Archie killed while saving gay friend in comic book. The famous frecklefaced comic book icon is meeting his demise in wednesdays installment of life with archie when he intervenes. Apr 08, 2014 since 1941, comic book fans have followed the exploits of teenaged archie andrews and his friends. Archie andrews is an only child, who resides in the town of riverdale where he attends riverdale high. Goldwater and artist bob montana in collaboration with writer vic bloom, is the main character in the archie comics franchise, including the longrunning archie andrews radio series, a syndicated comic strip, the archie show, archie s weird mysteries, and riverdale. 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. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users.
Archie to be killed saving gay best friend from bullet in. 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. Archie andrews is an american comic book character dating back to 1941. Life with archie comic book character archie andrews killed. Bettys best friend and rival for archie s affections. Archibald andrews, created in 1941 by publisher john l. In 2010, it was revived as a magazinesized comic devoted to stories that grew out of archie marries veronicaarchie marries betty. Archies character was killed in the second to last issue, life. Archie andrews, main character, a typical redheaded teenage boy with a great interest in dating. Archie s firstever original young adult graphic novel. Fictional character archie andrews was murdered while protecting his gay friend, kevin keller.
He is the rhythm guitarist and one of the three singers of rock band the. Legendary comic book character archie andrews will. Ap kellers character first joined veronica lodge, betty cooper, jughead jones and reggie mantle in the archie. He was shot at pop tates restaurant in riverdale while protecting his friend kevin keller, a newlyelected senator. The archie comics characters that inspired riverdale. The famous frecklefaced comic book icon is meeting his demise in wednesdays installment of life. Jughead generally has a characteristic wry and sarcastic sense of humor. Many episodes involve reggie and jughead trying to outdo one another with pranks and bets. Jul 15, 2014 archie in his final moments in a scene from comic book, life with archie. His many quirks make him the butt of teasing and abuse from reggie, veronica, and even other classmates and teachers. It featured archie andrews in adventure stories that were more dramatic than the standard archie tales. First face appearance of archie andrews on a comic book cover. Jul 14, 2014 this photo provided by archie comics shows the cover of the comic book, life with archie, issue 36. Apr 08, 2014 though tragic, tackling archies death is fitting for the comic series, which in recent years has dealt with more contemporary and mature issues, like introducing its first gay character in 2010.
Life with archie comic book character archie andrews. T he longrunning comic book character archie andrews, 74, died on wednesday. Legendary comic book character archie to be killed off saving gay best friend from gunmans bullet. The archie comics line of comic books is one of the most successful, longest running brands in the history of the comic industry. The married life, a book series that started four years earlier following the parallel married lives of archie with betty and veronica finally ended in the death of archie. Apr 22, 20 top rated lists for archie comics 64 items golden age comic book publishers. 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. Cnnsince 1941, comic book fans have followed the exploits of teenaged archie andrews and his friends. 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. He is considered a bit of an oddity, but prefers his nonconformism as opposed to going along with others styles. Section heading edit the archie gang main characters edit archie andrews, main character, a typical redheaded teenage boy with a great interest in dating. Sabrina the teenage witch is a comic book series published by archie comics about the adventures of a fictional american teenager named sabrina spellman. Archie comics and sire records the veronicass record label reached a settlement involving copromotion. Archie also known as archie comics is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character archie andrews.
Storylines of the character at elementaryschoolage also appear under the. The character archie andrews was created by john l. Sonic the hedgehog archie comic series sonic news network. Archie in his final moments in a scene from comic book, life with archie. Top rated lists for archie comics 64 items golden age comic book publishers. Heres what the archie characters look like in riverdale vs. Life with archie is a comic book published by archie comics from 1958 to 1991. Spinoff publications from the comic included a knuckles the echidna series starring the titular character, which ran for 32 issues. The companys many titles feature the fictional teenagers archie andrews, jughead jones, betty cooper, veronica lodge, reggie mantle, sabrina spellman, and josie and the pussycats the company began in 1939 as mlj comics, which primarily published superhero. Jul 14, 2014 legendary comic book character archie to be killed off saving gay best friend from gunmans bullet. Archie comics have sold 2 billion comics and are published in a dozen different foreign languages and distributed all over the world. Since 1941, comic book fans have followed the exploits of teenaged archie andrews and his friends.
This photo provided by archie comics shows the cover of the comic book, life with archie, issue 36. Though tragic, tackling archies death is fitting for the comic series, which in recent years has dealt with more contemporary and mature issues. Archie comics is killing its most popular character in july in the final two issues of life with archie, a. He has two girlfriends, betty cooper and veronica lodge who both compete for his attention. Kevin keller is a fictional character in the archie comics universe and is the new bassist of rock band the archies, replacing reggie mantle. In 2010, it was revived as a magazinesized comic devoted to stories that grew out of archie marries veronica archie marries betty. Jul 16, 2014 t he longrunning comic book character archie andrews, 74, died on wednesday. He has two girlfriends, betty cooper and veronica lodge who both compete for. Archie comics have sold billions comics worldwide and are published. Goldwater and artist bob montana in collaboration with writer vic bloom, is the main character in the archie comics franchise, including the longrunning archie andrews radio series, a syndicated comic strip, the archie show, archies weird mysteries, and riverdale. The creators say the iconic teenagers death is meant to be.
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