Issue Details

Issue	#490
Published	January 1980
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?

Cover Details - "Archie's Christmas Love-In"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Coach Clayton; Coach Kleats; Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Miss Beazly; Miss Haggly; Moose Mason; Mr. Svenson; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Genre	Teen
Reprinted	in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) #[nn]

6 page Christmas Love-In story "The Swinging Santa"

Characters	The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]; Barney; Pop Tate
Synopsis	The Archies hold a fundraiser to raise money for charity.
Genre	Teen

1 page Li'l Jinx story "It's About Time!"

Characters	Li'l Jinx
Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

1 page activity "Archie's Message"

Characters

Archie Andrews; Santa Claus

5 page Christmas Love-In story "The Guests"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Mary Andrews; Miss Beazly; Mr. Svenson; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Archie invites a few lonely faculty members over to his house to celebrate Christmas.
Genre	Teen

5 page Christmas Love-In story "Too Many Cooks"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Genre	Teen

1 page Archie Club News text article "Archie Club News"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Archie news reports from Rosanne Hanik and Rebecca Mead.

6 page Christmas Love-In story "From the Heart"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ernie; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis	Archie and Betty decide to help out a troubled family instead of exchanging gifts with their friends.
Genre	Teen

1 page Josie; Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement "The Bookworm Turns"

Characters	Josie McCoy; Harold
Genre	Teen
Notes	Ad for Hostess Fruit Pies appears on back cover.