Archie proved to be popular enough to warrant his own self-titled ongoing comic book series which began publication in the winter of 1942.

A second series began publication in July 2015 (briefly replacing the first series), featuring a reboot of the Archie universe with a new character design aesthetic and a more mature story format and scripting, aimed at older, contemporary teenage and young adult readers.

[11] The four issue arc follows a potential future where Archie married Valerie Smith and had a daughter with her named Star.

Issue #634 details a bunch of potential futures where Archie may have married Cheryl Blossom, Sabrina Spellman or Ethel Muggs.

[12][13] Archie and his friends cross paths with the cast of Glee thanks to one of Dilton's science experiments gone wrong.

[15] Early issues of Archie have been collected into hardcover 'Archive Editions' by Dark Horse Comics,[16] including original games pages and ads.

IDW published archival hardback editions titled Archie's Americana which collect key issues from each decade since the 1940s.

The first issue focuses on Archie's recent split with Betty Cooper due to the "lipstick incident" that everyone is gossiping about trying to find out what it is.

"[20] Meanwhile, Den of Geek gave it five stars calling Fiona Staples' art "glorious" while saying that Mark Waid "does an impressive job of creating a Riverdale that feels modern and real.