IDW Celebrates Archie Comics 75th Anniversary with Variant Covers

John F. Trent |

Sep 10, 2015

IDW Publishing has announced they will celebrate their fellow publishers 75th anniversary with eight different variant covers in December.

Archie Comics Publisher/CEO Jon Goldwater commented on their relationship with IDW, “We have a long-standing and wonderful partnership with the great people at IDW. It makes perfect sense to team with them to celebrate this epic anniversary and invite so many beloved, timeless properties to the party.”

IDW President Greg Goldstein made similar comments, “Archie Comics’ contribution to the world of pop culture is stagger. They publish one of the most important and iconic brands in history and they do it in a way that makes EVERYONE smile. IDW is pleased and proud to celebrate this milestone with these classic characters with covers that pay tribute to Archie’s special history.”

The covers getting the tribute treatment are:

Back To The Future #3 by Fernando Ruiz
Empire: Uprising #7 by Barry Kitson
Jem & The Holograms #10 by Tania del Rio
Judge Dredd: Mega-City Zero #1 by Francesco Francavilla
Star Trek #52 by Dan Parent
Transformers #48 by Andrew Pepoy
The X-Files: Season 11 #5 by Robert Hack
Angry Birds: Super Angry Birds #4 by Dan Parent