Editing Archie Comics

{{short description|American comic book publisher}}
{{about|the publisher|the publication|Archie (comic book)|the character|Archie Andrews}}
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{{Infobox publisher
| name             = Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
| founded          = {{start date and age|1939}} (as MLJ Magazines)
| status           = 
| founders         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Maurice Coyne (publisher)|Maurice Coyne]]
* [[Louis Silberkleit]]
* [[John L. Goldwater]]
}}
| image            = Archiecomicslogo.png
| headquarters     = [[Pelham, New York]]
| country          = United States
| keypeople        = {{plainlist|
* Nancy Silberkleit (Co-CEO)<ref>{{cite news|title=Opportunities in the classroom gave me my personal MBA: Co-CEO of Archie Comics|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/opportunities-in-the-classroom-gave-me-my-personal-mba-co-ceo-of-archie-comics-4381250/|access-date=November 23, 2016|agency=The Indian Express|publisher=The Express Group|date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>
* Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief)<ref name="pw"/>
* Jon Goldwater (CEO, publisher)
* [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]] (chief creative officer)
}}
| parent           =
| publications     = [[Comic book]]s
| topics           =
| genre            = 
* [[Romance fiction|Romance]] 
* [[Superhero fiction]] 
* [[Horror fiction|Horror]] 
* [[Crime fiction]]
* [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]
* [[Comedy]]
* [[Action fiction|Action]]
| imprints         = {{plainlist|
* Archie Action
* [[Archie Horror]]
* [[Dark Circle Comics]]
}}
| url              =
}}

'''Archie Comic Publications, Inc.''' (often referred to simply as '''Archie Comics''') is an [[American comic book|American]] [[comic book]] publisher headquartered in the [[Administrative divisions of New York (state)#Village|village]] of [[Pelham (village), New York|Pelham, New York]].<ref name=Archieleaves>{{Cite web|url=http://westfaironline.com/71774/archie-comics-leaves-mamaroneck-for-pelham/|title=Archie Comics leaves Mamaroneck for Pelham|first=John|last=Golden|date=May 28, 2015|website=Westfair Online|accessdate=October 20, 2015}}</ref> The company's many titles feature the fictional [[adolescence|teenagers]] [[Archie Andrews]], [[Jughead Jones]], [[Betty Cooper]], [[Veronica Lodge]], [[Reggie Mantle]], [[Sabrina Spellman]], [[Josie and the Pussycats (comics)|Josie and the Pussycats]] and [[Katy Keene]]. The company is also known for its long-running ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series, which it published from 1992 until 2016.

The company began in 1939 as '''M.L.J. Magazines, Inc.''', which primarily published [[superhero]] comics. The initial Archie characters were 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 9, 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 name="bl">{{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>{{sfn|Harvey|2011|p=3}} They first appeared in ''[[Pep Comics]]'' #22 ([[cover-date]]d Dec. 1941).<ref name=gcd-pep22/> With the creation of Archie, publisher John Goldwater hoped to appeal to fans of the [[Andy Hardy]] films starring [[Mickey Rooney]].<ref name="bl" />

''[[Archie (comic book)|Archie Comics]]'' was also the title of the company's longest-running publication, the first issue appearing with a cover date of Winter 1942. Starting with issue #70, the title was shortened to simply ''Archie.'' The flagship series was relaunched from issue #1 in July 2015 with a new look and design suited for a new generation of readers, although after #32 it reverted to its historic numbering with #699.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/07/archie-reboot-mark-waid-fiona-staples.html|title=Archie Reboot Creators on Why Betty, Veronica, and the Gang Still Matter|website=Vulture|date=July 7, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}</ref> Archie Comics characters and concepts have also appeared in numerous films, television programs, cartoons, and video games.

==History==

===Independent era===

====M.L.J. Magazines====

=====1939–1946: early years=====
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[[Maurice Coyne (publisher)|Maurice Coyne]], [[Louis Silberkleit]], and [[John L. Goldwater]] formed M.L.J. Magazines, Inc., and started publishing in September 1939. The company name was derived from the initials of the partners' first names.<ref name=top>[http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091016104033/http://www.toonopedia.com/mlj_arch.htm Archie (MLJ) Comics] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. From the original on April 13, 2013.</ref>

Coyne served as M.L.J.'s bookkeeper and [[Chief Financial Officer|CFO]]. Coyne and Silberkleit had been partners in [[Columbia Publications]], a [[Pulp magazine|pulp]] company that published its last issue in 1960. Silberkleit had a college degree from [[St. John's University (New York)|St. John's University]], was a licensed and registered pharmacist, and had a law degree from [[New York Law School]]. His efforts were focused on the business, printing, separating, distribution and financial ends of the company. John Goldwater served as editor-in-chief. Goldwater was one of the founders of the [[Comics Magazine Association of America]], and he served as its president for 25 years. (The Comics Magazine Association of America is best known to comic fans for its [[Comics Code Authority]].) Goldwater was also a national commissioner of the [[Anti-Defamation League]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/28/classified/paid-notice-deaths-goldwater-john-l.html | work=The New York Times | title=Paid Notice: Deaths: Goldwater, John L. | date=February 28, 1999}}</ref>

M.L.J.'s first comic book, published in September 1939 (with a November cover date), was ''[[Blue Ribbon Comics]]'' with the first half full color and the last half in red and white tints. The first issue featured [[Rang-a-Tang the Wonder Dog]]. In November 1939 (with a January 1940 cover date), ''Pep Comics'' debuted with the [[Shield (Archie Comics)|Shield]], the first US patriotic comic book hero, created by writer and managing editor [[Harry Shorten]] and designed by artist [[Irv Novick]]. ''[[Top Notch Comics]]'' was launched in December 1941. Until March 1944, the cover feature of ''Pep'' was the Shield when Archie took over the cover. The Shield was a forerunner for [[Joe Simon]]'s and [[Jack Kirby]]'s [[Captain America]], being published 13 months earlier.<ref name=bl/><ref name=icsh>{{cite web|title=The Shield|url=http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/s/shield.htm|work=An International Catalogue of Superheroes|publisher=internationalhero.co.uk|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref>

====Archie Comics====

=====1946–1990s=====
The [[Andy Hardy]] movies were an inspiration for Goldwater to have a comic book about a relatable normal person. Teenaged [[Archie Andrews (comics)|Archibald "Chick" Andrews]] debuted with [[Betty Cooper]] and [[Jughead Jones]] in ''Pep Comics'' #22 (Dec. 1941), in a story by writer Vic Bloom and artist [[Bob Montana]].<ref name=bl/> Archie soon became M.L.J. Magazines' headliner, which led to the company changing its name to '''Archie Comic Publications''' in 1946. Siberkleit and Coyne discontinued Columbia Publications.<ref name=bl/> In the late 1950s, Archie Publishing launched its "[[Dark Circle Comics#Archie Adventure Series|Archie Adventure Series]]" line with a new version of the Shield and two new characters.<ref name=top/>

The February 1962 issue of [[Harvey Kurtzman]]'s ''[[Help! (magazine)|Help!]]'' magazine featured his parody of the Archie characters in its ''[[Goodman Beaver]]'' story, "Goodman Goes Playboy", which was illustrated by frequent collaborator [[Will Elder]].<ref>[http://www.toonopedia.com/goodman.htm Goodman Beaver] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]].</ref> ''Help!'' publisher [[James Warren (publisher)|Jim Warren]] received a letter on December 6, 1961, accusing ''Help!'' of [[copyright infringement]] and demanding removal of the offending issue from newsstands. Warren was unable to [[Product recall|recall]] the magazine,{{sfn|Harvey|2011|p=4}} but he agreed to settle out of court rather than risk an expensive lawsuit. Warren paid Archie Comics $1,000, and ran a note of apology in a subsequent issue of ''Help!''{{sfn|Kitchen|Buhle|2009|p=204}}  The story was reprinted in the book collection ''Executive Comic Book'' in 1962, with the artwork modified by Elder to obscure the appearance of the Archie characters. Archie Comics found their appearance still too close to its copyrighted properties, and threatened another lawsuit. Kurtzman and Elder settled out of court by handing over the copyright to the story. Archie Comics held onto the copyright and refused to allow the story to be republished. A request from [[Denis Kitchen]] in 1983 to include the story in his ''Goodman Beaver'' reprint collection was turned down.{{sfn|Harvey|2011|p=4}}  After ''The Comics Journal'' co-owner [[Gary Groth]] discovered that Archie Comics had allowed the copyright on "Goodman Goes Playboy" to expire, he had the story reprinted in ''The Comics Journal'' #262 (September 2004),{{sfnm|1a1=Markstein|1y=2010|2a1=Petersen|2y=2010|2p=249}} and made it available as a [[PDF]] on the magazine's website.{{sfn|Frauenfelder|2008}}<ref>[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Goodman_Goes_Playboy "Goodman Goes ''Playboy''"] [[public domain]] parody at [[Wikimedia Commons]]</ref>

