Arquibaldo e sua Turma
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| Arquibaldo e sua Turma | |
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.jpeg) Cover of Arquibaldo e sua Turma #4 (1975). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Vecchi |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publication date | May 1975 – December 1976 |
| No. of issues | 11 |
| 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.
