* {{Anvilicious}}: In the comic's last story, [[spoiler:Archie dies taking the bullet ''during a gun-control rally''. Some also view Archie dying specifically to save his gay best friend from a heteronormative crusader to be this as well.]]
* HarsherInHindsight: Veronica's plane disappearance is now even creepier in light of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370 this.]] Although her story ended up with a happier if crazy ending...
* IKnewIt: From the time that it was revealed that [[spoiler:Archie would die saving someone, but not who would be the one to be saved,]] on April 8, 2014, [[http://www.archiefans.com/all-about-archie/i-guess-life-with-archie-is-ending/?message=65325 some of]] [[http://jontrouten.blogspot.com/2014/04/archie-andrews-to-be-killed-life-with.html Archie's fans]] speculated that [[spoiler:Archie would die saving Senator Kevin Keller from an assassination attempt from busboy Wendell]] three months before Issue #36 would be released.
* MisaimedMarketing: For the first issues, these maturely written comics had to share a magazine with articles about such tween-targeted pop culture as ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' and ''{{Series/Glee}}''.
* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: When one comic featured not one, but two versions of [[StraightGay Kevin Keller]]'s wedding, parent groups demanded Toys 'R Us pull it from their shelves. They refused, and the issue went on to sell out in several retailers.
* SignatureScene: [[spoiler:The death of Archie Andrews in the second-to-last issue]].
* TheWoobie: Nearly every member of the cast struggles through difficulties, but Archie still takes the cake.
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