Afterlife with Archie #1

Dates

Cover date

September 2013

On sale

October 9, 2013

In stores

October 9, 2013

Pages

36

Editions and covers (64)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Original edition

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• Francesco Francavilla Variant

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• Source Comics & Games Store Variant

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• Andrew Pepoy Variant

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Story arc: Escape From Riverdale

This is part 1 of 5. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Afterlife with Archie #1
2. Afterlife with Archie #2
3. Afterlife with Archie #3
4. Afterlife with Archie #4
5. Afterlife with Archie #5

Creators

Stories

• Escape from Riverdale: Part One · 22 pages

  When Reggie hits Hot Dog with his car on an October night, Jughead brings him to Sabrina in the hope that she can save him. She decides to break the rules of magic and bring Hot Dog back to life. Unfortunately, the dog returns as a rabid creature and bites Jughead, leading him to contract a strange illness. By Halloween night, Jughead has transformed into a zombie.

• Afterthoughts with Archie · 4 pages

  Writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Francesco Francavilla are interviewed.

Publisher’s description

This is how the end of the world begins... Harvey Award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Carrie, Archie meets Glee) and Eisner-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Batman, Black Beetle) take Archie and the gang where they've never been before-to the grave and back! A horrific accident sets off a series of grim events and Sabrina the Teenage Witch must try to repair the unspeakable evil her spell has unleashed. Gasp in horror as Riverdale faces an impending zombie Arch-pocalypse in this brand-new, spine-tingling ongoing series -- but be warned, kiddies, this one's not for the faint of heart!

Characters

Reprinted in

Afterlife with Archie - Halloween Comicfest Edition (2014), Afterlife with Archie Magazine (2014), Afterlife with Archie (2014)