Marries . . .
By Michael Uslan Illustrated by Stan Goldberg & Bob Smith Lettering by Jack Morelli Coloring by Glenn Whitmore Introduction by Danica McKellar
Abrams ComicArts, New New York York
To the ones who led me to the road less traveled . . . Lil and Joe, and Paul; Nancy, David, and Sarah. And they have made all the difference. —M. U. To Pauline, Pauline, Stephen, Bennett, and Heidi. —S. G.
Acknowledgments My personal thanks go out to Golden Agers John Goldwater, Bob Montana, Dan DeCarlo, Vic Bloom, Harry Shorten, Louis Silberkleit, Maurice Coyne, and all the great artists and writers from “The Greatest Generation” who bequeathed Archie to the world. And for making this historic series possible, Victor Gorelick, Jon Goldwater, Fred Mausser, Nancy Silberkleit, the legendary and great Stan Goldberg, Bob Smith, Jack Morelli, Glenn Whitmore, Mike Pellerito, Rik Offenberger, Paul Castiglia, Ellen Leonforte, Joe Pepitone, Tito Peña, Carlos Antunes, Stephen Oswald, Paul Kaminski, Joe Morciglio, Suzannah Rowntree, and Duncan McLachlan. For their familial support, Nancy, David, Sarah, and Paul Uslan. To my own three real-life Jugheads (or was I their Jughead?), Bobby Klein, Barry Milberg, and Marc Caplan. And to the two girls in high school who were my own Betty & Veronica (you know who you are)! —M. U.
Thanks to Henry Scarpelli, Dan DeCarlo, Bob Montana, Al Hartley, and Bob Oksner; and to my editors, Stan Lee and Victor Gorelick. —S. G. Abrams ComicArts would would like to thank the contributions contributions of the creative team: Michael Uslan, Stan Goldberg, Bob Smith, Jack Morelli, and Glenn Whitmore. This book would not have been possible without the tremendous efforts of everyone at Archie, Inc., in particular Jon Goldwater, Victor Gorelick, Mike Pellerito, and Stephen Oswald. We would also like to thank Danica McKellar for her amazing introduction, and Laura Nolan for her assistance. Thanks also to Charles Kochman and Sofia Gutiérrez (editorial); Neil Egan, Francis Coy, and Michelle Ishay-Cohen (design); Ankur Ghosh and Anet Sirna-Bruder (production); Kristina Tully and Tammi Guthrie (legal); Jack Copley (digital archivist); and Jonathan Bennett (coloring).
Editor: Sofia Gutierrez Project Manager: Charles Kochman Design: Neil Egan with Francis Coy Production Manager: Ankur Ghosh Danica McKellar photograph on page 7: Dana Patrick Stan Goldberg photograph on page 208: Pauline Goldberg Glenn Whitmore photograph on page 208: Deb Rehling Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Uslan, Michael, 1951– [Archie. Selections] Archie marries—/ marries—/ Michael Uslan Uslan ; illustrated illustrated by Stan Goldberg and Bob Smith. p. cm. Issues Issu es 600– 606. ISBN 978-0-8109-9620-5 (alk. paper) 1. Comic books, strips, strips, etc. I. Goldberg, Stan. II. II. Smith, Bob (Bob A.), 1951– III. Title. PN6728.A72U85 2010 741.5'973—dc22 2010010558 TM & © 2010 Archie Comic Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. The individual characters’ names and likenesses are the exclusive trademarks of Archie Comic Publications, Publications, Inc. ARC HIE characters created by John L. Goldwater Goldwater.. The likenesses of the original Archie characters were created by Bob Montana. All stories previously published and copyrighted by Archie Comic Publications, Inc. in magazine form in 2009–2 010. Nothing may be reprinted in whole or part without written permission from Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
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Introduction
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Chapter 1 Archie Marries Veronica: “The Proposal”
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no. 600, October 2009
Chapter 2 Archie Marries Veronica: “The Wedding”
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no. 601, November 2009
Chapter 3 Archie Marries Veronica: “It’s Twins!”
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no. 602, December 2009
Chapter 4 Archie Marries Betty: “Will You Marry Me?”
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no. 603, January 2010
Chapter 5 Archie Marries Betty: “You May Kiss the Bride!”
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no. 604, February 2010
Chapter 6 Archie Marries Betty: “Happily Ever After”
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no. 605, March 2010
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Epilogue Archie Gets Married: Married: “Yesterday “Yesterday,, Today Today,, Tomorrow” Tomorrow” no. 606, April 2010
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Interviews & Supplementary Material
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About the Contributors
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Michael Uslan’s script (above) and Stan Goldberg’s pencils (right) for page 84 ( Archie no. 602, December 2009).
