Heres what the archie characters look like in riverdale. Archie andrews is an only child, who resides in the town of riverdale where he attends riverdale high. Archie andrews, main character, a typical redheaded teenage boy with a. It serves as the main inspiration and basis for riverdale, chilling adventures of sabrina and katy keene. Archie comics is a comic book company in the united states. Archie comics sued music duo the veronicas for trademark infringement in 2005 over the bands name, which archie comics alleges was taken from the comic book character. Harry and meghans announcement confirmed that the name was, in fact, somewhat unusual. Archie proved to be popular enough to warrant his own selftitled ongoing comic book series which began publication in the winter of 1942 and ran until june 2015.
Archie is a name well known to americans as the eponymous character of a famous comic book with the main figure sporting red hair. Baby names inspired by comic book characters babycenter. Archie last name unknown was one of the many soldiers to serve in sgt. Archie comics is an american comic book publisher headquartered in the village of mamaroneck, town of mamaroneck, new york, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers archie andrews, betty cooper, veronica lodge, reggie mantle and jughead jones. Archie comics simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The character archie andrews was created by john l. It began in 1939 as mlj comics, after the initials of its founders, maurice coyne, louis silberkleit, and john l. Archie american comic book character, and now the latest british.
It is most well known as the home of archie, betty, veronica, jughead, sabrina, and josie and the pussycats. The comic books center on highschoolers in the fictional town of. Since 1941, comic book fans have followed the exploits of teenaged archie andrews and his friends. The best of archie comics book 4 presents a parade of more than 60 years of changing fashions and drawing styles. How riverdale is different from archie comics teen vogue. After much speculation, harry and meghan announced that their sons official name is archie harrison mountbattenwindsor. Archie means genuine, bold or brave and is more popular in britain than the us. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. In the archie comics, what was veronicas last name. The choice of archie as the name for britains newest royal baby sent social media into a. Archie american comic book character, and now the latest. Alternate universes in archie comics the following is a list of characters in the archie comics.
Archie proved to be popular enough to warrant his own selftitled ongoing comic book series which began publication in the winter of 1942 and ran. T he longrunning comic book character archie andrews, 74, died on wednesday. Researchers quickly came up with the meanings behind the names. Along with harry, archie andrews is one of the most famous redheads. Archie has now officially transcended archie bunker and riverdales archie to take the, um, throne as the quintessential retro nickname. The initial archie characters were created in 1941 by publisher john l. The characters were created by publishereditor john l. Sabrina the teenage witch is a comic book series published by archie comics about the adventures of a fictional american teenager named sabrina spellman. He has two girlfriends, betty cooper and veronica lodge who both compete for. Archie comics and sire records the veronicass record label reached a settlement involving copromotion. In the original archie comics, hes the bff who loves burgers and serves as comic relief. Other than these cartoons, archie s only media exposure has been a 15yearslater, grownup version, who appeared in return to riverdale, a 1990 madefortv movie. Bettys best friend and rival for archie s affections. Aside from being the name of one of the most famous comicbook characters.
Spinoff publications from the comic included a knuckles the echidna series starring the titular character, which ran for 32 issues. List of archie comics characters archie comics wiki fandom. To coincide with the shows launch, archie comics president jon goldwater spoke to katy keenes place in the archie television universe which also includes riverdale and netflixs chilling adventures of sabrina comparing the new comedydrama. Archie, of course, is a shortened version of the name archibald, meaning genuine and bold or brave. Introduced in 1969, he was the comic book sidekick of captain america, and absolutely historical for being the first africanamerican superhero.
This leads the kids to a discussion of families, both real and imagined. For others, archie is better known as a popular name for cats and dogs. May 08, 2019 for others, archie is better known as a popular name for cats and dogs. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. In photo finish by bill vigoda 1947, veronica has a look more based on glamour. Redhaired archie stars in us comic book irish examiner. It is unknown whether he and veronica share a last name. It was originally a shortened form of archibald but is. May 20, 2017 and with the cw wrapping up the season finale of the riverdale tv show, lets take a look back at archie comics as a company to explain their bizarre origin and history that involves untimely. The name archie is a boys name of german origin meaning truly brave. This is our archie when he was a baby, 7 years ago, tweeted a user named chipeater, next to a video of his labrador puppy. Archie comics is the leading mass market comic book publisher in the world and the home to a wide array of the most popular humor, actionadventure and.
