by Anura Guruge
on September 28, 2023
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60-years ago, growing up in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), I devoured ‘Archie‘ comics.
I grew up during the time Ceylon had STRICT import restrictions (due to the lack of foreign currency). Only essential items could be imported — & comic books sure did not count as essential.
I was, however, lucky. We had ‘contacts’. SMILE. I had a steady supply of American comic books — many ‘Archie’.
Archie was MY HERO. I thought that he represented America.
40-years later I was lucky enough to meet & interact with two of the daughters of ‘Bob Montana’, the gifted artist who created Archie. He, like his daughters, lived in Meredith. Hence the statue — opposite where his studio was.
