ARCHIE COMICS AND DARK HORSE JOIN FORCES ON ARCHIVE
EDITION
Archie Andrews, America's typical
teenager was presented for the first time in PEP COMICS #22 in December 1941.
Since then, Archie and his friends have entertained eight generations of
readers. The opportunity has now arrived for both old and new Archie fans to
experience Archie's fun-filled journey to become the world's most popular
teen.
Archie Comics is
excited to announce a strategic partnership with Dark Horse Comics as
Archie
and the kids from Riverdale will be joining the Dark Horse
line of classic comic reprints.
The Archie Archives will consist of
hardcover volumes, in Dark Horse's archive format, featuring Archie Comics
mainstay characters of "Archie", "Betty", "Jughead",
"Veronica"
and the other characters in the Riverdale
Universe.
Each individual title will begin with the earliest published issue and move
forward in chronological order. Each volume will be approximately 200-250
pages, feature embossed printing, a dust-jacket and carry both Archie Comics and
Dark Horse names and logos. The initial plan is to release three volumes of
each individual title per calendar year, with each volume retailing for $49.95.
According to Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson, the series will run
indefinitely.
Archie Comics co-CEO Jon Goldwater stated, "We have seen
the quality and care Dark Horse has put in to restoring and collecting material
for their archival series, and we are looking forward to making our early MLJ
library of classic material available to a new generation of kids and
collectors."
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