In the mid-1960s, during the period fans and historians call the [[Silver Age of Comic Books]], Archie switched its superheroes to a new imprint, "[[Red Circle Comics|Mighty Comics]] Group," with the MLJ heroes done in the campy humor of [[Batman (TV series)|the Batman TV show]]. This imprint ended in 1967.<ref name=top/>

In the early 1970s, Archie Enterprises Inc. went [[Public company|public]]. Just over 10 years later, Louis Silberkleit's son Michael and John Goldwater's son Richard returned Archie Comic Publications to private ownership.<ref name=bl/> Michael Silberkleit served as chairman and co-publisher, while Richard Goldwater served as president and co-publisher.<ref name=wsj2012/>  Coyne retired in the 1970s as CFO.<ref name=bl/>

In the 1970s and 1980s, [[Spire Christian Comics]], a line of comic books by Fleming H. Revell, obtained license to feature the Archie characters in several of its titles, including ''Archie's Sonshine,'' ''Archie's Roller Coaster,'' ''Archie's Family Album,'' and ''Archie's Parables.'' These comics used Archie and his friends to tell stories with strong Christian themes and morals, sometimes incorporating Bible scripture. In at least one instance, the regular characters meet a [[Jesus Christ|Christ-like]] figure on the beach, and listen as he gently preaches Christian values.<ref>{{cite comic|publisher=Fleming H. Revell Company|title=Archie's Sonshine |date=1974|pages=12–17}}</ref>

Archie launched a short-lived fantasy and horror imprint, [[Red Circle Comics]], in the 1970s. The company revived that imprint in the 1980s for its brief line of superhero comics.<ref name=top/> Later in the 1980s, Archie planned to publish superheroes again with the [[Mighty Comics#Spectrum Comics|Spectrum Comics]] imprint, featuring a number of high-profile talents, but it cancelled this attempt before publishing a single issue.<ref name=tcj>{{cite journal|title=Archie Comics Scraps Spectrum Comics Imprint|journal=[[The Comics Journal]]|date=September 1989|issue=131|pages=5–7}}</ref>

Having licensed Archie's MLJ Superheroes in 1991, [[DC Comics]] launched its imprint [[Impact Comics]] with these heroes.<ref name=cbc>{{cite news|last=Renaud|first=Jeffrey|title=JMS Gets Brave & Bold with Archie Gang|url=https://www.cbr.com/jms-gets-brave-bold-with-archie-gang/|access-date=June 9, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=October 30, 2008}}</ref><ref name=nyt>{{cite news|last=Gustines|first=George Gene|title=For Archie Comics, a Return to Superheroes|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/business/media/for-archie-comics-a-return-to-superheroes.html|access-date=October 10, 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 10, 2011|page=B5}}</ref>

In 1992, Archie partnered with [[Sega]] to create a four-part [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'']] comic book miniseries based on the video game series [[Sonic the Hedgehog|of the same name]].<ref>[http://www.comics.org/series/20043/ ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (Archie, 1992 Series)] at the [[Grand Comics Database]].</ref> This was continued with a full series launch in 1993, which incorporated elements from the 1993 [[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|animated series]] by [[DiC Entertainment]].<ref>[http://www.comics.org/series/12006/ ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (Archie, 1993 Series)] at the Grand Comics Database.</ref> The series ran for over 20 years, becoming the longest-running [[List of comics based on video games|comic series based on a video game]] by 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archie-blogs.archiecomics.com/sonic/2008/07/from_the_cuinness_book_of_worl.html |title=Sonic the Hedgehog enter Book of World Records |access-date=September 13, 2008 |date=July 7, 2008 |publisher=Archie Comic |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912135723/http://archie-blogs.archiecomics.com/sonic/2008/07/from_the_cuinness_book_of_worl.html |archive-date=September 12, 2008 }}</ref>

=====2000s=====
On April 4, 2003, [[Dad's Garage Theatre Company]] in [[Atlanta]] was scheduled to debut a new play by [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]], ''Archie's Weird Fantasy,'' which depicted Riverdale's most famous resident coming out of the closet and moving to New York. The day before the play was scheduled to open, Archie Comics issued a cease and desist order, threatening litigation if the play proceeded as written. Dad's Garage artistic director Sean Daniels said, "The play was to depict Archie and his pals from Riverdale growing up, coming out and facing censorship. Archie Comics thought if Archie was portrayed as being gay, that would dilute and tarnish his image."<ref>{{cite web |last=Hicks |first=Cinque |url=http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A11826 |title=Fallen Archies {{pipe}} Off Script {{pipe}} Creative Loafing Atlanta |publisher=Atlanta.creativeloafing.com |date=April 9, 2003 |access-date=August 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426154148/http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A11826 |archive-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref> It opened a few days later as "Weird Comic Book Fantasy" with the character names changed.<ref name="wcbf">{{cite web|url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-180708-theater-review---arch-humor|last=Holman|first=Curt|title=Arch humor: Fantasy sends comic characters into real world|date=April 16, 2003|access-date=October 28, 2012|publisher=[[Creative Loafing]]}}</ref> In 2014, Aguirre-Sacasa would become Archie's Chief Creative Officer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3028694/most-creative-people/how-archie-comics-new-chief-creative-officer-is-reimagining-riverdale|title=How Archie Comics' New Chief Creative Officer Is Reimagining Riverdale|date=April 8, 2014 |website=Fast Company|access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref>

[[Bill Yoshida]] learned comic book lettering from [[Ben Oda]] and was hired in 1965 by Archie Comics, where he averaged 75 pages a week for 40 years for an approximate total of 156,000 pages.<ref name=weiland>{{cite web | last = Weiland | first = Jonah | title=Long Time Archive Comics Letterer Bill Yoshida Dies|url= https://www.cbr.com/long-time-archive-comics-letterer-bill-yoshida-dies/| date=April 3, 2005|access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>

