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The original ''Archer & Armstrong'' was one of Valiant's first original titles. Uniquely for the other books involved in the 1992 ''Unity'' CrisisCrossover, its #1 and #2 issues made up the characters' chapters in the crossover. The book ran for a total of 27 issues, including the #0 issue, before ending in 1994. Appropriately, the last issue was their chapter in the ''Chaos Effect'' crossover. During the Acclaim era, the characters didn't have a steady monthly book like they used to. Instead, its versions of Archer, Armstrong and his immortal brothers were told in a series of one-shot publications sharing the title ''Eternal Warriors''. In this universe, Aram and his brothers were Vikings who gained their powers of increased strength, ageless immortality and near-invulnerability from a special herb called "the Bloom". The brothers added more people to their group, dubbed the Forever Family; this universe's version of Archer was included this way as Armstrong's partner, until [[spoiler:he died and was replaced by the adventurer [=LeMont=] Quirrel, who was nicknamed "Archer" in his memory]].
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The original ''Archer & Armstrong'' was one of Valiant's first original titles. Uniquely for the other books involved in the 1992 ''Unity'' CrisisCrossover, its #1 and #2 issues made up the characters' chapters in the crossover. The book ran for a total of 27 issues, including the #0 issue, before ending in 1994. Appropriately, the last issue was their chapter in the ''Chaos Effect'' crossover. During the Acclaim era, the characters didn't have a steady monthly book like they used to. Instead, stories of its versions of Archer, Armstrong and his immortal brothers were told in a series of one-shot publications sharing the title ''Eternal Warriors''. In this universe, Aram and his brothers were Vikings who gained their powers of increased strength, ageless immortality and near-invulnerability from a special herb called "the Bloom". The Over time, the brothers added more people to their group, dubbed the Forever Family; this universe's version of Archer was included this way as Armstrong's partner, until [[spoiler:he died and was replaced by the adventurer [=LeMont=] Quirrel, who was nicknamed "Archer" in his memory]].
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The original ''Archer & Armstrong'' was one of Valiant's first original titles. Uniquely for the other books involved in the 1992 ''Unity'' CrisisCrossover, its #1 and #2 issues made up the characters' chapters in the crossover. The book ran for a total of 27 issues, including the #0 issue, before ending in 1994. Appropriately, the last issue was their chapter in the ''Chaos Effect'' crossover. During the Acclaim era, the characters didn't have a steady monthly book like they used to. Instead, its versions of Archer, Armstrong and his immortal brothers were told in a series of one-shot titles sharing the title ''Eternal Warriors''. In this universe, Aram and his brothers were Vikings who gained their powers of increased strength, ageless immortality and near-invulnerability from a special herb called "the Bloom". The brothers added more people to their group, dubbed the Forever Family; this universe's version of Archer was included this way as Armstrong's partner, until [[spoiler:he died and was replaced by the adventurer [=LeMont=] Quirrel, who was nicknamed "Archer" in his memory]].
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The original ''Archer & Armstrong'' was one of Valiant's first original titles. Uniquely for the other books involved in the 1992 ''Unity'' CrisisCrossover, its #1 and #2 issues made up the characters' chapters in the crossover. The book ran for a total of 27 issues, including the #0 issue, before ending in 1994. Appropriately, the last issue was their chapter in the ''Chaos Effect'' crossover. During the Acclaim era, the characters didn't have a steady monthly book like they used to. Instead, its versions of Archer, Armstrong and his immortal brothers were told in a series of one-shot titles publications sharing the title ''Eternal Warriors''. In this universe, Aram and his brothers were Vikings who gained their powers of increased strength, ageless immortality and near-invulnerability from a special herb called "the Bloom". The brothers added more people to their group, dubbed the Forever Family; this universe's version of Archer was included this way as Armstrong's partner, until [[spoiler:he died and was replaced by the adventurer [=LeMont=] Quirrel, who was nicknamed "Archer" in his memory]].
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The original ''Archer & Armstrong'' was one of Valiant's first original titles. Uniquely for the other books involved in the 1992 ''Unity'' CrisisCrossover, its #1 and #2 issues made up the characters' chapters in the crossover. The book ran for a total of 27 issues, including the #0 issue, before ending in 1994. Appropriately, the last issue was their chapter in the ''Chaos Effect'' crossover.
