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''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appeared in ''Archie's Madhouse'' #22 in October 1962. The series' premise is that Sabrina, a "half-witch" – her mother is an ordinary human, or "mortal" as witches refer to them, while her father is a witch – lives with her two aunts, Hilda and Zelda Spellman, 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 witch who's been turned into a cat as punishment for world domination attempts. 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 or existence – or dealing with the day-to-day trials of being a teenager. A recurring theme in Sabrina's stories is her learning more about the proper use of her powers, either through her aunts or from trips to a magical dimension that is the home of various magical/mythological creatures, including other witches. Various names are given to this dimension; the mid-late 2000s comics refer to it as the "Magic Realm,"〔''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (volume 3) #58-100, 2004-2009〕 while the live-action sitcom referred to it as the "Other Realm." Sabrina's primary romantic interest is her 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.) The comic's characters have also appeared in various other media formats. One format was a long-running live-action sitcom series. Earlier, there had been an animated series produced by Filmation Associates. Another format was a series of paperback novels (see list below) written by various authors, including Nancy Holder, Diana G. Gallagher, and Mel Odom, as well as an animated series in which Sabrina discovers her powers while in junior high. ==Publication history== Sabrina the Teenage Witch debuted in ''Archie's Madhouse'' (the logo sometimes given as ''Archie's Mad House'') #22 (Oct. 1962). Created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo.〔 She first appeared in that humor anthology's lead story (the logo then spelled "Teen-Age"),〔Archive of McQuarrie, Jim, ("''Archie's Mad House'' No. 22" ), "Oddball Comics" (column) #1153, April 1, 2007. (Original page )〕 and eventually became one of Archie Comics' major characters, appearing in an animated series and a television sitcom. Gladir recalled in 2007, Sabrina 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. The first volume of ''Sabrina The Teenage Witch'' was published from 1971 to 1983, and ran for 77 issues.〔(Sabrina the Teenage Witch ) at Don Markstein's Toonopedia〕〔 A new "Sabrina" comic series was introduced shortly after the debut of the 1996 live-action sitcom. This series ran for 32 issues, between 1997 and December 1999. The new series incorporated elements from the live-action sitcom, including modernized fashions and appearances for the aunts, and Salem's personality and backstory. Starting in January 2000, Archie rebooted the series from #1, this time based upon the 2000 animated series (the final issue of the 1997-1999 series had acted as a transition between the two adaptations). This new title was simply titled ''Sabrina'' and lasted for 37 issues; issue #38, published in late 2002, again acted as a transition issue, as the series was retitled ''Sabrina The Teenage Witch'' and resumed the conventional high school setting. However, elements of the live-action sitcom (Salem's backstory, the modernized appearances of Hilda and Zelda) were retained, along with the name of Sabrina's hometown (Greendale) from ''Sabrina the Animated Series'' being incorporated into the comics. The conventional setting lasted until issue #57, published in 2004, when the comic underwent a manga makeover (see below). The series ended with issue #104 in September 2009. Sabrina also occasionally appears in other Archie Comics as a visiting acquaintance of Archie, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Jughead Jones. In ''Jughead'' #200 (May 2010), Sabrina reveals to Jughead that she's a witch, which is made use of in a follow-up story.〔''Archie & Friends'' #152, April 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sabrina the Teenage Witch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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