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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #452
Publication Date: December 1976
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Issues: #452 of 332 Issues (437 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: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 027100698712
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (4 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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Thanks, pal!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Family Affair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Forsythe Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead see their fathers at a travel agency just before Christmas and jump to the wrong conclusion.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #186 [Direct Edition] published December 2012
as Family Affair [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #186.
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Planter's Punch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Miss Grundy doesn't want to leave her favorite plant at school over the Christmas break, so Archie volunteers to get it to her home safely and keep it from dying in the cold air.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #17 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1986
as Planter's Punch [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Up for Grabs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Reggie plays a prank at the school's Secret Santa gift exchange.
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In Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #17 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1986
as Up for Grabs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #264.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: letter submitted by Lisa Brooten; page also includes membership application for the Archie Club
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A Bird in the Hand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Oh! Oh! Omigosh! Wow! Eeyahoo! Oh man! It boggles the mind!
Synopsis: Archie wants to get Veronica something unique for Christmas - a partridge in a pear tree.
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In Content Item: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #17 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1986
as A Bird in the Hand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Previous indexer gave an uncertain attribute of inks to Jon D'Agostino. Revised credits from reprint in The Best of Archie Christmas Comics (Archie, 2020 series).
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The Unveiling

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alexandra Cabot; Noochy (a famous sculptor)
Synopsis: Inspired by the girls and Hostess Fruit Pies, a sculptor creates his greatest work yet.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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