ARCHIE COMICS
Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York. The company is known for its many titles featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Sabrina Spellman, and Josie and the Pussycats. The Archie characters were created by publisher/editor John L. Goldwater with their original likenesses created by Bob Montana. Archie first appeared in Pep Comics #22 on December 22, 1941, drawn by Montana and written by Vic Bloom. Archie Comics was also the title of the company’s longest-running publication, the first issue appearing with a cover date of Winter 1942. Starting with issue #114, the title was shortened to simply Archie. The flagship series was relaunched from issue #1 in July 2015 with a new look and design suited for a new generation of readers. (More from Wikipedia)
Josie and the Pussycats probably didn’t seem like a ground-breaking animation program at the time, when the Hanna-Barbera show debuted on CBS television in 1970; but if I am not mistaken, it was the first Saturday morning cartoon show to have all female lead characters. The cartoon show was based on an Archie comic strip of the same name, though the premise of the show was more in line with the Scooby Doo series of the same time period.
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