THE OFFICIAL ® COMIC BOOK OF Ee CHRISTMAS JUMBO COMICS! ~ ea ar ae oY Oo = So Soho m~oee 7 Seah _ %.. PN ~ = ep PSES THE SHIELD Is AMERICA’S FinsT |/| PATRIOTIC HERO! ‘2 AFTER DECADES OF FIGHTING ALONG MIGHTY AND NEW TTB AEGESTIBTWHAT? NO! DON’T SOMEBODY RAIDED THE ONE OF BE RIDICULOUS. ARCHIVED ARMORY! ‘THE MOST BARON SUNSTROKE’S POWERFUL FREEZE RAY HAS BEEN { WEAPONS THE STOLEN! CRUSADERS: HAVE EVER. ENDURED/ BARON HE WAS REALLY BAD AT SELF-BRANDING. HE *“SUNSTROKE.”, ENDED UP CALLING IT THE “FREEZER BURN” Soe tN 70 SAVE Pace APTER THE PACT" iY. 7 BUT THE FREEZE” u DAMAGE WAS (Lig \ “eave NAGE V . me DEVILISH DISGUISER “FASCINATING.” THAT'S EXACTLY THAT KIND OF ENCYCLOPEDIC, OBSESSIVE ) TRIVIA KNOWLEDGE I NEED. SCOUT THE CROWD, MR. ANDREWS. FIND ME THAT WEAPON! —_/ eS YOu CAN COUNT 3a ‘ON ME, SIR/ peedHELP ME LOOK | I DUNNO. INA CROWD THIS BIG, ) ¢ FOR ANYTHING | IT’S LIKE LOOKING FOR A NOODLE SUSPICIOUS! INA HAYSTAKE. TM PRETTY SURE \ THAD A TRAGIC RAMEN SAYING IS | MISHAP. T DON’T LIKE fe] \ "HAIRS PE “NEEDLE IN A TO TAL iT 4 a) = HAYSTACK? ea APO FR ©) 5), s \ TT, a , 8..NOTHING BUT FRIENDLY FACES!”ID THIS FREEZE RAY SUN-SHAPED fs 11 SHIELD! TABLE NUMBER FIVE! ‘THE ELF WITH THE GHOSTS/ JINGLES/ T SHOULD'VE KNOWN! PLAYING DOUBLE-AGENT FOR THE GRUMPUS?THE DISPLAY SAID THIS THING COULD MAKE | | IT’S A DANGEROUS WEAPO! WINTER CONDITIONS ANYWHERE. I THOUGHT THE BEAM WOULD FREEZE UNLESS: I/D USE IT TO MAKE IT SNOW INDOORS EVERYONE SOLID/ ITWAS Be a TReat om EVERYONE? ScatTteKeD cil | BY THE a UNSTOPPABLE Inout OF ée \ THE SHIELD! YOU'RE RIGHT! T DUNNO...IN THE END, I THINK We SAVED THE SPIRIT || OF THE HOLIDAYS AFTER ALL!SEMI-PRIVATE EYE © # JUGHEAD JONES Chwstinag a=FORGET ABOUT Y THERE'S A RUMOR IT/ WHAT'S GOT | THAT SANTA WON'T Tp A pancencs Anos A PERFECT CASE FOR JUGHEAD JONES: SEMI-PRIVATE EYE!IE INTERVIEWED THE PROLIFIC RUMOR- IN TOWN/ WHY ARE YOU Y INTERVIEWING ME? — THE SOURCE OF. THIS RUMOR/ WHO SENT |T TO YOU? CAM LIKELY. J NEVER LIKED THIS GUY! RUMOR, SCAM/ JUST CONFESS! PEOPLE DON’T EVEN ANSWER MY CALLS! THAT'S momar) BECAUSE YOU'RE seem OTT ERONICA LODGE. att RICH. INSUFFERABLE. ee KEVIN'S Nod BEACH BUDDY BIFF SENT IT TO IME! |S THAT EVERY-| THING? I'M LATE FOR MY THREE HOUR TOUR! HIGH'S NEWEST SUB/ NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT HER. \P [YOU MEAN, SCAM? SCAM LIKELY? THAT'S THE ONE/ A NE'ER- fj DO-WELL! NOT ANYTHING LIKE THOSE WONDERFUL A ELVES UP NORTH WHO WORK SO HARD! HE LEFT! CAN THEY. JUST LEAVE? YOU'RE WOT ALLOWED TO DETAIN PEOPLE, SJUGHEADYLET'S LOOK AT THE SUSPECTS AGAIN! re /EL'S PLAN AS PERFECT! [I was scan et STD LIKELY AFTER ALL/ GUHOUCHT OF ITI THANKS FOR ALL e\ or ir YouR HELE! F a RE-| te