Archie Pops the Question

One of America’s longest-running love triangles is about to come to an end: According to the official Archie Comics blog [1], Archie Andrews—hapless ginger kid and proto-Zack Morris [2]—is getting married. (Via CNN [3].)

In the 65-year-old serial’s 600th issue—on sale in September—Archie and the gang have hurtled into the future. They’ve graduated from college, and Archie’s now preparing to take the marital plunge. According to Veronica’s blog [4]—which, strangely, reads like it was written by a spammer from Singapore—it seems Archie has chosen her over sweet, loyal Betty:

I am so excited, I am getting Married to Archie. There is so much to do, so many plans to make. I wonder if Betty wants to be my Maid of Honor? I bet she is so happy for me!
(((Hugs)))
Ronnie

Betty, predictably, is sad [5]. Jughead will be best man [6]. And Reggie, that scamp, plans on scooping up Archie’s sloppy seconds [7].

Of course, you should never trust bloggers. With a little more than three months till pub date, we might see a Graduate-style switcheroo at the last minute.

I was always a Veronica girl myself—mostly because she had black hair, like me, but also because the girl knew how to Get. Things. Done. But I have a feeling she might not have nabbed him for long. Is it too much to hope for an eventual Archie-Moose [8] pair-off?