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New! Blue Ribbon Comics
Blue Ribbon Comics was the first title published by M.L.J. Magazines, Inc in 1939. This anthology series covered various genres from science fiction, crime, humor, and adventures tales. It also debuts the first superhero, Bob Phantom, who was a Broadway theater columnist with strength and the ability to teleport.
New! Zip Comics
This anthology series created in 1940 covered various genres from war, mystery, crime, and adventure. Published during WWII, many of the stories focused on American superheroes fighting the Germans and Japanese. The key character featured was Steel Sterling, a chemist who became the “Man of Steel” after dunking himself in chemically treated cauldron of molten steel.
New! Pep Comics
Pep Comics started as a superhero series in 1940. It was where the character Archie Andrews first made an appeareance. Later in the 1940's, Archie became the principle character as MLJ Comics moved away from superhero stories to focus on teen humor. Many of the stories in Pep Comics became centered around teen life such as cars, dating, school, parents, and friends. The comic series idealized sub-urban life with Archie optimizing conformity and respect of authority. It also featured iconic characters such as Jughead, Betty, and Veronica.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
This ongoing series, beginning in 2014, is a darker take on the characters and setting of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. It focuses on half-witch Sabrina as she chooses between becoming a full witch or living a mortal life with her boyfriend Harvey Kinkle. During this time, Sabrina and the Spellman family take on darker forces from Hell who want to take down the Spellman family. This comic was later adapted into the popular supernatural horror television series produced by Warner Bros. and can be streamed on Netflix.
Josie and the Pussycats
The reboot of the popular comic book series, first published in 1963, features Josie uniting the band to take their big shot at musical stardom, only to contend with the machinations of Alexandra Cabot, the ever-Machiavellian daughter of the Pussycats’ manager. The first issue was released on September 28, 2016.
Archie's Pal Jughead
Jughead first appeared as Archie's close friend in 1941 Pep Comics. He later got his own comic series Archies's Pal Jughead in 1949. Common story themes included Jughead's insatiable appetite for hamburgers, avoiding Big Ethel who has a crush on him and outsmarting his nemesis Reggie Mantle.