Archie Comics sued music duo [[The Veronicas]] for trademark infringement in 2005 over the band's name, which Archie Comics alleges was taken from the comic book character. Archie Comics and Sire Records (The Veronicas's record label) reached a settlement involving co-promotion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Archie Comics sues The Veronicas |url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/112421331634326.htm |access-date=February 15, 2019 |work=[[Comics Bulletin]] |date=August 16, 2005 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234558/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/112421331634326.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2007, Archie Comics launched a "new look" series of stories, featuring Archie characters drawn in an updated, less cartoony style similar to the characters' first appearance. There are a total of seven storylines and each one was published as a four-part storyline in a digest series. Also each "new look" story was based on a Riverdale High novel, a series of twelve novels; seven that are published, five that are not. They were published in the 1990s.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style-"font-size: 95%; center;"
|-
! Title
! Featured character(s)
! Comic Release
! Publication Date
! Riverdale High Novel Counterpart
|-
|"[[Bad Boy Trouble]]"||[[Veronica Lodge|Veronica]], [[Betty Cooper|Betty]]||''[[Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica|Betty & Veronica Double Digest]]'' #151–154||July–October 2007||"The New Kid. Grrrrr."
|-
|"[[Jughead's Double Digest#"New look series"|The Matchmakers]]"||[[Jughead Jones|Jughead]]||''[[Jughead's Double Digest]]'' #139–142||April–August 2008||"First Kiss by Jughead Jones"
|-
|"Break-up Blues"||[[Moose Mason|Moose]], [[Midge Klump|Midge]]||''[[Archie's Pals 'n' Gals|Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest]]'' #125–128||October 2008 – February 2009||"Big children. BIG challenges. Divorced."
|-
|"My Father's Betrayal"||[[Hiram Lodge]], [[Veronica Lodge|Veronica]]||''Betty & Veronica Double Digest'' #170–173||May–August 2009||"No Archies Allowed"
|-
|"Goodbye Forever"||[[Archie Andrews (comics)|Archie]]||''Archie's Double Digest'' #200–203||July–November 2009||"Will Archie Comics Have Its Defunct Date?"
|-
|"A Funny Kind of Love"||[[Reggie Mantle|Reggie]]||''Archie's Pals n' Gals Double Digest'' #135–138||September 2009 – February 2010||"Reggie Mantle, Prankster"
|-
|"No Baseball for Betty"||[[Betty Cooper|Betty]]||''Betty & Veronica Double Digest'' #180–183||May–August 2010||"Hit a Home Run"
|}

In 2008, Archie Publications once again licensed DC Comics its MLJ Super heroes for a DC Universe integrated line, [[Red Circle Comics|Red Circle]].<ref name=cbc/>

=====2010–present=====
Following Richard Goldwater's death in 2007 and Michael Silberkleit's in 2008, Silberkleit's widow Nancy and Goldwater's half-brother Jonathan became co-CEOs in 2009.<ref name=wsj2012>{{cite news |first=Jennifer |last=Peltz |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/APfcbf388f6a2f4b0b89238ad78bf1fcd6|title=CEOs' Clash Roils Company Behind Comic Hero Archie |publisher=[[Associated Press]] via [[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=February 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223175433/http://online.wsj.com/article/APfcbf388f6a2f4b0b89238ad78bf1fcd6.html |archive-date=February 23, 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=February 21, 2012 }}</ref> Nancy Silberkleit, a former elementary-school art teacher, was given responsibility for scholastic and theater projects, and Jon Goldwater, a former rock/pop music manager, was responsible for running the company's day-to-day publishing and entertainment efforts.<ref name=wsj2012 /> The company sued Silberkleit in July 2011, and Goldwater filed another lawsuit against her in January 2012, alleging she was making bad business decisions and alienating staff; she in turn sued him for defamation.<ref name=wsj2012 /> As of February 2012, [[New York Supreme Court]] Judge Shirley Kornreich, in [[Manhattan]], had fined Silberkleit $500 for violating the court's autumn order temporarily barring her from the company's headquarters, and said the court might appoint a temporary receiver to protect the company's assets.<ref name=wsj2012 /> {{as of|2016|May|}}, these legal proceedings had been resolved.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

Beginning in 2010, the company partnered with [[Random House|Random House Publisher Services]] for its bookstore distribution which included trade paperbacks, original graphic novels and additional book formats. Archie Comics saw its graphic novel and collected edition output increase from 11 book titles that year to 33 in 2012, and 40 in 2013. The company's sales also increased by 410% for books and 1,000% for e-books since 2010.<ref name=pw>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Calvin|title=Archie Comics Grows Book Side |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/57204-archie-comics-grows-book-side.html|access-date=May 13, 2013|newspaper=Publishers Weekly|date=May 11, 2013}}</ref>

Beginning in July 2010, the first issue of ''[[Life with Archie#Volume 2 (The Married Life)|Life with Archie]]'' was launched. The series featured two different storylines exploring two possible futures — a world where Archie marries Betty and a world where he marries Veronica. The series also incorporated more contemporary themes including death, marriage woes, same-sex marriage, cancer, financial problems and gun control.<ref name="pastemagazine">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/09/the-life-afterlife-and-rebirth-of-an-american-icon-1.html|title=The Life, Afterlife & Rebirth of an American Icon: Jon Goldwater on The Reconstruction of Archie Comics :: Monthly :: Features :: Paste|date=August 18, 2015|publisher=pastemagazine.com|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>

[[Kevin Keller (comics)|Kevin Keller]], Archie Comics' first gay character, debuted in ''Veronica'' #202 in September 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/04/01/entertainment-us-comics-archie-gay-character_8387077.html |work=Forbes |agency=Associated Press |title=Archie Comics plans series for 1st gay character |last=Moore |date=April 1, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The character was created out of a conversation between Goldwater and longtime Archie Comics writer-artist [[Dan Parent]] during the company's first creative summit, about bringing more diversity to Riverdale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/archies-dan-parent-looks-forward-to-life-with-kevin/|title=Archie's Dan Parent Looks Forward to "Life With Kevin"|date=May 11, 2016|publisher=[[ComicBookResources.com]]|access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref> The issue sold out at the distributor level, prompting Archie Comics for the first time to issue a second edition of a comic.<ref name="comiclist">{{cite web|url=http://www.comiclist.com/index.php/news/veronica-202-earns-first-reprint-in-archie-history|title=VERONICA #202 earns first reprint in Archie history - ComicList|publisher=comiclist.com|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> In June 2011, Keller was featured in his own four-part miniseries.<ref name="newsarama">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/7807-archie-tries-to-avoid-gay-stereotypes-in-kevin-keller-series.html|title=Archie Tries to Avoid Gay Stereotypes in 'Kevin Keller' Series|publisher=[[Newsarama]]|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>  A bimonthly Kevin Keller series launched with writer-artist Parent in early 2012 received a [[GLAAD]] award for Outstanding Comic Book the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-kevin-keller-receives-outstanding-comic-book-glaadawards|title=VIDEO: Kevin Keller Receives Outstanding Comic Book at #GLAADAwards|date=May 9, 2013|publisher=[[GLAAD]]|access-date=May 12, 2016|archive-date=June 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624212254/http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-kevin-keller-receives-outstanding-comic-book-glaadawards|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In March 2011, a copy of ''[[Archie (comic book)|Archie Comics]]'' #1, first published in 1942, was sold at auction for $167,300, a record for a non-superhero comic book.<ref>{{Cite news|last = Melrose|first = Kevin|title = Archie #1 sets auction record; more bookstore layoffs|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date = March 3, 2011|url=https://www.cbr.com/comics-a-m-archie-1-sets-auction-record-more-bookstore-layoffs/|access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>

In April 2011, Archie Comics became the first mainstream comic-book publisher to make its entire line available digitally on the same day as the print release.<ref name="wired.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/03/archie-comics/|title=Why Archie May Be Comics' Most Progressive Publisher|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=May 27, 2016|last1=McMillan|first1=Graeme}}</ref> At the [[New York Comic Con]] in October 2011, Archie Comics announced that its superheroes would return as an all-digital line under the [[Red Circle Comics|Red Circle imprint]], a subscription model with back-issue archive access.<ref name="nyt" /> The imprint started in 2012 with a new ''[[New Crusaders]]'' series.<ref name="cbc0">{{cite news|last=Phegley|first=Kiel|title=Inside the Red Circle with Archie's ''New Crusaders''|url=https://www.cbr.com/inside-the-red-circle-with-archies-new-crusaders/|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=October 12, 2011|access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>

