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New Archie Comics Coming in May 2026

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Variant Cover of ARCHIE'S TV LAUGH OUT #79: FACSIMILE EDITION. In an image designed to look like a '70s drive-in movie poster, Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead are on a dock frantically running away from an attacking shark, who has bitten into one of the dock pylons and torn it away. The text reads: Blood-curdling! Hair-raising! Spine-chilling! A dream seaside vacation became ARCHIE AND THE GANG'S WORST NIGHTMARE! He chomps his victims with his massive jaws! SO TERRIFYING AND SHOCKING you will be frightened our of your wits! Archie and the Horrors of Shark Island"

It’s summer blockbuster season in our May new releases! To pre-order, contact your local comic book shop using the Comic Shop Locator, or directly from the Archie Comics Shop.

Information listed below is subject to change.

Cover of ARCHIE'S TV LAUGH OUT #79: FACSIMILE EDITION. In the first panel of the image, Betty and Archie are on the beach making a giant shark out of sand that looks like the Jaws movie poster. Jughead is in the foreground with a picnic basket overflowing with food. Archie asks Jughead if the sand shark looks realistic. In the second panel, Jughead says, "TOO realistic, Archie!" as he frantically moves the picnic basket away from the sand shark.

 

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ARCHIE’S TV LAUGH-OUT #79: FACSIMILE EDITION

Summer might just be starting, but this book will make you never want to go back in the water again! This issue from 1980 with a JAWS-inspired cover is loaded with hilarious stories of mirth, music, and mayhem! From pizza parties to animal antics, this collector’s item is a can’t miss! You’re gonna need a bigger boat to fit all the fun found in ARCHIE’S TV LAUGH-OUT #79, faithfully reprinted in a full-facsimile edition!

Script: Frank Doyle
Art: Stan Goldberg, Dexter Taylor, Jon D’Agostino
Main Cover: Stan Goldberg
Variant Cover: Stan Goldberg
Foil Variant Cover: Harry Lucey & Dan Parent w/ Rosario “Tito” Peña
On Sale Date: 5/27
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 (REG) / $7.99 (FOIL)

Cover of ARCHIE'S MOVIE MANIA. Archie stands in the center holding up an ice cream sundae, wearing torn up clothes revealing a muscled action hero body. Around him are other figures from the cast in movie costumes: Jughead has a superhero costume, Reggie is posed as a Roman gladiator, and Betty and Veronica are framed like the scene in Titanic when Jack and Rose are holding each other at the front of the ship.

 

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ARCHIE COMICS 85th ANNIVERSARY PRESENTS: ARCHIE’S MOVIE MANIA (ONE-SHOT)

Summer time is here and blockbuster movies are already starting to heat up movie theater screens all over the globe! Of course, Archie and his extended group of friends are going to get in on the action! First, the Superteens and the Power Pets take on some souped up zoo animals in an all-out brawl! But who’s the evil mastermind behind all the chaos? Then, Veronica Lodge and Ginger Lopez battle it out to be the next best fashion critic! Inspired by upcoming movies like : Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and The Devil Wears Prada 2, plus plenty more homages to notable movies throughout Archie’s history, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got extra popcorn before diving into this fun-filled issue!

Script: Jamie L. Rotante
Pencils: Steven Butler, Bill Galvan
Inks: Lily Butler, Ben Galvan
Letters: Jack Morelli
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Main Cover: Dan Parent
Variant Covers: Holly G!, Adrian Ropp
Foil Virgin Variant Cover: Dan Parent
On Sale Date: 5/13
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 (REG) / $7.99 (FOIL)

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