Archie Comics: Still fun to read?
1987 Archie Andrews 76 by 26 door poster!
With over 6 decades since his inception in 1941, Archie Andrews has seen some changes, but is basically the same red-headed teenager his fans have known and loved, along with his Riverdale High friends Betty Cooper (the blonde girl), Veronica Lodge (the brunette), Reggie Mantle and of course Forsythe “Jughead” Jones. Archie started out way back in the golden age of comics back in 1941 in “Pep Comics” issue 22, which was published by MLJ (before the company name was changed to Archie Comics).
After some debate on whether it would still be cool to read Archie comic books, I gave it a shot for old time’s sake. And you know what? I had a blast! It’s a nice departure from the same old superhero beats up (or tries to beat up) the super-villain.
I recommend you try it sometime, and meantime, below is a link to some Archie original color guide artwork that is currently available (which was actually used by the colorist to create some of the comic books), and some HUGE Archie and Jughead door posters that go all the way back to 1987. To see these colorist’s art pages and vintage posters, just click on the link below.
From the 1940′s, 1950′s, 1960′s, 1970′s, 1980′s, 1990′s, and beyond, “Archiekins”, you still got it!
Thanks for all the great memories Archie, and dear readers, see ya next blog!
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