In 1969, one of America’s biggest hits didn’t come from a touring rock band or a pop icon — it came from a cartoon. Music publisher Don Kirshner, best known for his work with The Monkees, had grown tired of clashing with real musicians. His solution? Create a group that couldn’t argue back. The result was The Archies — a fictional band made up of Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, and Reggie, who performed their songs on a Saturday morning cartoon. Studio musicians recorded the tracks, while the