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Pep Comics #22
Archie ⋅ 1941
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Pep Comics #22
 
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1st appearance of Archie Andrews

1st appearance of Betty Cooper

1st appearance of Jughead Jones

Jackpot Comics #5
Archie ⋅ 1942
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Jackpot Comics #5
 
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1st cameo appearance of Reggie Mantle

1st appearance of Mr. Weatherbee

Cover art by Bob Montana featuring Axis Powers

Pep Comics #26
Archie ⋅ 1942
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Pep Comics #26
 
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1st appearance of Veronica Lodge

Pep Comics #30
Archie ⋅ 1942
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Pep Comics #30
 
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First mention of Miss Grundy's name

1st appearance of Captain Commando

Archie Comics #1
Archie ⋅ 1942
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Archie Comics #1
 
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1st appearance of Mrs. Andrews

Wilbur Comics #5
Archie ⋅ 1945
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Wilbur Comics #5
 
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1st appearance of Katy Keene, a fashion model

Pep Comics #62
Archie ⋅ 1947
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Pep Comics #62
 
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1st appearance of Li'l Jinx

Archie's Pal Jughead #1
Archie ⋅ 1949
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Archie's Pal Jughead #1
 
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First solo series featuring Jughead

1st appearance of Moose Mason

Pep Comics #78
Archie ⋅ 1950
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Pep Comics #78
 
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1st appearance of Dilton Doiley, the smartest teenager at Riverdale

Archie's Girls: Betty and Veronica #1
Archie ⋅ 1950
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Archie's Girls: Betty and Veronica #1
 
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Archie spin-off series

The Adventures of Little Archie #4
Archie ⋅ 1957
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The Adventures of Little Archie #4
 
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1st appearance of Evelyn Evernever, unnamed, who will be the first girl Archie kisses

Cosmo the Merry Martian #1
Archie ⋅ 1958
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Cosmo the Merry Martian #1
 
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1st appearance of Cosmo the Merry Martian

Adventures of the Fly #7
Archie ⋅ 1960
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Adventures of the Fly #7
 
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1st appearance of the Black Hood in the Silver Age

Adventures of the Fly #8
Archie ⋅ 1960
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Adventures of the Fly #8
 
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1st appearance of the Shield in the Silver Age

Adventures of the Fly #13
Archie ⋅ 1961
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Adventures of the Fly #13
 
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1st appearance of Kim Brand, becomes Fly Girl in next issue

Adventures of the Fly #14
Archie ⋅ 1961
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Adventures of the Fly #14
 
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1st appearance and origin of Fly Girl

Adventures of the Jaguar #1
Archie ⋅ 1961
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Adventures of the Jaguar #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Jaguar

Archie's Pal Jughead #84
Archie ⋅ 1962
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Archie's Pal Jughead #84
 
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1st appearance of Big Ethel

Archie's Madhouse #22
Archie ⋅ 1962
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Archie's Madhouse #22
 
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1st appearance of Sabrina the Teenage Witch

1st appearance of Salem the cat, Sabrina's familiar

1st appearance of Della, a member of the Witch's Council

Archie Comics #133
Archie ⋅ 1962
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Archie Comics #133
 
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1st appearance of Cricket O'Dell

Archie's Pals n' Gals #23
Archie ⋅ 1962
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Archie's Pals n' Gals #23
 
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1st appearance of Josie McCoy, later forms Josie and the Pussycats

Archie's Madhouse #24
Archie ⋅ 1963
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Archie's Madhouse #24
 
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2nd appearance of Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Josie (and the Pussycats) #1
Archie ⋅ 1963
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Josie (and the Pussycats) #1
 
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2nd appearance of Josie McCoy

1st appearance of Alexander Cabot III, later becomes the manager of Josie and the Pussycats

Pep Comics #161
Archie ⋅ 1963
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Pep Comics #161
 
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3rd appearance of Josie McCoy, of Josie and the Pussycats

Archie's Madhouse #25
Archie ⋅ 1963
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Archie's Madhouse #25
 
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3rd appearance of Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Archie's Madhouse #36
Archie ⋅ 1964
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Archie's Madhouse #36
 
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch story

Josie (and the Pussycats) #45
Archie ⋅ 1969
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Josie (and the Pussycats) #45
 
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Josie and Melody form The Pussycats music group and recruit Valerie Smith

1st appearance of Valerie Smith aka Valerie Brown

Retitled 'Josie and the Pussycats' from the previous title, 'Josie'

Josie (and the Pussycats) #46
Archie ⋅ 1970
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Josie (and the Pussycats) #46
 
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1st cover appearance of Josie and the Pussycats

Life with Archie #110
Archie ⋅ 1971
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Life with Archie #110
 
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1st appearance of Chuck Clayton, the first ongoing African-American male character in Archie Comics, first female is Valerie from Josie #45

Archie's Girls: Betty and Veronica #320
Archie ⋅ 1982
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Archie's Girls: Betty and Veronica #320
 
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1st appearance of Cheryl Blossom

2nd appearance of Jason Blossom

Pep Comics #396
Archie ⋅ 1984
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Pep Comics #396
 
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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo featuring Cheryl Blossom

Betty and Veronica Spectacular #87
Archie ⋅ 2009
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Betty and Veronica Spectacular #87
 
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Reintroduction of Evelyn Evernever who first appeared in the Little Archie series (see app)

The rumored plot of the upcoming Riverdale points to this two issue crossover series which continues in Betty & Veronica Digest #196

Betty and Veronica Digest #196
Archie ⋅ 2009
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Betty and Veronica Digest #196
 
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Reintroduction of Evelyn Evernever who first appeared in the Little Archie series

Veronica #202
Archie ⋅ 2010
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Veronica #202
 
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1st appearance of Kevin Keller, the first openly gay Archie character

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