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Publisher: Archie Publications, Inc.
Years in Operation: 1939 - ?
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: http://archiecomics.com/ Brands: 38 Indicia Publishers: 11 Series: 696 Printings: 18538 (11966 Issues) Disclose Notes: Early issues of M. L. J. Magazines' Blue Ribbon Comics and Top Notch Comics were produced by Chesler Publications with the owner Harry 'A' Chesler acting as editor. In 1938 Abner J. Sundell was employed as editor by The Blue Ribbon Group. The Blue Ribbon Group produced pulp magazines and Louis Silberkleit was publisher. Sundell was almost certainly editor at the beginnings of M. L. J. Magazines. Abner J. Sundell was recorded as editor and managing editor on the Statement of Ownership of October 1st 1940. In April 1941 Sundell left M. L. J. and Harry Shorten became editor. Harry Shorten is recorded as editor on the Statement of Ownership for October 1st, 1941. Editor, Harry Shorten and managing editor, John L. Goldwater formally recorded on the Statement of Ownership for October 1st, 1942. Editor, John L. Goldwater and managing editor, Harry Shorten recorded on the Statement of Ownership for October 1st, 1946 and remained unchanged until Shorten left in 1957. John L. Goldwater, managing editor, recorded on the Statement of Ownership for October 1st, 1957. Editor, John L. Goldwater and managing editor, Richard H. Goldwater recorded on the Statement of Ownership for October 1st, 1958 and remained unchanged through 1982.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
The Adventures of Bayou Billy {Comic Books} 1989 - 1990 5 (15)
The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Giveaway comic sponsored by Kool-Aid.
1987 - 1989 6 (10)
The Adventures of Little Archie {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues #19-53 are giant-sized. Issues #19-34 in this series are all believed to have Canadian edition. These issues, and only these issues, have "single copies 25¢, Canada 35¢" printed in their indicia. The U.S. editions have a price of "25¢" printed on the cover, while the Canadian editions have a price of "35¢" on the cover.
1961 - 1969 35 (40)
Adventures of Little Archie {Trade Paperbacks} 2008 - 1
Adventures of the Dover Boys {Comic Books} 1950 - 1
Adventures of the Fly {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Cover titles: Adventures of The Fly #7-30; Fly Man #31. Indicia title: Adventures of The Fly was the indicia title in #7-31. See also Pep (1960 series) #151,153-156,158,160 and Laugh (1946 series) #128,129,132,134,136-139,143, which featured 6-page stories of the Fly and Fly Girl.
1960 - 1965 25 (31)
The Adventures of the Fly {Trade Paperbacks} 2004 - 1
Adventures of the Jaguar {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: See also Pep (1960 series) #150, 152, 157, 159, 168 and Laugh (1946 series) #127, 130, 131, 133, 135, 140, 141, 142, 144 which featured short 6-pagers of the Jaguar.
1961 - 1963 15 (18)
Adventures of Young Dr. Masters {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Based on the novel "Young Dr. Masters" by Frank Haskell.
1964 - 2
Afterlife with Archie {Comic Books} 2013 - 2016 10 (84)
Afterlife with Archie {Comic Books} 2014 - 1
Afterlife with Archie - Halloween Comicfest Edition {Comic Books} 2014 - 1
Afterlife with Archie - Halloween Comicfest Edition {Comic Books} 2016 - 1
Afterlife with Archie Magazine {Comic Books} 2014 - 2015 4 (5)
America's 1st Patriotic Comic Book Hero, The Shield {Trade Paperbacks} 2002 - 1
Archie {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: British (UKPV) cover price variants (Type 1a) of issues #108 through issue #111 have been confirm to exist. It is possible issue #112 also has a variant as it does fall within the time frame the variants were produced. The only difference between the base and variant is the replaced cover price. Cover price variants (Type 1), also referred to as test market variants, exist for issues #125 through #128, #130, and #132 through #134. It is possible cover price variants exist for issues #129, #131, #135 and #136 as they fall within the time frame the variants were produced. The only difference between the base and variant is the replaced cover price.
1959 - 2015 565 (998)
Archie {Comic Strips} Disclose
Note: Weekly comic strip. Spanish version available.
2009 - ? 42
Archie {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This series skips numbering from issue 32 to issue 699, changing numbering as if issues 1-101 of Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 Series) had been issues 1-101 of this series, and issues 102-666 of Archie (Archie, 1959 Series) had been issues 102-666 of this series, and issues 1-32 of this series had really been 667-698.
2015 - 2020 47 (210)
Archie {Comic Books} 2016 - 2018 6
Archie "Knack Yak" [Fairmont Potato Chip giveaway] {Comic Books} 1970 - 1
Archie & Friends {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Indicia title for issues #1-39 reads "Archie and Friends"
1992 - 2012 159 (304)
Archie & Friends {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This series follows Archie & Friends (Archie, 1992 Series), last published February 2012, #159. Issues are cover-numbered #1, and the sequence and issue title is in the indicia in parentheses, such as ...Back to School #1 (#3).
2019 - ? 18 (23)
Archie & Friends ("A Halloween Tale") {Comic Books} 1998 - 1
Archie & Friends - A Timely Tale {Comic Books} 2001 - 1
Archie & Friends All Stars {Trade Paperbacks} Disclose
Note: Series of trade paperbacks focusing on different Archie characters. #11 (Archie World Tour), #12 (Archie's Weird Mysteries), #20 (Archie Meets Glee), #24 (Rockin' the World)(were published without the Archie & Friends All Stars title or number, and can be found separately listed in the database.
