On Wednesday, August 6th, Dark Horse Comics, in partnerships with Archie Comics, is releasing ARCHIE vs. MINOR THREATS #1 (of 4) – written by Minor Threats co-creators Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum with Timmy Heague (Archie Comics’ Fear the Funhouse: Toybox of Terror) and art by Scott Koblish (Deadpool).
Archie vs. Minor Threats is a collision of the bright and hopeful with the dim and dirty—with hilarious results. Sabrina the Teenage Witch is the link between the two “universes,” and let’s just say that Archie from Riverdale and Playtime from Redport find their situations topsy-turvy in the craziest, scariest way.
Here’s a look at the covers, storyline, and preview pages for this week’s
new release from Dark Horse Comics on New Comic Book Day…
ARCHIE vs. MINOR THREATS #1 (of 4)
Story Plotting by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum & Timmy Heague
Script by Timmy Heague
Art by Scott Koblish
Colors by Hi-Fi Colour Design
Letters by Nate Piekos of Blambot
Covers & Cover Artists:
Scott Hepburn (Cover A)
Scott Koblish (Cover B)
Joe Quinones (Cover C)
Patrick Horvath (Cover D)
Dan Parent (Cover E)
Michael Allred (Cover F)
Genre: Superhero, Crime/Mystery, Action/Adventure
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Age range: 14+
SRP: $4.99
Publication Date: August 06, 2025
When Sabrina the Teenage Witch hijacks a Riverdale field trip to Twilight City to recover a magical artifact, she accidentally lands Archie, Betty, Veronica and Reggie in the costumed criminal underworld led by Playtime and Scalpel. These innocent teens are mistaken for supervillain henchmen and enlisted in Playtime’s current war on magic against Top Hat, a mysterious figure from Frankie’s past. Meanwhile a starving Jughead and Josie and the Pussycats head to Bite Burger where they encounter Barfly’s punk rocker fly $#*@eater—are we about to witness the birth of a supergroup?!
The series tells a classic Archie story (Archie breaks bad to impress the girls) while unveiling a can’t miss chapter in Playtime’s greater journey that will have ramifications in the Minor Threats books for years. From Salem the Cat to Crab Louie this crossover features all the fan favorite characters from both universes.
RELATED: Interview: BEYOND THE SYNOPSIS Ep. 11 – Timmy Heague & Scott Koblish
About Dark Horse Comics:
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics is an excellent example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and transform a company with humble beginnings into an industry giant.
Over the years, Dark Horse has published the work of creative legends such as Yoshitaka Amano, Margaret Atwood, Paul Chadwick, Geof Darrow, Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Faith Erin Hicks, Kazuo Koike, Matt Kindt, Jeff Lemire, Mike Mignola, Frank Miller, Kentaro Miura, Moebius, Chuck Palahniuk, Wendy Pini, Richard Pini, and Gerard Way. In addition, Dark Horse has a long tradition of establishing exciting new creative talent throughout all of its divisions.
The company has also set the industry standard for quality licensed comics, graphic novels, collectibles, and art books, including Stranger Things, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, Dragon Age, James Cameron’s Avatar, Game of Thrones, Mass Effect, StarCraft, The Witcher, and Halo. Today, Dark Horse Comics is one of the world’s leading entertainment publishers.
About Archie Comics:
The Archie Comics line of comic books is one of the most successful, longest running brands in the history of the comic industry. Archie Comics have sold 2 billion comics and are published in a dozen different foreign languages and distributed all over the world. Archie Comics has spawned characters whose popularity have spilled over into other media and who have become part of popular culture. SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH and JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS are just some of the many legendary franchises that are part of the Archie Comics Library.
