Archie Andrews, the eternal teenager, was the central character in a comic that kicked off in 1942 and was set in the mythical Riverdale, where nothing too upsetting happens. Fans have followed along since then as Archie and his Riverdale High friends, including two best gal pals, Veronica, and Betty.
Archie comics had its humble beginnings. It first started out as a backup story of the MLJ comics of the 1940s. The MLJ comic book first centered around mostly superheroes that were popular at the time, and from time to time a little story would be featured in the comic about a group of teenagers.
Bob Montana was a cartoonist at the time who liked to draw funny comics about college kids. Around 1941, he was assigned to do a comic about teens. He didn't know anything what teens did, so he decided to just make a couple of college kids who just happened to be 17 and in high school. This is where Archie comics were born. The comics soon became more popular than the super heroes who were the main focus of the comics. The comics were changed from MLJ comics to pep comics and the comics diverted its entire attention to the group of teens.
In 1950s, DAN DECARLO took over the comics. He is often considered the writer who shaped Archie comics into what they are today. When Dan came along, there was only one kind of Archie comic-pep comics, but Dan changed that. Suddenly Archie got his own comic, Betty and Veronica got their own.
The golden age of Archie comics was in the 1980s - Archie was at his funniest - all other characters were at their funniest, and the environment where they lived was lush and colorful. Everything was incredible - everybody in the strip was loveable, and reading the comics were a great experience for anybody. In fact, the 1980s comics were what got most of us interested in Archie.
But in the late 80's and early 90's Archie's gang started to get a bunch of spin-offs. Then came the 2000s - Archie comics entered its dark ages. Jughead became a self-centered brat - Veronica became a good girl - Betty started to act like a blonde - the comics no longer focused on Archie, but more on Jughead...
Bob Montana was a cartoonist at the time who liked to draw funny comics about college kids. Around 1941, he was assigned to do a comic about teens. He didn't know anything what teens did, so he decided to just make a couple of college kids who just happened to be 17 and in high school. This is where Archie comics were born. The comics soon became more popular than the super heroes who were the main focus of the comics. The comics were changed from MLJ comics to pep comics and the comics diverted its entire attention to the group of teens.
The golden age of Archie comics was in the 1980s - Archie was at his funniest - all other characters were at their funniest, and the environment where they lived was lush and colorful. Everything was incredible - everybody in the strip was loveable, and reading the comics were a great experience for anybody. In fact, the 1980s comics were what got most of us interested in Archie.
But in the late 80's and early 90's Archie's gang started to get a bunch of spin-offs. Then came the 2000s - Archie comics entered its dark ages. Jughead became a self-centered brat - Veronica became a good girl - Betty started to act like a blonde - the comics no longer focused on Archie, but more on Jughead...
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Here are few hilarious, classic Archie comic series/strip from their legendary, golden age.... read and have a fresh lough....
:):):):):) nice one thanks
ReplyDeleteArchie ami prothom dekhi late '80s e ek cousin-er kache,sei choto digest gulo...daam dekhe virmi kheye jai(prae 60-70/- jokhon Ijc/DC cholche 5-6/-)...Tarpor '91 theke Anandamela-te Archi chole ase but ogulo chilo sunday strips(1-page story)....
ReplyDeleteOnek pore jokhon old-comics kena suru kori,Archie collect korte thaki,both digest and bigger Magazine type...r amar favorite era holo late'80s to '90s...tar ager-gulo bhaloi but art-wise ektu khamti chilo and anything after 2000 are mostly ordinary,pale!
Seshe boli,Archie bolle kintu r ekta character mention kortei hobe,se holo Cheryl Blossom,jar brief intro hoy '82 te,'84 te stop hoy(due to controversial) r tarpor o abar fire ase '94 e....and since then she is here! :)
HojO - Cheryl Blossom Ami temon porini - pore dekhte hocheh.
DeleteOn-line e besh kichu paowa jabe...ami onek age ekta short-story post korechilam : http://dara-indrajal.blogspot.in/search/label/Cheryl%20Blossom
ReplyDeleteCheryl somporke jante pari on-line blog marfort(& ads at Archie comics) on 2007 r sei year-ei 3-4 boi pai CS e...tarpor r paini ,jodio Archie r normal issues onek peyechi!
CB issues gulo besh rare...
টিন-এজে কত পড়েছি...আজ আবার মনে পড়ে গেলো :)
ReplyDeleteSuku babu ekhon boro hoye gechen bujhi,tai onar bohu-ager chere asa teen-age er por r Archie porenni?? :))
ReplyDeleteAabar ektu try korun,dekhben bhaloi lagbe! Nonte-fonte/Batul jemon timeless,egulo tai - simple uncomplicated humor..
Hojo akdom thik bolechen, akhonkar Archie ar tane na, akhonkar odhikangsho comics-er motoi..purono Archie sotyi osadharon..
ReplyDeleteMerge-er Lulu ar Tubby apnader kamon lage? akta blog theke bochor koek age download korechilam, ato bhalo legechilo, joto peyechilam sob namiye niyechilam..bar koek kore poreo purono hoy na..Megaupload niye legal samasyar karone oi sitegulo-o bondho hoye gechilo..akhon Lulu-tubby ar kono site-ei tamon pawa jay na..
Thanks Suman for visiting the blog. I've heard of "Little Lulu & Tubby", but did not read much of these comics. If I find some books and like these characters, I'll try to make a post. :-)
Delete@Suman : Best Archie,for me,from the '80s to '90s when both art and stories were at pick...And once you have read these periods' out-put,the earlier Archie and his gang will look quite cartoonish and kiddish version.And there is nothing to say about the last one decades' worth Archie - as just ordinary and sometime,worthless! In the period of '80s and '90s a NEW character was introduced in Archie Universe and as you know,she was Cheryl Blossom! Her presence helped the series to get over from monotonous Betty-vs-Veronica fight over their common love!
DeleteAbout Little Lulu n Tubby,I read few from internet,then bought a couple of compilation released by darkhorse publisher.The stories were good to ok sort,nothing great(except few rather tops!) but ok overall.Btwn,darkhorse 'reproduction' wasn't up-to-the-mark,sadly!