Archie Universe Sliding Timeline

Class of 2025 Edition

Introduction:

Since 2008, I have done a sliding timeline post. Archie Comics seems to keep the main characters at around the same age (it varies here and there), so, logically, each year, the characters' birth dates are advanced by one year.

What this post attempts to do is try to figure out the characters' perspective and frame of reference for viewing the world. This is primarily done through supplementing the actual Archie content with various real-world pop culture, political, and other events, whether they were mentioned/parodied in the comics, are/were otherwise widely popular, or are just personal favorites of mine. All of these things are things that the characters, if they existed in the real world, would have actually experienced, so they sort of provide context and/or flavor for the gang's adventures. This can also be useful for the writers when writing new stories. Of course, I'm aware that people can become aware of things (music, movies, television series, video games, books, etc.) that came out before they were born, but they weren't there "as it happened", and thus these things hold no nostalgic value to them. Also, keep in mind that people generally don't remember things before the age of two (in this case, 2009).

I am assuming 1) the characters were born in 2007 and 2) will graduate from high school in 2025 at the age of 18.

In addition to updating the information, I have sorted it into rough chronological order as the characters would have experienced them (or, in the cases of pre-birth events, wouldn't have experienced them).

Happy reading! If anyone has any suggestions for improvements, please let me know!

Pre-Birth:

Demographics:
The last surviving person born in 1890 died.

Politics:
George W. Bush was President of the United States (until 2009).
George Pataki was Governor of New York (until 2006).
Su Tseng-chang was Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (until 2007).
Jacques Chirac was President of France (until 2007).
Tony Blair was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (until 2007).
Shinzo Abe was Prime Minister of Japan (until 2007).
John Howard was Prime Minister of Australia (until 2007).
Vladimir Putin was President of Russia (until 2008).
Chen Shui-bian was President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (until 2008).
Lech Kaczynski was President of Poland (until 2010).
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was Prime Minister of Spain (until 2011).
Wen Jiabao was Premier of the People's Republic of China (until 2013).
Hu Jintao was President of the People's Republic of China (until 2013).
Giorgio Napolitano was President of Italy (until 2015).
Stephen Harper was Prime Minister of Canada (until 2015).
Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany (until 2021).

Economics:
Movie ticket price: $6.55
Price of standard comic book from DC: $2.99
Price of standard comic book from Marvel: $2.99

Violence:
Essex Elementary School shooting - 1 murdered
Shepherd University shooting - 2 murdered
Platte Canyon High School shooting - Emily Keyes sexually assaulted and murdered
Weston High School shooting - Principal John Klang murdered
West Nickel Mines School shooting - 5 murdered
Goleta postal facility shooting - 6 murdered
Capitol Hill (Seattle) shooting - 6 murdered
Memorial Day park shooting - 2 murdered
Hamilton Avenue murders - 7 murdered
Denver Safeway warehouse shooting - 1 murdered
Seattle Jewish Federation shooting - 1 murdered

Technology/Internet:
Intel released the Core brand
A History of Violence, the last major Hollywood motion picture that was released on VHS in the U.S.
Sony PlayStation discontinued
HD DVD debuted
Nintendo DS Lite debuted
Blu-ray debuted
Windows NT 4.0, 98, and ME extended support ended
Twitter made public
Blu-ray rewritable drive debuted
Intel released the Core 2 processor
Sony PlayStation 3 debuted
Nintendo Wii debuted
Nintendo Virtual Console (for Wii) launched
The Angry Video Game Nerd debuted on YouTube
The Angry Video Game Nerd: Bible Games (#17)
Aquaman unaired pilot released on iTunes
YouPorn launched
Facebook opened to the public

Music:
High School Musical
Rabbit Fur Coat - Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins
Somos Novios (It's Impossible) - Andrea Bocelli and Christina Aguilera
AOL Sessions Live - The Veronicas (EP)
Stand Still, Look Pretty - The Wreckers
And It Feels Like - LeAnn Rimes
Stars Are Blind - Paris Hilton
Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
Whatever We Wanna (#8) - LeAnn Rimes
Sinner (#13) - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Tim McGraw - Taylor Swift
Sessions@AOL - The Pussycat Dolls
Turn It Up - Paris Hilton
London Bridge - Fergie
MTV.com Live - The Veronicas (EP)
Back to Basics (#5) - Christina Aguilera
Paris - Paris Hilton
Bratz: Genie Magic
The Cheetah Girls 2
Inside the Hollow - Lillix (#2, Canada)
A Public Affair (#5) - Jessica Simpson
Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence
Kiss the Girl - Ashley Tisdale
Never Say Never (#10) - Kim Wilde
IV (#4) - Veruca Salt
The Dutchess (#1) - Fergie
Bratz: Forever Diamondz
The Open Door (#2) - Evanescence
Acoustic Hearts of Winter (#2) - Aly & AJ
Taylor Swift (#1) - Taylor Swift
Back to Black (#2) - Amy Winehouse
One More Drifter in the Snow (#6) - Aimee Mann
Crazy - Kevin Federline featuring Britney Spears
An Ancient Muse (#7) - Loreena McKennitt
Live from London - The Pussycat Dolls (DVD)
The Sweet Escape (#2) - Gwen Stefani
Happy Holidays (#7) - Billy Idol
Life in Mono (#3) - Emma Bunton
The Last Song I'm Wasting On You - Evanescence
Be Good to Me - Ashley Tisdale

