I chose the '60s and the '70s because the comic books of these decades were the Archie comics of my youth.  Also because of the great art by the artists already mentioned, the innovations, and stories that would occasionally push the envelope somewhat.

my favorite two decades were the 40's and fifties, because thats when Archie was still new. my favorite decade in general is the forties. i like the forties best because most people didnt know Archie and the art styles were still original.


the fiftes i like becuase Archie kinda formed into what he is today. before the Comics Code Authority was passed Archie Comics were used mainly to entertain soldiers in the war. Archie was rowdier than he was then and he was a little mean.

from the fifties we got our Archie that we know today.

70s!  but that probably because most of my comics are my dad's old one's from like '76.  but i definetly like them better than the newer ones

I'll cheat and say the decade from 1955 to 1965.
 
 
But I liked it that Archie's hair was finally in style for a brief part of the 1980s.

My favorite decades:

1st, the 1960's for the monsters, fantasy and space stories, anything B&V from that time, Archie & Me (I loved the "Camp Camp" stories when I was a kid) and all the other crazy stuff they did then.

2nd 1950's for anything by Harry Lucey, all the "balloon logo" Pep issues, anything B&V, and the huge giant sized books.

I love the rawness of the 1940's books and art style but the 1960's and 1950's are my favorite overall.

I can't say that there is an era that I really don't like but those are my favorites.

Do you read the digests much?  Most of them contain reprints of stories from a variety of decades, which you can tell apart from the fashions and the art styles, and over time you start to get a "feel" for what each decade is like.  Of course, it's still best to get the original comics, because (as we've complained about elsewhere) they tend to change the artwork and script of old stories when they reprint them...  And certain kinds of stories don't seem to get get reprinted at all.

I think it was the 90's because im 13 and when I was like 8 I was always at my grandpa's and I found my aunt's old box of comics from the 90s. The box was filled with Archie comics, Betty and Veronica, Jughead, and Reggie. And she had Love Showdown with that cheryl blossom girl. I got hooked and loved archie so much. My aunt let me keep the comics. The comics were all from the 90's. One day when I was like 12 I didnt clean my room so my mom threw ALL my archie comics away! I can't believe she did that!  So for a few years I just kind of forgot about Archie. Then I was at wal-mart and I saw an archie  digest by the check-out and I bought it. I was really disappointed because it wasn't as good as the ones I remembered. The jokes were OK, but the "new look" makes the characters look greasy and disgusting. I like the older archies too like from the 70s, 50s, and 40s, but I guess the Archie comics that you grew up with will always be in your heart. I miss love showdown that was really good!