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A Clever Idea by Archie Comics
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
For the upcoming Archie #600, they're going to fast forward into the future and show us who Archie proposes to (of course, I imagine that who he proposes to is not necessarily who he ends up with, with this being Archie Comics and all).

What a neat idea by Archie Comics for the 600th issue of the title.
- Posted on May 18, 2009 @ 12:30 PM






28 Comments
Rebis
May 18, 2009 at 12:54 pm
I swear I'm generally an easy-going guy (and this is a fun anniversary-stunt idea for Archie Comics) ... but it bugs me that the tagline is grammatically incorrect. It should, of course, read: "WHOM will he marry?"
("He" (that is, Archie) is the subject of the sentence, and "whom" is the object. That's all you need to know to figure out when to use "whom" instead of "who"; it's really a simple rule.)
For the record, I had the exact same objection when Marvel kept asking, "Who do you trust?"
Ian Thal
May 18, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Comics Should Be Grammatical!
The Ugly American
May 18, 2009 at 1:17 pm
"Who will he marry" is correct.
In the future, Archie is a Roman Catholic Priest.
Whoops, spoilers!
HCE
May 18, 2009 at 1:22 pm
That's a No-Prize worthy explanation by The Ugly American if I've ever seen one.
Tom Fitzpatrick
May 18, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Perhaps its whom he doesn't marry. Maybe he's a serial bigamist.
Bill Reed
May 18, 2009 at 2:01 pm
We all know he ends up with Dilton.
jazzbo
May 18, 2009 at 2:16 pm
I hope the Punisher crashes the wedding.
buttler
May 18, 2009 at 2:26 pm
And yet it made for a pretty lame finale to Dawson's Creek. Go figure.
Grapeweasel
May 18, 2009 at 2:26 pm
I wonder if there are only so many stories you can tell with a married Archie....
buttler
May 18, 2009 at 2:27 pm
I hear he's marrying Bob Phantom.
Dan Bailey
May 18, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Dawson married Archie Andrews?
joecab
May 18, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Please ... like when he was gonna choose between Betty and Veronica and went for Cheryl Blossom?
I'll still buy this though.
buttler
May 18, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Come to think of it, maybe he'll marry Cherry Poptart.
Michael
May 18, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I think it's sweet that he's finally going to make an honest man out of Jughead.
Sijo
May 18, 2009 at 5:50 pm
[[Here to read...]]
Kidding!
Regardless of who (whom?) Archie marries, everything will be back to the status quo the next issue... after his DEAL WITH MEPHISTO!!!
Brian Cronin
May 18, 2009 at 6:01 pm
I don't get it, Sijo.
What's the gag with [[Here to read...]]?
Reno
May 18, 2009 at 6:28 pm
It depends.
If Archie continues spending all his time in school chasing girls and not getting a good education, then winds up in a dead end job with no money to pay the bills, he's gonna propose to Veronica.
After he schemes to get all her money, he divorces her and marries Betty, all the while having Cheryl Blossom for his mistress (or maybe Jughead).
Nitz the Bloody
May 18, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Why hasn't anyone brought up the obvious possibility of Archie confessing his true feelings and moving to Vermont with Jughead?
Michael
May 18, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Look up, Nitz.
Nitz the Bloody
May 18, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Billions of Blistering Blue Barnacles!
Jax
May 18, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Whenever I see Archie Comics I always remember that very Family Guy moment on the Simpsons (and this was years before the Family Guy existed) of Homer being throw out of an old jalopy with Jughead and Archie and Moose saying "Duh, Stay outta Riverdale!!"
Michael
May 19, 2009 at 6:15 am
I've said for years that one bit is where Seth McFarlane got the idea for Family Guy.
Sijo
May 19, 2009 at 8:12 am
"I don’t get it, Sijo.
What’s the gag with [[Here to read…]]? "
I asked the other day why several of the threads here seemed to have a first post that just said,[[Here to Read]] I asked about it but I don't think it was explained. Is it a bot, or somebody's idea of a joke? Whatever, I decided to make fun of it. Just this once.
Harry
May 19, 2009 at 10:48 am
Sorry...who will "he" marry...could be ANYONE...not just Archie...I'm not buying...literally and figuratively..
FunkyGreenJerusalem
May 25, 2009 at 4:03 pm
The Onion have taken to the streets to get the people's opinions on this one:
http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/archie_to_choose_betty_or_veronica
Rihanna
May 28, 2009 at 5:10 pm
I Soooo Hope It Is Veronica, because im accualy 9 and my favorite cousin is 13, and im soppose to be Veronica because i sorta loo like her and im sorta rich, and my cousin is soppose to be Betty because she looks like her and is normal.
So i want Veronica to win even though Veronica and I are both spoiled Brats!
P.S Veronica please win, Im your biggest fan!
P.P.S If Its not you, please be neither of us! Common I Trust You!
Rihanna
May 28, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Im sooo Buying this, but when it's out I'll be In Calgary, oh well, they have archie comics there!!!
Veronica Win!!! <3 <3 <3
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