Books:
Cell
Lisey's Story (10-24)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End (#13)
W.I.T.C.H.: The Other Truth (#19)
W.I.T.C.H.: Whispers of Doubt (#20)
W.I.T.C.H.: A Weakened Heart (#21)
W.I.T.C.H.: A Choice is Made (#22)
Gossip Girl: Only in Your Dreams (#9)
Gossip Girl: Would I Lie to You? (#10)
Fearless FBI: Agent Out (#3)
Fearless FBI: Naked Eye (#4)
The It Girl: Notorious (#2)
The It Girl: Reckless (#3)
New Moon (#2)
Pretty Little Liars: Pretty Little Liars (#1)

Films:
BloodRayne
Hostel
Hoodwinked!
Underworld: Evolution
High School Musical (television film)
Wrsitcutters: A Love Story
Nanny McPhee
When a Stranger Calls
Final Destination 3
Aquamarine
Ultraviolet
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (#7, DVD)
She's the Man
V for Vendetta
Cow Belles (television film)
Basic Instinct 2
Scary Movie 4
Silent Hill
RV
United 93
Mission: Impossible III
The Barbie Diaries (#8, DVD)
The Da Vinci Code
Desperation (television film)
An Inconvenient Truth
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
The Lake House
Loverboy
Nacho Libre
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (television film)
Click
Superman Returns
The Devil Wears Prada
Clerks II
Monster House
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Read It and Weep (television film)
John Tucker Must Die
Miami Vice
Bring It On: All or Nothing (#3, DVD)
World Trade Center
Step Up
Zoom
Accepted
The Illusionist
Material Girls
Snakes on a Plane
The Cheetah Girls 2 (television film)
Idiocracy
The Wicker Man
Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks and a Beanstalk (#2, DVD)
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (#9, DVD)
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (#8, DVD)
Jackass Number Two
Employee of the Month
The Queen
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
The Grudge 2
Marie Antoinette
The Prestige
Return to Halloweentown (television film)
Death of a President
Saw III
Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Casino Royale (#21)
Happy Feet
The Punisher: Extended Cut (DVD)
Eragon
The Pursuit of Happyness
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (DVD)
Rocky Balboa
Night at the Museum

Television:
8th & Ocean
Alias
Beautiful People
The Bedford Diaries
Blade: The Series
Charmed
Commander in Chief
Everwood
G.I. Joe: Sigma 6
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Just for Kicks
Justice League Unlimited
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Power Rangers Mystic Force
Reading Rainbow
Runaway
South Beach
Teen Titans
Transformers: Cybertron
Twins
W.I.T.C.H.
The West Wing
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
The Simpsons, season 18, episode 09
Law & Order, season 17, episode 10
Pokemon, season 9 (Battle Frontier), episode 38
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 8, episode 09
Gilmore Girls, season 7, episode 10
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, season 7, episode 10
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4Kids), season 6, episode 14
Law & Order: Criminal Intent, season 6, episode 10
Degrassi: The Next Generation, season 6, episode 08
Smallville, season 6, episode 09
CSI: Miami, season 5, episode 11
Family Guy, season 5, episode 08
The Wire, season 4
NCIS, season 4, episode 11
The O.C., season 4, episode 08
All Grown Up, season 4, episode 03
Kim Possible, season 3
The L Word, season 3
College Hill, season 3
CSI: NY, season 3, episode 12
Numbers, season 3, episode 11
The Office, season 3, episode 11
Boston Legal, season 3, episode 10
Desperate Housewives, season 3, episode 10
Grey's Anatomy, season 3, episode 10
Veronica Mars, season 3, episode 09
American Dad!, season 3, episode 09
Winx Club (4Kids dub), season 3, episode 07
Zoey 101, season 3, episode 06
Ben 10, season 3, episode 04
Doctor Who, series 2 (David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor)
Robot Chicken, season 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 2
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 2
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, season 2, episode 33
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, season 2, episode 29
Criminal Minds, season 2, episode 12
The New Adventures of Old Christine, season 2, episode 11
Bones, season 2, episode 11
How I Met Your Mother, season 2, episode 11
Ghost Whisperer, season 2, episode 11
Everybody Hates Chris, season 2, episode 10
Supernatural, season 2, episode 09
The Hills, season 1
Beyond the Break, season 1
Horseland, season 1
Bratz, season 1
The Boondocks, season 1
Hannah Montana, season 1, episode 20
Jericho, season 1, episode 11
Heroes, season 1, episode 11
Torchwood, season 1, episode 11
Ugly Betty, season 1, episode 10
Friday Night Lights, season 1, episode 10
Mr. Meaty, season 1, episode 10
30 Rock, season 1, episode 08
Don Knotts, Aaron Spelling, Mako, and Steve Irwin died.
UPN ceased broadcasting
The WB ceased broadcasting
The CW launched