A ; mt Have PREDICTED = (t ] WERT it | | eV fiAHA! NEW YOU WERE HIDING SOMETHING! JINGLES SPILL, JINGLES/ WHAT'S THE 8/G /DEA ff THE ELF PL 4 BEHIND ALL THIS? zy WE THOUGHT IF WE SPREAD THE RUMOR CHRISTMAS WAS CANCELED, THEN NOBODY WOULD ASK SANTA. FOR PRESENTS! AND I MIGHT GET SOME EXTRA TIME OFF TO SPEND WITH MS. INFORMATION! HOW'D YOU KNOW y IT WAS MS. INFORMATION AND NOT SCAM LIKELY? YOU CAN’T JUDGE PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR WAMES OR BELIEVE EVERYTHING THEY SAY! ALWAYS DIG DEEPER! SAGE ADVICE, BIG ETHEL/ BOY, TM STARVING! WE BOTH WORK SO HARD! WE JUST WANTED A VACATION! YOU'RE WOT GETTING PAID, JUGHEAD! F DID ALL THE WORKLOH, NO.” THEY HAD A FIRE IN THE FACTORY” “THEY LL_BE CLOSED INDEFINITELY / THEY SENT MY MONEY BACK / BEGT INTHE WORLD. IT \P eget pat Ben FOR IT’ DReAT} Brat. WOULD HAVE BEEN THE : PERFECT SIFT FOR BLAST ! DAD'S CHRISTMAS GIFT / A GENUINE AMZ S7ROM_ [AND Now I DONT HAVE ANY GIFT AT Al Tek! WHAT A SHAMEYOU'LL JUST HAVE TOY |GET SOMETHING ELSE FOR HIM! HOW ABOUT ANICE 77E 7 > SHEESH / A 776.7 THAT'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR AW/ULSTROM GOOD GRIEF, ARCHIE’ HMPH | CION'T YOU EVER HEAR THAT IVE Gor) lO JOLLIES LEFT IN ME, . DILTON! Sot 1 SENT FOR THE BEST FISHING REEL IN THE WORLD FOR MY DAD! THE YOU'RE TALKIN’ NILSTROM, RIGHT @ MAYBE A REALLY YSTOP TRYING TO] CHEER MEUP, FISHERMAN MIGHT / DILTON.’ YOU'RE HAVE ONE HE COULD SELL You”,9 (oe aceny HE SPENT A LIFETIME IN SPORT FISHING! CAPTAIN |UACK WAS GUITE FAMOUS! { SRAMPS, THIS IS MY FRIEND ARCHIE,” HE'S RUN INTO A PROBLEM GETTING A NILSTROM REEL FOR SEEIN’ AS YOU'RE MY_GRANOSON'S: FRIEND, T'M GONNA LET YA HAVE SRY ‘Ss al vd 1 re i YIMEAN IT'S Y W-ELL,IT/S A NOT WEW F_JCHRISTMAS GIFT, AND--W-ELL---WAIT, SON / LEMME GIVE] |HERE'S A PICTURE CF] HAT'S A 1200 9 YA A LITTLE SOMETHIN ’| | ONE OF THE MANY POUND MAKO. TO MAKE THAT OL REEL IDE SHARK, SON / MORE INTERESTIN’ / hv re . } q e a a Be iF MAYBE YOU'RE NO, SON! TM RIGHT, SIR” HOW ) RETIRED T'D LiKE MUCH’ D0 You...) TO SEE THAT OL’ NILSTROM BACK IN SERVICE { I_WANT TO SEE Your DAD'S REACTION, ARCH’ T'LL DROP BY. CHRISTMASOU HEARD ) A LEGEND IN THE pet SEI IT BELONGED TO Y ¢ IT'S Stitt A \CAND A MILLION GSED GIFT’ IMES MORE Pa VALUABLE THAN A 2 NEW ONE! 7) ES se \ Ms = 3 GEM PLEASURE , WAX ArcH’ 2)THE GIFT, BUT THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS . THEY ALSO SAY THAT GOOD THINGS CONE WW SMALL PACKAGES. W-ELL—- MAY WE RE-INTRODUCE "INGLES “2 JUOSE FOR YOURSELF? HEY. HEY, YOu PasseL OFY [ SANE SWEET TONGUE SO WHAT BRINGS YOU PIPSQUEAKS /' WHAT'S ON THE LITTLE SLEAZE / HERE, TINY TIM SANTA NEW IN NEROVILLE PUT OUT A CONTRACT A MINIATURE NA MOTOR MOUTH ! ey Ni Pe oS on BARRY DECARLO LaDICK YOSHIDA GROSSMANTM WOISPENSABLE TO THE OLD TRIMMING A TREE ISN'T) IF HE EVER Soy" TREAD YOUR COMPLETE GROWS AS HELPLESSNESS IN YOUR BLANK YOU KNOW / I O) BIGAS His STARES,/ Gi Lint VRE) sede, eer tons KX paver Biresuao oer) TRY TA/S ON FOR SIZE‘/ PERMANENT / J'VE GOT A POWER PACK P 7" \00K WHAT THAT mioceT } YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE , KIDDO. 6 MONSTER DID TO MY HUNDRED DOLLar YOH, JINGLES / PLEASE / FORMY SAKE / RESTORE HER EXPENSIVE COIFFURE/, (SIGH ) HOW QUICKLY, THEY FORGET.” YOUR FATHER'S COMING. 'S BEAUTIFUL YOU_KIOS DID A GREAT ‘JOB ON THAT TREE / ‘ADULTS DON'T BELIEVE IN BROWNIES/ | WHAT YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN, YOU CANT SEE.7 1 NEVER BELIEVED IN YOU NO WONDER 1 CAN'T ‘SEE YOU FOR DUST.”THE MEN WHO WERE NOW I HAVE THIS GOING TO TRIM IT ARE BEAUTIFUL GIGANTIC TREE, ‘AND NOBODY TO TRIM 7 WING, BABY’ HOW THINKING WHAT } WOULD YOU LIKE 7. TM THINKING Z ALIKE WIN S ROWNIE OME Bi POINTS WITH YOUR Boss = WHAT A GLORIOUS IDEA’ WOW YOU, INGLES 2 “WOULD YOU TRIM DADOY'S: TREE THE WAY YOU DID OURS Z. WHY NOT? LEAD ON/ LET'S SEE THIS BARE BALSAM /HANG ON / THAT LITTLE GUY SETS OFF A KING SIZED TORNADO? BELLS! THAT LITTLE CAPER GAVE ME A GALLOPIN’ CASE OF THE DIZZIES/ Ou, SUT WHAT A YF I've Got to BEAUTIFUL JOB J FIND A PHONE/| | 1 CAN'T BEL YOU B10, LIEVE Cavoy's GOT TO! | 177 HOW DID You. SEE THIS! DO IT? IT'S MAGICBACK AT THe HOUSE’ EF | eth ‘SAY / WHAT'S CHRISTMAS BROWNIEX WITHOUT A SNOWMAN ON ame THE LAWN 2 mrs a E _¢ Cg HEY, T SAVED THE DAY FOR YOU CLOWNS / IT'S ONLY RiGuT THAT MY Uh HA’ I THINK YOUR BOSS DISAGREES, LITTLE GUYZAschis (Greavest Gurr SON! SURELY YOU'RE HAVE TO, POP.’ VERONICA JUST NOT GOING OUT 7 CALLED.’ SHE'S WRAPPING GIFTS AND RAN OUT OF RIBBON.” Ra baer cera 'S A BLIZZARD aoe “YI KNOW / THAT'S WHAT RONNIE | It's Mors il al p Ble nOur For ‘SAID WHEN SHE ASKED ME TO RUN z <4. OVER WITH THE RIBBON / NE Co ohr Script: Frank Doyle /Art: Harry Lucey // Letters: Bill Yoshidaean] LISTEN TO THAT GALE.’ | | IT'S JUST A GENTLE KCYOP\ 3 DONT THINK YOU SNOWFALL’ v7 CAN MAKE IT.7 T ] : Y y ye < CJ WHEN LOVE CALLS Seaieiuls ANSWERS 4 HOLD THE DOOR, POP,” n , a b Cy ZYOULETARCHIECOME Y ||] 1 ASK: Se ee ed NO POWER OVER ON A NIGHT ON EARTH CAN KEEP HiM LIKE JAS Se ee ed cere SIDE” 1 DON'T "447" HIM COME OVER , p DADDYKINS AD, Py BRRRRR/ You're X NOT AT AL, DADDY.” TO A COLD WOMAN , ARCHIE, I REPRESENT THE ‘VERONICA / IMPOSSIBLE OREAM / I V PooR BETTY FALLS ALL OVER HER - ia” 4 I WONDER HOW SELF TRYING TO GET A/S ATTENTION. THE POOR KID IS I_ REMAIN ALOOF AND TO GAIN MY ’ MAKING OUT 2 FAVOR ARCHIE WILL PERFORM mold y SUPERHUMAN FEATS,/ 7 o