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Arquibaldo e sua Turma

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Arquibaldo e sua Turma
Cover of Arquibaldo e sua Turma #4 (1975).
Publication information
PublisherVecchi
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
GenreComedy
Publication dateMay 1975 – December 1976
No. of issues11
Main character(s)Archie Andrews
Betty Cooper
Veronica Lodge
Jughead Jones
Reggie Mantle

Arquibaldo e sua Turma (English: Arquibaldo's Gang) was a comic book, released in 1975 by Brazilian publisher Vecchi.[1][2] The comic book published stories of titles already released by Archie Comics, such as Archie, Archie and Me, Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica, Archie's TV Laugh-Out, Reggie and Me, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and others. It was the second publication of comics with licensed characters from Archie Comics in Brazil, after Orbis's between 1954–1955,[3] titled Frajola,with 23 issues.[4] Arquibaldo e sua Turma have only 11 issues published, being the shortest publication in the country. First published May 1975 and last published December 1976.[5][6]

The characters in this comic had their names changed, Archie Andrews was called "Arquibaldo". Jughead Jones had his name changed to "Moleza"[7] and Archie's rival Reggie Mantle was called "Rick".[8] Other characters like Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge have just their names translated from English to Portuguese.

References

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  1. ^ Naranjo, Marcelo (June 2, 2006). "Bustos da turma de Archie" (in Portuguese). Universo HQ. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Ota (February 21, 2011). "Os quadrinhos da Vecchi" (in Portuguese). Bigorna.net. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Orbis". Guia dos Quadrinhos (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Frajola n° 1". Guia dos Quadrinhos (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Arquibaldo e Sua Turma n° 1". Guia dos Quadrinhos (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Arquibaldo e Sua Turma n° 11". Guia dos Quadrinhos (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Moleza". Guia dos Quadrinhos (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Reggie (Rick)". Guia dos Quadrinhos (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 7, 2020.