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Issue: Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #9
Publication Date: December 2004
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Issues: #9 of 12 Issues (16 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646866309
Price: $2.89 CAD
$2.39 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 26 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Nelson Ribeiro; Victor Gorelick
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size (5" x 7")
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Christmas tree ornaments with Archie characters faces
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Only They Could Appreciate It!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Kathleen Webb
Penciller(s): Tim Kennedy
Inker(s): Al Milgrom
Colorist(s): Carlos Antunes
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty & Veronica
Character(s): Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jeeves; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica shows Betty that the hassle of holiday shopping is half the fun.
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Confusion

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Subject Matter
Character(s): Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Word scramble. Ethel doesn't know what to get Jughead for Christmas.
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Holiday Fashions

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Three holiday fashions.
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Helpless Helpers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Jughead intends to play Santa (with Hot Dog as his reindeer) for the children at the local hospital. He ends up attracting all the neighborhood dogs.
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Christmas Scandal

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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman
Synopsis: Decode the symbols to find out Sabrina's Christmas scandal.
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Open and Shut Case

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Jinx takes her gifts labeled "Do Not Open Until X-mas" to get an x-ray.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Archie Comics Entertainment Presents an Exciting New Television Show Coming in 2005
Synopsis: Ad for an Archie TV series featuring actors' photos.
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Betty and Veronica's Christmas Fashions

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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Appeal Zeal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Ethel
Character(s): Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Ethel asks Santa for 52 dates.
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Yule Fool

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Moose dresses up as Santa.
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Holi-daze part 1 and 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Holly G!
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Cheryl Blossom
Character(s): Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Jason Blossom; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Clifford Blossom; Penelope Blossom; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Cheryl, Veronica, and Betty are all having competing Christmas parties on the same night.
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Holiday Style

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Dan Parent ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Hint, Hint

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hot Dog
Character(s): Hot Dog
Synopsis: Word scramble. Find out what Hot Dog wants for Christmas.
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X-Mess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dan Parent
Penciller(s): Dan Parent
Inker(s): Rich Koslowski
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: During a school Christmas gift exchange, the tags to two of the gifts get mixed up and Mr. Weatherbee gets the gift Veronica intended for Archie.
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Well, Come!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Jinx is concerned about Santa finding her house in the snow.
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Christmas Chow!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Word search.
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The Invasion of the Herbees part 1 and 2

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: The gang is excited about the new Herbee toy craze which starts to take over their lives.
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Disclose Notes: "Herbees" are a parody of the Furby toy.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Santa Claus
First Line: Betty please!! It just isn't being done
Synopsis: Betty wants Archie for Christmas.
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Cheryl's Holiday Fashions

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Feature(s): Cheryl Blossom
Character(s): Cheryl Blossom
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A Night to Remember

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Pat Kennedy
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Santa Claus; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis: Archie has a dream where he becomes one of Santa's elves and helps him deliver Christmas presents.
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Fantasy Frolic

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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Santa Claus
Synopsis: After Christmas, Betty makes her Christmas list for next year.
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It's Their Miserable Lives! part 1 and 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Cheryl Blossom
Character(s): Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jason Blossom; Cedric; Jughead Jones; Clifford Blossom; Reggie Mantle; Cheryl's guardian angel
Synopsis: Cheryl invites Archie and his friends to her New Year's Eve party because of her New Year's resolution. Features a reprint of the story "Fall Guys" as a flashback within the main story. Cheryl's guardian angel shows her how her friends' lives will turn out in the future if she doesn't meddle with them.
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Disclose Notes: Spoofs Revlon as "Revon", Glamour magazine as "Glamor-us", McCall's magazine as "Macole", YM magazine as "Young and Hip", Seventeen magazine as "Umpteen", Mademoiselle magazine as "Mam'zel", National Inquirer as "National Intruder", Haagen-Dazs as "Hagen does", Pizza Hut as "Pizza Condo", Hostess snacks as "Mostess Snacks", Hershey's chocolate as "Hess's Choco", and Kentucky Fried Chicken as "Colonel Chicken."
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Editor's Notebook

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Victor Gorelick
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Editor's Notebook
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A Good Year!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx drawn a calendar full of Decembers so that Christmas will come every month.
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New Year's Wishes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Golliher
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Sabrina
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Harvey Kinkle; Salem
Synopsis: Sabrina learns that on New Year's Eve her power will automatically grant three wishes before midnight, but only to the person who is her true love.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: A girl's headband and the TV screen both say 1999 which was not corrected when the story was reprinted in this 2003/2004 digest.

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