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Archie weds Veronica
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Teenage comic hero Archie Andrews is getting hitched to Veronica Lodge in the 600th issue of the series
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Arch rival Is Archie’s choice of Veronica over Betty an indication of what recession does to people?
There is no escape from growing up and getting on with life. Yes, we reconcile to this fact at some point, kicking and bawling. But is it fair to expect the same reconciliation from our comic book heroes too?
The news is that Archie Andrews, the forever-teenage hero (so we thought!) of the Archie Comic series, is getting hitched to the catty brunette Veronica Lodge in the 600th issue of the series, leaving the goody blonde Betty Cooper heart broken. That is a paradigm shift of sorts in the all-American, seven-decade-old saga, considering that the constant cold war between the two girls for Archie’s attention forms its central plotline.
On Internet
The Internet is agog with debates on the implications of this twist in the tale. Hardcore Betty fans are shell shocked by Archie’s “stupid” choice of the “rich spoilt brat” over the “sensible” middle-class girl. Looking long and hard into the crystal ball, one reader has said that Veronica will eventually dump Archie for his rival Reggie, while Betty by then will be in White House! Veronica has a small but fierce fan following too.
Anything could happen
Others are reminding their fellow-Archie readers that the 600th issue will only be the first part of a six-part story, and so, anything can happen by the end of part six. For all you know, the whole situation might be a “trick” on readers, and maybe, it will turn out to be something as inane as a dream Archie is having. Archie’s choice is no surprise, really, considering that he is quite like Veronica in character: behaving according to his own whims and fancies, keeping Betty as a standby, using her help for homework…
In an article in ew.com, when Archie turned 50, Tim Apello called Archie’s genesis in the troubled 1940s as “a freckled bulwark against global chaos”. There have been suggestions that Archie’s choice of the rich girl is appropriate in the recession years!
BAGESHREE S.
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