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For other uses, see Sabrina the Teenage Witch (disambiguation).
Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a teenage fictional character named Sabrina Spellman. The character was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo. The comic's characters have also appeared in various other media formats. One format was a long-running television comedy series. Earlier, there had been an animated series produced by Filmation Associates. Another format was a series of paperback novels written by various authors, including Nancy Holder, Diana G. Gallagher, and Mel Odom, as well as a retelling in which Sabrina discovers her powers while in junior high. Sabrina, who is really a half-witch (her mother is a "mortal", while her father was a warlock) lives with her two aunts, Hilda and Zelda (both witches themselves), in the fictional town of Greendale, which is located somewhere near Riverdale, the home of Archie Andrews. Also living with the three women as the family pet is Salem Saberhagen, a warlock-turned-cat for constant world domination activities. Most of Sabrina's adventures consist of Sabrina either trying to use her powers in secret to help others (witches generally are not allowed to tell mortals about their abilities), learning more about her powers (either through her aunts or from trips to the "Other Realm", an extradimensional plane that is the home of various magical creatures, including witches), or trying to deal with the day-to-day trials of being a teenager. Sabrina also has a mortal boyfriend named Harvey Kinkle, who like nearly all the other mortals in Sabrina's world, is unaware his girlfriend is a witch. In the live-action sitcom, Harvey would eventually learn Sabrina is a witch on his own.
[edit] Sabrina's first appearance in 1962Sabrina made her first appearance in issue 22 of the comic book Archie's Mad House in 1962. At the time, she was intended to be a one shot character. Since readers liked her character, she continued to appear in some later issues of that title.[1][2][3] [edit] Archie's TV Laugh-Out comic book 1969-1985Sabrina made regular appearances in the comic book Archie's TV Laugh-Out. The title was published from 1969 to 1985, and consisted of 106 issues. [4] [edit] Sabrina The Teenage Witch comic book 1971-1983 The comic book Sabrina The Teenage Witch was published from 1971 to 1983, and ran for 77 issues. [1], [2], [3] [edit] Other comic books with SabrinaSabrina also occasionally appears in other Archie Comics as a visiting acquaintance of Archie, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Jughead Jones. [edit] SpecialsIssue #28 of Sabrina, as well as the Sonic Super Special Crossover Chaos, featured a crossover with Sonic the Hedgehog, in which Sonic was brought to Greendale from Mobius by one of Sabrina's enemies and subsequently brainwashed into attacking Sabrina herself. In this issue, it is mentioned that Salem is a fan of Sonic and has all of his comics and watches Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. [edit] Manga-Inspired versionIn 2004, beginning with issue #58 (in the second Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic book series), the comics were taken over by Tania del Rio with her manga-inspired art and design style. The comics has been then released featuring new characters and a slightly more serious, continuity-heavy plot. The manga Sabrina story wrapped up at issue #100 in 2009,[5] albeit with cliffhangers. Oddly, only one manga-sized trade paperback was released during the series' run, based on issues #58-61.[6] [edit] Stories of Young SalemCurrently, a spin-off mini-series featuring Salem as a young boy (predating his attempts at conquest later in life and his transformation into a cat) is in the same continuity as the manga Sabrina story, and was written by Ian Flynn and illustrated by Chad Thomas.[7] The mini-series continued directly on Sabrina's regular series beginning with issue #101, albeit with a different title known as The Magical Tales of Young Salem.[7] This was done as a method to cut newsstands costs.[8] The new series is partially based on a two-part story which occurred during the manga Sabrina series issues #93 and #94, which was a flashback about Salem's near-rise to power.[7] As of issue #104, the first The Magical Tales of Young Salem mini-series was concluded, but apparently the comic book series is currently suspended for internal reasons[8] and Archie Comics has yet to announce the next issue. [edit] In other mediaIn 1996, the comic was adapted into a live-action made-for-TV film of the same name. In September of the same year, the film spawned the Sabrina, the Teenage Witch television series. Both starred Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina. The fictional home of the series was moved to Westbridge, Massachusetts.[9] The sitcom ran for seven seasons and included two television movies and one soundtrack release. In 1999, Hart provided the voice of Sabrina's two aunts for Sabrina, the Animated Series. This series lasted one season and produced 65 episodes, the television/direct-to-video movie Sabrina: Friends Forever, and the continuation-spinoff series Sabrina's Secret Life. [edit] Characters(Please note that certain characters may only apply to the sitcom. Additionally, in Filmation's version, Sabrina is only known as "Sabrina"; her last name in this version, if any, is unknown. apart from the first Filmation 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Movie' where her name is Sawyer')
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