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Archie At Riverdale High
''Archie at Riverdale High'' was a comic book title published by Archie Comics from August 1972 to February 1987, focusing on the Archie gang's day to day exploits at Riverdale High School. ''Archie at Riverdale High'' differed from most Archie Series comic books in the following ways: * The cover of the book displayed a teaser for one of the stories inside, complete with a "Don't miss..." description. For most Archie comics of the time, the cover had a gag bearing little connection to the inside material. * At least one of the stories—usually the cover story—had a more serious tone than the usual fare; it either taught a moral lesson, or portrayed the gang being thrown into a dangerous (sometimes life-or-death) situation. * At least one of the stories—including the aforementioned "serious" one—was often but not always ten pages long, rather than the usual five or six pages. Some of the issues had two ten-page stories, rather than the usual four five-page sequences. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.Archie Comics leaves Mamaroneck for Pelham " John Golden. May 28, 2015. Westfair Communications. Retrieved on October 20, 2015. The company's many titles feature the fictional , , |
1972 In Comics
Events Year overall * Marvel Comics forms their British publishing arm, Marvel UK (under the corporate name Magazine Management London Ltd.). * Phil Seuling founds Sea Gate Distributors, developing the concept of the direct market distribution system for getting comics directly into comic book specialty shops, bypassing the established newspaper/magazine distributor method. * DC acquires licensing rights to the Marvel Family, originally published by Fawcett Comics. * Fleming H. Revell establishes Spire Christian Comics. * Jacques Glénat, at only twenty years old, establishes Glénat. * Newspaper strip ''Captain Kate'' ceases syndication. * Kinney National Company spun off its non-entertainment assets and changed its name to Warner Communications. *In Italy, Renzo Barbieri founds Edifumetto, publishing house specialized in cheap erotic comics, in concurrence with the EdiGi of his former associate Renzo Cavedon. The firm launches, in the year, new characters, as the monster Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In Comics
Events and publications Year overall * Independent publishers continue to enter the comics arena, including Amazing, CFW Enterprises, Imperial Comics, Matrix Graphic Series, New Comics Group, and Rebel Studios. Conversely, ACE Comics, Mad Dog Graphics, Silverwolf Comics, Solson Publications, Spotlight Comics, and Wonder Comics all cease publishing. * Formation of the Independent Comic Publishers Association (ICPA), to promote excellence in and further public awareness of this growing segment of the comic book industry. The appearance of the ICPA logo on a comic is meant as a symbol of quality in the small press, black-and-white market. * DC Comics reboots three of its core characters and titles, with the introduction of ''The Flash'' vol. 2, ''Superman'' vol. 2, and ''Wonder Woman'' vol. 2. * The "British Invasion" begins. Following the success of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' ''Watchmen'', DC Comics recruits British creators such as Alan Grant, Cam Kennedy, David Ll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverdale High School (comics)
Riverdale is a fictional town in the United States where most of the characters live and appear in Archie Comics. Conflicting details on its geographic location have been given over the years. It is located near the fictional town of Greendale, home of ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' comic book series. In the television series '' Riverdale'', it is located near Greendale related to the television series ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina''. Overview Riverdale is the setting of the stories in the Archie Comics universe. It is usually depicted as a medium-sized town (possibly a suburb of a bigger city), with all the usual amenities of shopping malls, restaurants, and parks. In the first Archie stories in the 1940s, it was identified as Riverdale, New York, a real neighborhood in The Bronx. In ''Jackpot Comics'' #5 (Spring 1942), a story written by Bob Montana has the gang going on a river trip. One panel says "...the good ship 'Peter Stuyvesant' settles into the Hudson, as Riverdale Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |