Archie Comics is a series of comics featuring
Archie Andrews,
Betty Cooper,
Veronica Lodge,
Reggie Mantle and
Forsythe "Jughead" Jones. Archie was conceived by
John L. Goldwater[?] who was influenced by the
Andy Hardy[?] movie series that starred
Mickey Rooney. The strip was originally drawn by
Bob Montana[?] (who continued until his death in 1975), and written by
Vic Bloom[?]. Archie made his first appearance in issue 22 of
Pep Comics in December
1941 to replace
Madam Satan. In 60 years he still has not graduated from high school;.
Other characters in the Archie Universe include
- Dilton Doiley
- Mr. Waldo Weatherbee
- Mr. Hiram Lodge
- Moose Mason
- Midge Klump
- Chuck Clayton
- Pop Tate
- Cheryl Blossom
- Coach Kleats[?]
- Coach Clayton[?]
- Big Ethel
- and all of the teenagers' parents.
Other characters that had direct spinoffs from the Archie Universe include
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch[?]
- Josie and the Pussycats[?]
Other stories published by Archie Comics include
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Links:
The
Archie search engine and
Veronica search sngine were named after the characters Archie and Veronica.