In October 2013, Archie Comics launched its first horror title, ''[[Afterlife with Archie]],'' depicting Archie and the gang dealing with a zombie apocalypse that begins in their hometown of [[Riverdale (Archie Comics)|Riverdale]]. Written by [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]] and drawn by artist Francesco Francavilla, ''Afterlife with Archie'' was also the first Archie Comics title to be sold exclusively to comic shops and to carry a rating of "Teen+".<ref name="cbc2">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/archie-comics-veers-into-horror-with-afterlife-series-1.1929380|title=Archie Comics veers into horror with 'Afterlife' series |publisher=[[CBC News|CBC]]|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> The series adapted the Archie characters into a world with adult themes and horror tropes including zombies, the occult, demons, and [[Cthulhu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/hail-satan-afterlife-with-archie-and-chilling-adventur-1759270760|title=Hail Satan, Afterlife With Archie and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Are Back This Summer|last=Whitbrook|first=James|date=February 15, 2016|publisher=[[io9.com]]|access-date=May 12, 2016|archive-date=May 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507222232/http://io9.gizmodo.com/hail-satan-afterlife-with-archie-and-chilling-adventur-1759270760|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The success of ''Afterlife with Archie'' led to a second horror series, ''[[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]],'' which launched in October 2014 from Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Robert Hack.<ref name="wired.com" /><ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|last1=Rivera|first1=Joshua|title=Archie Comics announces Archie Horror imprint, teases a third series following return of Sabrina and Afterlife|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/19/archie-comics-announces-new-horror-imprint-teases-series|access-date=June 18, 2015|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 19, 2015}}</ref> ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' takes place in the 1960s in the neighboring town of Greendale, and follows a 16-year-old [[Sabrina Spellman]] as she struggles to balance her responsibilities as a witch-in-training, with her feeling for her boyfriend, Harvey Kinkle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.themarysue.com/sabrina-1-review/#0|title=Review: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, #1|date=October 6, 2014|publisher=TheMarySue.com|access-date=May 17, 2016}}</ref>

On April 9, 2014, Archie Comics announced that the adult version of Archie Andrews featured in the ''Life with Archie'' series would die in issue #36 (July 2014), which would also be the second-to-last issue.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/archie-slated-die-pages-comic-book-article-1.1749348 |title=Archie to die|work= [[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]| location = New York City| date=April 9, 2014|access-date= April 9, 2014}}</ref> Goldwater said Archie's final fate would be the same in both of the possible parallel futures covered by the series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/showbiz/archie-comics-death/|title=Farewell, Archie: Beloved comic book character to die|first=Henry|last= Hanks|publisher=[[CNN]] |date=April 8, 2014}}</ref> This version of Archie was killed saving Senator Kevin Keller from an assassination attempt.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/archie-die-bullet-gay-friend-comic-book-article-1.1865719|title=Archie to die taking bullet for gay friend in comic book|access-date=March 4, 2015|work=Daily News|location = New York City |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140715013018/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/archie-die-bullet-gay-friend-comic-book-article-1.1865719 |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

In July 2014, Archie Comics announced that its superhero imprint Red Circle Comics would be rebranded as [[Dark Circle Comics]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Truitt|first1=Brian|title=Archie to launch Dark Circle superhero line in 2015|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2014/07/10/archie-comics-dark-circle-superhero-exclusive/12483965/|access-date=July 10, 2014|work=USA Today|date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> The new imprint focuses on self-contained stories featuring the superheroes from the Red Circle library while exploring the crime, horror, and adventure genres. The first wave included the superheroes the Black Hood, the Fox, and the Shield.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2014/07/17/dark-circle-comics-superheroes-exclusive/12778383/|title=Heroic trio powers new Dark Circle Comics lineup|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=May 17, 2016}}</ref> Dark Circle Comics debuted with ''[[Black Hood#Greg Hettinger|The Black Hood]]'' #1 (Feb. 2015) by writer [[Duane Swierczynski]] and artist [[Michael Gaydos]] in February 2015. The mature-readers title introduced policer officer Gregory Hettinger, the new Black Hood, who struggles with an addiction to painkillers as a result of a shooting outside a school in Philadelphia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/24/from-capers-to-conspiracies-dark-circle-kicks-off-reality-genre-stories-with-tomorrows-black-hood/|title=From capers to conspiracies, Dark Circle kicks off 'reality' genre stories with tomorrow's Black Hood|last=Betancourt|first=David|date=February 24, 2015|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | issn=0190-8286|access-date=May 17, 2016}}</ref> The launch continued with ''[[Fox (comics)#Archie Comics|The Fox]]'' (April 2015), picking up where Red Circle's ''The Fox'' series had left. The series was co-written by [[Dean Haspiel]] and [[Mark Waid]] with art by Haspiel.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.cbr.com/dean-haspiel-gets-villainous-for-dark-circles-fox-hunt/|title=Dean Haspiel Gets Villainous For Dark Circle's "Fox Hunt"|date=December 23, 2014|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Shield (Archie Comics)#Victoria Adams|The Shield]]'' #1 (Oct. 2015) from co-writers Chuck Wendig and Adam Christopher and artist Drew Johnson debuted a new, female Shield named Victoria Adams.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url= https://www.ew.com/2015/10/15/archie-comics-shield-relaunch |title= 'Shield #1' from Archie Comics relaunch: Chuck Wendig & Adam Christopher interview |magazine= Entertainment Weekly |first= Andrea |last= Towers |access-date= May 17, 2016 |archive-date= October 18, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161018222429/http://www.ew.com/2015/10/15/archie-comics-shield-relaunch |url-status= dead }}</ref> ''[[Hangman (Archie Comics)|The Hangman]]'' #1 (Nov. 2015) introduced a supernatural horror series from writer Frank Tieri and artist Felix Ruiz about mob hit-man Mike Minetta making a deal with the devil to become the new Hangman after the previous person to wear the mantle ascended to Heaven.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/10/09/nycc-howard-chaykin-on-black-hood-and-more-from-the-dark-circle-panel/|title=NYCC '15: Howard Chaykin On Black Hood And More From The Dark Circle Panel|last=Seifert|first=Mark|date=October 9, 2015|publisher=[[Bleeding Cool]]|access-date=May 17, 2016}}</ref>

Archie Comics launched a $350,000 [[Kickstarter]] in May 2015 campaign to help the publisher get three additional series out to the public sooner than otherwise: ''Life with Kevin'', focusing on Kevin Keller, and new ''[[Jughead (comic book)|Jughead]]'' and ''[[Betty and Veronica (comic book)|Betty and Veronica]]'' series.<ref name="ew3">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/11/archie-comics-reboot-kickstarter-announcement-details|title=Archie reboot takes to Kickstarter with three new series featuring Chip Zdarsky, Fiona Staples, more |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> Five days later, Archie Comics cancelled the campaign after critical response. The company stated that the three titles would still be published at a later time.<ref name="hollywoodreporter">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/archie-comics-cancels-350000-kickstarter-796003|title=Archie Comics Cancels $350,000 Kickstarter Campaign After Criticism |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 15, 2015 |access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>

In March 2015, Archie Comics announced that its two delayed horror series would return under a new imprint, [[Archie Horror]], with ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' #2 and ''Afterlife with Archie'' #8 being released in April and May.<ref name="ew2">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/19/archie-comics-announces-new-horror-imprint-teases-series|title=Archie Comics announces new horror imprint, teases series |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>

In December 2014, Archie Comics announced that its flagship series ''[[Archie (comic book)|Archie]]'' would relaunch with a new first issue in July 2015.<ref name="comicsalliance">{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/what-archie-relaunches-in-2015-with-mark-waid-and-fiona-staples/|title='Archie' Relaunches in 2015 with Mark Waid and Fiona Staples|date=December 15, 2014 |publisher=[[ComicsAlliance]]|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> The new series would be a modern take on the Archie characters by writer Mark Waid and artist [[Fiona Staples]], featuring serialized storylines.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/06/29/archie-relaunch-exclusive-preview/29453057/|title='Archie' landscape gets a 'juicy' reboot|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=May 18, 2016}}</ref> After the first three issues, Annie Wu drew an issue, followed by new regular artist [[Veronica Fish]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/2015/08/18/everythings-archie-mike-pellerito-reveals-who-will-follow-fiona-/|title=Everything's Archie: Mike Pellerito Reveals Who Will Follow Fiona Staples, Talks Afterlife Delays and Much More|publisher=[[ComicBook.com]]|access-date=May 18, 2016}}</ref>  The new title received IGN's "Best New Comic Series of 2015" award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2015/Best_New_Comic_Series|title=Best New Comic Series - IGN's Best of 2015|website=[[IGN.com]]|date=December 11, 2015 |access-date=May 18, 2016}}</ref>

