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Issue Details

Issue #163
Published February 1981
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Who would give me mistletoe for Christmas?"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones
Genre children; humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor (signed)
Inks Dexter Taylor (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman

6 page Little Archie story "The Dog With No Name"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis The Andrews' car is stolen with Spotty still in it. Spotty chases off the carjacker but is hurt in the process. An old vagrant with a white beard nurses him back to health.
Genre adventure
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Best Friends"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page letters page "Snow Fun"

Synopsis Reader-submitted art.

10 page Little Veronica story The Christmas Ducks, or "Yule Quack Up Over This"

Characters Little Veronica Lodge; Sue Stringly; Geraldine Grundy; Peggy Clark; Pop Feebly
Synopsis When the children are asked to write about the one thing they want for Christmas, Sue Stringly writes that all she wants is a light on the old water tower. She explains to Veronica that ducks keep flying into the water tower and getting hurt, and that she's been tending to the injuries of the fallen ducks. When another duck goes down while Ronnie is visiting, Sue gets angry, and the two girls climb to the top of the tower with a flashlight, which Sue uses to warn the ducks. But when Ronnie tries to get down, the ladder breaks, and when Sue pulls her to safety, the flashlight falls to the ground, leaving them stranded on top of the tower without a way to alert anyone.
Genre humor; adventure
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bob Bolling
Notes Notable background gags in this story include: a street-corner Santa winking at an attractive woman; a house with the contradictory signs of "Peace" and "Beware of the Dog"; and the girlie magazines and calendar in Pop Feebly's shed.

1 page Little Jughead story "Ski Fee"

Characters Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper
Synopsis Jughead uses up his meal ticket at a ski lodge.
Genre children; humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Little Sabrina story "The Christmas Tree"

Characters Little Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Santa Claus
Synopsis Sabrina and her aunts help Santa Claus after his sled collides with a meteor.
Genre children; humor; fantasy
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida