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George Gladir

writerartistinkercover pencilscover inks
Known forJughead
Issues credited1,183
Active1959–1987
Primary rolewriter
Archie's Madhouse #7
Archie's Madhouse #7 (1960)

George Gladir was an American comics writer born on September 27, 1925, who spent the bulk of his career as a prolific scripter for Archie Comics. He died on April 3, 2013.

Archie's Madhouse #9
Archie's Madhouse #9 (1960)

Gladir is perhaps best remembered as the co-creator of Sabrina Spellman, the teenage witch who would go on to anchor multiple comic series and television adaptations. He developed the character alongside artist Dan DeCarlo, one of the defining artistic voices at Archie Comics during the Silver Age.

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #62
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #62 (1961)

Over a career spanning more than six decades in the catalog record, Gladir racked up credits across well over a thousand issues, working as writer, artist, and inker at various points. His most frequent assignments centered on the core Archie lineup — titles including *Archie*, *Jughead*, *Betty*, *Betty and Me*, *Archie's Pals 'n' Gals*, and the long-running *Archie Giant Series Magazine*. That sustained presence across so many interconnected titles made him one of the quiet workhorses of the Riverdale universe, a writer who understood the rhythms of ensemble humor and the light comedic tone that kept those books reliably entertaining for young readers across generations.

Full bibliography (first 500) · 43 series

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1971) · 14
Archie's Joke Book Magazine (1953) · 11
Archie at Riverdale High (1972) · 7
Mad House / Madhouse / Madhouse Comics (1974) · 7
Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (1961) · 6
Jughead's Jokes (1967) · 5
Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (1968) · 4
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (1977) · 4
Betty's Diary (1986) · 4
Archie's Madhouse Annual (1962) · 3
Archie Comics Digest (1973) · 3
Jughead with Archie Digest (1974) · 3
Archie Annual (1951) · 2
Joker (1960) · 2
Archie's Pal Jughead (1949) · 2
Cracked (1958) · 2
Josie and the Pussycats (1969) · 2
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (1974) · 2
Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (1983) · 2
Heathcliff (1985) · 2
For Monsters Only (1965) · 1
#1
Mad House Annual (1970) · 1
#9
That Wilkin Boy (1969) · 1
#40
Archi - Serie Avestruz (1975) · 1
#28
Cracked Collectors' Edition (1973) · 1
Jokebook Comics Digest Annual (1977) · 1
#11
Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (1982) · 1
#4
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (1977) · 1
#47
Archie Annual Digest (1975) · 1
#50

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