Tag Archives: Archie

Fiction is stranger than truth

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

In 1997, the creative team behind the Betty comic (Archie Comics) had a vision of Riverdale in 2021 that could be more close to the truth than they actually imagined. “So lucky”, indeed. (Copyright © 2017 Archie Comic Publications, Inc. … Continue reading →

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Pimples? In Riverdale?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Wim Lockefeer

OK, so these ads for Clearasil were made by an ad school in Berlin, with artwork by Jarett Fajardo, I don’t think Archie Comics will ever allow their characters to be used like this.  Good try, though. (via I Believe In … Continue reading →

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Fruit Slush

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Wim Lockefeer

Yep, that’s what comes to mind when thinking about Archie : Fruit and Slush. (via Vintage_ads)

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More comic footwear

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

Remember the Hellboy sneakers ?  Or the Puma Basket 68 ?  Apparently comics-themed footwear has gone upmarket now. American-French footwear designer Angeline Tournier stuck some Archie comics on a shoe and apparently scored a hit.  She has just been appointed … Continue reading →

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The antidote for civilisation

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

This ad was published on the inside front cover of the 1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. the Conservation Crew Special (Archie comics).  I’m not really sure what to think of that tagline, though. There can be little doubt that … Continue reading →

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