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Riverdale

Riverdale

Riverdale is the fictional town home to the Archie Universe.

Name:
Riverdale
Aliases:
Start year:
1942
First issue:
Pep Comics (1940) #31
cover

Origin

Riverdale is fictional town home to the characters of the Archie Universe. Bob Montana, the creator of Archie, was born in Massachusetts. Riverdale and the various sites there are based off of Montana’s hometown in Massachusetts .

Description

Riverdale is depicted as a medium sized town. The state they are in is not specified in the issues. Most of the times, you will se it shown more on the lines of a nice suburb. Clean kept lawns, nice parks, and friendly neighbors are frequently seen around the area. It has what every suburban area usually has, a mall, restaurants, beach, schools, and so on. Riverdale is near other towns such as: Pembrooke, home of Cheryl Blossom; Greendale, home of Sabrina Spellman the Teenage Witch; and Midvale, home of Josie and the Pussycats.

Issues

December 2010

September 2014

December 2017

January 2018

February 2018

March 2018

April 2018

May 2018

Volumes

2010

2014

2017