Archie (comic strip)

American comic strip

Archie

March 3, 1957 original Bob Montana artwork.

Author(s)| Bob Montana (1946–1975)
Craig Boldman (?–2011)
Illustrator(s)| Dan DeCarlo (1975–c. 2001), Fernando Ruiz (?-2011) & Bob Smith (1998–2011)
Current status/schedule| Daily & Sunday; reruns
Launch date| February 4, 1946 (1946-02-04)
End date| June 2011 (2011-06); reruns
Syndicate(s)| McClure Newspaper Syndicate (1947 – c. 1952)
King Features Syndicate (c. 1952 – c. 1987)
Creators Syndicate (c. 1987 – present)
Publisher(s)| Archie Comics
Genre(s)| Humor, teens

Archie is a long-running American comic strip based on the line of the popular Archie Comics featuring the character Archie Andrews. Launched by McClure Newspaper Syndicate on February 4, 1946,[1] it features the misadventures of Archie Andrews and his pals. Archie is currently distributed by the Creators Syndicate.

## Publication history

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Bob Montana drew the first issue of the Archie comic book (November 1942). In 1946, he began drawing Archie daily and Sunday strips for 700 newspapers. He died of a heart attack on January 4, 1975, while cross-country skiing in Meredith. Dan DeCarlo then took over the strip.

The Archie comic strip was written by Craig Boldman, pencilled by Fernando Ruiz, lettered by Jon D'Agostino, and inked by Bob Smith until June 2011. After that, Archie's publisher ceased creating new strips and began reprinting older strips by Dan DeCarlo.

## See also

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* Cartoonists Remember 9/11

## References

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1. ^ Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 58\. ISBN 9780472117567.

## External links

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* Archie at ComicStripFan.com

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Archie Comics publications

Imprints|

* Dark Circle Comics
* Archie Action
* Archie Horror

Archies|

* Archie (2 volumes)
* Little Archie
* Life with Archie (2 volumes)
* Archie and Me
* Everything's Archie
* Archie at Riverdale High
* Archie Meets the Punisher
* Afterlife with Archie
* Archie vs. Predator
* Archie vs. Predator II
* Archie vs. Sharknado
* Archie (comic strip)
* Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
* Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (2 volumes)
* Jughead (3 volumes)
* Jughead's Double Digest
* Archie's Rival Reggie
* Reggie
* Reggie and Me
* Laugh Comics (2 volumes)
* Pep Comics
* Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
* Archie's Mad House
* Archie Giant Series
* Laugh Comics Digest
* Archie's TV Laugh-Out
* Archie Americana Series
* Archie's Holiday Fun Digest
* Tales from Riverdale
* Josie and The Pussycats (2 volumes)
* Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2 volumes)
* Sabrina
* Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
* New Riverdale
* Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica
* Archie's Valentine's Spectacular
* Archie Meets Riverdale

Licensed
properties|

| Sonic the Hedgehog|

* Sonic the Hedgehog
* issues
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Sonic X
* Sonic Universe

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|

* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (3 volumes)
* Mighty Mutanimals (2 volumes)

Other|

* Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (2 volumes)
* Street Sharks (2 volumes)
* Mega Man

Superhero|

* Blue Ribbon Comics (2 volumes)
* Top-Notch Comics
* Shield-Wizard Comics
* Zip Comics
* Hangman Comics
* Black Hood Comics
* The Adventures of The Fly
* Adventures of the Jaguar
* Fly Man
* Mighty Crusaders (2 volumes)
* Black Hood
* The Comet

Anthologies|

* Pep Comics
* Jackpot Comics

Others|

* Super Duck Comics
* Wilbur Comics
* Katy Keene (2 volumes)
* Li'l Jinx
* Cosmo the Merry Martian
* That Wilkin Boy

Storylines|

* "Archie Marries Veronica/Archie Marries Betty"
* "Bad Boy Trouble"
* "Love Showdown"

* See also: List of Sabrina the Teenage Witch books, CDs and DVDs
* Spire Christian Comics

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Creators Syndicate Comics

Currently syndicated|

* Agnes
* Andy Capp
* Archie
* B.C.
* The Barn
* Daddy's Home
* Diamond Lil
* Dog Eat Doug
* Dogs of C-Kennel
* Doodles
* Flo & Friends
* For Heaven's Sake
* Free Range
* Heathcliff
* Herb and Jamaal
* Liberty Meadows
* Long Story Short
* MazeToons
* The Meaning of Lila
* Momma
* Nest Heads
* One Big Happy
* The Other Coast
* Rubes
* Rugrats
* Scary Gary
* Spectickles
* Speed Bump
* Strange Brew
* Wee Pals
* The Wizard of Id
* Working it Out
* Zack Hill

