hiː ˈɛndᵻd hɪz nˌɪɹli fˈoːɹɾijˈɪɹ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð ˈɑːɹtʃi wɪð tˈuː θɹˈiːpˈɑːɹt, ɔːltˈɜːnətfjˈuːtʃɚ stˈoːɹiz ɪn ˈɑːɹtʃi hˈæʃ sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd dˈæʃ sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ˈɑːkt. tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, "ˈɑːɹtʃi mˈæɹiz vəɹˈɑːnɪkə" ænd "ˈɑːɹtʃi mˈæɹiz bˈɛɾi", fˈɑːloʊd baɪ sˌʌm ɐdˈɪʃənəl, fˈaɪnəl wˈɜːk ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ tˈuː pˈeɪdʒᵻz əvə flˈæʃbæk sˈiːkwəns ɪnðə twˈɛnti fˈaɪvpˈeɪdʒ "lˈʌv fˈaɪndz ˈɑːɹtʃi ˈændɹuːz: ˈɑːɹtʃi lˈʌvz bˈɛɾi" ɪnðə kˈɑːmɪks mˌæɡɐzˈiːn lˈaɪf wɪð ˈɑːɹtʃi hˈæʃ wˈʌn sˈɛpt. tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, ænd ðə kˈʌvɚɹ ʌv, ænd ɐn ɪlˈɛvənpˈeɪdʒ stˈoːɹi ˈɪn, tˈeɪlz fɹʌm ɹˈɪvɚdˌeɪl daɪdʒˈɛst hˈæʃ θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ˈɑːkt. tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn.
He ended his nearly 40-year relationship with Archie with two three-part, alternate-future stories in Archie #600-605 (Oct. 2009 - March 2010), "Archie Marries Veronica" and "Archie Marries Betty", followed by some additional, final work including two pages of a flashback sequence in the 25-page "Love Finds Archie Andrews: Archie Loves Betty" in the comics magazine Life With Archie #1 (Sept. 2010), and the cover of, and an 11-page story in, Tales from Riverdale Digest #39 (Oct. 2010).