/03/2014
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Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646951725611
Price: $5.99 USD
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Content Items: 49 (29 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: Archie Comics Annual
Indicia title: Archie (Comics Annual) Double Digest
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Color: Four Color
Dimensions: Digest
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
Rosario Peña (signed)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Archie's Favorite Christmas Comics

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House ad for the Archie's Favorite Christmas Comics collection.
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It Looks Like Reindeer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher (credited)
Bill Galvan (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Digikore Studios (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie & Vegas
Archie Andrews; Vegas; Flander (reindeer); Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog; Moose Mason; Santa Claus; Dilton Doiley
Archie's dog Vegas helps one of Santa's stranded reindeer find his way home.
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A Toast to the Host

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jimmy DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; various un-named friends of Archie; Hiram Lodge; Charlie, Andy and Sally (supposedly parents of Archie's friends); various un-named parents
Archie's dad is worried about the Christmas bills. Archie collects money from all the kids to throw a birthday party for everyone's parents.
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No indication is given as to who Charlie, Andy and Sally are. Sally bears a strong resemblance to Hermione Lodge, and Andy looks like Jughead's father. Hiram Lodge is seen in two panels. His name is not mentioned, but he is easily recognized.
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Christmas List

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Archie and Jughead go to the woods to cut and bring back a Yule Log.
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Santa Claws

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie has a job as Santa Claus and Betty is the photographer taking pictures of Santa with peoples pets.
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Christmas Present?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
The boys don't want to sing the same old Christmas carols with the girls, so they go off on their own, but the people of Riverdale don't respond well to their modern lyrics.
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Nifty Gifty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie asks Betty for a suggestion for a Christmas gift for Veronica and Betty sends him to the budget gifts section.
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Garden Warfare

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Plants vs. Zombies
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The Nose Knows

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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Archie's mom knows how to get him out of bed.
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Life With Archie #62

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Bob White
Jon D'Agostino
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Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Life With Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
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Once Upon a Tune

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Bob White (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, teen
The Archies
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley
Meet those madcap musical mirthmakers, The Archies, a three-man band of boys who bring song and silliness wherever they go. After playing a gig at Pop Tate's discotheque, they try to save Riverdale High School from being set ablaze, but when Archie almost gets hanged on a fire hose, he has a flashback to the caveman era -- and the cave Archies come out of his flashback and into the present day.
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First appearance of The Archies (consisting of Archie, Jughead and Reggie), a surrealistic comedy series inspired by the success of the Monkees. These stories only lasted for a year, but inspired the creation of the Archies pop records and TV series.
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The Go-Go Club

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Bob White (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
The Archies
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
The Archies are called in by Mr. Lodge for assistance when an industrial spy steals his company's "Go-Go Gun," a gun that makes things go-go-gone. The merry madcap musicians pursue the bad guy as he zaps people and makes them go-go-go away.
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One of many references in this surreal "Archie's" story: Archie mentions "The Vanishing American," the title of a 1925 silent Western starring Richard Dix.

Another store name in the background, "Victor's," refers to editorial assistant Victor Gorelick.
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The Death of Archie

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House ad for The Death of Archie collection.
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No Date!

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Credits
Rod Ollerenshaw
Rod Ollerenshaw
Rod Ollerenshaw
Barry Grossman
Rod Ollerenshaw
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews
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Word search puzzle.

Credits from the index of the original printing, signature removed when reprinted in this digest.
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The Puddle Double

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Albano
Fernando Ruiz
Jim Amash
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews
A small child splashes in a puddle and gets in trouble with his mother, but Archie can't resist doing the same thing.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration

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House ad for the Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration collection.
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The Low Down

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Gus Lemoine (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
The Coach is happy to hear that Archie won't be going out for the basketball team because he's now the sports reporter for the school paper.
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The Silks of Svengasi

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Mr. Snodgrass; Gaston
Mr. Lodge is tricked into selling one of his plants when Mr. Snodgrass gives him special shirts that sap his will to work.
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Never Kid a Kidder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
drama, humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
Archie spreads a rumor that there's an eccentric billionaire in Riverdale who's offering rich rewards to people who go out of their way to help clean up the town.
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The Error of His Ways

