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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #10
Publication Date: January 1961
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/04/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 25 (18 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1961 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
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Archie's Christmas Stocking

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
The lucky Archie gets a simultaneous mistletoe kiss from his two best girls.
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Those Christmas Blues!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty (in flashback)
Well, that's it, Archie! She's all ready for trimming!
When Archie goes over to Veronica's instead of staying home to trim the tree, his parents think the family Christmases have come to an end, and reminisce about past holiday seasons with Archie.
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FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #137 published January 1966
as Those Christmas Blues! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie Comics Digest #16 published February 1976
as Those Christmas Blues! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie's Classic Christmas Stories #1 published January 2002
as Those Christmas Blues! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #224 [Direct Edition] published January 2012
as Those Christmas Blues! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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6
In the flashbacks, Fred and Mary are drawn closer to the way they look in the regular Archie comics rather than the versions that appeared in "Little Archie."
Scratch One Disk!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle
You got a record for Ronnie, for Christmas?
Archie buys a record of Veronica's favorite group but Jughead overhears Veronica telling Betty that she wants nightshade for Christmas so Archie returns the record and goes looking for a perfume called nightshade.
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Merry Christmas Everyone

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
1
Not Even a Moose

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Waldo Weatherbee
Oh, no! Now I've seen everything!
When Archie plays Santa for a school charity drive, Moose thinks he's really Santa Claus, and Archie takes advantage of this to let Midge sit on his lap. Reggie tries to convince Moose that if he pulls Santa's beard, he'll find it's just Archie.
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FlagArchie's Classic Christmas Stories #1 published January 2002
as Not Even A Moose! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree #[nn] published January 2013
as Not Even a Moose [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #33 [Direct Edition] published January 2014
as Not Even a Moose [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Moose's Xmas Daffynitions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose Mason
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Out on a Limb!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Perfect! Just the right seasonal touch for in front of the school!
Archie helps put up Christmas decorations for Mr. Weatherbee at the school but accidentally breaks the metal deer he is supposed to put in the schoolyard.
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Miscellaneous
10
Credits from the printing in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) (Archie) #223.
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
1
A page to color. Betty and Veronica on a sled.
Code Three

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Juggie! We want to talk to you!
Betty and Veronica try to get Jughead to find out what Archie's buying them for Christmas. Jughead agrees and Archie says he's too broke to get them anything. Jughead tries to relay that information to them but he has such a bad head cold that they misinterpret what he's saying.
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On Her Toes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
That was a nice 'belly'!
Li'l Jinx wants to know why ballet dancers stand on their toes when the ballet could just hire taller girls.
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Archie's Groan-Up Letters to Santa Claus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Coach Kleats
Dear Santa, I ask this without any pride...
Adults send their Christmas letters to Santa.
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More Pull Than Talent!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy
Did you try out for the part in the Xmas play, Arch?
The boys all try out for the Christmas play.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
1
Illustration says "Pin-up suggestion by Dan DeCarlo Jr."

Dan would have been 13 at this time so it was probably illustrated by Dan DeCarlo Sr.
Gift Collection

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
This is one day of school I love! The last day before Christmas!
Archie is in charge of collecting gifts for the Christmas grab bag.
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Miscellaneous
6
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #83.
A N-ice Thought!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Things look so different in the wintertime!
Jinx takes a walk through the park during winter.
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1
Chistmas 'Round the World

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
religious
The word Christmas is borrowed from the early, English term, Christ's Mass...
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Beyond Belief

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Clyde; Veronica Lodge
This is the place!
Veronica wants Archie to play Santa Claus so he tries to get his Santa suit altered.
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Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
1
Betty and Veronica decorating a tree.
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Betty gets whistled at by a snowman with some help from Reggie and Jughead.
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1
Dishing it Out!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
What happened, Archie?
Fred berates Archie for running away from a fight.
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A Hunting We Will Go!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Why did we take Juggie along? He's no hunter!
Jughead takes a cannon on a hunting trip.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
A Head Start!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Merry Christmas! I made this for you, Mr. Lodge!
Mr. Lodge is not impressed by Archie's handmade gift of a bust of himself.
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Generous to a Fault!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie Mantle
Reggie is generous when buying gifts for himself.
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Miscellaneous
1
No dialogue.
Ill Wind

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Egad! What a blizzard!
A blizzard traps Archie at the Lodge mansion overnight.
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Miscellaneous
8

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