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According to comic books publisher Archie Comics, readers should be prepared for a big twist come July.

At the end of the 鈥淟ife with Archie鈥� comic book series, which will conclude this summer, 鈥淎rchie鈥� protagonist Archie Andrews will meet his end.

According to the publisher, Archie will 鈥渟acrifice himself heroically while saving the life of a friend.鈥� The 鈥淟ife with Archie鈥� series detailed what happened to the main character after he finished college. However, 鈥淟ife鈥� has followed two different timelines, one showing what Archie鈥檚 life would be like if he pursued a relationship with paramour Betty and the other following his life if he chose Veronica.

鈥淭he final issue, however, will show readers Archie's final fate in both timelines 鈥� and they're the same,鈥� Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater told CNN.

The issue in which Archie will die will be issue number 36 and issue number 37, the final one, will jump forward a year and show how Betty, Veronica, Archie's friend Jughead, and others are dealing with his death, according to the publisher. Issue number 37 will be sold separately as well as with issue number 36 in a double-issue magazine, said Archie Comics.

He believes that Archie鈥檚 death is 鈥渢he natural conclusion to the 鈥楲ife With Archie鈥� series,鈥� Goldwater said. As noted by CNN, since "Life" leaped forward to the future, Archie will still be around in what is the comics' present day.

Comic book fans are used to multiple resurrections for heroes, but Goldwater said of Archie鈥檚 death, 鈥淭his isn't a story we're going to retcon a few weeks from now. This happened.鈥�

Archie Andrews first appeared in 1941 when he was created by artists Bob Montana and Vic Bloom. "Girls" creator, writer, and star Lena Dunham was recently tapped to write a four-part "Archie" story that will appear in 2015.