Archie Comics, And Beyond!
The History Of Archie Comics
A company is formed
The year was 1939, the month: November. A new company
was founded by Maurice Coyne, Louis Silberkleit and and John
Goldwater: MLJ Magazines. Their first title was Blue Ribbon Comics.
One month later, Top Notch Comics was introduced to the public.
In January, 1940. Until then, the only types of comic book characters were
either super heroes fighting off Axis forces, or little furry animals placed
in the the comics with an intention to amuse the reader.
Then, John L. Goldwater, had a stroke of genius.
He was inspired by the popular Andy Hardy movies of that era which starred
Mickey Rooney. He wanted to create a normal person, a person to whom readers
could relate. With much encouragement from his two partners, he created
"America's newest boyfriend." Utilizing the talents of writer Vic Bloom
and artist Bob Montana, MLJ Magazines published Goldwater's genius
idea in issue #22 of Pep Comics, in December, 1941.
". . . M'name's Archie, but call me Chick.
. ."
Archie Andrews, clumsy, funny, timeless Archie Andrews.
Often refered to as the all American teenager, Archie Andrews has made
his mark.