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About the Contributors Stan Goldberg is a veteran, award-
winning comic book artist who has worked more than sixty years in the industry and is best known for illustrating Archie comics for more than four decades. He started his career at age sixteen in 1949 as a staff colorist for Timely (now known as Marvel Comics). Two years later he became b ecame the color department manager, and colored not just interiors, but every cover throughout the fifties. In 1958 Goldberg Goldb erg went freelance, but continued to work for Marvel until the mid-1960s, designing the color for all of their classic super heroes and villains, including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Four, the X-Men, and the Incredible Hulk. He has also illustrated for DC Comics, National Lampoon, Redbook, Seventeen, Ms., Working Woman, and many other magazines. Stan Goldberg lives in i n Beechhurst, New York. Jon Goldwater is the son of Archie
Comics founder, publisher, and editor John L. Goldwater. The Archie line of comic books is one of the most successful, longest running series of titles in the history of the comics
numerous companies and organizations, designing and producing various custom comic books. bo oks. For example, he has overseen collaborations between Archie Comics and Kraft General Foods, Radio Shack, Alcoholics Anonymous, the City and County of San Diego, and even the FBI. He was on the Comic Magazine Association of America’s Comics Code Authority Guidelines Committee, and is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Joe Kubert School, where many of today’s comics artists develop their craft. He also teaches cartooning in the College for Kids program at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York. Jack Morelli is an author ( Heroes of the Negro Leagues, Abrams, 2007), artist, and
designer. He has worked in production and editorial at Marvel Comics, freelance for DC Comics and Archie Comics, and has been a comic book hand letterer for more than thirty years. He lives in upstate New York with his wife Christie Scheele and their twins. Bob Smith was born in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1951. Raised in Grayland, Grayland, Washington, he left the the family cranberry
industry (their first comic was published in 1939). Goldwater began his career twenty years ago as partner at Zak Concerts, the Japanese concert promoter. He is the former president and CEO of AFA AF A Music Group, Ltd., and the executive executive producer of the film The Return of Superfly (1990). He has also served as president and CEO of Crash Management Inc. Using his experience in the entertainment industry, Goldwater plans on bringing the gang from Riverdale to a larger multimedia audience. He is the driving force behind the Archie Comics digital initiative as well as building new partnerships in the publishing and entertainment industries. He is also developing new projects focusing on not just Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Jughead, and Reggie, but other long-standing Archie properties as well, such as Katy Keene, Li’l Jinx, the Red Circle Heroes, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats, Cosmo the Merry Martian, Pat the Brat, Wilbur Wilkins, Bingo Wilkins, and Suzie and Sam Hill, to name just a few. Jon Goldwater looks forward to expanding the role of his family’s company, Archie Comic Publications, to prominence in the comic book medium as well as in other media.
farm after graduating with a degree in fine art a rt from Western Washington State College. He moved to New York in 1975, and found work as an inker for DC Comics. Twenty-three years and several comic book publishers later, he landed at Archie Comics. Since 1998, Bob Smith’s work has appeared in numerous Archie titles and on the Archie newspaper strip. In 2009 he moved back to Washington, and lives in Covington. Michael Uslan is an award-winning writer and executive producer of the Batman films, most recently The (2008), the third highest Dark Knight (2008), grossing film in movie history history.. He was the first instructor to teach comics at an accredited university (Indiana University in 1970) and wrote the first textbook on comics, The Comic Book in America. His autobiography au tobiography,, The Boy Who Loved Batman, is being published in Spring 2011. Uslan lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
Victor Gorelick is the co-president/
editor-in-chief of Archie Comics Publications, Inc., and has been working at Archie Comics for almost fifty years. He joined Archie as an art assistant in October 1958, and over the years has served as production manager, art director, and managing editor. Gorelick has unique knowledge of every facet of the editorial process required to create and publish successful comics. He has been a writer, colorist, letterer, letterer, and everything in between. He has developed a keen sense for producing good, clean, wholesome content for Archie Comics. Through the years he has helped to build a bond of trust with Archie readers of all ages. Gorelick has worked closely with
Glenn Whitmore’s comic book
ambitions began at age ten, when he first attended the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. Glenn graduated in 1987. A year later he began an eleven-year run as colorist on the Superman titles for DC Comics, which included landmark storylines of the hero’s engagement, death, return, and marriage to Lois Lane. For more than twenty years, Glenn has also provided color to popular comic book titles such as The Power of Shazam, Justice Society, Nexus Nexus, and most recently, Archie. He lives in Succasunna, New Jersey.
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