Cheryl, toni, veronica, and the other river vixens walk down the hallway. See more ideas about archie comics, archie comics jughead and. It is most well known as the home of archie, betty, veronica, jughead, sabrina, and josie and the pussycats. In riverdale, jughead is still analytical like his comic book side, but hes. She is a modelactresssinger marketed by the publisher as americas queen of pinups and fashions. The classic, allamerican teen, archie has been the star of his selftitled comics since the 1940s. Archie also known as archie comics is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character archie andrews. A darker twist on the comic book series with a murderous plot. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Imagine being alive during the fifties, reading a wholesome archie comic and then bam. It serves as the main inspiration and basis for riverdale, chilling adventures of sabrina and katy keene. The story begins when kevin comes to riverdale and promptly beats jughead in a burgereating. Archies neighborhood militia of the red circle in the cw spinoff aside, theres obviously no plot lines around military involvement and since more than six decades separate the two it makes sense.
While riverdaledated started off with betty longing for archie, she soon found her souls match in jughead jones. Riverdale is a dark and sexy take on the archie comics, combining the classic allamerican elements of the comic book series and placing its heroesarchie, betty, veronica, and jughead, et al. See more ideas about archie comics, archie comics jughead and comics. After initially beginning with a four issue miniseries between 1992 and 1993, the first fulllength issue of the comic was published in july 1993.
Inspired by mgms andy hardy films of the 1930s, riverdale the home of archie andrews, betty cooper. Archie andrews and his pals are a timeless and yet timely reflection of american society. On thursday january 26, riverdale, a stylized and subversive take on the archie comics characters, premieres on the cw. Calling her the queen of comic book pinups, katy keene was ranked 57th in comic buyers guides 100 sexiest women in comics. It isnt precisely a spoiler considering that the series has based its entire advertising campaign on the sight of an undead jughead foreshadowing. That said, reggie mantle plays a much more aggressive role as a bully in the comic book version. Archies firstever original young adult graphic novel. 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. Cheryl tucks toni into her bed at thistle house, offering to help her. Katy keene, a character created by bill woggon, has appeared in several comic book series published by archie comics since 1945. Apr 23, 2010 archie publishers provided a sneak peak of the the plot and a page of the comic book on its website. The redhead, an only child, has mostly served as a bit of a blank slate over. If classic archie is a saturday morning cartoon, this new series is prime time.
First face appearance of archie andrews on a comic book cover. The play by roberto aguirresacasa had depicted archie growing up, coming out as gay, and moving to new york city, but the legal complaint argued this threatened archies image. Riverdale team developing sabrina the teenage witch sister show. The character is part of archies mature comic book imprint, dark circle comics. Archibald archie andrews debuted in pep comics 22 cover dated dec. Veronica lodge is the new girl, who is a threat to cheerleading captain cheryl blossom, jasons twin sister. Who does archie end up with in the archie comic books. Mar, 2017 the cws riverdale is a new teen drama which is a 2017 update of the archie comic books, known for the lovable, innocent hijinks of archie andrews and his squad. Archie, betty, veronica, and jughead band together to find the mysteries behind jason blossoms murder. The potential spinoff will be a dark take on the classic archie comics character. Comparing the classic archie characters to their twisted. Betty cooper, veronica lodge, reggie mantle, sabrina spellman, and jughead jones.
Mobius encyclopaedia started in september 2007, and currently consists of 3,250 articles spoilers warning. Sep 09, 2014 archie andrews and his pals are a timeless and yet timely reflection of american society. Archibald archie andrews debuted in pep comics 22 coverdated dec. Mobius encyclopaedia is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to the archie sonic the hedgehog universe. The series is based on segas video game franchise as well as dic entertainments 1993 italianamerican animated series of the same name.
Jughead sometimes shortened to jug or juggie is the best friend of archie. People need to understand a little bit of black hoods comic book history. The archies werent the only rocking teen band in riverdale. Josie and the pussycats comics archie comics wiki fandom.
The reputation of archie comics is built on an idealized american city frozen in time. Today we are recapping the cws riverdale, which aired on january 26, 2017. Archie andrews appeared in the archie show, a 1968 cartoon series. 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. First introduced in the early 60s, josie and her best friends melody and pepper were originally a trio that had their own comic series in the archie stable. We find out that bettys father is actually a cold blooded murderer. The story begins when kevin comes to riverdale and.
Nov 02, 2017 riverdale is a dark and sexy take on the archie comics, combining the classic allamerican elements of the comic book series and placing its heroesarchie, betty, veronica, and jughead, et al. Polly first appeared in the little archie alternate universe of archie comics. She was the sexiest of five archie comics characters to make the list. If you want to start a synopsisarchiecomics page, just click the edit button above. Jan 24, 2019 the play by roberto aguirresacasa had depicted archie growing up, coming out as gay, and moving to new york city, but the legal complaint argued this threatened archie s image. The girls force little archie to come to their tea party. Riverdales fourth season has some pretty big mysteries to solve, including the apparent murder of jughead jones cole sprouse in the coming months. Josie and the pussycats initially published as shes josie and then simply as josie is a teenhumor comic book about a fictional rock band, created by dan decarlo and published by archie comics. Welcome to mobius encyclopaedia mobius encyclopaedia is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to the archie sonic the hedgehog universe. This comic book is about a teenage boy named archie andrews and his friends. There is an excellent sidebyside primer on the tv show and the comic, explaining a lot of the backstory. A riverdale sister show based on the comic book character sabrina the teenage witch is reportedly in the works. The book will captures the bite and hilarious edge of archies original tales in a modern, forwardlooking manner, while still retaining the characters allages appeal.