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The original ''Archer & Armstrong'' was one of Valiant's first original titles. Uniquely for the other books involved in the 1992 ''Unity'' CrisisCrossover, its #1 and #2 issues made up the characters' chapters in the crossover. The book ran for a total of 27 issues, including the #0 issue, before ending in 1994. Appropriately, the last issue was their chapter in the ''Chaos Effect'' crossover.
crossover. During the Acclaim era, the characters didn't have a steady monthly book like they used to. Instead, its versions of Archer, Armstrong and his immortal brothers were told in a series of one-shot titles sharing the title ''Eternal Warriors''. In this universe, Aram and his brothers were Vikings who gained their powers of increased strength, ageless immortality and near-invulnerability from a special herb called "the Bloom". The brothers added more people to their group, dubbed the Forever Family; this universe's version of Archer was included this way as Armstrong's partner, until [[spoiler:he died and was replaced by the adventurer [=LeMont=] Quirrel, who was nicknamed "Archer" in his memory]].
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The rebooted series lasted for 25 issues, ending on October 2014. Following ''The Delinquents'', a crossover miniseries teaming up the duo with ComicBook/QuantumAndWoody, they returned to the spotlight in ''A+A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong'', a new series by Rafer Roberts and David Lafuente that ran for 12 issues, the last of which was published in February 2017. Valiant Entertainment gave the pair another solo title in 2022, ''Archer & Armstrong Forever'', written by Steve Foxe, with art from Marcio Fiorito. It was cancelled after just four issues, even though a fifth had been solicited.
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The series lasted for 25 issues, ending on October 2014. Following ''The Delinquents'', a miniseries featuring ComicBook/QuantumAndWoody, they returned to the spotlight in ''A+A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong'', a new series by Rafer Roberts and David Lafuente.
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The original ''Archer & Armstrong'' was one of Valiant's first original titles. Uniquely for the other books involved in the 1992 ''Unity'' CrisisCrossover, its #1 and #2 issues made up the characters' chapters in the crossover. The book ran for a total of 27 issues, including the #0 issue, before ending in 1994. Appropriately, the last issue was their chapter in the ''Chaos Effect'' crossover.
The rebooted series lasted for 25 issues, ending on October 2014. Following ''The Delinquents'', a crossover miniseriesfeaturing teaming up the duo with ComicBook/QuantumAndWoody, they returned to the spotlight in ''A+A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong'', a new series by Rafer Roberts and David Lafuente.
Lafuente that ran for 12 issues, the last of which was published in February 2017. Valiant Entertainment gave the pair another solo title in 2022, ''Archer & Armstrong Forever'', written by Steve Foxe, with art from Marcio Fiorito. It was cancelled after just four issues, even though a fifth had been solicited.
The rebooted series lasted for 25 issues, ending on October 2014. Following ''The Delinquents'', a crossover miniseries
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Elliot Zorn, a villainous businessman, totally doesn't look like UsefulNotes/MittRomney...
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** Elliot Zorn, a villainous businessman, totally doesn't look likeUsefulNotes/MittRomney...UsefulNotes/MittRomney...
** The Founder, the final villain of the 2012 run, is implied to be spirit of [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]].
** Elliot Zorn, a villainous businessman, totally doesn't look like
** The Founder, the final villain of the 2012 run, is implied to be spirit of [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]].
* StableTimeLoop: Once Ivar and the timearcs appear, several appear in the comic:
** It turns out that the Seven Sages the Boon originally belonged to in the Faraway are called the Keepers of the Timeless Word, and are an order based on the teachings of Archer in the future. While they don't worship him, they do worship his example of non-interreference which they claim is an approach he will take in the future.
** Archer thinks he's in one when he finds an elderly Mary-Maria in the Fameotorium, believing that [[spoiler:she was his biological mother because the Founder claimed they were holding his birth mother in the room he found Mary-Maria, noting that since Mary-Maria slept with Armstrong in the Faraway and had access to Ivar's timearc map she could have gone back in time and given birth to Archer in the past. It turns out to be a trick however to manipulate Archer.]]
** The Wheel of Aten was based on designs drawn from Armstrong, based on ideas Ivar had spoken about after they acquired the Boon. Issue 23 reveals that [[spoiler:after tricking the Founder to be taken by a timearc along with the Wheel, he arrived in the Faraway shortly after the Seven Sages arrived who used the Wheel to create the Boon.]]
** Issue 25 reveals that [[spoiler:the Keepers of the Timeless Word are in fact based on a splinter group of the Sect that had chosen to follow Archer, but after he decides to give up control attempted to kill him. He manages to escape, but the horrified members of the Sect believed they killed him and renamed themselves the Archies in his honour. It also turns out that Archer never took the stance of non-interference that the Keepers claimed he would, but that the Archies misremembered details about what he said which would eventually lead to attitude the Keepers have.]]
** A bonus story reveals that during their pub crawl, Armstrong ends up giving his five year old self his first drink, with the narration stating that this is when Aram truly became the Armstrong we know.
