Memory Lane 6: The Death of Archie

This episode covers issues 36 and 37 of Life With Archie by Paul Kupperberg, Art by Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy, and Fernando Ruiz Years before the teens of Riverdale dealt with adult situations on TV, they dealt with them as, well, adults on the page. Life With Archie ended with a bang as Archie bled out on the waxed Chok-Lit Shoppe floor, and we're here to tell you all about it. Then, we conclude our reading of All the Snakes of the Forest. Is this a step toward the CW's Riverdale, or a condemnation of it? How would you end a story designed to never have one? How hard is it to say your wife's name?