History ComicBook / Suzie

After the end of her comic run, Suzie remained in comic book limbo for decades until being revived (with a host of other near forgotten Franchise/ArchieComics characters) for an IntercontinuityCrossover in a two-part ''Archie and Friends'' story in 2009 (which saw Archie flirt with her and Veronica give her a makeover.) Since then digital reprints of her comics have been published by Archie Comics along with a 60-page Digital Exclusive collection in September 2013 which suggests her story isn't quite over yet.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Suzie's airheadness and klutziness very noticeably diminished as her role turned into being Ferdie's StraightMan. It is not quite a straight example though as her earlier characterization is better and more fondly remembered, to the point that her character blurb in her 2013 collection stresses her "[[TheDitz scattered brain]]" and "[[TheKlutz clumsy streak to rival]] [[Franchise/ArchieComics Archie Andrews]]".

Suzie, the eponymous heroine of ''Suzie Comics'', began life in ''Top-Notch Laugh Comics'' #28 (July 1942), one of several anthology titles in the Franchise/ArchieComics line of TheForties. She gradually took over the comic until it was re-named after her in issue #49. She also appeared in ''Pep Comics'' with the Riverdale gang proper though her stories don't seem to have been set in quite the same continuity.

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* DumbBlonde: Suzie was one of the most prominent early examples in western comics, even to the point of being a TropeCodifier.

Suzie, the eponymous heroine of ''Suzie Comics'', began life in ''Top-Notch Laugh Comics'' #28 (July 1942), one of several anthology titles in the ArchieComics line of TheForties. She gradually took over the comic until it was re-named after her in issue #49. She also appeared in ''Pep Comics'' with the Riverdale gang proper though her stories don't seem to have been set in quite the same continuity.

After the end of her comic run, Suzie remained in comic book limbo for decades until being revived (with a host of other near forgotten ArchieComics characters) for an IntercontinuityCrossover in a two-part ''Archie and Friends'' story in 2009 (which saw Archie flirt with her and Veronica give her a makeover.) Since then digital reprints of her comics have been published by ArchieComics along with a 60-page Digital Exclusive collection in September 2013 which suggests her story isn't quite over yet.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Suzie's airheadness and klutziness very noticeably diminished as her role turned into being Ferdie's StraightMan. It is not quite a straight example though as her earlier characterization is better and more fondly remembered, to the point that her character blurb in her 2013 collection stresses her "[[TheDitz scattered brain]]" and "[[TheKlutz clumsy streak to rival]] [[ArchieComics Archie Andrews]]".

* BrainlessBeauty

For much of the comic's run, ''ComicBook/KatyKeene'' was the backup feature.

* ArtEvolution: Radically so as very different artists tried their hands on the character, though Suzie herself remained largel recognisable. Ferdie in particular went from ''extremely'' ugly to merely gangly and awkward looking over the years.

After the end of her comic run, Suzie remained in comic book limbo for decades until being revived (with a host of other near forgotten ArchieComics characters) for an IntercontinuityCrossover in a two-part ''Archie and Friends'' story in 2009 (which saw Archie flirt with her and Veronica give her a makeover.) Since then digital reprints of her comics of been published by ArchieComics along with a 60-page Digital Exclusive collection in September 2013 which suggests her story isn't quite over yet.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Suzie's airheadness and klutziness very noticeably diminished as her role turned into being Ferdie's StraightMan. It is not quite a straight example though as her earlier characterization is better and more fondly remembered, to the point that her character blurb in her 2013 collection stresses her "[[TheDitz scattered brain]]" and "[[TheKlutz clumsy streak to rival Archie Andrews]]".

Initially Suzie was depicted as living alone and implied to be an adult in her early 20s but in her own title she was {{retool}}ed into a teenager having recently graduated high school and still living at home. Amongst the suitors she acquired in the new setup was a gangly young man named Ferdie, who was at least her equal in clumsiness and, depending on the issue, acted as either the Betty in a BettyAndVeronica setup (with Suzie as the Archie and some rich, good-looking suitor as the Veronica), a platonic friend or, in later issues, an out and out boyfriend. Ferdie quickly began to grow in importance getting side strips of his own and increasingly the focus of the comic began to shift toward him. By the end of the original run with ''Suzie Comics'' #100, he was arguably the real star with Suzie more of a supporting character in her own book [[OutOfFocus reduced to the status of the love interest]] and, bizarrely enoug,h the StraightMan.

