The reputation of archie comics is built on an idealized american city. Sis uses the pickle in the middle and the mustard on top catch phrase from mr. Archie bronze age cartoon character comics, archie modern age cartoon character comics, archie archie comics modern age comics 1992now, archie archie comics silver age comics 19561969. The popular gay character archie took a bullet for in the comics. A cast slowly grew around him and his buddies, and by the mid1950s, the world had for the most part developed into the cast wed now recognize. Noticing the late 1950s upswing in popularity of superhero characters published by other companies such as d. Betty and veronica 320 at our rustic dairyland booth. 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.
Cover for archies girls betty and veronica archie, 1950 series archie comics. Sis is reading an archie comic book on page 3 and plugs archie, pep, wilbur, and laugh comics. First face appearance of archie andrews on a comic book cover. Archie comic books comic book characters comic character archie comics strips archie comics. The kid eternity comic book combined education, entertainment and incredible art. It starts to rain so archie backs up to the house and hits the downspout, causing the water to spill into archie s car. Have you ever wondered which archie comic character you would truly be. They came in romance, comedy and action varieties all featuring a female lead character. Betty and veronica also known as archies girls betty and veronica was an ongoing comic book series published by archie comics focusing on best friends and worst enemies betty cooper and veronica lodge. The restoration of the artwork is incredible and the construction of the book itself is of very high quality. The archie comics characters that inspired riverdale. In the late 1950s, archie publishing launched its archie adventure series line with a new version of the shield and two new characters. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. He is always willing to help out friends and hopes to.
Mar 07, 2018 and thats a status thats shared by almost all of our most iconic comic book heroes. Archie s girls betty and veronica archie comic publications cover for archie s girls betty and veronica archie, 1950 series canadian newsstand variant what is shown is a betty and veronica comic based off the archie series. If classic archie is a saturday morning cartoon, this new series is prime time. Then ace the bathound, streaky the supercat, comet the superhorse and beppo. Heres what the archie characters look like in riverdale vs. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. A new world new stuff the 1950s was an odd time for comic books. In other words these will become great inspirations to future comic characters and stories.
This archie expansion focuses on betty cooper, the distaff blonde cast member, the plain jane voiced by jane webb in the 70s cartoons webb also voiced veronica with a. Sep 07, 2017 the character has been one of the most iconic in the history of american comic books, and even when superheroes fell out of favor, it was hard to take a poke at a character who wasliterally. His signature cross cut red hair and freckles paint the perfect portrait of archies klutzybutkind nature. Bettys diary archie comic publications, inc love the whole archie series i loved these comic books dear diary. If a story with him doesnt involve his smarts, its usually his shyness around girls. Archie comic covers from the 1950s and 1960s youtube. 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 100 best comic book characters of all time paste.
See more ideas about comics, archie comics and comic books. The comic has been read and has some wear, but still maintains decent eye appeal. The 75yearold comic book character has undergone a major makeover, and his new hipster look will make its debut at the annual comic con event in san diego on wednesday. Archie s girls betty and veronica was first published on march 1950 and ran for 347 issues before ending in april 1987. Lil jinxs dad is reading a psychology book about child types. 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. Wilbur comics no 30 1950 archie teen comic book katy keene bill woggon 3. Wilbur comics no 30 1950 archie teen comic book katy. Kitzel, a character on the jack benny radio program. Comic book covers by spicy gumballz on archie comics archie. He was the new kid in town, having spent his childhood moving.
Within the context of the strip and the larger series that grew out of it, archie is a typical teenage boy, attending high school, participating in sports, and dating. She is a modelactresssinger known as americas queen of pinups and fashions. Archie comic book characters now wear skinny jeans and. The greatest golden age stories ever told dc comics hc dj 1990 first printing. Comic book covers, comic books art, archie comics characters, book characters, archie betty and veronica, archie comics riverdale, vintage words, star. Originally known as americas typical teenager, archie andrews has become the most lovable kid in town and is anything but typical. Archie andrews made his comic book debut in 1941, drawn by artist bob montana. Read comics online free archie comics comic book issue.
She appeared at least twice in the late 1950s, usually as only an unexpected visual punchline at the end of a typical story featuring betty and veronica. Archie was first played by charles mullen 19431944, jack grimes 1944 and burt boyar 1945, with bob hastings 19451953 as the title character during the nbc years. Homework, shoveling snow, reggies pranks 1st appearance. If youve ever read a betty and veronica comic, youve read a ginger comic with ginger being the goodgirl betty, and there was, of course, a brunette girl rival like veronica. Archie bronze age cartoon character comics, archie modern age cartoon character comics. The character s iconic design remained largely unchanged for more than 70 years. Archie comics is an american comic book publisher headquartered in the village of. The following is a list of characters in the archie comics universe. However, original characters didnt start appearing until about 1938 as the earliest comic books were.
