After only a few years after the 1986 invention, Archie Comics picked up the idea, publishing a short series based on six living Koosh balls.

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I first connected with them when I was working at Archie Comics, and I was really impressed with the work and they were really great to deal with.

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The 2015 reboot of Archie Comics is said to be more representative of its time.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/from-archies-to-the-archies-why-must-we-wokewash-classics-9061445/