* CharacterCheck: Several of the later strips (especially those without Ferdie) had Suzie act more like her original self than her CharacterizationMarchesOn version.

''[[{{Tagline}} "If you knew Suzie like WE knew Suzie"]]''

Suzie, the eponymous heroine of ''Suzie Comics'' began life in ''Top-Notch Laugh Comics'' #28 (July 1942) one of several anthology titles in the ArchieComics line of TheForties. She gradually took over the comic until it was re-named after her in issue #49. She also appeared in ''Pep Comics'' with the Riverdale gang proper though her stories don't seem to have been set in quite the same continuity.

Initially Suzie was depicted as living alone and implied to be an adult in her early 20s but in her own title she was {{Retool}}ed into a teenager having recently graduated high school and still living at home. Amongst the suitors she acquired in the new setup was a gangly young man named Ferdie who was at least her equal in clumsiness and, depending on the issue, acted as either the Betty in a BettyAndVeronica setup (with Suzie as the Archie and some rich, good looking suitor as the Veronica), a platonic friend or in later issues an out and out boyfriend. Ferdie quickly began to grow in importance getting side strips of his own and increasingly the focus of the comic began to shift towards him. By the end of the original run with ''Suzie Comics'' #100 he was arguably the real star with Suzie more of a supporting character in her own book [[OutOfFocus reduced to the status of the love interest]] and bizarrely enough the StraightMan.

For much of the comic's run ''ComicBook/KatyKeene'' was the backup feature.

After the end of her comic run Suzie remained in comic book limbo for decades until being revived (with a host of other near forgotten ArchieComics characters) for an IntercontinuityCrossover in a two part ''Archie and Friends'' story in 2009 (which saw Archie flirt with her and Veronica give her a makeover.) Since then digital reprints of her comics of been published by ArchieComics along with a 60 page Digital Exclusive collection in September 2013 which suggests her story isn't quite over yet.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Suzie's airheadness and klutziness very noticably diminished as her role turned into being Ferdie's StraightMan. It is not quite a straight example though as her earlier characterization is better and more fondly remembered, to the point that her character blurb in her 2013 collection stresses her "[[TheDitz scattered brain]]" and "[[{{TheKlutz}} clumsy streak to rival Archie Andrews]]".
* CuteClumsyGirl: Originally very prominent trait of Suzie's though it was toned down later on as Ferdie took over slapstick duties.
* TheDitz: Suzie obviously but also Ferdie.

* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: ''The'' defining feature of early Suzie stories though it had faded out a little later on.
* MsFanservice: Suzie to a huge degree. Toned down a little in the late Forties after the comic adopted the Archie house style but as noted above Suzie's hotness was still a plot point in her 2009 appearance.
* TheScrappy: Ferdie seems to have become version of this even to ArchieComics, not even being mentioned during Suzie's reappearance in 2009 and given a cursory nod in Suzie's extensive character blurb in her 2013 collection.

Initially Suzie was depicted as living alone and implied to be an adult in her early 20s but in her own title she was {{Retool}}ed into a teenager having recently graduated high school and still living at home. Amongst her suitors she acquired a gangly young man named Ferdie who was at least her equal in clumsiness and depending on the issue acted as either the Betty in a BettyAndVeronica setup (with Suzie as the Archie and some rich, good looking suitor as the Veronica), a platonic friend or in later issues an out and out boyfriend. Ferdie quickly began to grow in importance getting side strips of his own and increasingly the focus of the comic began to shift towards him. By the end of the original run with ''Suzie Comics'' #100 he was arguably the real star with Suzie more of a supporting character in her own book [[OutOfFocus reduced to the status of the love interest]] and bizarrely enough the StraightMan.

After the end of her comic run Suzie remained in comic book limbo for decades until being revived (with a host of other forgotten ArchieComics characters) for an IntercontinuityCrossover in a two part ''Archie and Friends'' story in 2009 (which saw Archie flirt with her and Veronica give her a makeover.) Since then digital reprints of her comics of been published by ArchieComics along with a 60 page Digital Exclusive collection in September 2013 which suggests her story isn't quite over yet.

* TheScrappy: Ferdie seems to have become version of this even to the creators, not even being mentioned during Suzie's reappearance in 2009 and given a cursory nod in Suzie's extensive character blurb in her 2013 collection.