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When did the first Archie Comics character appear?

  • 1939

  • 1940

  • 1941

  • 1942

Answer

The initial Archie characters were created in 1941 by publisher John L. Goldwater and artist Bob Montana, in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom. They first appeared in Pep Comics #22, which was cover-dated December 1941.
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