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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #205

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Publication Date: February 1973

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Issues: #205 of 332 Issues (502 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand: Archie Giant Series

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: 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)

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Format

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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3 Content Items

reprinted 3 times as/in other Issues.

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Content Items (8 total)

Love Is the Answer

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Santa Claus

First Line: The gift of love... to everyone this year for peace on Earth.. Santa..

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Love Is the Answer

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Christmas Love-In

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Santa Claus

Synopsis: After seeing how greedy everyone is about presents, Archie has a dream where he convinces Santa Claus to give the gift of love and peace at Christmas time.

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In Issue:

Archie Comics Digest #52 published February 1982with Archie logo

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Blizzard Wizard

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, religious, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason

Synopsis: Stuck on a country road during a blizzard, the gang takes refuge in an old barn where three angels appear to teach them the true religious meaning of Christmas.

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In Issue:

Archie Comics Digest #58 published February 1983

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Inker credit confirmed at http://www.joesinnott.com.

Soup Spooning

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, religious, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Beazly; Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Haggly; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Svensen

Synopsis: A twig of mistletoe falls into Miss Beazly's soup, making it an aphrodisiac that causes anyone who tastes it to become passionate and loving. Soon everyone is trying to get the romantic thrills induced by the soup. But when it runs out, Betty explains to Ethel that God can give her a high that she can't get from any artificial stimulant.

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Pages: 8

Ice Scream

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Greg

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Trouble Shooter

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jingles

Synopsis: Jingles magically arranges for an out-of-work actor working as a street-corner Santa to meet the famous Broadway producer David Kerrick.

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In Issue:

Archie Comics Digest #52 published February 1982

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: David Kerrick is based on the real-life theatre impresario David Merrick.

Bolling's design for Jingles is almost completely different from the usual one, much older-looking and with no beard.

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): various (illustrations)

Inker(s): various (illustrations)

Colorist(s): ? (illustrations)

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 2

Notes: Letters submitted by Lynda Susan Blake, Cindy Rorison, Michael Gogo, Stacie Robins;
page also includes membership application for the Archie Club.

Solomon's Child

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, religious, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Synopsis: Archie, Jughead and Betty meet a young man who left home searching for meaning in his life. By quoting from the book of Ecclesiastes, Betty shows him that the only way to find meaning is to look to God. The man sees the light and decides to go back to his parents and pray with them.

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Pages: 5

Notes: A case of Hartley proselytizing openly in a mainstream Archie comic. He even has Betty state that the message is directed to young people (i.e. the readers).