2009 - 2016 23
Archie & Friends and the Shield {Comic Books} 2002 - 1
Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Last known issue as "Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine" is #5. Becomes Archie & Friends Double Digest by #20. Indicia title of #33 is Archie & Friends (Double) Double Digest. Replaced by Archie's Funhouse Double Digest.
2011 - 2014 33 (69)
Archie & Friends Monsterbash 2003 {Comic Books} 2003 - 1
Archie & Friends: Back to School {Comic Books} 2019 - 1
Archie & Friends: Beach Party {Comic Books} 2019 - 1
Archie & Friends: Endless Escapades {Comic Books} 2023 - 1
Archie & Friends: Endless Summer {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Subnumbering continues in Archie & Friends: Fall Festival #1 (8)
2020 - 1
Archie & Friends: Fall Festival {Comic Books} 2020 - 1
Archie & Friends: Geeks & Games {Comic Books} 2020 - 1
Archie & Friends: Music [Archie & Friends Music Jam] {Comic Books} 2019 - 1
Archie & Friends: Travel {Comic Books} 2020 - 1
Archie & Friends: Winter Wonderland {Comic Books} 2020 - 1
Archie & Katy Keene {Comic Books} 2020 - 1
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Indicia title is Archie Double Digest Magazine #214 Unknown indicia title for # 215 - 221 As of issue #255, indicia becomes Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest.
2011 - ? 144 (192)
Archie - Love & Heartbreak Special {Comic Books} 2022 - 1 (3)
Archie 1 the Dawn of Time {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This comic is intended to be given away at Halloween. It was sold to comic book stores in bundles of 25. Preceded by Betty Cooper: Confidential (Archie Comics, 2009) Followed by Laugh Comics (Archie Comics, 2011)
2010 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics 75th Anniversary Bash {Comic Books} 2016 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Acclaim {Comic Books} 2022 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Blow-Out {Comic Books} 2015 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza {Comic Books} 2014 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration {Comic Books} 2014 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Compendium {Comic Books} 2017 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Delight {Comic Books} 2021 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Digest {Comic Books} 2013 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Dream {Comic Books} 2021 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion {Comic Books} 2014 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza {Comic Books} 2013 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Festival {Trade Paperbacks} 2017 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Gala {Comic Books} 2015 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Glory {Comic Books} 2022 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Hoopla {Comic Books} 2017 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam {Comic Books} 2015 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree {Trade Paperbacks} 2013 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Joy {Comic Books} 2020 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Jubilee {Comic Books} 2019 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Party {Comic Books} 2019 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Prestige {Comic Books} 2023 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Romp {Comic Books} 2018 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig {Comic Books} 2016 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Spark {Trade Paperbacks} 2020 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Spree {Comic Books} 2016 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Treasury {Comic Books} 2018 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Triumph {Comic Books} 2024 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics Wonder {Comic Books} 2023 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza {Comic Books} 2014 - 1
Archie 1000 Page Mega Comics Digest {Comic Books} 2014 - 1
Archie 1941 {Comic Books} 2018 - 2019 5 (20)
Archie 1941 {Comic Books} 2019 - 1
Archie 1955 {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: "Archie 1955" is the indicia title. However, most of the covers have the title as "Archie! 1955", "Archie '55" or "Archie! '55".
2019 - 2020 5 (18)
Archie 3000 {Comic Books} 1989 - 1991 16 (48)
Archie 3000 {Comic Books} 2019 - 1
Archie 80 Years of Christmas {Comic Books} 2021 - 1
Archie 80th Anniversary Jumbo Comics Digest {Comic Books} 2021 - 2022 5
Archie 80th Anniversary: Everything's Archie {Comic Books} 2021 - 1 (5)
Archie [So Much Fun] {Comic Books} 1987 - 1
Archie Adventure Series {Trade Paperbacks} 2011 - 2
Archie All Canadian Digest {Comic Books} 1996 - 1 (3)
Archie Americana Series {Trade Paperbacks} 1991 - 2011 12
Archie and His Friends Help Raise Literacy Awareness {Comic Books} 1994 - 1
Archie and His Pals in The Peer Helping Program {Comic Books} 1991 - 1
Archie and Inspector Sammy Terry {Comic Books} 1988 - 1
Archie and Me {Comic Books} 1964 - 1987 161 (187)
Archie and Me {Comic Books} 2018 - ? 2
Archie and Me Comics Digest {Comic Books} 2017 - 2020 23 (24)
Archie Annual {Comic Books} 1950 - 1975 26 (31)
Archie Annual Digest {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Archie Annual Digest #27 - 34 Archie Annual Digest Magazine #35 - 45 + Issues #35 - 56 say "Archie Annual Comics Digest Magazine" on the cover. Issues #57 - 69 say "Archie Annual Digest Magazine" on the cover.
1975 - 1998 43 (61)
Archie as Capt. Pureheart {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: #4's indicia title is "Captain Pureheart", with "Archie as Captain Pureheart" on the cover and feature logos.
1967 - 3
Archie as Pureheart the Powerful {Comic Books} 1966 - 1967 3
Archie at Riverdale High {Comic Books} 1972 - 1987 113 (139)
Archie at Riverdale High {Comic Books} 2018 - ? 3
The Archie Babies {Comic Books} 2011 - 1
Archie Blue Ribbon Presents, FCBD Edition {Comic Books} 2020 - 1
Archie by Nick Spencer {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issue titles start with vol 2
2019 - ? 2
Archie Christmas Classics {Comic Books} 2011 - 1
Archie Christmas Spectacular {Comic Books} 2018 - 1

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