Archie#517
Cover: Stan Goldberg & Bob Smith
Archie #517
“Santa's Helper Part One”
writer Greg Crosby · artist Stan Goldberg · inker Bob Smith · colorist Barry Grossman · letterer Bill Yoshida · cover Stan GoldbergBob Smith
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Cast · 14 characters
Full credits
writer Greg Crosby
artist Stan Goldberg
inker Bob Smith
colorist Barry Grossman
letterer Bill Yoshida
cover pencils Stan Goldberg
cover inks Bob Smith
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The older Santa tells Archie that he must project warmth and show the children that he really cares about them. To help him remember, Santa gives Archie a token marked "care." After that Archie does a wonderful job with the children, but when he visits the downtown store to see his older friend, he learns that the store hasn't had a Santa Claus, or a toy department, for many years. The manager assures him, though, that there's a wonderful Santa at the mall.
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