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Comic suspense: Archie Andrews pops question

May. 28, 2009
"Jughead, do you want to be my best man?" comic book character Archie asks on his blog.
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'Archie' artist Joe Edwards dies

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The Veronicas comically settle dispute

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Australia's pop duo, The Veronicas, and Archie Comics have settled a dispute over the copyright name by adding a third Veronica to the group.

Archie Comics sues The Veronicas

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'Sabrina' headed for big screen

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Bishop says it with 'comic' books

ASCOLI PICENO, Italy, May 2 (UPI) -- This week thousands of "comic" books of the life of St. Emidius, patron saint of Ascoli Piceno, Italy, were distributed compliments of the city's bishop.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch