Groove Collective We People Rare. Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe “Jughead” Jones characters created by Bob Montana. All characters were based on people he knew in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Archie’s first appearance in Pep Comics #22 on December 22, 1941, was drawn by Montana and written by Vic Bloom. With the creation of Archie, publisher John L. Goldwater hoped to appeal to fans of the Andy Hardy movies starring Mickey Rooney. Archie Comics is also the title of the company’s longest running publication, the first issue appearing with a cover date of Winter 1942.

Starting with issue #114 the title was shortened to simply Archie. Archie Comics started out in 1939 as MLJ Comics, named after the first initials of its three founders: Maurice Coyne, Louis Silberkleit, and John L. Early MLJ titles featured generic superheroes remembered in the lore of comic collectors’ trivia. The Shield was the first flag-themed superhero, a year before Captain America. Mx Vs Atv Alive Pc on this page. The Comet was the first superhero killed in the line of duty. The Hangman (the Comet’s younger brother) might be the most brutal superhero of the 1940s.