Archie welcomes two new teens to Riverdale

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This summer, the teens of Riverdale High will welcome new friends and rivals when all-new characters make their Archie Comics debut and then have regular recurring roles in the Archie universe. In June, readers will meet teen business mogul Eliza Han and then, in July, computer software tech genius Stacy Banks. But just who are the two latest additions to the Town with Pep?

Eliza Han comes to Riverdale in the pages of Archie & Friends: Summer Lovin', a one-shot comic by the creative team of Tee Franklin and Dan Parent. The issue will introduce the bi-racial pansexual Eliza who is the brains behind a major tech corporation as a love interest for Harper Lodge, cousin to Veronica. The relationship pits her against infamous Riverdale bully Reggie Mantle in a bid for Harper's affections. The story will be the first time Harper's character is revealed as bisexual.

"The best Archie characters are the ones you can drop in and have them create a little fun chaos,” Archie Comics editor-in-chief Mike Pellerito says in Archie's announcement. "Eliza is another character that you can fall in love with very easily — and there’s a lot more to be revealed about the character besides her sexuality."

Then, in July's Betty and Veronica Friends Forever: Summer Surf Party, African American teen coding savant Stacy Banks will shake up the "genius" hierarchy of Riverdale normally ruled over by Dilton Doiley's mechanical know-how. Stacy's digital savvy results in the creation of an online word game sensation that creates waves in Riverdale.

The one-shot will again be drawn by Archie veteran Parent and will be written by Archie Comics senior director of editorial Jamie Rotante.

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