Merry Holliday

Merry Holliday is a teen character in the Archie Comics universe, debuting in Pep Comics #110 in 1955 and later appearing regularly in Laugh Comics. She inhabits the same small-town world as Archie Andrews and his familiar circle of friends.

Debuting in the pages of Pep Comics #110 in 1955, Merry Holliday is a charming fixture of Archie Comics history — a character who found her longest home in the cheerful, gag-filled pages of Laugh Comics and the beloved digest format that kept Archie's world alive for generations of readers. Created by George Frese, she shares the page with some of the most iconic names in teen comics — Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Jughead Jones — placing her squarely in the warm, sun-drenched universe Archie built into an American institution. With 90 catalog appearances stretching across an impressive 64 years and three collector-recognized key issues to her name, Merry is the kind of character that rewards the devoted digger — a familiar face woven quietly but persistently into the fabric of one of comics' most enduring publishers.