Archie Comics

Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe "Jughead" Jones.

Archie Universe characters

• Archibald "Archie" Andrews, Main character, like a typical teenage boy with a great interest in dating.
• Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper, the girl-next-door, very sweet.
• Veronica Lodge, the rich, sometimes nice and sometimes snobbish girl.
• Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones, the witty, food-obsessed boy. He is not romantically interested in girls, but he is neither homosexual nor misogynistic. He is Archie's best friend.
• Reginald "Reggie" Mantle, the conceited practical joker. He occasionally dates Veronica and sometimes, although very rarely, goes on dates with Betty.
• Dilton Donald Doiley, the very intelligent nerd.
• Moose Mason (earlier Moose McGee), a muscular athlete who is not so good in his studies and is possessive about his girlfriend.
• Midge Klump, Moose's girlfriend.
• Chuck Clayton, an athlete, and an artist.
• Ethel Muggs (earlier Ethel Dinklehof), an unattractive looking teenager who always tries to win over Jughead, albeit unsuccessfully.
• Cricket O'Dell, a teenage girl with a great nose for money, appearing occasionally.
• Miss Beazley, the cook in the school cafeteria.
• Mr. Waldo Weatherbee, the school principal, popularly referred to as 'The Bee'.
• Ms. Geraldine Grundy, a teacher.
• Mrs. Hagley, a teacher.
• Mr. Svenson, school custodian.
• Ms. Phlips (pronounced "flips"), Mr. Weatherbee's assistant.
• Mr. Hiram Lodge, Veronica's rich father.
• Mrs. Hermione Lodge, Veronica's mother.
• Professor Flutesnoot, teacher.
• Nancy Harris, Chuck's girlfriend.
• Pop Tate, owner of the Choklit Shoppe where Archie and his friends frequently hang out.
• Cheryl Blossom, A rich yuppie love interest of Archie, debuted in 1982.
• Jason Blossom, Cheryl's arrogant brother and a rival of Archie's. Interested in Veronica but hindered by his clique's disdain for "townies".
• Coach Kleats, a physical education teacher.
• Coach Clayton, Chuck's dad, also a physical education teacher.
• And all of the teenagers' parents.

Aside from very basic characteristics, many of the characters' traits change from strip to strip. Characters will often have hobbies, interests, or talents that have never been mentioned before and are never mentioned again. For example, sometimes Archie is very good at any given sport and sometimes he is the worst player on the team. In one strip, Jughead has a very strong interest in anime, which helps him meet a girl who becomes his friend. Jughead's anime obsession and new friend, however, are gone in all subsequent strips. In certain strips, Betty does not mind being Archie's second choice as long as she gets a date with him sometimes, but in other strips she is insulted when Archie considers her a second choice and responds with either anger or sadness. Reggie and Archie are occasionally good friends, but more often they cannot stand each other. Even though Archie's main love interests are Veronica and Betty, he often goes on dates with many other girls, including girls who only show up once in the comics. Veronica and Betty also often go on dates with other boys.

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See also:

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• Minor characters in Archie Comics
• Alternate Universes in Archie Comics

Common Themes in Archie Comics

The following are stories that constantly come up in Archie comics.

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• The prom is coming up and Archie cannot decide on who his date will be.
• Archie accidentally invited two girls to the same date at the same time, which he usually does not realize until the last minute. He tries to run between one date and the other without getting caught by either. Sometimes he is caught, sometimes he gets away with it.
• Moose is jealous because Reggie is talking to his girlfriend, Midge. Moose beats up Reggie. Sometimes, Reggie has a plan that he thinks will help him get past Moose, but it backfires.
• Archie and his friends help Pop Tate get more business.
• Archie is late for school, accidentally breaks something, or disrupts class.
• The boys challenge the girls to game in various types of sports. The boys think it will be an easy win, but they end up getting defeated.
• Archie is at Veronica's house and ends up breaking countless priceless heirlooms. Mr. Lodge angrily kicks him out of the house.
• An assortment of characters go to the beach. While there, Archie and Reggie love to look at the scantily clad women.
• Archie is a lifeguard. He has many adventures while saving drowning people and he also flirts with the women on the beach. Sometimes, Reggie is the lifeguard.
• Jughead eats an amazing amount of food. People watching him are amazed.

Super heroes

The Archie Comics line published the occasional dramatic action-adventure superhero comic.

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;1940s

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• Black Hood
• Black Jack
• Bob Phantom
• Captain Flag
• The Comet
• Fireball
• Firefly
• The Fox
• Hangman
• Mr. Justice
• Mr. Mystic
• Mister Satan
• Red Rube
• The Scarlet Avenger
• The Shield
• Dusty (Shield's Sidekick)
• Steel Sterling
• The Web
• The Wizard
• Roy the Superboy (Wizard's sidekick)

;1960s (published as Archie Adventure Comics, Radio Comics, and Mighty Comics)

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• Black Hood
• The Comet
• The Fly (later called Fly-Man)
• Flygirl
• The Jaguar
• Pow Girl
• Shield III (son of original Shield)
• The Web II (son of original Web)
• The Shadow

(Hangman and The Wizard become villains during that period)

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;1980s (published as Red Circle Comics)

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• Black Hood II (nephew of original Black Hood)
• The Comet
• Darkling
• The Fly
• Flygirl
• The Fox II (son of original Fox)
• Hangman II (son of original Hangman)
• The Jaguar
• Mr. Justice
• (soon killed off)
• Shield III (son of original Shield)
• Steel Sterling
• The Web II (son of original Web)

Archie would later license their superheroes to DC Comics for use on the !mpact imprint in the 90s.

Related Topics:
DC Comics - !mpact

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