Archie #605 [Direct Edition]

(March 2010)

Archie Marries Betty: "Happily Ever After" (Part 6 of 6) (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Uslan

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

Glenn Whitmore

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper Andrews; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Ms. Grundy; the twins [Little Archie; Little Betty]; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Ilana (Moose's girlfriend); Dilton Doiley (cameo); Cheryl Blossom (cameo); Nancy Woods (cameo); Chuck Clayton (cameo); Ethel Muggs (cameo); Frankie Valdez (cameo); Maria Rodriguez (cameo); Coach Kleats (cameo); Professor Flutesnoot (cameo); Ms. Beazley (cameo); Pop Tate (cameo); Svenson the Janitor (cameo); Smithers (cameo); Hiram Lodge (cameo); Mrs. Lodge (cameo)

Synopsis

Betty and Archie return to Riverdale only to discover many changes, including that Jughead and Midge are married. Nine months later, they are blessed with beautiful twins and their love has a powerful affect on the town: Reggie and Veronica get married, Mr. Weatherbee and Ms. Grundy begin dating, even Svenson and Ms. Beazley begin to date. It is the perfect life Archie's always dreamed about.

Reprints

• in The Archie Wedding: Archie in "Will You Marry Me?" (Archie, 2010 series) (April 2010)
• in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #11 (August 2017)

Indexer Notes

The story ends with the final stanza from Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken".