So, last week we had a contest going to win a beautiful Archie Giclee print from AllPosters.com. All the entrants had to do was tell us their favorite character from the world of Archie Comics and a brief description why. There were a lot of great entires, and many passionate responses. The entries were pored over for a bit, and let me tell you, it was a tough decision.

Some of the highlights were Robyn Hill’s vote for Sabrina, The Teenage Witch where she pointed out there was always a lesson to be learned in those stories.  Another favorite was Christine Dinh’s gushing over Katy Keene. The one that probably made the BSR staffers smile the most was A.D. Gonzales and his truly inspired speech about Moose Mansfield. There were a ton of great entries and a big thank you to all who entered! Sadly, there can only be one winner, though.

The entry that ended up being a winner spoke of a character most people have never heard of, but it shows how dedicated someone can be to a character that they’ve been pining for a return for decades. BSR is proud to present the winner of the Archie Glicee (presented by AllPosters.com): Dora!

Here’s what got her the prize.

The choice is obvious: Miss Hipswing from the story “The Lover” in Jughead #179 (1970) for the simple reasons that she wears glasses but Samm Schwartz still draws her cute…and her name is “Hipswing.” I assume she was fed up with the gang mocking her (they mistakenly thought Jughead had a crush on her, the new teacher) and left town because she was never seen again. But I keep hoping! Of course, it’s 41 years later for everyone living outside of Riverdale’s time bubble, so she’s probably Miss Grundy age now, but still.

That is the definition of devotion to a character. Congratulations on winning, Dora! If you’ll email your shipping details to me at shaz (at) bigshinyrobot.com, I’ll let the AllPosters people know and you’ll have this beauty coming to your door very soon.

Again, thanks to all the entrants. If you decide that you want to go ahead and buy a print for yourself, check out the AllPosters Archie storefront where you can find the above print and many more, including the aforementioned Katy Keene and Sabrina!