EXCLUSIVE: The Official Comic Book of Christmas is back!
In addition to a groovy Facsimile Edition, Archie Comics in December has two seasonal pubs headed for your stocking: the Archie Christmas Spectacular one-shot — which boasts a 1967 Dan DeCarlo pin-up variant cover — and Archie Comics Digest #3: Winter Special.
Dig the solicitation info, which will be released officially later this month:
Main cover
ARCHIE CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR (ONE-SHOT)
Celebrate the season Archie style, now packed with over 30 PAGES of content, including a BRAND-NEW STORY! The ultimate Christmas bash is happening at the North Pole, and SANTA’s helpers SUGARPLUM and JINGLES are competing to be the best dancers on the ice. But when they bring ARCHIE, BETTY, and VERONICA in to hype up the game, their hasty mash ups could put the entire party in peril!
Script: Dan Parent
Pencils: Dan Parent
Inks: Bob Smith
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Letters: Jack Morelli
Main Cover: Dan Parent
Retro Variant Cover: Dan DeCarlo
On Sale Date: 12/3
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.
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ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST #3: WINTER SPECIAL
Our brand-new digest line continues to heat things up… even in the winter, including a BRAND-NEW STORY! Archie’s ski lodge speed dating event isn’t going the way he planned—could Sabrina magically whip up the rizz he needs to find a cold-weather companion? Plus, get ready for snowball fights, cozy romance stories, and the puzzles, fashion pages, and pin-ups you know and love, all loaded with winter fun!
Script : Dan Parent
Pencils: Dan Parent
Inks: Bob Smith
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Letters: Jack Morelli
Cover: Bill Galvan, Ben Galvan, Rosario “Tito” Peña
On Sale Date: 12/17
96-page, full color digest
$9.99 U.S.
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A few thoughts:
Archie Christmas Special variant cover
— That pin-up originally appeared in 1967’s Archie Giant Series Magazine #150.
— Archie has more Christmas fun coming — October’s Archie Comics Digest #2: Christmas Stocking.
— The Spectacular will also feature Archie reprints.
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MORE
— RIVERDALE CALLING: JUGHEAD Goes Punk in Riotous New Facsimile Edition. Click here.
— ARCHIE COMICS’ Publishing Line Is Evolving This Fall. Click here.