The first title in the company's "New Riverdale" universe, ''Archie'' was released with a July 2015 cover date and came in at #7 for comic book sales for the month.<ref name="comichron">{{cite web|url=http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2015/2015-07.html|title=Comic Book Sales Figures for July 2015|author=John Jackson Miller|publisher=comichron.com|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> The next title, ''Jughead'', was released in October. In April 2015, Archie Comics announced ''[[Betty and Veronica (comic book)|Betty and Veronica]]'' which debuted in July 2016. Also announced was ''[[Kevin Keller (comics)|Life with Kevin]]'', a digital-first mini-series that debuted in June 2016.<ref name="ign">{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2016/04/12/archies-kevin-keller-returns-in-new-digital-first-series|title=Archie Announces 'Life With Kevin' and 'Betty & Veronica&#039 |date=April 12, 2016 |publisher=ca.ign.com|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (comics)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' and ''[[Reggie and Me]]'' followed in September and December 2016.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, playwright, screenwriter and comic book writer, was appointed Archie Comics chief creative officer in March 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/03/business/media/archie-comic-picks-film-and-tv-writer-for-top-creative-post.html |title=Archie Comic Picks Film and TV Writer for Top Creative Post |first=George Gene |last=Gustines |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 2, 2014 |access-date=April 5, 2014}}</ref> Archie characters landed a live-action TV series, ''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]'', at Fox with a script deal plus penalty in October 2014. [[Warner Bros Television]] and [[Berlanti Productions]] were producing.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Archie Comics Drama Series 'Riverdale' Set At Fox With Greg Berlanti Producing |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/archie-comics-series-riverdale-greg-berlanti-roberto-aguirre-sacasa-fox-858971/ |access-date=February 15, 2019 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=October 23, 2014 |language=en}}</ref> However, the show was not selected for broadcast until January 29, 2016, when it was picked up by the CW.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagmeister |first1=Elizabeth |title=CW Picks Up Four Pilots Including Greg Berlanti's Archie Comics Project 'Riverdale' |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/cw-archie-comics-riverdale-pilot-greg-berlanti-1201692555/ |access-date=February 15, 2019 |work=Variety |date=January 30, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2017, Marvel had licensed Archie Comics to publish Marvel Digests collections for the newsstand market starting in November 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitbrook |first1=James |title=Archie Comics Is Going to Start Releasing Marvel Comics, and That's Not as Weird As it Sounds |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/archie-comics-is-going-to-start-releasing-marvel-comics-1792436243 |access-date=July 17, 2018 |work=io9 |date=February 16, 2017 |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718030619/https://io9.gizmodo.com/archie-comics-is-going-to-start-releasing-marvel-comics-1792436243 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With three TV series at various stages, Archie Comics expanded its film and television operations in February 2019 to a division, Archie Comics Studios, with the hire of two executives, Siobhan Bachman, senior vice-president of film and television, and Matthew Lottman, head of development & production.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boucher |first1=Geoff |title=Riding 'Riverdale': Archie Comics Expands TV & Film Operation With Executive Hires |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/riding-riverdale-archie-comics-expands-tv-film-operation-with-executive-hires-1202551766/ |access-date=February 15, 2019 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=Penske Business Media |date=February 7, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Corporate affairs==
The company's headquarters is in a {{convert|10300|sqft|adj=on}} property in the Sanborn Map Building  in [[Pelham, New York]]. It was in a facility of [[Mamaroneck, New York]], with warehouse facilities and {{convert|7000|sqft}} of office space until May 2015, when it moved to its current location. Due to changes in the comics industry with digitization, the company needed more office space and less warehouse space.<ref name=Archieleaves/>

According to the publisher, the [http://archiecomics.com official ''Archie'' website] receives 40&nbsp;million hits a month.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Silberkleit: Archie Andrews' Best Pal - [First Comics News] |url=http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=33387 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130034/http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=33387 |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2010 |publisher=FirstComicsNews.com}}</ref>

== Characters ==
{{Main|List of Archie Comics characters}}

=== Archie and Riverdale ===
{{Main|Archie Andrews}}
''Archie'' is set in the fictional small town of Riverdale.

The ''New York Times'' postulated that "the cartoonist Bob Montana inked the original likenesses of Archie and his pals and plopped them in an idyllic Midwestern community named Riverdale because Mr. Goldwater, a New Yorker, had fond memories of time spent in [[Hiawatha, Kansas]]."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/nyregion/the-battle-for-a-comic-empire-that-archie-built.html | work=The New York Times | first=Robin | last=Finn | title=The Battle for a Comic Empire That Archie Built | date=April 13, 2012}}</ref> However, others have noted resemblance between Riverdale and [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]], where Bob Montana attended [[Haverhill High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wbur.org/artery/2015/05/30/archie-betty-haverhill-geary |title=A Search For The Real Life Archie, Betty, And Friends Began In Haverhill |author=Andrea Shea |date=May 30, 2015 |work=WBUR |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref>

=== Superheroes ===
{{Main|Dark Circle Comics}}
Initially, MLJ started out publishing humor and adventure strips in anthology comic books as was the standard, but quickly added superheroes in their first title's second issue, ''[[Blue Ribbon Comics]]'' #2, with [[Bob Phantom]].<ref name=top/> In January 1940, ''Pep Comics'' debuted featuring the [[The Shield (Archie Comics)|Shield]], America's first patriotic comic book hero, by writer and managing editor [[Harry Shorten]] and artist [[Irv Novick]].<ref name=icsh/>  MLJ's Golden Age heroes also included  the [[Black Hood]], who also appeared in pulp magazines<ref>[http://www.mightycrusaders.net/pulp.htm Pulps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522132646/http://www.mightycrusaders.net/pulp.htm |date=May 22, 2013 }}. The Mighty Crusaders Network.</ref><ref name=icsh0>[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/b/blakhod1.htm The Black Hood]. International Catalogue of Superheroes</ref> and a radio show;<ref name=icsh0/><ref>[http://www.mightycrusaders.net/radio.htm Radio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518074803/http://www.mightycrusaders.net/radio.htm |date=May 18, 2013 }}. The Mighty Crusaders Network.</ref> and the Wizard, who shared a title with the Shield.<ref>[http://www.mightycrusaders.net/wizard.htm Shield-Wizard Comics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613023759/http://www.mightycrusaders.net/wizard.htm |date=June 13, 2014 }}. The Mighty Crusaders Network.</ref>

Later revivals of the MLJ superheroes occurred under a number of imprints: Archie Adventure Series, Mighty Comics, [[Red Circle Comics]]<ref name=top/> and one aborted attempt, Spectrum Comics.<ref name=tcj/> Archies Publications then licensed them out to [[DC Comics]] in the 1990s for [[Impact Comics]] universe imprint then again in 2008 for a DC Universe integrated Red Circle line.<ref name=cbc/><ref name=DC>{{cite news| url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080726-comiccon-jms-archie.html|title=SDCC '08 JMS Talks DC's Brave & the Bold... and Archie??? |access-date=September 18, 2008 |work=[[Newsarama]]|date=July 26, 2008}}</ref>

Archie's Silver Age relaunch of its superheroes under the Archie Adventure Series imprint and then the Mighty Comics imprint began with a [[Shield (Archie Comics)#Lancelot Strong|new version of the Shield]] and two new characters: the [[Jaguar (Archie Comics)|Jaguar]] and the [[Fly (Archie Comics)|Fly]].<ref name=top/> In the mid-1960s with the Silver Age of Comics, Archie switched the heroes to a new imprint, "[[Mighty Comics]] Group", with the revival of all the MLJ heroes done as Marvel parodies with "the campy humor of the Batman TV show."<ref name=top/> This imprint shift soon brought the company its first super hero team book similar to [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] with the [[Mighty Crusaders]].<ref name=top1>[http://www.toonopedia.com/mightycr.htm Mighty Crusaders] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]].</ref> This imprint ended in 1967.<ref name=top/>

With the conversion of Archie's Red Circle Comics from horror to superheroes in the 1980s, the Mighty Crusaders,<ref name=top1/> Black Hood, the Comet, the [[Fly (Archie Comics)|Fly]] and two versions of the Shield had their own titles.

