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Bob Montana went to high school in Haverhill, Massachusetts from 1936 to 1939, and his sketchbook, an illustrated diary of life in Haverhill, was the true origin of Archie Comics. After four years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Montana returned in 1946 to launch the Archie newspaper comic strip, which he drew until his death in 1975.
His friends Skinny Linehan and Arnold Daggett were the basis for Jughead Jones and Moose Mason respectively. School librarian Elizabeth Tuck inspired Miss Grundy and principal Earl McLeod was the model for Mr. Weatherbee. Montana knew the Massachusetts' Brahmin political family, the Lodges, because he had once painted a mural for them; he combined that name with actress Veronica Lake to create Veronica Lodge. Betty Cooper was based on Montana's girlfriend in New York. Pop Tate's Chocklit Shoppe, a soda shop where Archie's Gang hang out, was based on real-life locations frequented by Haverhill teenagers during the 1930s — Crown Confectionery and the Chocolate Shop on Merrimack Street and the Tuscarora on Winter Street.
Archibald "Archie" Andrews debuted in Pep Comics 22 (December, 1941). Decades later, Archie is still a lovable, though accident-prone, redheaded 17-year-old. He lives in Riverdale, attends Riverdale High and is the only son of Mary Andrews and mid-level business executive Fred Andrews.
Archie is a typical small-town teenager. Generous, well-mannered, but clumsy, he is genuinely liked by many of his friends. Archie goes crazy when he sees an attractive girl, but his two main crushes are Veronica Lodge and Betty Cooper, forming the love triangle driving the plot-lines. He has the best intentions, but often comes into conflict with Veronica's father Hiram Lodge and Riverdale High's principal, Waldo Weatherbee.
Montana's characters were heard on radio in the early 1940s. Archie Andrews began on the NBC Blue Network on May 31, 1943, switched to Mutual in 1944, and then continued on NBC from 1945 until September 5, 1953. The program's original announcer was Kenneth Banghart, later succeeded by Bob Shepard (during the 1947-48 season, when Swift and Company sponsored the program) and Dick Dudley. Archie was first played by Charles Mullen, Jack Grimes and Burt Boyar, with Bob Hastings as the title character during the NBC years. Jughead was portrayed by Hal Stone and Cameron Andrews. Stone later wrote about his radio career in his autobiography, Relax... Archie! Re-laxx! (Bygone Days Press, 2003). During the NBC run, Betty was portrayed by Rosemary Rice, and Veronica by Gloria Mann.
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Episode List
ArchAn1945-06-23NaziPowInRiverdale.mp3
ArchAn1946-05-07ADayAtCamp.mp3
ArchAn1946-05-11PoisonCandy.mp3
ArchAn1946-05-18HipTalksjiveTalk.mp3
ArchAn1946-07-06MaskedMarvel.mp3
ArchAn1946-07-13StrandedOnDesertedIsland.mp3
ArchAn1946-07-20TheHammock.mp3
ArchAn1946-07-27DrugstoreMixup.mp3
ArchAn1946-10-19DoubleDate.mp3
ArchAn1947-03-15TheRedCrossBenefit.mp3
ArchAn1947-08-09TakingABath.mp3
ArchAn1947-11-15GoingToBedEarly.mp3
ArchAn1947-12-13ChristmasShopping.mp3
ArchAn1948-05-15TheHiccupsgoodNightsSleep.mp3
ArchAn1948-06-12ArchieFightsACold.mp3
ArchAn1948-07-10ArchieGetsDressedForADate.mp3
ArchAn1948-07-17MrAndrewsWallpapersARoom.mp3
ArchAn1948-08-07SufferingFromTheHeat.mp3
ArchAn1948-08-21GoingOnAPicnc.mp3
ArchAn1948-09-04TheBigDance.mp3
ArchAn1948-09-11BorrowingATireJackfixingFlatTire.mp3
ArchAn1948-09-18ArchiesInLove.mp3
ArchAn1948-09-25FreeMovieTickets.mp3
ArchAn1948-10-30HalloweenParty.mp3
ArchAn1948-11-06LockedOutOfTheHouse.mp3
ArchAn1948-11-20GuestsAreComingForDinner.mp3
ArchAn1948-11-27LaryngitisRuinsDadsNap.mp3
ArchAn1948-12-04JobAtTheDrugstore.mp3
ArchAn1949-05-21TheNewTvSet.mp3
ArchAn1949-05-28Careful-DontWakenFather.mp3
ArchAn1949-07-13Sunburned.mp3
ArchAn1949-08-24TryingToGoFishing.mp3
ArchAn1949-09-00DinnerInARestaurant.mp3
ArchAn1949-10-29UnknownTitle.mp3
ArchAn1949-12-17ChristmasShopping.mp3
ArchAn1950-03-04ArchieIsMissing.mp3
ArchAn1950-11-11MouseInTheHouse.mp3
ArchAn1950-11-18TheCharlestonContest.mp3
ArchAn1951-03-10MailingIncomeTax.mp3
ArchAn1951-03-17TooMuchNoise.mp3
ArchAn1951-05-06JalopyWontStart.mp3
ArchAn1951-05-20BigBallgame.mp3
ArchAn1951-05-27ArchieTheBabysitter.mp3
ArchAn1951-06-03TheEconomyProgram.mp3
ArchAn1953HelpingDadAtTheOffice.mp3
ArchAnBankruptRumour.mp3
ArchAnFootballTickets.mp3
ArchAnGlowingDialCeleb.Int.bobHastings.mp3
ArchAnHorsebackRidingLessons.mp3
ArchAnLateForSchool.mp3
