Archie Comics Gets First Gay Character

Image from source, NY Daily News

Well, I don't know about first. I've always wondered about Jughead. And Mr. Weatherbee.  I guess Moose would be too much to ask for. Cue the right-wing-world outrage in 3, 2, 1. . .

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Comic book shocker! Archie's Riverdale high school gets openly gay student, Kevin Keller

Gee whiz, Archie!

Riverdale High School, the stomping grounds of comic books' favorite teen and his friends, is opening its doors to an openly gay student - a first in the 69-year history of the character.

"We're trying to reflect society and we're just trying to show Riverdale is a diverse place," says Dan Parent, the artist-writer behind the series. . .

Read more at: New York Daily News