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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 1946. Stopped in 1987 after 381 issues.

The stories focus on the characters from the Archie universe.

The series was first published titled Black Hood from 1941 to 1946 (19 issues), thus the series on this page starts the numbering at #20. From #75 the title was shortened to Archie.