Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is the name of a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a teenage fictional character named Sabrina Spellman. The comic's characters have also appeared in various other media formats, including a long-running television comedy series.

History

Sabrina first appeared in comics in the October, 1962 issue of Archie's Madhouse #22, published by Archie Comics. Sabrina was created by Archie Comics writer George Gladir and longtime Archie artist Dan DeCarlo.

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October - 1962 - Archie Comics - George Gladir - Dan DeCarlo

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December, 1969 brought the first issue of another comic book, Archie's TV Laugh Out, in which Sabrina was one of the leading characters. Sabrina eventually received her own comic book in 1971, with the comic running until 1983, after which Sabrina was reduced to occasional guest appearances and specials in the various Archie comics.

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December - 1969 - 1971 - 1983

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In the late 1990s, Sabrina received her own comic again thanks to the success of the live-action television series Sabrina the Teenage Witch. The book, after briefly diverging into the adventures of Sabrina as a preteen in junior high school, gave Sabrina and, more so, her two aunts a makeover; up until this point, Sabrina's aunts were always portrayed as looking like the stereotypical depiction of witches (complete with pointy hats and Puritan-style dresses). This makeover gave both of them more conventional, contemporary appearances.

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1990s - Television - Preteen - Junior high school - Puritan

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Even later, in the early 2000s, the book was given yet another makeover, this time being drawn in a Japanese manga style. If and when the comic will revert back to its previous traditional look has yet to be determined.

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2000s - Japan - Manga

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