It is most well known as the home of archie, betty, veronica, jughead, sabrina, and josie and the pussycats. Archie, of course, is a shortened version of the name archibald, meaning genuine and bold or brave. In april, archie comics released the news that its lead character, archie andrews. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
In april, archie comics released the news that its lead. Archie american comic book character, and now the latest. Names categorized archie comics characters behind the name. 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. Spinoff publications from the comic included a knuckles the echidna. Why royal baby archies last name is mountbattenwindsor. Weve managed to strike that balance in our storytelling for the last five years. Josie and the pussycats initially published as shes josie and josie is a teenhumor comic book about a fictional rock band, created by dan decarlo and published by archie comics. 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. The character archie andrews was created by john l. It is written by roberto aguirresacasa, with art by robert hack, and is inspired by the appearances of sabrina in aguirresacasas other archie series, afterlife with. A second series, set in the new riverdale universe, launched in september 2016.
Reggie and the guys ridicule archie for signing up for the girls cooking class, but it is archie that gets the last laugh. Archie turns 75 this year, so weve opened up our double digests for a birthday tribute. Meaning, origin and history of the name archie behind. Goldwaters and silberkleits fathers formed the comic book publishing.
Pep comics was a typical anthology comic book of the early 1940s a 64page monthly, selling for a dime, with. 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. Archie also known as archie comics is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character archie andrews. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. She is a devoted fan of science fiction who enjoys comic book conventions. The name archie is a boys name of german origin meaning truly brave. Chilling adventures of sabrina is an american comic book series published by archie horror, an imprint of archie comics, beginning in 2014. 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. Get the best deals on archie comics book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. Since 1941, comic book fans have followed the exploits of teenaged archie andrews and his friends. Large collection of comic books from the publisher archie comics. Sabrina the teenage witch is a comic book series published by archie comics about the adventures of a fictional american teenager named sabrina spellman. 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.
This name is borne by archie andrews, an american comicbook character created in 1941. Archie comics is an american comic book publisher founded in 1939. Josie and the pussycats in space josie and the pussycats archie archie comics comixology originals. Comics ad this category is for questions and answers related to archie, as asked by users of. Points you earn from this quiz will then be saved, and you can also participate in our trivia games, tournaments, teams, and so much more all free. Archie comics is the only familyowned and independent publisher in the industry. The following is a list of characters in the archie comics universe. Other than sharing last names, they bear no likeness to one another. Jon gave up his career as a music executive to keep archie in the family.
Bob montana was a 21yearold comic strip artist working for goldwater. One of the few new characters to make a splash in the modern era of archie is cheryl blossom, and this is the issue where she made her debut. Comic book star killed off in life with archie to live on in classic archie but some fans are upset with publishers publicity stunt. Archie, who has sustained an entire publishing company for over half a century, started out as a filler. Whats cooking, script by dick malmgren, pencils by dan decarlo jr. Archie was the 18th most popular name for boys in england and wales in 2017, according to the latest available figures from the office for.
In the late 60s archie comics reused wilburs last name, wilkin for the character, bingo wilkin, in that wilkin boy. Archie american comic book character, and now the latest british. All comics from the publisher archie, as well as all new, popular comics, you can find and free download on our website. Unlike royal baby archie, prince louis, who was born in april 2018, does not have a last name. 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. This is a list of names in which the categories include archie comics characters.
First face appearance of archie andrews on a comic book cover. Marmaduke moosebig moose mason earlier moose mcgee and in at least one story in the 50s, moose gives his real name as merton matowski. As archies popularity grew, mlj magazines changed its name to archie comic. Archie comics is a comic book company in the united states. Please take a moment to register your free funtrivia id. Archie last name unknown was one of the many soldiers to serve in sgt. Theyll be handed a piece of comic book history, featuring some of the most. The series is a darker take on the characters and setting of sabrina the teenage witch. Betty cooper, veronica lodge, reggie mantle, sabrina spellman, and jughead jones. If not, heres your refresher on the comicbook inspirations for the main characters in riverdale. It is unknown whether he and veronica share a last name. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members.
The choice of archie as the name for britains newest royal baby sent social media into a. Archibald campbell, 9th earl of argyll of scotland was. This comic book is about a teenage boy named archie andrews and his friends. Archies firstever original young adult graphic novel. Storylines of the character at elementaryschoolage. 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. It began in 1939 as mlj comics, after the initials of its founders. 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.
All content is posted anonymously by employees working at archie comics. Archie comic books for sale shop with afterpay ebay. Archie has now officially transcended archie bunker and riverdales archie to take the, um, throne as the quintessential retro nickname. The reputation of archie comics is built on an idealized american city. Welcome to the official archie comics youtube channel. Archie means genuine, bold or brave and is more popular in britain than the us.
Archie is a comic book name, how can they be so stupid. It is currently led by coceos jon goldwater and nancy silberkleit. The archie comics characters that inspired riverdale. Archie comics is an american comic book publisher headquartered in the.
Aside from being the name of one of the most famous comicbook characters, archie means very bold and truly brave. It was originally a shortened form of archibald but is now often used as a. Please subscribe to get notifications on the latest archie trailers and dont forget to visit us at ar. Archie quizzes there are 164 questions on this topic.
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