Blaine Anderson and Kevin Keller? Betty Cooper and Noah Puckerman?

Actor and equal rights advocate George Takei, whose portrayal of the "Star Trek" character Mr. Sulu in television and film has made him a science-fiction legend, is crossing a new frontier this week by appearing as himself in issue No. 6 of Archie Comics' "Kevin Keller," a series about Riverdale's only gay teenager.
Mr. Sulu in Riverdale? Oh my!

The kids from Riverdale are no strangers to high school angst, worries about fitting in or music. Neither are the teens from "Glee."
The kids from Riverdale are no strangers to high school angst, worries about fitting in or music. Neither are the teens from "Glee."

After his debut in "Veronica" No. 202 caused Archie Comics to do a second printing for the first time in its history, the publisher is giving its first openly gay character his own mini-series this summer.
After his debut in "Veronica" No. 202 caused Archie Comics to do a second printing for the first time in its history, the publisher is giving its first openly gay character his own mini-series this summer.