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Issue Details

Issue	#12
Published	February 1989
Cover Price	0.75
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Gorelick

Cover Details - "Sorry about this, Archie, but Betty's been good all year . . ."

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Santa Claus
Genre	gags
Pencils	Henry Scarpelli
Inks	Henry Scarpelli

1 page Archie public service announcement "Health Education"

Characters	Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	A message about AIDS, giving the phone number for the Center for Disease Control's AIDS hotline.
Genre	fact
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo?
Inks	Dan DeCarlo?
Notes	Inside front cover.

6 page The New Archies story "A Ho! Ho! Hobo Christmas!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Old Jake
Synopsis	Archie takes a homeless man home with him to celebrate Christmas.
Genre	teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Henry Scarpelli [as Henri Scarpelli]
Inks	Henry Scarpelli [as Henri Scarpelli]
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Archie advertisement "Scared Happy"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Notes	Ad for Sunkist Fun Fruits Fruit Snacks.

2 page The New Archies story "Miss Grundy In The Shape Of Things"

Characters	Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Eugene
Synopsis	Miss Grundy asks the gang what they know about geoometry.
Genre	gags
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman?
Letters	Bill Yoshida?

5 page The New Archies story "Grab Bag Gag"

Characters	Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis	Reggie rigs the grab bag at the school Christmas party.
Genre	teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Henry Scarpelli
Inks	Henry Scarpelli
Colors	Barry Grossman?
Letters	Bill Yoshida?

5 page The New Archies story "Snow Business"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jushead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Amani; Eugene; Fangs
Synopsis	The gang face a rival hockey team at the local pond.
Genre	teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Henry Scarpelli
Inks	Henry Scarpelli
Colors	Barry Grossman?
Letters	Bill Yoshida?

1 page Miss Haggly activity "Bumpers On The Parade"

Characters	Miss Haggly
Synopsis	Help Miss Haggly decode the bumper stickers.

1 page Jughead story "Lunch Time!"

Characters	Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	jughead tells time with his stomach.
Genre	gags
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Henry Scarpelli
Colors	Barry Grossman?
Letters	Bill Yoshida?

5 page The New Archies story "Santa's Helpers"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Amani; department store Santa Claus; Matty; Mr. Clark
Synopsis	Working at Clark's department store as Santa's helpers, Archie, Jughead and Amani help out a little boy whose family is having hard times.
Genre	teen
Script	Mike Pellowski
Pencils	Henry Scarpelli
Inks	Henry Scarpelli
Colors	Barry Grossman?
Letters	Bill Yoshida?

1 page Archie's Club News letters page "Archie's Club News"

Pencils	El?
Inks	El?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from Barry Wong and Stephani Anderson with accompanying illustrations. Inside back cover.

1 page The Flintstones advertisement "Cocoa Pebbles BMX Bike Race"

Characters	Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble
Genre	humor
Notes	Ad for Post Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles cereals. Ad is on the back cover.