** It turns out that the Seven Sages the Boon originally belonged to in the Faraway are called the Keepers of the Timeless Word, and are an order based on the teachings of Archer in the future. While they don't worship him, they do worship his example of non-interreference which they claim is an approach he will take in the future.
** Archer thinks he's in one when he finds an elderly Mary-Maria in the Fameotorium, believing that [[spoiler:she was his biological mother because the Founder claimed they were holding his birth mother in the room he found Mary-Maria, noting that since Mary-Maria slept with Armstrong in the Faraway and had access to Ivar's timearc map she could have gone back in time and given birth to Archer in the past. It turns out to be a trick however to manipulate Archer.]]
** The Wheel of Aten was based on designs drawn from Armstrong, based on ideas Ivar had spoken about after they acquired the Boon. Issue 23 reveals that [[spoiler:after tricking the Founder to be taken by a timearc along with the Wheel, he arrived in the Faraway shortly after the Seven Sages arrived who used the Wheel to create the Boon.]]
** Issue 25 reveals that [[spoiler:the Keepers of the Timeless Word are in fact based on a splinter group of the Sect that had chosen to follow Archer, but after he decides to give up control attempted to kill him. He manages to escape, but the horrified members of the Sect believed they killed him and renamed themselves the Archies in his honour. It also turns out that Archer never took the stance of non-interference that the Keepers claimed he would, but that the Archies misremembered details about what he said which would eventually lead to attitude the Keepers have.]]
** A bonus story reveals that during their pub crawl, Armstrong ends up giving his five year old self his first drink, with the narration stating that this is when Aram truly became the Armstrong we know.
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* WhoShotJFK: [[spoiler: When encountering the trapped spirits of famous people, Archer and Armstrong learn Lee Harvey Oswald was actually hired ''by'' J.F.K., to kill ''Jackie O.'' because he was having an affair with Marilyn Monroe. He missed.]]
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* WhoShotJFK: [[spoiler: When encountering the trapped spirits of famous people, Archer and Armstrong learn Lee Harvey Oswald was actually hired ''by'' J.F.K., to kill ''Jackie O.'' because he was having an affair with Marilyn Monroe. He missed.Monroe, but he bitterly noted that despite his training he missed. However it's left ambiguous whether this is true as they soon after encounter several copies of Oswald who give different reasons for why they did it.]]
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* WeAreStrugglingTogether: In the Valiant Entertainment reboot series, the Sect consists of multiple smaller sects like The Null and The One Percent who have different motivations and philosophies. Sometimes they can overlap, but it also sometimes places member bodies at odds with each other. This eventually culminates in the "[[EnemyCivilWar Sect Civil War]]" storyline.
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* {{Expy}}: Elliot Zorn, a villainous businessman, totally doesn't look like Mitt Romney...
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-->'''Archer:''' Oh, flip this! We're on a flipping mission here! And I intend to flipping do it!
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Elliot Zorn, a villainous businessman, totally doesn't look like UsefulNotes/MittRomney...
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** One of Archer's army of siblings is named [[Recap/TheSimpsonsRecapS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Bort]]. [[FridgeBrilliance Which is even funnier when you consider he was raised in an amusement park.]]
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** One of Archer's army of siblings is named [[Recap/TheSimpsonsRecapS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Bort]]. [[FridgeBrilliance Which is even funnier when you consider he was raised in an amusement park.]]
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** One of Archer's army of siblings is named [[TheSimpsons Bort]]. [[FridgeBrilliance Which is even funnier when you consider he was raised in an amusement park.]]
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** One of Archer's army of siblings is named [[TheSimpsons [[Recap/TheSimpsonsRecapS6E4ItchyAndScratchyLand Bort]]. [[FridgeBrilliance Which is even funnier when you consider he was raised in an amusement park.]]
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules''. Archer even ''looks'' like Herc (although he looked that way before the relaunch). The ''Eternal Warrior'' spin-off is even written by Greg Pak, Van Lente's ''Incredible Hercules'' co-writer.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules''. Archer even ''looks'' like Herc (although he looked that way before the relaunch). The ''Eternal Warrior'' ''ComicBook/EternalWarrior'' spin-off is even written by Greg Pak, Van Lente's ''Incredible Hercules'' co-writer.
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* StableTimeLoop: During a cross-time drinking binge with his brother Ivar, Armstrong makes a point to go back to his childhood and give himself, at age five, his own first beer.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Archer's foster sister Mary-Maria. She ''might'' be Latina.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Archer's foster sister Mary-Maria. She ''might'' be Latina.eventually tracks down her birth family in issue #24 and discovers she's from Rio.
