In 2010 the long-running Archie Comics series debuted its first gay character. Gay characters are not new in comic book storylines – Northstar revealed he was gay in 1992 – but they are becoming increasingly common. And to celebrate, Parker said, Midtown Comics is actively looking for same-sex couples eager to have their own wedding in the store on the same day. Northstar and Jinadu will be married in a ceremony in New York's Central Park in issue number 51, which will arrive in stores next month. 'You're seeing people come in ask for an issue by name and number, which usually only happens when something like this is going on,' said Parker, the store's events director and social marketer.
At Midtown Comics in New York's Times Square, Thor Parker (his real name), said the issue has all the hallmarks of a hit.
