| Archie Andrews | |
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Real Name |
Archibald Andrews |
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First Appearance |
Pep Comics #22 (Dec. 1941) |
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Original Publisher |
MLJ |
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Created by |
John L. Goldwater, Bob Montana, and Vic Bloom |
Origin[]
Archie Andrews is an only child, who resides in the town of Riverdale where he attends Riverdale High. He is portrayed as kind-hearted, well-intentioned, and friendly, but is quite clumsy and accident-prone, with many of his mishaps coming from his attempts to help or impress others but resulting in causing further trouble anyway.
Archie is not especially academic; he comes from a fairly normal background and despite getting average grades, he is the most popular boy in school. He’s more into social life, dating, being with friends. He has been friends with a number of other students, including two love-interests, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, who both compete for his attention; his laidback sidekick Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, and Moose McGee since a young age.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Pep Comics #22-71
- Jackpot Comics #4-9
- Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #1-2
- Katy Keene Comics #1-3
- Super Duck Comics #27-36, 45, 47, 54
- Wilbur Comics #26-32, 34-35
- Suzie Comics #71, 73-79, 80-81, 83, 85, 87, 90, 92, 94, 98
- Darling Love #2
- Ginger #1-4, 7, 9
- Fauntleroy Comics #1
Notes[]
- In the first Archie story in Pep Comics #22, the narration notes that Archie hates being called "Archie", and prefers to be called "Chick." This is ignored with the next story.
- A parody of Archie named Archer appears in Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder's story "Goodman Goes Playboy", which is also in the public domain.