The New England Life of Cartoonist Bob Montana: Beyond the Archie Comic Strip
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Overview
The true story of the artist whose high school years in Massachusetts inspired Riverdale.
Bob Montana, creator of the Archie comic strip and one of America’s greatest cartoonists, always considered himself a true New Englander. Filled with the antics of the rambunctious teenagers of the fictional Riverdale High, Montana’s comic strip was based on his high school years in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
At the height of his career, he lived as a beloved resident in the quaint, picturesque town of Meredith in the heart of the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. For nearly thirty years, he was considered an extraordinarily respected contributor to the community. Drawing from the Yankee humor he saw around him, Montana deftly included local scenes, events, and characters in the puns and pranks of Archie’s comic-strip life. Join Lakes Region historian Carol Lee Anderson as she takes readers beyond the comic strip and tells the story of the remarkable New England life of Bob Montana.
- Title: The New England Life of Cartoonist Bob Montana: Beyond the Archie Comic Strip
- Authors: Carol Lee Anderson, Bruce Heald
- Publisher: The History Press
- Print Publication Date: 2019
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 161
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781625840233, 9781609497866, 1609497864, 1625840233
- Resource ID: LLS:9781625840233
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-21T18:13:07Z
Author and historian, Carol Lee Anderson, is a freelance writer and illustrator who documents the history and stories of the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. She is actively involved in the historical societies located in her community as well as the preservation of several historic structures in the Lakes Region. In 2009, she became a founder and first president of the award-winning Gunstock Mountain Historic Preservation Society. Her first book, The History of Gunstock: Skiing in the Belknap Mountains, won the prestigious Skade Award from the International Skiing History Association in 2011. The articles she writes for businesses and organizations appear on a regular basis in regional and national publications.She lives in the Lakes Region with her husband and two children.