Archie planned to publish superheroes again in the late 1980s with an imprint called [[Mighty Comics#Spectrum Comics|Spectrum Comics]], featuring a number of high-profile talents, including [[Steve Englehart]], [[Jim Valentino]], [[Marv Wolfman]], [[Michael Bair]], [[Kelley Jones]], and [[Rob Liefeld]]. Planned Spectrum titles included ''[[Fly (Archie Comics)|The Fly]]'', ''[[Fox (comics)|The Fox]]'', ''[[Hangman (Archie Comics)|Hangman]]'', ''[[Jaguar (Archie Comics)|Jaguar]]'', ''[[Terrific Three|Mister Justice]]'', and ''[[Shield (Archie Comics)|The Shield]]''. Ultimately, Archie cancelled Spectrum Comics before publishing a single issue.<ref name=tcj/>

In 2012, Archie Comics relaunched its superhero imprint, [[Dark Circle Comics#Digital imprint Red Circle|Red Circle Comics]], as an all-digital line under a subscription model with back issues archive access starting with New Crusader.<ref name=nyt/><ref name=cbc0/>

In 2015, Archie Comics rebranded its superhero imprint under the new title [[Dark Circle Comics]]. It was launched in February with [[Black Hood|The Black Hood]] followed by the launch of ''[[Fox (comics)#Archie Comics|The Fox]]'' in April, while ''[[Shield (Archie Comics)#Victoria Adams|The Shield]]'' and ''[[Hangman (Archie Comics)|The Hangman]]'' followed in September and November.

== Titles ==
{{update section|date=January 2020}}
{{Main|List of Archie Comics publications}}
{{See also|List of Archie Comics imprint publications}}

=== Titles in publication as of 2024 ===

===Archie one-shots===
* ''Archie & Friends''
* ''Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever''
* ''Chilling Adventures Presents...''

===The Archie Library===
* ''Archie Jumbo Comics Digest''
* ''Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest''
* ''Archie Showcase Jumbo Comics Digest''
* ''Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest''
* ''World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest''
* ''World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest''

===Other titles===
* ''Archie's Big Book Series''
* ''Archie Modern Classics''
* ''Archie is Mr. Justice''
* ''Archie Comics: Judgment Day''
* ''Kardak the Mystic''
* ''Jughead's Time Police''

=== Reprints ===
* Archie Archives Vol. 1 (''Pep Comics'' #22–38; Archie Comics #1–2; ''Jackpot Comics'' #4–8)
* Archie Archives Vol. 2 (''Pep Comics'' #39–45; Archie Comics #3–6; ''Jackpot Comics'' #9)
* Archie Archives Vol. 3 (''Pep Comics'' #46–50; Archie Comics #7–10)
* Archie Archives Vol. 4 (''Pep Comics'' #51–53; Archie Comics #11–14)
* Archie Archives Vol. 5 (''Pep Comics'' #54–56; Archie Comics #15–18)
* Archie Archives Vol. 6 (''Pep Comics'' #57–58; Archie Comics #19–22)
* Archie Archives Vol. 7 (''Pep Comics'' #59–61; Archie Comics #23–25; ''Laugh Comics'' #20–21)
* Archie Archives Vol. 8 (''Pep Comics'' #62–64; Archie Comics #26–28; ''Laugh Comics'' #22–23)
* Archie Archives Vol. 9 (''Pep Comics'' #65–67; Archie Comics #29–31; ''Laugh Comics'' #25–26)
*Archie Archives Vol. 10 (''Pep Comics'' #67–79; Archie Comics #32–34, ''Laugh Comics'' #27–28)
*Archie Archives Vol. 11 (''Pep Comics'' #70–72; Archie Comics #35–36, ''Laugh Comics'' #29–31)
*Archie Archives Vol. 12 (''Pep Comics'' #73–75, ''Archie Comics'' #37–39, ''Laugh Comics'' #32–34)
*Archie Archives Vol. 13 (''Pep Comics'' #76–78, Archie Comics #39–40, ''Laugh Comics'' #35–37)

== Honors and awards ==
The [[United States Postal Service]] included Archie in a set of five 44-cent [[commemorative postage stamps]] on the theme "Sunday Funnies", issued July 16, 2010. The Archie stamp featured Veronica, Archie, and Betty sharing a chocolate [[milkshake]]. The other stamps depicted characters from the comic strips ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'', ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'', ''[[Garfield]]'', and ''[[Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics)|Dennis the Menace]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldstampnews.com/2010/05/us-postal-service-gives-archie-a-stamp/#more-780 | title = US Postal Service Gives Archie a Stamp | publisher = World Stamp News | date = May 16, 2010 | archive-date = July 18, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718115727/http://www.worldstampnews.com/2010/05/us-postal-service-gives-archie-a-stamp/#more-780 | url-status = dead | access-date = June 14, 2010 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

==Archie characters in other media==
{{See also|List of television series and films based on Archie Comics publications}}

===Television===

====Animation====
In 1968, [[CBS]] began airing episodes of ''[[The Archie Show]]'', a cartoon series produced by [[Filmation]]. Although it lasted only for a single season, it aired in reruns for the next decade, and was followed by several spin-off programs, which used segments from this original Archie show and new material. In 1970, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch got [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1970 TV series)|her own animated series]], also produced by Filmation. In 1970, another Archie property received the [[Saturday morning cartoon]] treatment: [[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|''Josie and the Pussycats'']]. Unlike Archie and Sabrina, Josie's show was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]], the company behind such animated hits as ''[[Yogi Bear]]'', ''[[The Flintstones]]'', ''[[The Jetsons]]'', and [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!|''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?'']]. The show was followed by a spin-off, ''Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space,'' in 1972. ''The Archie Show'', ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', ''Josie and the Pussycats'', and several of the spin-off shows including ''Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space'' are currently available on DVD in complete-series boxed sets.

In 1974, Filmation produced ''[[The U.S. of Archie]]'', in which the gang recreated several events from American history, which lasted 16 episodes.

In 1987, [[DIC Entertainment]] produced an NBC [[Saturday morning cartoon]], ''[[The New Archies]]''. This children's television cartoon re-imagined the teenage students of Riverdale High School as pre-teens in junior high. Fourteen episodes of the show were produced, which aired during the show's only season in 1987 and were repeated in 1989. A short-lived Archie Comics series was produced bearing the same title and set in the same universe as the animated series. Reruns of the series ran on The Family Channel's Saturday morning lineup from 1991 to 1993, and on Toon Disney from 1998 to 2002. The cast was basically the same, but Dilton Doiley was replaced as the "intellectual" character by an African American named Eugene. Eugene's girlfriend Amani was another addition to the cast. Archie also gained a dog named Red.

In 1999, another animated program featuring Archie and his friends was produced by DIC Entertainment. ''[[Archie's Weird Mysteries]]'' featured core Archie characters solving mysteries occurring in their hometown of Riverdale. The show ran on the PAX network for only a single 40-episode season, and continues to air sporadically in reruns on various other networks. The complete series was released on DVD in 2012. As a companion to the Archie series, DIC also produced ''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Sabrina's Secret Life]]'' and ''[[Sabrina: Friends Forever]]''; the cartoons featured Sabrina and her aunts at a younger age than they were in the comic books. Tie-in comic book titles were produced for all of these series.

In 2012, it was announced that [[MoonScoop]] would produce a new Sabrina the Teenage Witch series titled ''[[Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch]]''. It ran for a single 26-episode season on [[Hub Network]] from October 2013 until June 2014.

