Archie Comics når en milepæl, når de udgiver Archie #600 den 8. september i år. Archibald Andrews, den evige, fregnede teen-ager vil fri til en pige og blive ringforlovet! Og man siger, tiden står stille i Riverdale High universet? Ingen ved, om det bliver Betty eller Veronica, han vælger at fri til, bare det ikke bliver Jughead!
Pressemeddelelse fra http://www.projectfanboy.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3369
The eternal love triangle is the cornerstone of Archie Comics for over 65 years—and the bane of Archie Andrews’ existence! In fact, over the years it has not only defined the Betty/Archie/Veronica relationship, but has even threatened to dismantle it a time or 20.
In fact, we’ll even go so far as to call it the ARCHIE STORY OF THE CENTURY. With a title like “Archie Gets Married Part 1: The Proposal,” how could we call it anything else?!
Could it be true? Has Archie finally decided to take the plunge and propose to one of comics’ favorite girls? It sure looks that way! Earlier this year readers got a chance to relive “Freshman Year” with the famous teens of Riverdale High. Now make way for this special story that takes a look at Archie and his friends after they graduate college! What careers will they seek? Will the friends stay in Riverdale or disperse? What would lead Archie to have marriage on his mind? And who would he choose Veronica or Betty? How will Betty react? How will Veronica react? Can Archie shake off his klutzy past and hold down a steady job… for more than a month? One thing is certain: this will be the biggest Archie Comics story ever!
Acclaimed superhero movie producer Michael Uslan draws upon his lifelong love of Archie comic books to write this very special tale, rendered by legendary Archie Comics artist Stan Goldberg! The Archie story of the century begins here… don’t miss it!
ARCHIE #600
Shipping Date: August 12th, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: August 19th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: September 1st, 2009
32-page, full color comic
$2.50 US
Archie er kristen, så det bliver forhåbentlig et kirkebryllup. Fra http://www.comicbookreligion.com/char?ID=6282&Archie_(Archibald_Andrews)
Religion: Christian (denomination unknown)
Name: Archie
Alter Ego: Archibald Andrews
Classification: lead character
Publisher(s): Archie Comics
First Appearance: Pep Comics #22 (Dec. 1941)
Creators: Bob Montana
Number of appearances: 668
Og her er forsiden til Pep Comics #22, hvori man finder den første Archie historie:
fra www.thegraphicnovels.com/nsp1-14.html
In December 1941 Pep Comics #22 came out. It was the height of superhero craze and a company called MLJ Magazines were trying to cash in on it. The cover was a character called the Shield, who was the first very patriotic theme superhero. Little did anybody realize that a back-up story about a teenaged boy would become a more popular character. The story featured Archie Andrews who would completely take over this company and keep it successful to this day. In this issue Archie’s friends called him ‘Chick’; Archie was modeled roughly around Mickey Rooney’s Andy Hardy character. 5 years later in 1946, MLJ Magazines would change its name to Archie Comic Publications, Inc. The creator of the Archie world is Bob Montana and the writer for the first story is Vic Bloom. According to official history owner John Goldwater asked Bob to come up with a teen age boy character. Sadly, after Bob Montana died his name was removed as the co-creator of the title and official Archie literature will tell you John Goldwater is the sole creator. The artist that worked on Archie’s main title for many years was Harry Lucey. Another major contributor to Archie & his Pals is Dan DeCarlo who was working on the Betty and Veronica title in the 50’s. He decided to go against an in-house style of art and draw the characters the way he liked. It was soon decided that DeCarlo’s version was more appealing and since then it has been the in-house style for Archie Comics.
Og den første Archie historie splash page, fra “Pep Comics” #22:
fra www.vanityfair.com/…/12/archie_portfolio200612
“America’s Newest Boy Friend”
A gnome-faced Archie Andrews, as he first appeared in Pep comics No. 22, dated December 22, 1941. He asks to be called “Chick,” a nickname that doesn’t appear in subsequent texts. Archie has just moved to Riverdale and is already trying to win Betty Cooper, who is literally the girl next door. Betty’s rival, Veronica Lodge, doesn’t make the scene until Pep comics No. 26.
Og de fire hovedpersoner i Riverdale universet er alle at se på forsiden af Archie Comics #1, af Bob Montana, fra venstre til højre: Veronica, Betty, Archie, og Jughead:
Bob Montana tegnede Archie indtil sin død i 1975. Her er de to manipulerende piger i gang med skak spillet, jeg ved så ikke om det er Bob Montana, der har tegnet, men “menneske hoveder på skak brikker” er jo en go’ gammel tegneserie kliché, tyk symbolik vi forstår, lidt lissom kolik!
Her er en dejlig tp med de evige rivalinder, Betty og Veronica:
Archie Comics Presents: The Love Showdown Collection (Archie Americana Series) (Paperback)
by Various (Author)
amazon review:
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The historic “Love Showdown” story, originally appearing in ARCHIE #429 (Part One), BETTY #19 (Part Two), BETTY & VERONICA #82 (Part Three) and VERONICA #39 (Part Four) took the nation by storm as Archie vowed to choose between Betty and Veronica once and for all! Now you can relive this epic in one convenient, upscale paperback.
Product Details
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Archie Comics (July 12, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1879794039
ISBN-13: 978-1879794030
Jeg tror, det vil være klogt at købe denne milepæl, og så er den tegnet af Stan Goldberg, en veteran, som kan fejre 60 års jubilæum i tegneseriebranchen i år, idet han startede som farvelægger på Timely i 1949, kun 16 år gammel. I 1968 blev Stan Goldberg freelancer og har været tilknyttet Archie Comics siden. Det var ham, der tegnede den famøse Marvel-Archie crossover, hvor Archie møder Punisher, i starten af 90’erne:
Så lad os fejre milepælen sammen med Stan Goldberg den 8. september. Stan Goldberg har sin egen hjemmeside, hvor man kan bestille originale plancher og forsider fra Archie serierne og fra Marvel serien “Millie the Model”, på http://www.stangoldberg.com/stangoldberg.com/Whats_New.html
ARCHIE® turns 600!
In 2009 the Archie flagship comic book “ARCHIE®” will celebrate issue #600. Stan has been drawing this book for almost 35 years and has a limited collection of the original covers dating back to issue #350.
Please email all inquiries to bennettg@stangoldberg.com