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Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
In his rush to get to school, Archie takes a bag of garbage instead of his lunch bag.
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Gym Dandy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Coach Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Judy; Jughead Jones
Reggie and Archie are asked to help out the other students during gymnastics class, but Archie got the better job.
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To Sleep - Per Chance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
Archie can't sleep at night but Miss Grundy's class the next day puts him to sleep.
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Mess Distress

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Bill Golliher (credited)
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
Mary is gone for a week, Fred and Archie make a mess of the house, then hire maids to clean up the house.
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Double-Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Mr. Lodge dreams of a world populated by clones of Archie.
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The Other Side!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie and Chuck
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Professor Esrever; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
After travelling thru a strange mist, Chuck and Archie come to Eladrevir, a backwards version of Riverdale.
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Best-Laid Plans

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Crosby (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Dan Nakrosis (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie gets dirty trying to open the fireplace flue.
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No Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Mr. Lodge needs to go to the doctor to have a cast removed and Archie is the only choice to drive him there.
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From the Vault of Archie Comics

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Soupbone
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Cover reprint of an unknown Archie comic featuring Archie falling out of the fireplace at Christmas.
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The Fabulous Forties

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Introduction to the stories in this section.

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Christmas Cheers

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Harry Sahle [as Sahle] (signed); Ed Goggin [as Goggin] (signed)
Harry Sahle [as Sahle] (signed)
Virginia Drury [as Ginger] (signed)
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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Gabby (introduction); Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Pop Tate (introduction)
Archie gets a cheque for $50 from his grandfather, makes a list of what he wants to buy for his friends, but most of the money is gone by the time he buys the gifts.
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Signed in the last panel. This story contains the first appearances of Gabby, the town blabbermouth, and Pop Tate, the owner of Pop's Chocklit Shop. In this story, his restaurant is called Tate's and he is a skinny, older man with gray hair and a mustache. Also, the Shorten Special on page 4 is a reference to MLJ editor Harry Shorten.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Carl Hubbell (signed)
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Oscar (Archie's dog); Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones
We'll find Oscar today...
When Oscar runs away, Archie and Mr. Andrews look for him.
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The text article earlier in this digest give this story the title "The Case of the Missing Mutt".
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The Practical Joker

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Bill Vigoda
Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Archie gets a new fun kit and begins to pull pranks on everyone. However, he gets into trouble when Mr. Weatherbee gets handcuffed to a chair.
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Credits from the index of the original printing.
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The Alibi Artist

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Bob Montana (non-recurring characters); Bill Vigoda (new faces)
Bill Vigoda
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Tootlefruit (introduction)
Archie gets out of a bad grade by saying that football practice stole his study time. However, Archie then has to play football to prove this to the teacher.
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Same script, poses, letters, and art as the Wilbur story in Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #31. Changes include erasing Wilbur and Westfield and adding Archie and Riverdale. The prologue has been replaced by the story's title and the epilogue has been replaced by an ad for saving scrap paper.

Credits from the index of the original printing.
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Wilbur Comics #89

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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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humorous, teen
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
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Cover reprint used as the title page for the next section featuring Wilbur Comics reprints.
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Chalk It Up!

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?
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Wilbur
Wilbur; Laurie; Linda
Wilbur catches Linda writing graphitti.
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Niece to Have Known You

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?
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards ?
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Subject Matter
teen
Wilbur
Wilbur; Linda; Laurie
Wilbur has to break off his date for Laurie because he is baby-sitting the principal's niece.
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20% off all Archie comics!

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Midtown Comics
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Ad for Midtown Comics, a comic shop in New York City.
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Tricky Triumph

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?
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews
A magician get Archie to volunteer for a disappearing act, and makes Archie's clothes disappear.
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Digest Sample Packs

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House ad for a random assortment of digests.
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For the Present

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Archie
Archie Andrews
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Maze puzzle.
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Christmas Presents Puzzle

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Unscramble the words to discover what each person wants for Christmas.
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Season's Greeting Maze

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Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews
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Maze puzzle
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Code for a digital copy of this digest.
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The Night Before Christmas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Crosby (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Santa Claus
It is the night before Christmas and Archie hears a noise from downstairs.
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A spoof of the poem The Night Before Christmas.
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Subscription information for various Archie comics.
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Subject Matter
Everything's Archie
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Free Archie App!

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House ad for the Archie comics app.
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Minecraft Books

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Scholastic
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