Archie’s SuperTeens Return in a Super Fun New Crossover Event!
The superpowered team-up 50 years in the making is finally here! Riverdale’s most unlikely heroes, the SuperTeens, will meet Archie Comics’ flagship hero team, The Mighty Crusaders, in a two-issue crossover event flying to comic shops this summer.
Created by a super-team of Archie Comics veterans — writers Ian Flynn, David Williams, and Gary Martin, and artists Kelsey Shannon, Williams, Martin, and Jack Morelli — the madcap action launches with ARCHIE SUPERTEENS VS. CRUSADERS #1 on June 20.
“It’s been a while since we’ve seen the SuperTeens,” Ian said, “so it’s fantastic to see them jumping back into action. And folks will likely still be hungry for more Mighty Crusaders goodness. The meeting of these two super-teams has been a long-time coming and it’s got all the fun and excitement you could expect from a collision of these two properties!”
Longtime Archie fans have been thrilling to the alternate universe adventures of Riverdale’s heroes since Archie’s alter ego, Pureheart the Powerful, stumbled onto his powers in 1965’s LIFE WITH ARCHIE #42, by Frank Doyle and Bill Vagoda. The rest of the gang suited up over the following years, including Super Teen (Betty Cooper), Evilheart (Reggie Mantle), Captain Hero (Jughead Jones), and Miss Vanity (Veronica Lodge).
This new limited series event will see Archie and the gang encountering Archie Comics’ more traditional heroes in a caper packed with more hamburgers than any other superhero comic on the stands. It’ll take the two most powerful superhero teams in the world to save Riverdale – but can they work together to get things done? Either way, it'll be fun for all of us to read and find out for ourselves!
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ARCHIE SUPERTEENS VS. CRUSADERS #1
Riverdale High’s new substitute teacher is very odd. Snubbed by the scientific community, he plans his revenge—on the students of Riverdale High! It’s going to take a team of people with some mighty powers to stop him. Archie Comics’ two most renowned superhero teams are going to meet up for the first time ever in this special mini-series! Features cover 1 of 2 special connecting main covers!
Script: Ian Flynn, David Williams, Gary Martin
Art: Kelsey Shannon, David Williams, Gary Martin, Jack Morelli
Cover: David Williams, Gary Martin, Kelsey Shannon
On Sale Date: 6/20
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
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This looks like fun.
What are those devices the gang are holding to transform into Superteens? Sorta resembles the old H-dial from Dial 'H' for Hero. Have they been established somewhere?
An it looks like the MLJ heroes will be the versions from the 1940s, instead of any of the numerous revamps.
#1
Mr Justice, Black Jack
the Web, the Comet (GA)
Pureheart the Powerful (Archie), Superteen (Betty)
Captain Commando, Captain Flag, Malcom Reeves
the Comet (SA), Firefly
#2
the Hangman, Cat Girl
the Fox, Captain Hero (Jughead), Miss Vanity (Veronica), Inferno
the Shield (GA), the Jaguar
Steel Sterling, the Black Hood
The Jaguar and Cat Girl are SA. The Archies' super-identities were introduced in the SA, except for Veronica's, which dates from the 1990s. Malcolm Reeves was introduced in the 1980s. The Comet is shown in both his GA and SA versions.
The other heroes are GArs, but many of them were revived in the SA and/or the 1980s.
Cat Girl first appeared in Adventures of the Fly, then moved across to Adventures of the Jaguar and reformed. This is her original costume.
I know burgers are Jughead's thing and all, but ... if Captain Hero has to have a sandwich on his chest, shouldn't it be a different kind of sandwich?
When Captain Hero was created in the mid-1960s, I'd never heard of a gyro sandwich. It wasn't quite as common as now.