Those guys in Riverdale are always in the current time - and they never get older.
2007-09-11 01:19:01 · 12 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
For the same reason most comic book, comic strip or animated characters don't--to allow them to age would eventually destroy the basic premise of the strip/comic/series. I imagine few people, if any, would want to see a grown-up Archie and the gang. Nonetheless, long-running characters have to be kept contemporary so present-day audiences can relate to them. Imagine a Superman eternally stuck in 1938 and you see what I mean.
2007-09-11 12:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by Rachel Newstead 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a timeless comic strip that will live for a very long time to come. It's just like the Simpsons...Bart has never left the 4th grade since that cartoon began. And Maggie will always be an infant. Both Archie and the Simpsons would lose their appeal if the characters aged.
2007-09-11 08:27:16 · answer #2 · answered by Hoosier Daddy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is due to the fact that they all suffer from the Dickclarkesian virus, a rare and potent disorder that causes one to stop aging at the teenage years.
Named after Richard Wagstaff Clark, who is the most famous carrier of the disease.
2007-09-11 16:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same reason Lisa Simpson is in second grade after 18 years
2007-09-11 10:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Josh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Imagine if life were that way... then again think about the overpopulation we would have.. Archie and his gang are made to keep us young forever!! And they still are funny even today! Gotta love that!
2007-09-11 08:27:38 · answer #5 · answered by Rebel 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are supposed to represent the people of their age, in a current time.
2007-09-11 08:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by Beau R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's all about cloning, whenever they begin to age or show other signs of change they are simply replaced by the next clone
2007-09-11 10:49:51 · answer #7 · answered by Matty B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gotta be a pact with the Devil i tell ya! Or they would lose some appeal if they would of aged. Keeping the how they were when thought up keeps their popularity for years to come.
2007-09-11 08:36:02 · answer #8 · answered by BElow froSTy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you could stay young (and nobody thought you were a freak) woudent you?:P
2007-09-11 09:42:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they're Immortal!
2007-09-11 08:24:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