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Aunt Hilda

Aunt Hilda

399 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1969–2026 Β· 4 key issues
Who is Aunt Hilda?

Aunt Hilda is a recurring supporting character in the Archie Comics universe, appearing across titles such as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. She is one of Sabrina's aunts, a witch who helps raise and guide the teenage sorceress alongside her sister Zelda.

Aunt Hilda made her debut in the pages of Josie #44 in 1969, conjured into the Archie universe by the legendary Silver Age team of Frank Doyle and Dan DeCarlo β€” and she's been a beloved fixture of that world ever since. With nearly four centuries of catalog appearances spanning an extraordinary 57 years, she's proven herself one of the most enduring supporting players in Archie Comics history, turning up across Laugh Comics Digest, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Betty & Veronica Double Digest with remarkable staying power. She keeps remarkable company, sharing pages with icons like Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, and Reggie Mantle, and her four collector-recognized key issues signal that her place in the Archie mythos is more than just background charm. For fans who love the warm, witty heart of Archie's Silver Age and everything that grew from it, Aunt Hilda is absolutely worth seeking out.

β˜… First appearance
Josie #44
Oct 1969

Trivia

  • Frank Doyle has written more of Aunt Hilda's comics than any other writer in our catalog β€” 98 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1969–2022

Josie #44 β˜… 1969
Josie #44
Little Archie #90 1974
Little Archie #90
Archie's Joke Book Magazine #247 1978
Archie's Joke Book Magazine #247
Archie Giant Series Magazine #515 1982
Archie Giant Series Magazine #515
Archie and Me #156 1986
Archie and Me #156
Archie #374 1990
Archie #374
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #6 1994
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #6
Archie #473 1998
Archie #473
Sabrina #27 2002
Sabrina #27
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #105 2006
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #105
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #138 2010
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #138
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #218 2014
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #218
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #259 2018
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #259
Archie Showcase Digest #10 2022
Archie Showcase Digest #10

Appearances (1–150 of 399, oldest first)

Josie (1965)
#44
Leave It to Binky (1948)
#69
Archie (1959)
Pep (1960)
Archie's TV Laugh-Out (1969)
Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954)
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (1974)
Jokebook Comics Digest Annual (1977)
Archie's Joke Book Magazine (1953)
Archie Comics Digest (1973)
Little Archie Comics Digest Annual Magazine (1979)
Mad House / Madhouse / Madhouse Comics (1974)
Betty and Me (1965)
Laugh Comics / Laugh (1946)
Everything's Archie (1969)
Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (1982)
Life with Archie (1958)
Archie and Me (1964)
Archie at Riverdale High (1972)
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (1952)
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (1950)
Archie Annual Digest (1975)
#48
Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (1985)
#20
Archie's Double Digest Magazine (1984)
#22
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (1987)
#1
Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (1986)
#3
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (1977)
#45