According to her character description on the official archie comics website, the newest rival to jughead s eating contest crown, toni topaz is a tough girl who sports pink hair with her purple. How do riverdale characters compare to their comic book versions. In the tv movie and subsequent comic book to riverdale and back again, which portrayed all of the characters fifteen years after their graduation from high school, jughead has become a psychiatrist. She appeared in her own comic series at one point, titled jughead s baby tales. He is best known for his insightful yet cynical wit, his unmatched appetite, and his. First face appearance of archie andrews on a comic book cover. Jughead silver age cartoon character comics for sale ebay. Comic book archie is honored to share name with royal baby. Dec 30, 2018 the letter on jughead s sweaters and tshirts never definitively get explained, even though its been a part of his character since he first appeared in fiction. Archie american comic book character, and now the latest. Im not the cryingwithhappiness type, but if i was, my jughead tpbs would be perpetually moist. Comic jugheads dad is a completely different character.
Archie was the first person that jughead met upon moving to. Jughead proved to be popular enough to warrant his own selftitled ongoing comic book series which began publication in january 1949. Another mystery that follows jugheads character is the meaning. Its just another unsolved mystery on riverdale and a cool callback to the history of the comic book character.
Jughead also known as archies pal jughead is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character of the same name. Heres what the archie characters look like in riverdale vs the. Jughead and reggie have dealt with the death of their friend. Here are the 15 characters weve ranked from worst to best, taken directly from the comic books.
Here were my thoughts, my preferences, my confusions in the mouth of a comic book character that id been fond of since childhood. Archie comics have sold billions comics worldwide and are published around the world in a number of languages. The archie comics characters that inspired riverdale. The comic strip even had jughead say, sometimes, life is just more. Apr 23, 2010 it just makes sense to have an openly gay character in archie comic books, said jon goldwater, archie comics coceo. One of the most recent comic book characters to enter the tv fray is not known for his amazing abilities or status as a beloved icon with tshirt sales to prove his worth. The cws riverdale has made archie comics cool again. Veronica lodge is a main character in the archie comics where she is the love. Jughead jones character comic vine jughead is the best friend of archie andrews. In the time police comic, his beanie is a device that allows him to travel in time. Which archie comics character does riverdale change the most.
Archie andrews, jugheads best friend whom betty feigned affections for to retain her cover. Riverdales jughead is no longer asexual, and thats a. Even though the theme is similar in almost everyone that betty and veronica are fighting over archie. She is a devoted fan of science fiction who enjoys comic book conventions. He also believes his name attracts girls as in a strip, his name. Jughead jones the crown cap is the same, but there are also several differences in jugheads character. Archie archie comics bronze age cartoon character comics for. Archie comics is the leading mass market comic book publisher in the world and the. How do riverdale characters compare to their comic book. Jughead jones cole sprouse good old jughead is easily the most different in terms of his comic book character and how hes played on riverdale. Archie comics archie comics characters, archie comic books. He is best known for his insightful yet cynical wit, his unmatched appetite, and his masterful cunning at. Jughead s body being found and identified not to mention fps very realseeming grief does seem like a pretty extreme measure but given how smart the stonewall kids have been thus far its.
The character of jughead jones probably had the most changes in transition from comic book to screen. In the original comic books, sabrina comes from a long line of powerful witches. Jul 16, 2014 the story ends for the redheaded hero from riverdale in issue 16 of life with archie when an adult archie takes a bullet aimed by a stalker at a gay friend. Sure, hes still an outsider, but whereas hes sort of a lazy goof almost a troll on riverside, hes a brooder, trying to solve the murder mystery, and write a book. New archie comicsarchie comics stripsarchie comics charactersarchie comic. You could go buy a comic book, read it and then trade it in for another book.
