National Hot Dog Day With Jughead

Celebrating National Hot Dog Day with Jughead...but, maybe that's not such a great idea, as if Jughead enters the hot dog eating contest, he'll win by forfeit...as shown in this cover by Rex Lindsey for Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #151 (August, 2003).  

 

Happy Doughnut Day 2023

It's not art but I know what I like...words that Jughead Jones could use, after checking out this art exhibit with Betty and Veronica on this cover to Jughead's Double Digest #2 (December, 1989) by Dan DeCarlo and Jim DeCarlo, as he plans to go to Donut World...which is appropriate, as today is National Doughnut Day!

National Pancake Day 2022

Little Archie came up with a great idea for making pancakes easier (and Jughead can't wait), as you can see from this cover to Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine #42 (May, 1990), here, on National Pancakes Day!

National Pizza Week 2022

To be fair, National Pizza Week started on January 9th, but with a whole week, figured it would be best to save a pair of covers with Jughead enjoying a pizza until the weekend.

One thing Jughead loves is pizza, as shown as he's dating Debbie on the cover for Jughead #5 (April, 1988) by Nate Butler and Rex Lindsey, or enjoying a snack while working like on the cover to Archie's Pal Jughead #183 (September, 2007) by Rex Lindsey.

Celebrate New Year's With Archie And Jughead

Jughead should be warning Archie to be careful, lest Betty and Veronica find out what he's doing on New Year's Eve, as shown on this Dan DeCarlo/Rudy Lapick cover to Jughead With Archie #97 (March, 1990).

Happy New Year!

Happy Doughnut Day 2021

Enjoy National Doughnut Day with Jughead Jones, as he works hard on the cover of Jughead #222 (November, 1973) by Dan DeCarlo and Rudy Lapick.

Wonder what the eating machine that is Jughead did with those donut holes?

National Pizza Day 2021 With Jughead

Jughead Jones is enjoying a pizza at Pop's for his birthday with Archie, Betty and Veronica on this cover for Jughead #167 (April, 1969)...and you should enjoy a pizza today too, as it is National Pizza Day!

Happy Pi Day 2020

Though usually known for hamburgers, Jughead Jones has occasionally switched to other culinary delights, and has used that to win contests, such as this pie eating contest as shown on the cover of Archie's Pal, Jughead #46 (February, 1958) by Harry Lucey.

Happy Pi Day!

Riverdale Comic Con

With CW's Riverdale likely a part of the San Diego Comic Con, it is time to show that Archie and his friends have been a part of Comic Cons for years, with this cover by Bill Galvan and Mike DeCarlo for Archie And Friends #156 (August, 2011), the last issue of the series with a new story (the next three issues of the series were reprints).

On the cover are:  Betty Cooper (Avatar), Archie Andrews (Pureheart The Powerful), Veronica Lodge (Snow White), Sabrina Spellman (Princess Leia), Josie McCoy (Catwoman), Reggie Mantle (Harry Potter), Chuck Clayton (Luke Skywalker), Jughead Jones (Spock) and Bingo Wilkin (vampire)....with the group dealing with someone in a Maximus Chrome robot costume trying to wreck their show in a story by Alex Segura, Bill Galvan and Jim Amash.

A Little Archie In Riverdale

Archie Andrews and the town of Riverdale were introduced back in Pep Comics #22 (December, 1941, by Vic Bloom and Bob Montana), along with his pal, Jughead Jones, as Archie tries to impress the new girl who moved into town, Betty Cooper as kids.  Starting in the next issue, Archie and his friends were tracked a little further in their lives, as teenagers.  Betty's rival, rich girl, Veronica Lodge, appears soon after, in Pep Comics #26 (April, 1942), with Archie's nemesis, Reggie Mantle and Mr. Weatherbee being introduced in Jackpot Comics #5 (Spring, 1942)....all continuing to grow the cast and expand upon the high school activities of Archie and his friends, until they could stop sharing a magazine with heroes like the Shield, Black Hood, Steel Sterling and the Hangman, and Archie Comics was born (starting in Winter, 1942).

But, what about the kids younger lives?  Well, here a little history of Little Archie...

Little Archie

Little Archie #1 premiered in 1956, when the company publishing Archie had changed from MLJ to Archie Comics, with the adventures of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie and even Moose Mason as kids, written and drawn by Bob Bolling, with inks by Bob White (at least for the first issue, Bob Bolling having more to do on the later issues).

These were cute little tales of the kids of Riverdale, working things out as they played war, pretended marriage, played doctor and nurse, pretended to go to court and other activities kids did as they figured out their world (though not quite matching up with regular Archie Comics, as Betty didn't move to Riverdale until she was a little older....).

The Little Archie run lasted until issue #4, in the Fall of 1957....

Little Archie Giant Comics

...to become Little Archie Giant Comics, starting with issue #5 in Winter 1957-1958, and continuing under that title, with more of the same hijinks, with the title actually becoming giant-sized starting with issue #13 of Winter, 1959/1960...

...through issue #18 of Spring, 1961 (where Archie headed out to Mars in "Little Archie On Mars")...



....establishing a more fantasy/science fiction feel for the Little Archie series, which would continue on as the series continued on....

The Adventures Of Little Archie

...being retitled as The Adventures Of Little Archie with #19 (Summer, 1961), continuing the fantasy elements in the issues, as well as adding new ones....


....like a reoccurring villain, the Mad Doctor Doom (no relation to Fantastic Four's Doctor Doom)...

....adding a young version of Archie's super-hero identity of Pureheart the Powerful with Little Pureheart the Powerful...


....even creating a mod band for the kids as the Little Archies, as Dexter Taylor came on board to handle some of the Little Archie tales as well along with Bob Bolling, all the way through issue #53 of May, 1969....

Little Archie

....with the title reverting back to Little Archie with #54 (July, 1969), which remained as the title of the book until its end with issue #180 in February, 1983.

During this run, a Little Sabrina (a younger version of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) was added to the mix as well, with the title remaining a giant sized through issue #84, and the stories were more fantastic than ever.

A little fun in Riverdale, separate from all the other Archie Comics, before comic books and the world got so serious!