In 2013, MoonScoop announced that it would produce a new Archie animated series titled ''It's Archie'', featuring Archie and friends in junior high.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbr.com/its-archie-cartoon-sends-riverdales-gang-back-to-junior-high/|title="It's Archie" Cartoon Sends Riverdale's Gang Back to Junior High|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=July 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-of-animated-its-archie-with-jon-goldwater/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Scenes Of Animated "It's Archie" With Jon Goldwater|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|author=Kiel Phegley|date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> The first season was set to feature 52 11-minute episodes,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/its-archie-or-is-it-86836.html|title="It's Archie"... Or Is It?|work=cartoonbrew.com|date=August 2013}}</ref> however the series never aired.

In 2021, a television series, titled ''[[Superhero Kindergarten]]'', was produced by [[Genius Brands]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/stan-lee-superhero-kindergarten-2-million-plus-viewers/ |title=Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten Debuts to Over 2 Million Viewers |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |first=Emily |last=Zogbi |date=April 26, 2021 |access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref> The series is based on the comic series of the same name written by [[Stan Lee]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |title=Archie Comics to Launch Comic Books Based on Stan Lee Superheroes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/archie-comics-launch-comic-books-based-stan-lee-superheroes-1303277 |access-date=May 21, 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

====Live action====

=====1976 special and ''Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again''=====
In the mid-1970s, two live-action specials of Archie and the Archie characters were aired on U.S. television. "Archie,"<ref>{{cite web |last1=McKenzie |first1=Ian |title=ABC Saturday Comedy Special—Archie |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0768855/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk2 |website=imdb|date=December 19, 1976 }}</ref> which aired on December 19, 1976, was a one-hour pilot episode as part of the ABC Saturday Comedy Special, and "The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show,"<ref>{{cite web |last1=McKenzie |first1=Ian |title=The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291664/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_43 |website=imdb |date=August 5, 1978 |publisher=Amazon}}</ref> a TV movie, which aired on August 5, 1978. Both specials featured the same actors cast in their respective roles. In 1990, [[NBC]] aired ''[[Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again]]'' (titled ''Archie: Return to Riverdale'' on video), a TV movie featuring [[Christopher Rich (actor)|Christopher Rich]] as a 30-something Archie Andrews who returns to his hometown for a high school reunion, and reunites with Betty, Veronica, and several other original comic book characters.

=====''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''=====
{{Main|Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)}}
In 1996, cable network [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] aired [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (film)|''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'']], a live-action TV movie starring [[Melissa Joan Hart]] as Sabrina. The film served as the pilot for a [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|TV series]], also starring Hart, which began airing in the fall of 1996 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. The sitcom was relatively faithful to the comic book series (despite major revisions to the character's backstory that were later [[retroactive continuity|retconned]] into the comic books), and enjoyed a lengthy run until 2003. It is now available in its entirety on DVD, as is the original TV movie.

=====''Riverdale''=====
{{Main|Riverdale (American TV series)}}
By October 2014, [[Greg Berlanti]] was developing a drama series for [[Fox (network)|Fox]] titled ''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]'' with Berlanti and [[Sarah Schechter (producer)|Sarah Schechter]] as executive producers through [[Berlanti Productions]], and [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]] writing the series. It would feature Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Cheryl, Toni, Sweetpea, Fangs, Reggie, Kevin, Josie & the Pussycats, and all of the parents.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/archie-comics-series-riverdale-greg-berlanti-roberto-aguirre-sacasa-fox-858971/|title=Archie Comics Drama Series 'Riverdale' Set At Fox With Greg Berlanti Producting|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Andrews|first=Nellie|date=October 23, 2014}}</ref> In July 2015, the pilot was moved to [[The CW]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/riverdale-archie-tv-series-cw-pilot-1201472831/|title=Archie TV Series Pilot 'Riverdale' Moved To CW — Comic Con - Deadline|author=Lisa de Moraes|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/2015/11/05/riverdale-casting-breakdown-reveals-major-changes-for-archie-and/|title=Riverdale Casting Breakdown Reveals Major Changes for Archie Andrews and Friends|publisher=[[ComicBook.com]]|last=Siegel|first=Lucas|date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> In addition to the series offering a bold, subversive take on the gang, Aguirre-Sacasa has described ''Riverdale'' as "Archie meets ''[[Twin Peaks]]''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/10/26/riverdale-writer-says-the-show-will-be-archie-meets-twin-peaks|title=Riverdale Writer Says the Show Will Be "Archie Meets Twin Peaks"|website=[[IGN]]|last=Paxton-Gillilan|first=Rachel|date=October 26, 2014}}</ref> The pilot was ordered by the network in January 2016 with filming set to begin in the spring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiecomics.com/archie-comics-kicks-off-75th-anniversary-celebration-with-major-news-the-cw-officially-picks-up-riverdale-live-action-tv-pilot/|title=Archie Comics kicks off 75th anniversary celebration with major news: The CW officially picks up "RIVERDALE" live-action TV pilot|publisher=Archie Comics|last=C.|first=Ron|date=January 30, 2016}}</ref> Archie is portrayed by actor [[KJ Apa]].

=====''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina''=====
{{main|Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)}}
In September 2017, it was reported that a live-action television series was being developed for [[The CW]] by [[Warner Bros. Television]] and [[Berlanti Productions]], with a planned release in the [[2018–19 United States network television schedule|2018–2019 television season]]. Based on the comic series, featuring the Archie Comics character [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]], the series would be a companion series to ''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]''. [[Lee Toland Krieger]] will direct the pilot, which will be written by [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]]. Both are executive producers along with [[Greg Berlanti]], Sarah Schechter, and Jon Goldwater.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-sabrina-companion-series-works-at-cw-1041527|title='Riverdale' Companion Series 'The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' In the Works at The CW|last=Stanhope|first=Kate|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 20, 2017|access-date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> In December 2017, the project had moved to [[Netflix]] under a yet-to-be-announced new title. Two seasons, comprising ten episodes each, have been ordered by the streaming service.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-picked-up-netflix-2-season-order-1202218168/|title=Sabrina The Teenage Witch Series Picked Up By Netflix With 2-Season Order|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> Filming for first season will begin on March 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/hollywood-north-magical-time-for-vancouver-tv-production|title=Hollywood North: Magical time for Vancouver TV production|last=Brown|first=Scott|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> It is expected to film back-to-back with the second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-shoot-sabrina-moves-netflix-2-season-order-1060852|title='Riverdale' Offshoot 'Sabrina' Moves to Netflix With 2-Season Order|last=Goldberg|first=Leslie|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref>

In January 2018, it was announced that [[Kiernan Shipka]] has signed on to play the lead role of [[Sabrina Spellman]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=Kiernan Shipka To Star In Netflix's Sabrina The Teenage Witch Series|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/kiernan-shipka-star-netflix-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-1202236650/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 5, 2018|access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref> and CW president Mark Pedowitz noted that, "at the moment, there is no discussion about crossing over" with ''Riverdale''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/01/07/sabrina-riverdale-cw-netflix/|title=Why the Sabrina the Teenage Witch series went to Netflix over the CW|last=Abrams|first=Natalie|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=January 7, 2018|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref> Throughout February and mid-March 2018, the remaining starring cast members were cast, including [[Jaz Sinclair]] as Rosalind Walker,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-spinoff-casts-sabrinas-best-friend-1081547 |title='Riverdale' Spinoff Casts Sabrina's Best Friend (Exclusive) |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 5, 2018 |access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref> [[Michelle Gomez]] as [[Madam Satan (comics)|Mary Wardell / Madam Satan]], [[Chance Perdomo]] as Ambrose Spellman,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/michelle-gomez-chance-perdomo-netflix-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-1202290637/|title=Michelle Gomez & Chance Perdomo Join Netflix's Sabrina The Teenage Witch Series|last=Petski|first=Denise|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> [[Lucy Davis]] as [[Hilda Spellman]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/netflix-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-lucy-davis-cast-aunt-hilda-1202291158/|title=Netflix's Sabrina The Teenage Witch Series Casts Lucy Davis As Aunt Hilda|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 16, 2018|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> [[Miranda Otto]] as [[Zelda Spellman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/netflix-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-aunt-zelda-miranda-otto-1202705766/|title=Netflix's 'Sabrina' Series Casts 'Lord of the Rings' Alum Miranda Otto|last=Otterson|first=Joe|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 20, 2018|access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref> [[Richard Coyle]] as Father Blackwood,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/netflix-sabrina-series-cast-richard-coyle-father-blackwood-1202300127/|title=Netflix's Sabrina Series Casts Richard Coyle As Father Blackwood|last=Petski|first=Denise|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> [[Ross Lynch]] as Harvey Kinkle,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/ross-lynch-star-harvey-kinkle-netflix-sabrina-series-1202337961|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315051633/http://deadline.com/2018/03/ross-lynch-star-harvey-kinkle-netflix-sabrina-series-1202337961/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2018|title=Ross Lynch To Star As Harvey Kinkle In Netflix's Sabrina Series|last=Petski|first=Denise|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 14, 2018|access-date=March 14, 2018}}</ref> and Tati Gabrielle as Prudence.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/tati-gabrielle-prudence-netflix-sabrina-series-1202338647/|title=Tati Gabrielle To Play Prudence In Netflix's Sabrina Series|last=Petski|first=Denise|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 15, 2018|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> [[Salem Saberhagen|Salem Saberhagen does not appear.]]

