Photos: Archie Andrews dies foiling assassination attempt on gay friend

Archie Andrews will die taking a bullet for his gay best friend. The famous freckle-faced comic book icon is meeting his demise in Wednesday’s installment of “Life with Archie” when he intervenes in an assassination attempt on Kevin Keller, Archie Comics’ first openly gay character. Andrews’ death, which was first announced in April, will mark the conclusion of the series that focuses on grown-up renditions of Andrews and his Riverdale pals.

[caption id=“attachment_1619485” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] The famous freckle-faced comic book icon will die in the July 16, 2014 installment of “Life with Archie” while intervening in the assassination of Kevin Keller, Archie Comics’ first openly gay character. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1619487” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] This photo provided by Archie Comics shows Archie in his final moments of life in the comic book, “Life with Archie,” issue 37. He dies in the manner that epitomizes not only the best of Riverdale but the best of all of us. It’s what Archie has come to represent over the past almost 75 years," said publisher Jon Goldwater. AP.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1619489” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] We wanted to do something that was impactful that would really resonate with the world and bring home just how important Archie is to everyone," said Goldwater. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1619491” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Who shot Archie? Publisher Jon Goldwater is not spoiling the killer, only teasing it’s a stalker who wanted to take Keller down. AP.[/caption]