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The initial Archie characters were created in 1941 by publisher John L. Goldwater and artist Bob Montana, [4] in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom. [5] [6] [7] They first appeared in Pep Comics #22 (cover-dated Dec. 1941). [5] With the creation of Archie, publisher John Goldwater hoped to appeal to fans of the Andy Hardy films starring Mickey ...
When Montana started working for MLJ Comics [note 1] he was asked to work up a high-school style comic-strip story, featuring Archie Andrews. [10] Bob Montana presented his four-boy strip to John Goldwater while working as a freelance artist at MLJ. Goldwater thought it would be more appealing to feature two boys and two girls than four boys.
Archibald "Archie" Andrews, created in 1941 by publisher John L. Goldwater and artist Bob Montana [1] in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom, [2] [3] is the main character in the Archie Comics franchise, including the long-running Archie Andrews radio series, a syndicated comic strip, The Archie Show, Archie's Weird Mysteries, and Riverdale.
John Leonard Goldwater [2] (born Max Leonard Goldwasser, [3] February 14, 1916 – February 26, 1999) co-founded (with Maurice Coyne and Louis Silberkleit) MLJ Comics (later known as Archie Comics), and served as editor and co-publisher for many years.
In 1946, he began drawing Archie daily and Sunday strips for 700 newspapers. He died of a heart attack on January 4, 1975, while cross-country skiing in Meredith. Dan DeCarlo then took over the strip. The Archie comic strip was written by Craig Boldman, pencilled by Fernando Ruiz, lettered by Jon D'Agostino, and inked by Bob Smith until June
The character Archie Andrews, created by John L. Goldwater, Bob Montana and Vic Bloom, first appeared in a humor strip in Pep Comics #22 (December, 1941).. Within the context of the strip and the larger series that grew out of it, Archie is a typical teenage boy, attending high school, participating in sports, and dating.
The character was created by Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater, and first appeared in Pep Comics #22 (cover-dated Dec. 1941), on the first page of the first Archie story, serving as a love interest to Archie Andrews.
Reginald "Reggie" Mantle is a fictional teenager in stories published by Archie Comics; he is introduced by writer-artist Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater in Jackpot Comics #5 (cover-dated Spring 1942). He also appears in CW's Riverdale. He is the frenemy of Archie Andrews, as well as the bassist of The Archies.