- Hi. My name is Archie Andrews. Welcome to Riverdale.
Appearing in "Archie #1"Edit
Featured Characters:
- Archie Andrews (First appearance)
- Betty Cooper (First appearance)
- Jughead Jones (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Sheila Wu (First appearance)
- Kevin Keller (First appearance)
- Maria Rodriguez (First appearance)
- Reggie Mantle (First appearance)
- Fred Andrews (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Dilton Doiley (First appearance)
- Raj Patel (First appearance)
- Trevor Smith (First appearance)
- Valerie Smith (Mentioned)
- Chunk Charlston (First appearance)
- Principal Weatherbee (First appearance)
- Hiram Lodge (First appearance) (Photo)
- Veronica Lodge (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Riverdale
- Riverdale High
- Cafeteria
- Gymnasium
- Andrews House
- Amusement park
- Movie theater
- Riverdale High
Items:
- Archie's car
- Reggie's car (Mentioned)
- Archie's guitar
Synopsis for "Archie #1"Edit
Chapter One: There is This Girl
Archie Andrews introduces himself. He tells how he and Betty Cooper had been a couple since kindergarten but broke up last week over the "lipstick incident", which he doesn't elaborate on. Some classmates (Kevin Keller, Sheila Wu, and Maria Rodriguez) try bribing his friend, Jughead, with food, but he also refuses to talk.
Chapter Two: I Be a Genius
The students interrogate Betty about the lipstick incident, but she doesn't talk either. Reggie Mantle, Riverdale's resident jerk, hits on Betty. Kevin, Sheila, and Maria come up with a plan to convince the student body to vote for Archie and Betty as Homecoming King and Queen. Jughead has volunteered to count the ballots, and asks Sheila for a tube of crazy glue for an unknown reason.
Chapter Three: ♪
Archie heads to the Homecoming dance to perform a sound check for the band. However, the lead guitarist is missing, so Archie is called to take his place (it's later revealed that Jughead crazy-glued the guitarist's hands to his steering wheel). Mr. Weatherbee announces the Homecoming Queen and King: Betty Cooper and Trevor Smith. The others question Jughead about this, but he shrugs; he notes that forcing the two together in such a public way probably wasn't a good idea (it's showed that he disposed of most of Archie's ballots to prevent this). Afterwards, Archie walks home, passing a billboard for Lodge Industries as he muses that a new girl just might be around the corner...
NotesEdit
- The first book that's part of Archie's "New Riverdale" line.
- The issue also included a reprint of the very first Archie story from Pep Comics Vol 1 22.
TriviaEdit
- When Jughead agrees to help rig the Homecoming vote, Sheila responds, "Aces". Later, Kevin comments that Jugheads was their "ace in the hole". These might be references to Jughead's asexuality.
- Archie says that Trevor's sister won American Idol, something not mentioned in the Josie and the Pussycats comic.
See Also[]
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss Archie Vol 2 Issue 1 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Archie series
Recommended ReadingEdit
- None.