Editing Archie Andrews (section)

{{Short description|Comic book character}}
{{Other uses}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Archie Andrews
| series = {{no italic|[[Archie Comics]]}}
| image = Archieandrwcmc.png
| alt =
| first = ''[[Pep Comics]]'' #22 (December 1941)
| last =
| creator = {{ubl|[[John L. Goldwater]]|[[Bob Montana]]|Vic Bloom}}
| lbl1 = Voiced by
| data1 = {{ubl|Charles Mullen (1943–1944)|[[Jack Grimes (actor)|Jack Grimes]] (1944)|[[Burt Boyar]] (1945)|[[Bob Hastings]] (1945–1953)|[[Dallas McKennon]] (1968–1976)|J Michael Roncetti (1987)|[[Andrew Rannells]] (1999–2002)}}
| lbl2 = Portrayed by
| data2 = {{ubl|[[KJ Apa]] (2017–2023)|[[Christopher Rich (actor)|Christopher Rich]] (1990)|Brock Brown (''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]''; young)|[[Agastya Nanda]] (''[[The Archies (film)|The Archies]]'')|[[Dennis Bowen]] (1976)}}
| lbl3 = Hometown
| data3 = [[Riverdale (Archie Comics)|Riverdale]]
| lbl4 = School
| data4 = Riverdale High School
| full_name = Archibald Andrews
| nickname = Archie
| significant_others = {{hlist|[[Betty Cooper]]|[[Veronica Lodge]]|[[Cheryl Blossom]]|[[Josie and the Pussycats (comics)#Valerie|Valerie Brown]]| |[[Midge Klump]]|[[List of Archie Comics characters#Early 2010s|Toni Topaz]]|Ginger Lopez|Tina Patel|[[Sabrina Spellman]]|[[Josie and the Pussycats (comics)#Josie|Josie McCoy]]}}
| family = [[Families of Archie's Gang#Fred Andrews|Fred Andrews]] (father)<br>[[Families of Archie's Gang#Mary Andrews|Mary Andrews]] (mother)
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Families of Archie's Gang#Artie Andrews|Artie Andrews]] (grandfather)|Bernice Andrews (grandmother)|Alistair Andrews (cousin)|Frank Andrews (uncle)}}
| origin =
| home =
}}
'''Archibald''' "'''Archie'''" '''Andrews''', created in 1941 by publisher [[John L. Goldwater]] and artist [[Bob Montana]]<ref name=VanityFair>{{cite news |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/12/archie200612|title=American Idol |first=Jim |last=Windolf |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]| date= December 2006| access-date= January 12, 2017 |archive-date=July 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713065417/http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/12/archie200612| url-status=live |quote=Since the [court] settlement, every Archie product has listed John Goldwater as 'creator.' The name Bob Montana falls under a separate credit line that defines him as the 'creator' of 'the original characters' likenesses.'}}</ref> in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom,<ref name=gcd-pep22>[http://www.comics.org/issue/1808/ ''Pep Comics'' #22] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/publisher-profile-archie-comics/ "Profile: Archie Comics"] by [[Rik Offenberger]], [[First Comics News]], April 24, 2003</ref> is the main character in the [[Archie (comic book)|Archie Comics]] franchise, including the long-running ''Archie Andrews'' radio series, a syndicated comic strip, ''[[The Archie Show]]'', ''[[Archie's Weird Mysteries]]'', and ''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]''. With the creation of Archie Andrews, publisher John Goldwater hoped to appeal to fans of the [[Andy Hardy]] films starring [[Mickey Rooney]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Offenberger |first=Rik |title=Publisher Profile: Archie Comics |journal=[[Borderline (magazine)|Borderline]] |date=March 1, 2003 |issue=19 |url=http://www.mightycrusaders.net/history.htm |via=MightyCrusaders.net |access-date=January 9, 2017 |archive-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028070716/http://www.mightycrusaders.net/history.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Archie Andrews is the rhythm guitarist and one of the three singers of the fictional band [[The Archies]]. He is portrayed by [[KJ Apa]] on ''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]'' and [[Agastya Nanda]] in [[The Archies (film)|''The Archies'']]. For his physical appearance, he has [[red hair|red]] hair, [[freckle]]s on his cheeks, and light-colored skin. In ''[[Archie's Weird Mysteries]]'', he appears to be of [[Scottish people|Scottish]]-[[Scottish Americans|American]] descent, as shown in the episode "The Day the Earth Moved", when his father wanted to keep with their [[Scotland|family tradition]] and wear a [[kilt]] while ringing the bell of [[Riverdale (Archie Comics)|Riverdale]].