Wilbur 30 archie comics 1950katy keenegood girl art gganice. A short slide show of archie comic book covers from the 1950 and 1960s. Little jinx is an archie comics character introduced in 1947. When archie passes up betty to talk to veronica, betty gets mad and writes him a poison pen letter. Archie says he doesnt have to see or hear veronica to know that shes around because she radiates magnetic influences that attract him. Lodge trades his lamborghini for archies old jalopy for an afternoon. The book will captures the bite and hilarious edge of archie s original tales in a modern, forwardlooking manner, while still retaining the character s allages appeal. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956. The characters iconic design remained largely unchanged for more than 70 years. Here is your chance to find out which archie character you are. Archie comics have sold billions comics worldwide and are published around the world in a number of languages. She was a mischievous little girl who had various misadventures with her father and various friends. Rex the wonder dog and detective chimp were introduced to comic book fans before krypto came along.
A couple of little wise guys insult archie and get him in trouble with veronica. Cover for archies girls betty and veronica archie, 1950. Wilbur comics no 30 1950 archie teen comic book katy keene. Archie comics characters archie comic books vintage comic books vintage comics comic book characters comic character archie betty and veronica 70s cartoons archie comics riverdale melissa hevener a childof the 70s. The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman.
The character archie andrews was created by john l. The character has been one of the most iconic in the history of american comic books, and even when superheroes fell out of favor, it was hard to take a poke at a character who wasliterally. Jughead was portrayed by hal stone, cameron andrews and later by arnold stang. She is a modelactresssinger marketed by the publisher as americas queen of pinups and fashions. Kevin made headlines when he was introduced in the comics in 2010 and became the first openly gay character in the archie universe. A cast slowly grew around him and his buddies, and by the mid1950s, the world had for the. Too many to count and yet we all love to read about fictional characters. Share a burger with archies best pal, jughead jones. And thats a status thats shared by almost all of our most iconic comic book heroes. Vintage 1940s 1950s little abner cartoon character get well greeting card. See more ideas about archie comics, comics and comic books.
Its one of those books that simply looks great on the shelf and feels wonderful in your hands. Archies pal jughead feb archie for sale online archie comics characters. Evolution of archie, from 1940s comics to cws riverdale. The goodlooking nerd he loves comics and scifi was the senatorelect running on an antigun platform at. Comic book covers by spicy gumballz on archie comics.
The biggest success stories of superhero comic books all originated 40, 50, or even 70 years ago even. First published in may 1962, the series ran for six issues bef. 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. My boyfriend is a big fan of archie and this book features a great variety of archie comics from the 1950s. Archies girls betty and veronica archie comic publications cover for archies girls betty and veronica archie, 1950 series canadian newsstand variant what is shown is a betty and veronica comic based off the archie series. Lodge trades his lamborghini for archie s old jalopy for an afternoon. Heres what the archie characters look like in riverdale.
Find more yesteryear comics like archie comics 001 from our hand picked and reader recommended comic list at. Publishing, a pulp company that published its last pulp in the late 1950s. The classic american comic book series archie comics stars a a teenage boy named archie andrews. Diltonnamed as suchdebuted in the archie daily comic strip in 1948 and moved to the comic books in 1950. May 12, 2014 10 gifts that comic book readers will love in 2019 by steve foxe december 5, 2019 12.
This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. The incredible hulk is an ongoing comic book series featuring the marvel comics superhero the hulk and his alter ego dr. The run additionally included eight published from 1953 to 1980. It was probably read by many, maybe even johnny cade or ponyboy. Archie answers the door at veronicas house and tells mrs. Katy keene, a character created by bill woggon, has appeared in several comic book series published by archie comics since 1945. Interestingly, various bookworm characters shown before him in the comic books had many of his traits, and even his visual appearance. She is a devoted fan of science fiction who enjoys comic book conventions. A new world new stuff the 1950 s was an odd time for comic books. So, lets have a look at 10 from the 1940s and 1950s featuring some long forgotten comic book girls 1. Then ace the bathound, streaky the supercat, comet the superhorse and beppo the supermoneky followed in kryptos pawprints. May 11, 2017 comic books werent always superheroes and horror stories. Wilbur takes him for a walk and gets in trouble when the dog falls in a mail dropbox. Wilbur 30archie comics 1950katy keenegood girl art gganice.
Oct 18, 2011 my boyfriend is a big fan of archie and this book features a great variety of archie comics from the 1950s. Archie comics have sold billions comics worldwide and are published. Ginger was an actual archie comic, but it didnt exist in the same universe, with any overlapping characters. Archie publications golden age comic book complete.