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CREATOR

Name: Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded as MLJ Magazines (the initials of the founders' first names) in 1939 by Maurice Coyne, Louis Silberkleit, and John L. Goldwater, but the name was soon changed. Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Archie in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The company's lasting name was taken from the immensely popular teenage character Archie, who has always been the company's flagship.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1977. Stopped in 1998 after 117 issues.

The stories focus on the characters from Archie.

The initial title of the series was Archie....Archie Where are You, but from #16 only three of the four dots remain. Until #36 the full title of the series was Archie...Archie Andrews Where are You. From then on a question mark appeared at the end. From #46 the suffix Comics Digest Magazine was added, but from #70 the word Comics was deleted.