List of archie comics characters archie comics wiki fandom. Articles on this website are kept up to date, and may. Polly is the younger maternal halfsister of charles smith, as well as the. The black hood has a huge storyline in riverdale, but in the comic world.
The dark, twisted plot is filled with shady secrets lurking in the hallways of the high school, football field, and pops chock. Via cw archie andrews finally gets a record deal and decides to pursue music like hes always dreamed. Sonic the hedgehog was an american comic book series published by archie comics, in partnership with sega. When chase blaines estranged brother and sister inlaw are murdered, he becomes guardian to mckenzie and zach, the niece and nephew he hardly knows. In photo finish by bill vigoda 1947, veronica has a look more based on glamour illustrations of the 30s. Archie comics is a comic book company in the united states. Heres what the archie characters look like in riverdale vs. One of bettys flashbacks involves her and archie at a josie and the pussycats. Make offer vintage comic book mix lot of 11 marvel dc archie pinocchio bronze age 19601980.
She moves to the city of riverdale along with her teenaged younger sister, who is revealed to be named sissy keene, though she prefers. Betty cooper unravels her feelings for archie, and her family secrets. It is currently led by coceos jon goldwater and nancy silberkleit. It was adapted into a saturday morning cartoon by hannabarbera productions in 1970. Storylines of the character at elementaryschoolage also appear under the title sabrina that cute. Jun 18, 2018 enjoy archie comics jughead and items as well as a few collections for those looking to collect toys graphic comics and more. Archie s neighborhood militia of the red circle in the cw spinoff aside, theres obviously no plot lines around military involvement and since more than six decades separate the two it makes sense. Jugheads sister, jellybean, recognizes her brother and hugs him. It would give us a head start before diving into the comic book based on the show. Archie comics have sold billions comics worldwide and are published around the world in a number of languages. She works as a television reporter in san francisco but on occasion visits her family in riverdale. The cws riverdale is a new teen drama which is a 2017 update of the archie comic books, known for the lovable, innocent hijinks of archie andrews and his squad. Archies principle heartthrob is veronica lodge, yet he is likewise enamored with betty cooper, framing the adoration triangle driving huge numbers of the comics plot lines.
How riverdale is different from archie comics teen vogue. The two couldnt come from more different places in life but have found solace in one another. Archie comics have sold billions comics worldwide and are published. Archie s firstever original young adult graphic novel. Polly mainly appeared in stories about her older sister relationship with little betty, while chic mostly appeared in the adventurebased stories as little archies teenage friend who could fill the role of adult when the plot needed a character who could drive a car, fight with the villains, etc. Immediately download the archie comics summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. Archie cartoon episode featured jugheads paternal grandparents both of. Betty and veronicas whole plotline wont be them fighting over archie.
Archie publishers provided a sneak peak of the the plot and a page of the comic book on its website. She bemoans not to become like her sister polly, who had a breakdown and lives in a group home after getting used by. Polly is a close confidant to her little sister and offers advise. Archie comics is an american comic book publisher founded in 1939. Betty cooper, forming the love triangle driving many of the comics plot lines. Archie cartoon episode featured jugheads paternal grandparentsboth of. The following is a list of characters in the archie comics universe archie series edit main characters edit archie andrews edit main article. Ad in which little archie and his creator bob bolling in a photograph discuss the huge amount of fan mail little archie is getting and the comic s switch to a 100page giant book. The best of archie comics book 4 presents a parade of more than 60 years of changing fashions and drawing styles. Readers were encouraged to submit original drawings of outfits and accessories for her and her friends to wear, as. Most noncomic book readers are aware of the connection between betty, archie, and veronica. Seeking stability for the children, chase moves his newly formed family to his ancestral home in cape augusta.
It was adapted into a saturday morning cartoon by hannabarbera productions in 1970 and. Did this happen on riverdale this season or did i just make. In the book polly was listed next to jasons name, her worth being a total. In the comics, betty and veronica are more like friendemys who are always after archie.
Weird comic book fantasy premiered days later, featuring a new title, an archie twinner and historical figures from the 1950s comic book witch hunt like william gaines. The show is a dark take on the archie comics, with kj apa in the lead role of archie andrews. Afterlife with archie provides examples of adaptation relationship overhaul in the main comics, betty and veronica are typically best friends. Jughead is the first person in riverdale to become infected, and is in fact the primary point of infection once he arrives at the school dance. 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. Jughead and archie arrive at his mom, gladys, junkyard. Archie andrews discovers his love for music, and his teacher. The kids are over at archies house listening to records when reggie finds the andrews family photo album and starts riding archie about his baby pictures. A brief history of the archie comics renaissance features with new york comic con set to begin, we look at archie, one of the most fascinating comics publishers in the world. Sabrina the teenage witch is a comic book series published by archie comics about the adventures of a fictional american teenager named sabrina spellman.
This leads the kids to a discussion of families, both real and imagined. 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. Mobius encyclopaedia started in september 2007, and currently consists of 3,246 articles. Did this happen on riverdale this season or did i just. 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. Katy keene, a character created by bill woggon, has appeared in several comic book series published by archie comics since. In photo finish by bill vigoda 1947, veronica has a look. Bettys older sister and brother introduced in little archie in the 1960s as teenagers. Archie has the best expectations, however frequently clashes with veronicas rich dad, hiram lodge, and riverdale highs key, waldo weatherbee.
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