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Archie The Fink

Started by daren, May 06, 2016, 04:56:40 AM

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daren

Quote from: spazaru on May 25, 2016, 03:42:10 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 25, 2016, 03:37:07 AM
Quote from: daren on May 25, 2016, 03:14:02 AM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 25, 2016, 03:08:19 AM
Quote from: Thrillho on May 24, 2016, 10:34:45 PM
Ultimately, I think Archie is responsible for his bad behavior. I don't think it matters if Betty and Veronica still want to date him regardless of his behavior. Archie isn't a dog (debatable, I know), he's capable of thinking and reason, and should be a better person when it comes to dating, he's pretty decent otherwise.


Ultimately, the writers are responsible for his bad behavior... because an Archie who is girl-crazy gets himself into all sorts of trouble that leads to comedic situations.


It's the other way around. Archie's a kind of psychic vampire who makes the writers do what he wants. Thats how he's managed to stay the star of the whole series, otherwise it would have turned into the Betty and Veronica show long ago.


Does anybody really like Archie that much except the publisher and editors of ACP? Apparently they must, since the digests are overwhelming Archie stories with Archie's name in big letters in the title.


For me, it's the Sabrina and Josie show, but since they insist on not publishing too many of those stories, then I guess it's the Betty and Veronica show by default. Overall I like Betty better as a character, but as a comic book series VERONICA is superior to BETTY.


Since getting into Archie Comics, my interest in Jughead has grown a lot, though. At first it was just Trula Twyst that attracted my interest, but as I started to read more and more Craig Boldman/Rex Lindsey stories I really began to appreciate him more. That's still my favorite Jughead, but that was before I realized there are many different Jugheads (but all of them still more interesting than Archie).


I guess somebody really should write an essay here somewhere extolling the virtues (as they see them) of Archie and why he's interesting. To me virtually every other character within his orbit (at least the teenagers) is more interesting than Archie himself (well, maybe not Moose or Ethel, but they're not that much less interesting either).

I like him.  I'm not going to write an essay.  I really don't get all the Archie hate.  As I've said before, he's thoughtless and imperfect, just like real teenagers.  That to me is interesting.


I gave my reasons already here and in other threads but I don't hate him ALL the time, a lot of the time I admire him. Then he pulls some crap and I hate him all over again.  :D

DeCarlo Rules

#31
Quote from: daren on May 26, 2016, 02:50:16 AM
I gave my reasons already here and in other threads but I don't hate him ALL the time, a lot of the time I admire him. Then he pulls some crap and I hate him all over again.  :D

Ditto. Works the same way with Veronica (well, "admire" might be too strong a word in most cases to Veronica, only in rare cases does that apply). But they're both at their most entertaining when getting some kind of karmic return for their actions earlier in a story.

daren

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 26, 2016, 03:46:46 AM
Quote from: daren on May 26, 2016, 02:50:16 AM
I gave my reasons already here and in other threads but I don't hate him ALL the time, a lot of the time I admire him. Then he pulls some crap and I hate him all over again.  :D

Ditto. Works the same way with Veronica (well, "admire" might be too strong a word in most cases to Veronica, only in rare cases does that apply). But they're both at the their most entertaining when getting some kind of karmic return for their actions earlier in a story.


Well it's AMONG their most entertaining.

Thrillho

Another one of Archie's not-so-best moments  :coolsmiley:






DeCarlo Rules

#34
Too bad Wilbur Wilkin wasn't visiting Riverdale. The hilarity would have been multiplied when he mistakes the hair-dyed Betty Cooper for his black-haired, ponytailed girlfirend Linda Moore.


DeCarlo Rules

So what do you REALLY think of Archie Andrews dating your daughter, Mr. Cooper?   :knuppel2:




60sBettyandReggie

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 27, 2016, 01:51:24 AM
So what do you REALLY think of Archie Andrews dating your daughter, Mr. Cooper?   :knuppel2:




Do it! Do it!


From what story is this from?

Thrillho

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on May 27, 2016, 12:09:47 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 27, 2016, 01:51:24 AM
So what do you REALLY think of Archie Andrews dating your daughter, Mr. Cooper?   :knuppel2:




Do it! Do it!


From what story is this from?

Lol, is it the infamous Betty and Me #40?

60sBettyandReggie

Quote from: Thrillho on May 27, 2016, 02:12:14 PM
Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on May 27, 2016, 12:09:47 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 27, 2016, 01:51:24 AM
So what do you REALLY think of Archie Andrews dating your daughter, Mr. Cooper?   :knuppel2:




Do it! Do it!


From what story is this from?

Lol, is it the infamous Betty and Me #40?


Oh, that's right. You mean the one where they end up in a motel and have no clothes on? I haven't read that one in a long time.

DeCarlo Rules

Quote from: Thrillho on May 27, 2016, 02:12:14 PM
Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on May 27, 2016, 12:09:47 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 27, 2016, 01:51:24 AM
So what do you REALLY think of Archie Andrews dating your daughter, Mr. Cooper?   :knuppel2:




Do it! Do it!


From what story is this from?

Lol, is it the infamous Betty and Me #40?


Yep, "Always A Bridesmaid" from B&M#40.

60sBettyandReggie




Shut your mouth, carrot top  >:(

Thrillho



I don't know about anyone else but I was laughing for minutes. It's even better out of context.

DeCarlo Rules

Wow, they REALLY must have done something to set Mr. Lodge off. Normally he doesn't greet them at the door and threaten them with a beating with a golf club.

daren

Quote from: Thrillho on June 05, 2016, 02:20:28 PM


I don't know about anyone else but I was laughing for minutes. It's even better out of context.




Hilarious! Who wrote it?

Thrillho

Quote from: daren on June 06, 2016, 12:43:03 AM
Hilarious! Who wrote it?

It's "No Trespassing" reprinted in Jughead's Double Digest #166 but no credits were given.  :(


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