Video Games:
Mega Man X Collection
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
Grandia III
Star Wars: Empire at War
EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky
MS Saga: A New Dawn
Sonic Riders
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
The Sims 2: Open for Business
Mega Man Powered Up
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Final Fantasy XII
Metroid Prime Hunters
Tetris DS
Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
Kingdom Hearts II
Rumble Roses XX
Tomb Raider: Legend
Guild Wars: Factions
New Super Mario Bros.
X-Men: The Official Game
Mega Man Battle Network 6
CivCity: Rome
Civilization IV: Warlords
Nancy Drew: Danger by Design
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
Dungeon Siege II: Broken World
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Star Fox Command
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
Mega Man ZX
EverQuest: The Serpent's Spine
Caesar IV
The Fast and the Furious
Family Guy Video Game!
Star Trek: Encounters
Desperate Housewives: The Game
Scarface: The World is Yours
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave
Gothic 3
Age of Empires III: The War Chiefs
Battlefield 2142
Justice League Heroes
The Sims 2: Pets
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Phantasy Star Universe
Pokemon Ranger
Need for Speed: Carbon
Neverwinter Nights 2
Guitar Hero II
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer
Medieval 2: Total War
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
Yoshi's Island DS
Mortal Kombat: Unchained
Bionicle Heroes
Sonic the Hedgehog
Call of Duty 3
Ridge Racer 7
Totally Spies! 2: Undercover
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Star Trek: Legacy
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance

Archie Comics:
Archie #571/666 (85% of total classic run)
Archie & Friends #105/159 (66% of total run)
Archie Comics Digest Magazine #231/267 (86% of total run)
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #175
Archie's Holiday Fun Digest Magazine #11/12 (91% of total run)
Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #178/214 (83% of total run)
Archie's Pals 'N' Gals Double Digest Magazine #107/146 (73% of total run)
Betty #161/195 (82% of total run)
Betty and Veronica #223/278 (80% of total run)
Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #171/208 (82% of total run)
Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #148
Betty and Veronica Spectacular #75/90 (83% of total run)
Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine #16/38 (42% of total run)
Jughead's Double Digest Magazine #127 (63% of total run)
Sabrina the Teenage Witch #81/104 (77% of total run)
Tales From Riverdale Digest Magazine #15/39 (38% of total run)
Veronica #175/210 (83% of total run)
Archie's 65th Anniversary Bash - Free Comic Book Day Edition #1
Tales From Riverdale Featuring Archie & His Friends
Price of standard comic book: $2.25
Price of digest: $2.49
Price of double digest: $3.69

Archie - Other Media:
Betty Cooper: This Is Who I Am (fanfic)
Betty and Me (Hotdog) (Betty/Midge erotic bestiality fanfic)
Archie-The Untold Story (erotic Cheryl fanfic)
A Day In Bed (erotic Archie/Betty fanfic)
Betty and Veronica (erotic fanfic)
Veronica Gets Her Turn (erotic bestiality fanfic)
Revenge (fanfic, Betty murders Veronica and Archie)
Ms. Independent Part One (fanfic, Betty breaks up with Archie)
French Kisses (Cheryl/Betty fanfic)
Are You Betty or Veronica?: A Quiz Book
Betty & Veronica's Guide to Life (advice book)
Betty & Veronica: Best Friends Forever (advice book)
The Ultimate Betty & Veronica Quiz Book #2
Betty & Veronica Stories: What a Catch! (prose novel)
Betty & Veronica's Guide to Crushes (advice book)
Betty & Veronica Stories: She's Got the Look (prose novel, possibly unreleased)
Robot Chicken - Archie's Final Destination (parody)
Ashley Tisdale (Sabrina, 2013-2014) was 21 years old.
Ashleigh Murray (Josie on Riverdale and Katy Keene) was 18 years old.
Lucy Hale (Katy Keene) was 17 years old.
Ross Butler (Reggie #1 on Riverdale) was 16 years old.
Charles Melton (Reggie #2 on Riverdale) was 15 years old.
Vanessa Morgan (Toni on Riverdale) was 14 years old.
Cole Sprouse (Jughead on Riverdale) was 14 years old.
Casey Cott (Kevin on Riverdale) was 14 years old.
Camila Mendes (Veronica on Riverdale) was 12 years old.
Madelaine Petsch (Cheryl on Riverdale) was 12 years old.
Ross Lynch (Harvey, 2018-present) was 11 years old.
Lili Reinhart (Betty on Riverdale) was 10 years old.
KJ Apa (Archie on Riverdale) was 9 years old.
Kiernan Shipka (Sabrina, 2018-2022) was 7 years old.
Mckenna Grace (Young Sabrina, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) was born.

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