Back when the character was created, jughead was a. Jughead jones iii is best recognized by his insatiable appetite and interesting choice of headwear. He is a form of comic relief and he doesnt care about getting a girlfriend. He has a white sheepdog named hot dog and a younger sister, forsythia jellybean jones. Archie comics openly gay character kevin keller seals controversy with a kiss. Forsythe pendleton jughead jones iii is one of the fictional characters created by bob montana and john l. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The comic version of jughead appears in a few incarnations. Jughead from archie comics comes out, but not as gay. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
Reggie makes fun of jughead working in a book shop, but he finds something interesting in one of the books, what appears to be a personal note from william shakespeare to marc antony, the subject of the play. Archie has been a comic book fixture since his introduction in pep. Toni topaz is in archie comics but riverdale will be. Originally introduced as a oneoff character in the 1960s, sabrina became one of archies major secondary characters over the years, often having her own comic book, several animated series and, most famously, her own sitcom in the 90s. Jughead jones is one of the riverdale characters who is most different to his comic book version. Souphead jones was jughead s cousin who visited riverdale from time to time, almost the identical twin of jughead in looks, dress and temperament their only differences are that souphead.
How riverdale is different from archie comics teen vogue. The cws teen drama makes big updates to archie, jughead, betty. Is this what straight people feel like all the time. After 75 years of archie comics, jughead is the hero 2016 needs. In the grand tradition of comic book reboots like archie vol. Heres what the archie characters look like in riverdale vs. Archies best pal has a tendency to eat superhuman amounts of food in a single sitting, and never gains a pound. The character archie andrews was created by john l.
Most fans assumed that jughead was alive considering hes a major character on the series. Jughead often bails archie out of trouble when he acts impulsively and rashly. It was a moment that comic readers and members of the. The reals surprise is that its hinted in the episode that there may have been. All season on riverdale the narrative thread of the popular the cw series has been leading up to an unthinkable crime. In the comics, jughead is a crownwearing doofus who is obsessed with eating hamburgers. Jughead archies binge eating, crownwearing best friend just came out in the latest episode of his own comic book, jughead issue four. Jughead complied, but then started performing so badly that weatherbee was forced to relent. Archies best pal has a tendency to eat superhuman amounts of food in a. Club funny, bizarre, and strangely relevant, jughead is a comic book that captures. May 08, 2019 american comic book character, and now the latest british royal. Jan 26, 2017 almost one year ago, comic book writer chip zdarsky confirmed what many archie comics readers had assumed for a long time. Riverdale has been going full steam ahead in its fourth season, while continuing to tease the mystery of what exactly is going on with jughead jones cole sprouse. Jughead jones real name is forsythe pendleton jones lll, although he is often referred to as jug, juggy, or mainly jughead.
But he didnt come out as gay like archie comics character kevin keller jughead came out as asexual which explains why hes never seemed interested in anything except for cheeseburgers. Jughead is the most interesting of the archie characters because he is the most uncommon, according to bart beaty, author of the indispensable biography twelvecent archie. Archie comics is the comic book publisher and brand named for its best known character, archie andrews created in 1941, for what was then mlj publications. Back when the character was created, jughead was a common playful. Gleefully embraces the fanciful silliness of its title character. Learn more about archie comics characters like archie, jughead, betty. He is best known for his insightful yet cynical wit, his unmatched appetite, and his masterful cunning at accomplishing his goals with minimal effort. Jughead is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character of the same name. Myersbriggs personality types of riverdale characters. Get the best deals on archie archie comics bronze age cartoon character comics when you shop the largest. After 75 years of archie comics, jughead is the hero 2016.
Kevin will make his entrance in the comic book in september. He has a successful private practice outside of riverdale, but was divorced and is raising his young son jordan, who archie jokingly refers to as jughead junior. The following is a list of characters in the archie comics universe. Jul 16, 2014 archie comic book fans are battling mixed emotions as their beloved archie is killed. Jughead comic book jughead also known as archies pal jughead is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character of the same name. Main characters jughead jones, a teenager with an insatiable appetite who discovers that he is the riverdale. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Another mystery that follows jugheads character is the meaning of the s on his. Jughead jones is a fictional character in archie comics who first appeared in the comic in december 1941. Countless comic book titles, past and present, feature the archie characters, who include girlfriends betty cooper and veronica lodge, rival reggie mantle, and gluttonous best friend jughead jones. Betty cooper, a legacy werewolf hunter who only befriended jugheads group to monitor.