Aside from being the name of one of the most famous comic book characters, archie means very bold and truly brave. Archie comics have sold billions comics worldwide and are published around the world in a number of languages. In order to attract more female comic book readers, the founders of mlj. The following is a list of characters in the archie comics universe. The kids are over at archie s house listening to records when reggie finds the andrews family photo album and starts riding archie about his baby pictures. Josie mccoy is the main character of the series and leader. The archie comics characters that inspired riverdale. The comic version of jughead appears in a few incarnations. This comic book is about a teenage boy named archie andrews and his friends. The uks duke of sussex is another famous red head and the.
Aside from being the name of one of the most famous comicbook characters, archie means very bold and truly brave. Comic book archie is honored to share name with royal baby. Archibald campbell, 9th earl of argyll of scotland was also an ancestor of princess dianas. And with the cw wrapping up the season finale of the riverdale tv show, lets take a look back at archie comics as a company to explain. Archie also known as archie comics is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character archie andrews. Like her comic counterpart, riverdales betty is the quintessential girl next door smart, kind, charitable, and crushing hard on her best friend archie. Archie comics is the leading mass market comic book publisher in the world and the home to a wide array of the most popular humor, actionadventure and superhero characters in entertainment, including archie, jughead, betty, veronica, reggie, kevin keller, josie and the pussycats, sabrina the teenage witch, and many more. The company began in 1939 as mlj comics, which primarily published superhero comics. The series originally suggested riverdale was in massachusetts, with various references to boston and the area. Archie comics is an american comic book publisher founded in 1939. Heres what the archie characters look like in riverdale vs.
Henry cabot lodge was a well known politician from there, so thats a possible source of the name, as well as for alex and alexa. Jun 11, 2019 to celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. Storylines of the character at elementaryschoolage also appear under the. It is currently led by coceos jon goldwater and nancy silberkleit. She is a devoted fan of science fiction who enjoys comic book conventions.
He was shot at pop tates restaurant in riverdale while protecting his friend kevin keller, a newlyelected senator. Archie comics has successfully managed to keep the goodytwoshoes dynamic at the center of almost every comic book it publishes. Last night, the cw premiered katy keene, a new show based on the archie comics character of the same name that also serves as a spinoff of riverdale. Sep 27, 2006 archie comics is an american comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers archie andrews, betty cooper, veronica lodge, reggie mantle, and forsythe jughead jones. People magazine said archie is an abbreviation for archibald, which means genuine, bold and brave. First face appearance of archie andrews on a comic book cover. Apr 08, 2014 since 1941, comic book fans have followed the exploits of teenaged archie andrews and his friends.
Sonic the hedgehog was a longrunning series of american comic books published by archie comics with the help of sega, featuring segas mascot video game character sonic the hedgehog. Betty cooper, veronica lodge, reggie mantle, sabrina spellman, and jughead jones. Archie andrews, main character, a typical redheaded teenage boy with a great interest in dating. He has two girlfriends, betty cooper and veronica lodge who both compete for his attention. A 1971 animated archie show was also notable for featuring broomhilda, alley oop, smokey stover and other comic strip characters in backup segments. Bettys best friend and rival for archies affections. Harrison means son of harry and mountbatten was the name of the late uncle of harry s grandfather.
Archie comics, the publisher, was founded in 1939 and primarily focused on superheroes until our favorite redheaded teenager and his crew of comic book characters were created in 1941. The cws katy keene is archie comics iron man moment cbr. Goldwater and artist bob montana, in collaboration with writer vic bloom. Archie made global news as the surprise first name of the newborn royal baby, son of the duke and duchess of sussex aka harry and meghan. The iconic frecklefaced, red headed comic book character will meet his end on the july 16 edition of life with archie. A fullfledged avenger, sam also actually became captain america in 2014, being handpicked by retiring steve rogers as his replacement. Other than these cartoons, archies only media exposure has been a 15yearslater, grownup version, who appeared in return to riverdale, a 1990 madefortv movie. Sonic the hedgehog archie comic series sonic news network. Before anyone cries outrage at why george perez and walt simonson are not on this list, despite continuing to produce amazing work, please remember that were just talking about seminal works from the last 25 years.
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