Archie's shocking demise
This photo provided by Archie Comics shows Archie in his final moments of life in the comic book, "Life with Archie," issue 37. Archie Andrews will die taking a bullet for his gay best friend. The famous freckle-faced comic book icon will die in the July 16, 2014 installment of "Life with Archie" while intervening in the assassination of Kevin Keller, Archie Comics' first openly gay character.
Archie over years
This photo provided by Archie Comics shows the cover of the comic book, "Life with Archie," issue 36. Archie Andrews will die taking a bullet for his gay best friend.
Archie over years
This photo provided by Archie Comics shows Archie in his final moments of life in a scene from the comic book, "Life with Archie," issue 36.
Archie over years
This comic image released by Archie Comics shows characters from the Archie's comic book series.
Archie over years
In this May 7, 2007, file photo, a girl reads an Archie comic at Oxford Book Shop in Calcutta, India.
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This comic image released by Archie Comics shows Veronica, left, Archie, center, and Betty, characters from the Archie's comic book series.
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A cover from the Archie spin-off series "Betty & Veronica."
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A cover from the Archie spin-off series "Jughead."
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A cover from the Archie spin-off series "Archie marries Betty."