ARCHIE COMICS IS OFFERING THE SOLD OUT ARCHIE DIGEST #236 DIRECTLY TO FANS

Archie Comics has offered collector set and subscriptions to our fans for years.  However, we have never before offered to sell single issues of one of our comics to our fans.  As part of our 65th Anniversary celebration of ARCHIE COMICS #1 we published ARCHIE DIGEST #236. When ARCHIE DIGEST #236 sold out across the country, fans wrote in and e-mailed, telling us they could not find this comic in stores and asking us to sell them this special Anniversary issue.

ARCHIE DIGEST #236 is a special issue paying tribute to Archie’s illustrious past by reprinting Archie’s very first adventures from PEP COMICS #22 and ARCHIE COMICS #1!  From Archie being a hapless showoff when Betty moves into town, to Archie being a tongue-tied, discombobulated wreck when Veronica moves into town, these early stories written by Vic Bloom and others reflect the free-wheeling fun of the popular screwball comedy movies of the day.  Not to mention the charmingly exaggerated cartooning styles of Bob Montana and others so popular in the 1940s.  As if that weren’t enough, the original “funny animal” supporting features like Squoimy the Woim, Cubby the Bear and Bumbie the Bee-tective, from the legendary Joe Edwards are also included!  If you’ve never seen Archie and his friends as they originally appeared, you’re in for a treat with these milestone tales… The entire contents of ARCHIE COMICS #1 have not been available since 1942, so this is a very significant issue in Archie history. Keep in mind that the values and comedic traditions in 1942 are not the same as they are in 2007; some stories although historically significant do not reflect the culture and values of Archie Comics Publications and are only presented for their historical value.

In addition to re-presenting the 1st Appearance of Archie and the 1st Archie Comic, we have a brand new story created in homage to the 1940s gang...

“When Archie Meets Archie”: On the eve of his 65th anniversary, Archie Andrews meets… himself!  At least, the version of himself that appeared in Archie’s first story!  After Archie gets used to calling his other self “Chic,” he ends up meeting the vintage Jughead and Betty, too – also drawn 1940s style!  The space-time continuum has never seen anything like this!  Celebrate Archie’s 65th anniversary in the best way possible – read this digest and take a hilarious walk down memory lane! 

ARCHIE DIGEST #236
SCRIPTS AND ART: Vic Bloom, Bob Montana, Joe Edwards, Fernando Ruiz, Rex Lindsey and more!
Full color digest format
$2.49 US.

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I went to Publix last night and saw (one of) the Archie slots still filled with these.

I bought mine a week an half ago.

at walmart and borders and my LCBS they have a whole bunch of em

I'll check the local Kroger stores around here and also try some of the local comic book shops. If I can't find it I'll order it online

I'm happy to have gotten my copy right when it came out!! Very exciting to read and I was really happy with it! Rik do you know if Archie will re-print more old Archie issues (like #2-50 or something along those lines)? I'm trying to collect all the Archie series issues and as i'm sure we all know getting those scarce early issues isn't an easy task!  I count myself as owning Archie #1 because of this digest.

I'm happy to have gotten my copy right when it came out!! Very exciting to read and I was really happy with it! Rik do you know if Archie will re-print more old Archie issues (like #2-50 or something along those lines)? I'm trying to collect all the Archie series issues and as i'm sure we all know getting those scarce early issues isn't an easy task!  I count myself as owning Archie #1 because of this digest.

We do have more plans for these digest reprints. It's too soon to say anything yet, but it isn't Archie Comics #2.