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Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) comic books 1974

  • Issue #218
    Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) 218

    Archie's Christmas Love-In. "Silent Night?"; Archie travels to Veronica's house in a blizzard. "Stow Woe"; Christmas parties get to Jughead, right in his stomach. "Pay Phone!"; Jinx breaks open her piggy bank to get enough money to call Santa long distance. "The Last Christmas"; Archie and the gang are trapped in a blizzard and spend the night in a home where a child had died on Christmas Eve a hundred years ago and his mother's ghost was still there weeping for him. "The Big Hang-Up"; Ethel is hanging up mistletoe. "Paws Pause"; Hot Dog tries to understand the Christmas season. "A Pair of Dolls!" one-page Li'l Jinx story. "Clean Sweep"; Svenson is tired of all the cleaning Christmas entails; The gang helps him out and reminds him of the Christmas spirit. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #220
    Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) 220

    Last 25-cent cover price. Sabrina's Christmas Magic. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "The Spell of Christmas," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Ambrose teaches Sabrina that giving of yourself is more important at Christmas time than giving gifts. "The Real Power," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Hilda tries to play tricks on people to ruin their Christmas spirit, but something keeps ruining her spells. "Plant Fool" two-page Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. "Hilda's Holiday," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda; After hearing the story of Santa Claus, Hilda decides to track down this errant warlock and teach him a lesson. "The Melting Point," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; When Harvey catches Sabrina using magic to keep herself snow-free, she can only provide a lame excuse. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #222
    Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) 222

    Archie's Jokes Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #223
    Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) 223

    Li'l Jinx. Cover by Joe Edwards. "Mystery of the Ghost of Grey Wolf"; Jinx becomes the hide and seek champion at summer camp. Li'l Jinx text story. "The Door Belle"; Jinx doesn't give her father a moment of peace with her constant ringing of the doorbell. "Miss Missed"; Li'l Jinx can't find her dad. "Make Cents!"; Jinx would rather have ten pennies than one dime. Li'l Jinx Pen Pal Club. Scripts and art by Joe Edwards. 48 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #226
    Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) 226

    Betty and Veronica Spectacular. "Time Lapse," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie and Jughead think Betty and Veronica are strange for shopping for winter coats in the middle of the summer. "Facts about Growing Things" one-page Li'l Jinx story; Hap plants a vegetable garden. Dear Betty and Veronica advice letters column. "The Competitor"; Veronica thinks Betty is letting her win at games because Betty is a guest in her house. "New Girl in Town," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; A girl from Hawaii fascinates all the boys with her exotic dishes and dances, making all the girls jealous--except Veronica. "The Trainer," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Hot Dog keeps jumping on Veronica and ruining her new dress. "The Changeling," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty tries to use Veronica's underhanded tactics, but she just can't do it. "From the Mouths of Babes"; Archie and Jughead don't want to speak to each other anymore after having an argument. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #227
    Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) 227

    The World of Jughead. "Minnesota Shorts"; The Riverdale youth center gets a pool table and a warlock who has been cursed to spend eternity attached to the pool table shows up with it. "Groovy Tech," script by George Gladir, pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Mario Acquaviva; Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy create a summer school program based entirely off student suggestions. "Big Catch" one-page Lil Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Greg puts a positive spin on his lack of luck fishing. "The Loner"; Jughead describes his learned ability to avoid the traps of Big Ethel. "The Funny Man"; Jughead, Archie, and Betty all think Jughead is a funny guy, but Veronica disagrees. Archie Club News. "The Big Sale"; Archie goes into a novelty store for a pack of gum; Jughead's clumsiness wrecks the place and puts it out of business. "Back-Bone"; Mr. Weatherbee hires Jughead to rake and burn the leaves in his yard, then dreams of the mayhem that could cause. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #228
    Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) 228

    Archie's Christmas Stocking. "Brownie Points"; Jingles, the Santa Brownie, is mad about cheaply made toys. "Modern Smart" one-page story; Lil Jinx adjusts her snowman to have a more impressionist feel. "Here-Comes Santa Claus"; Archie dresses up as Santa and had Hot Dog pull him in a sleigh so he can deliver a present to Veronica. Santa Claus Maze activity page. "Burnt Offering"; Jughead doesn't want to eat Christmas dinner at Veronica's house because her cooking is so bad. "Season in the Sun," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Pop Tate goes on vacation to Florida. Archie Club News. "Splendid Spirit"; The Christmas spirit makes people less selfish. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.