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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #100
Publication Date: February 1990
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Issues: #100 of 267 Issues (338 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/1989
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646850250
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 32 (29 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick
Disclose Notes: On sale date from Betty and Veronica Annual Comics Digest Magazine #2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In5
Disclose Reprinted From8
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Merry Christmas

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie Andrews
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
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Pages: 1
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We're Getting Santa Mental!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Hartley
Penciller(s): Al Hartley
Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie and the Gang
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Svenson
Synopsis: The Archie gang celebrate Christmas and the 100th issue of Archie's Comics Digest.
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Pages: 13
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New View

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee decides to be more friendly to the students and try some new techniques in his job.
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Pages: 5
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Hot Shot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie Andrews
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead get shots at school but Archie's has a delayed reaction.
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Pages: 1
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Slick Pick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie Andrews
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Archie insults Reggie and Big Ethel takes it as a compliment.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Joke Book Magazine #98 published March 1966
was Slick Pick [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Twinkle Toes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Dilton Doiley
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Dilton builds a pair of shoes that can make him a great dancer.
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Pages: 6
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Earthquake

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Chuck Clayton
Character(s): Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Mr. Mason; Harold Mason
Synopsis: Chuck is fired from his job and arrested when $100 goes missing. Chuck and Archie save Mr. Mason after his store collapses in an earthquake and then prove that Mason's son Harold is the one who stole the money.
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Pages: 11
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Party Smarty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead attends a French fashion show for the pastries.
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Pages: 1
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Devine Sign

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead Jones
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Miss Grundy tries to get Jughead to think.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #183 published February 1971
as Devine Sign [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Late Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie Andrews
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie is late for his dinner with Veronica.
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Pages: 1
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The Android Maneuver

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead Jones
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Stacy (android)
Synopsis: Dilton builds an android named Stacy to keep Ethel away from Jughead during a skiing trip.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #178 published April 2012
as The Android Maneuver [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Season's Greetings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose Mason
Character(s): Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Reggie kisses Midge in front of Moose claiming that it's in the Christmas spirit but Moose gets even with his present to Reggie.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #12.
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Word Games

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is convinced that all the students are talking about is Christmas.
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Pages: 5
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Scenes From Christmas Past

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Sabrina
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Sabrina Spellman
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead spot Santa taking a large bag into an unexpected place.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #231 published March 1975
was Scenes From Christmas Past [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sabrina only appears in the title masthead.
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Wrap Session

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie does such a bad job wrapping Christmas presents that he gets Veronica to wrap the present he is giving Betty and vice versa.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #187 [Direct Edition] published January 2013
as Wrap Session [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #241 published December 1975
was Wrap Session [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprinting in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #187.
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The Yule Fool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie Andrews
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie wants to cut down a real tree for Christmas, while Reggie and Veronica prefer the greater convenience of store-bought artificial trees.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #197 published February 1970
was The Yule Fool [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Deer Deer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Charley tries to name all Santa's reindeer.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #491 published February 1980
was Deer Deer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Prize Package

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie Andrews
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie doesn't have a costume for the Christmas party but Archie has a solution.
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Pages: 1
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A Spell of Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Pellowski
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose Mason
Character(s): Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Reggie and another student frame Moose by misspelling graffiti on the side of the school.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #148 [Direct Edition] published February 2004
as A Spell of Trouble [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #21 [Direct Edition] published December 2012
as A Spell of Trouble [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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The Truant Officer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dawson (Truant Officer); Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica learn that the school's truant officer isn't a bad guy.
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Pages: 5
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Auto Suggestion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan Decarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis: Alex refuses to drive more slowly: the energy crisis doesn't affect the Cabots because they don't have shortages of oil, and safety issues don't affect Cabot cars.
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From Content Item: FlagJosie and the Pussycats #81 published February 1975
was Auto Suggestion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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Double Takes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie and the Gang
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 3 two-panel strips.
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The Good Side of Evil

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Samm Schwartz ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Cousin Ambrose; Della
Synopsis: Della forbids Sabrina to do any good deeds during Christmastime but Sabrina finds a way to be "evil" while helping those who need it.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #491 published February 1980
was The Good Side of Evil [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Season Reason

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Charley explains why he's suddenly nice to his sister.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #231 published March 1975
was Season Reason [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Editor's Notebook
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Pages: 1
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Price Control

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie makes a hand-made pendant for Jughead for Christmas and it's such a hit that everybody wants one.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #304, no credits listed in this digest.
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The Little Darlings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Emmylou Baxter; Tommy Baxter; Jimmy Baxter; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Veronica fills in for Santa Claus at her father's department store and then Betty plays Santa at the Christmas party for the orphanage.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Bottle Battle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead Jones
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead doesn't need a coat in the cold weather.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Feast Fiesta

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead Jones
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: The Ice Cream Man makes deliveries to Jughead's house in the middle of winter.
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Reprint Notes: from ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Hotsy Totsy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead Jones
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: When the fireplace at the ski lodge is crowded Jughead finds a way to stay warm.
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Pages: 1
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You Don't Need Drugs...

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie Andrews
Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Pages: 1
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What are Friends For

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie Andrews
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead get all their friends to pay off their tabs at Pop's shop for his Christmas present.
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Pages: 5

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