Archie Comics,


38 years ago I was at a friend's house reading the Archie Comics and came across the pen pal section....we closed our eyes and pointed to a name... I pointed to a name I could not even pronounce then and she lived in

Zambia

... 38 years later we are still writing and she lives in
England

now and is coming to visit me in
Florida

July 28th thru August 11th ...
thank you Archie Comic Books for your pen pal sections.


Hilda Ann Hellwig



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Hilda,

This is really a great story. It's so nice to hear that Archie Comics helped you make a life long friend. If you wouldn't mind sending me a photo when pen pal comes to visit I would like to put a picture of the two of you on our website along with your email.

Rik


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Rik,


Well, my pen pal stayed for two weeks and left on August 11, 2007.  What a wonderful time we both had... people could not believe our story of meeting in the Archie Comic Books... we both thank Archie Comics for letting us find a lifelong friend.  From the bottom of our hearts... thank you

Hilda Ann Hellwig

P.S.  Hope you like the pic

That is really, really cool!

These days we can't give out readers home addresses, the world isn't as safe for kids anymore.

These days we can't give out readers home addresses, the world isn't as safe for kids anymore.

...I'm aware that people are more paranoid about giving out addresses , that is true , but I tend to doubt that " the world's not safe anymore " .
  I tend to think that there are other reasons for the IMPRESSION of " you can't do ______ anymore " , and I'll go into detail about this , if you'd like !
  That said , yeah , a few years back there was a reprint from Marvel of the material from issue #100 of MILLIE THE MODEL , from 1961 , this comic ( like Katy Keene - she did it first , didn't she? ) did " reader-contributed fashions " , with credit - and address !!!!!!!!! - given , and even some additional " runner-up " addresses , IIRC - and , the issue also published some similar material from another Marvel title of that time , in that vein , PATSY AND HEDY , I think that it was !!!!!!!!! - all these addresses , all over the place - All pre-Zip Codes being used , I believe - 60s addresses in a 2000s comic book !!!!!!!!! Marvel did some reprints of early AVENGERS issues recently in a title , Classic Avengers - or Avengers Classic <bangs head> - which reprinted the original letter columns from each issue of Avengers that it was then , too !