Historical|

* Ask Shagg
* Ballard Street
* Cafe con Leche
* Chuckle Bros
* The Dinette Set
* Donald Duck
* Flare
* Flight Deck
* Girls & Sports
* Home Office
* Hope & Death
* Mickey Mouse
* Natural Selection
* Off Center
* On a Claire Day
* Pokémon
* The Quigmans
* Recess
* State of the Union
* Thin Lines
* Winnie the Pooh

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King Features Syndicate comics

Current|

* Arctic Circle
* Baby Blues
* Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
* Beetle Bailey
* Between Friends
* Bizarro
* Blondie
* The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee
* Carpe Diem
* Curtis
* Deflocked
* Dennis the Menace
* Dustin
* The Family Circus
* Flash Gordon
* Gearhead Gertie
* Hägar the Horrible
* Hi and Lois
* Intelligent Life
* Judge Parker
* Kevin and Kell
* Laff-a-Day
* Legalization Nation
* Mallard Fillmore
* Mark Trail
* Marvin
* Mary Worth
* Mother Goose and Grimm
* Mutts
* On the Fastrack
* The Phantom
* Popeye
* Olive & Popeye
* Prince Valiant
* Pros & Cons
* Rae the Doe
* Rex Morgan, M.D.
* Rhymes with Orange
* Safe Havens
* Sally Forth
* Sam and Silo
* Sherman's Lagoon
* Shoe
* Six Chix
* Slylock Fox & Comics for Kids
* Take It from the Tinkersons
* Tiger
* Todd the Dinosaur
* Zippy
* Zits

Historical|

* Abie the Agent
* Ace Drummond
* Agatha Crumm
* Alphonse and Gaston
* The Amazing Spider-Man
* And Her Name Was Maud
* Apartment 3-G
* Archie
* Art Linkletter's Kids
* Barney Baxter
* Baron Bean
* The Better Half
* Betty Boop
* Betty Boop and Felix
* Big Ben Bolt
* Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog
* Boner's Ark
* Brick Bradford
* Bringing Up Father
* Buckles
* Buz Sawyer
* Captain Kate
* Count Screwloose from Tooloose
* Crankshaft
* Crock
* Disney Christmas Story
* Disney Holiday Story
* Donald Duck
* Dr. Kildare
* Dumb Dora
* Edge City
* Etta Kett
* Felix the Cat
* Flapper Filosofy
* Franklin Fibbs
* Funky Winkerbean
* Gil
* Grandma
* Grin and Bear It
* Gummi Bears
* Half Hitch
* Happy Hooligan
* Hazel
* The Heart of Juliet Jones
* Hejji
* Henry
* The Incredible Hulk
* Inside Woody Allen
* Johnny Hazard
* José Carioca
* Jungle Jim
* The Katzenjammer Kids
* King of the Royal Mounted
* Krazy Kat
* Little Annie Rooney
* Little Iodine
* Little Jimmy
* The Little King
* The Lone Ranger
* Mandrake the Magician
* Mickey Mouse
* Mister Breger
* Moose & Molly
* My Cage
* Norb
* The Norm
* Oh, Brother!
* Ollie and Quentin
* Ozark Ike
* The Pajama Diaries
* Pete the Tramp
* Piranha Club
* Polly and Her Pals
* Quincy
* Radio Patrol
* Red Barry
* Redeye
* Reg'lar Fellers
* Retail
* Rip Kirby
* Room and Board
* Rusty Riley
* Sam's Strip
* Scamp
* Secret Agent X-9
* Silly Symphony
* Skippy
* Steve Canyon
* Steve Roper and Mike Nomad
* Strictly Richter
* Teena
* They'll Do It Every Time
* Tillie the Toiler
* Tim Tyler's Luck
* Tina's Groove
* Toots and Casper
* Triple Take
* Trudy
* Tumbleweeds
* Tundra
* Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br'er Rabbit
* Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales
* What a Guy!
* Winnie the Pooh
* Wonder Woman

Related|

* Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
* Central Press Association
* DailyINK
* Jay Kennedy
* King Comics
* King Features Syndicate
* National Cartoonists Society
* The Sunday Funnies
* Kings Watch

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