=====''Katy Keene''=====
{{Main|Katy Keene (TV series)}}
In August 2018, Aguirre-Sacasa revealed that another ''Riverdale'' spin-off was in development at The CW. He said that the series would be "very different from ''Riverdale''" and that it would be produced "in [the 2018–19] development cycle."<ref name="DeadlineTCAAug2018">{{cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/riverdale-ep-on-season-3-reveals-a-very-different-spinoff-thats-in-the-works-sabrina-tca-1202440759/ |title='Riverdale' EP On Season 3 Reveals, "A Very Different" Spinoff In The Works & 'Sabrina' – TCA |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 6, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2018 |archive-date=August 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824220416/https://deadline.com/2018/08/riverdale-ep-on-season-3-reveals-a-very-different-spinoff-thats-in-the-works-sabrina-tca-1202440759/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By January 2019, The CW issued a pilot order for the series stating that the plot will: "[follow] the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be [[Katy Keene]] — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. This musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four aspiring artists trying to make it on Broadway, on the runway and in the recording studio."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/riverdale-spinoff-katy-keene-jane-the-novela-spinoffs-nancy-drew-the-lost-boys-the-cw-pilot-orders-1202540608/ |title='Riverdale' & 'Jane' Spinoffs, 'Nancy Drew' & 'The Lost Boys' Get the CW Pilot Orders |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 23, 2019 |access-date=January 25, 2019 |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330194447/https://deadline.com/2019/01/riverdale-spinoff-katy-keene-jane-the-novela-spinoffs-nancy-drew-the-lost-boys-the-cw-pilot-orders-1202540608/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In February of the same year, it was announced that [[Ashleigh Murray]], who portrays [[Josie and the Pussycats (comics)#Josie|Josie McCoy]] in ''Riverdale'', had been cast in a lead role for ''Katy Keene'', leading to her exit from the former.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-spinoff-casts-ashleigh-murray-1182655 |title='Riverdale's' Ashleigh Murray Joins 'Katy Keene' Spinoff |last=Porter |first=Rick |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 4, 2019 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |archive-date=February 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205050809/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-spinoff-casts-ashleigh-murray-1182655 |url-status=live }}</ref> By August 2019, Michael Grassi announced that there is a crossover between ''Riverdale'' and ''Katy Keene'' being developed.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/katy-keene-riverdale-crossover-the-cw-1202660980/|title='Katy Keene': EP Michael Grassi Confirms 'Riverdale' Crossover Plans – TCA|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Peter|last=White|date=August 4, 2019|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804191925/https://deadline.com/2019/08/katy-keene-riverdale-crossover-the-cw-1202660980/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[List of Riverdale episodes#ep69|crossover episode]] aired on February 5, 2020.<ref name="KatyKeeneCrossover">{{Cite magazine|url=https://tvline.com/2019/12/04/riverdale-katy-keene-crossover-lucy-hale-veronica-season-4/|title=Riverdale: Lucy Hale to Get a Visit From Veronica in Katy Keene Crossover|first1=Dave|last1=Nemetz|magazine=[[TVLine]]|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=January 16, 2021|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228092410/https://tvline.com/2019/12/04/riverdale-katy-keene-crossover-lucy-hale-veronica-season-4/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20200117cw07/|title=Listings - RIVERDALE on The CW &#124; TheFutonCritic.com|website=thefutoncritic.com|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>

===Film===
In 1994, a planned live-action ''Archie'' movie to be released by [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] in 1995 was announced.<ref name="record">{{cite news|work=The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey)|title=Archie mania on tap|date=14 October 1994|last=Piore|first=Adam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497203129}}</ref> In 1996, it was said that the script was being finalized and the film was scheduled for release in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Daily Times (Mamaroneck, New York)|date=29 July 1996|title=Archie keeps 'em smiling|last=Ossorio|first=Sonia|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/722689061/}}</ref> In 1997 it was still reported that Universal was developing the film's script.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Boston Globe|date=25 May 1997|title=Archie, Betty dancing in Haverhill's heart|last=McCabe|first=Kathy|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/441359336}}</ref>

In 2001, Universal Studios and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] released ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'', based on the [[Josie and the Pussycats|comic of the same name]].

In 2003, [[Miramax]] announced that they were working on a Betty and Veronica movie, but the project was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/cs/upcomingreleases/a/bettyvernews.htm|title=Betty and Veronica Comic Book to Movie|work=About.com Entertainment|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=March 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303161646/http://movies.about.com/cs/upcomingreleases/a/bettyvernews.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, it was announced that Warner Bros. would produce a live-action ''Archie'' film, directed by [[Jason Moore (director)|Jason Moore]] and written by [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2013/06/archie-comics-movie-deal-set-at-warner-bros-with-zombies-roberto-aguirre-sacasa-to-write-jason-moore-to-direct-514528/ | title = Archie Comics Movie Deal Set at Warner Bros: High School Comedy With Zombies? Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa to Write, Jason Moore to Direct, Roy Lee-Dan Lin Producing | author-link=Nikki Finke | first1= Nikki | last1= Finke | first2= Mike Jr. | last2= Fleming | website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]  | date= June 6, 2013}}</ref>

An Indian feature film adaptation of ''[[The Archies (film)|The Archies]]'', directed by [[Zoya Akhtar]], was in production for [[Netflix]], with  release planned for late 2023.<ref name="CBR">{{cite web|title=The Archies, Netflix Announce Live-Action Musical Film Set in 1960s India|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=November 11, 2021 |url=https://www.cbr.com/archies-netflix-live-action-musical/|access-date=November 11, 2021 }}</ref>

===Broadway===
In 2015, Archie Comics announced that they would be bringing Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the rest of the Riverdale gang to [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] with an all-new musical. [[Adam McKay]] is set to write the book for the show while [[Funny or Die]] will serve as a presenting partner. CEO Jon Goldwater and CCO [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]] will oversee production. Triptyk Studios packaged the partnership and Tara Smith, B. Swibel and Adam Westbrook will oversee development of the musical for the company. At this time no creative team for the musical has been announced.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adam McKay and Funny Or Die Join Archie Comics To Create a New Broadway Musical Based on the Characters of the Beloved Comic Series ARCHIE|website=archiecomics.com|date=August 5, 2015 |url=http://archiecomics.com/adam-mckay-and-funny-or-die-join-archie-comics-to-create-a-new-broadway-musical-based-on-the-characters-of-the-beloved-comic-series-archie/|access-date=August 6, 2015 }}</ref>

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* [http://www.creators.com/comics/archie.html?comicname=arc ''Archie'' comic strip] at [[Creators Syndicate]]
* {{cite web| url = http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/m/montana_b.htm |title=Bob Montana Cartoons: An inventory of his cartoons at Syracuse University| publisher= [[Syracuse University]] Libraries| access-date= January 10, 2017}}
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