
It is of public notoriety that Riverand many of its main characters are based on Archie Comics. However, many may not know the great lengths that the writers have gone to include as many characters from the comics as possible. Although popular Archie Comics Characters like Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge and Jughead Jones are well known as emblematic characters, There are many characters in comics that are not as well known.
Many of these less known characters ended up appearing in Riverwhich really expresses the amount of efforts in the first seasons of the issue as an adaptation of Archie Comics. With these characters so unknown, many River Viewers may have supposed that they were original characters, but these River The characters can be traced to the comics, Even if their River The counterparts can be very different.
Nancy Woods was seriously underused
The ordinary character only appeared in the show
River Fans who do not know the comics may not be too familiar with Nancy Woods, given the brief appearance in River was. Nancy was introduced in season 5 As a girlfriend of Josie and Pussycats drummer, Melody Valentine. Nancy, however, appears much more frequently in the Archie Comics.
Character |
Nancy Woods |
Actor |
Djouliet Amara |
First appearance (comics) |
PEP Comics # 309 (January 1976) |
First appearance (River)) |
Season 5, episode 15, “Chapter ninety-one: The Return of the Pussycats” |
Nancy made his first appearance in 1976 and was remarkable to be the first major African-American female character. Nancy is generally characterized as the girlfriend of Chuck Clayton, what makes her River Very different characterization, being introduced as an LGBTQIA +character. Nancy is often shown in comics like a good friend of Betty and Veronica, but it was excluded from adaptation.
Ginger Lopez initially replaced the Cheryl Flower
The minor character was present in the first season
Even the most devoted River Fans may not remember Ginger Lopez, who was presented in the first season as an Imi (really more a acolyte) to mean the girl Cheryl Blossom. In the first episodes, Cheryl was rarely seen at school without Ginger and Tina Patel, but the two characters completely disappeared after the first season.
Character |
Ginger Lopez |
Actor |
Caitlin Mitchell-Markovitch |
First appearance (comics) |
Spectacular Betty and Veronica # 50 (2001) |
First appearance (River)) |
Season 1, episode 1, “Chapter one: The River’s Edge” |
Many would be surprised to know that such a minor character is based on a character from the comics. Ginger’s comic version was a teenager editor -in -chief of Sparkle magazine and was known to date Archie Andrews. The character was initially presented to replace the controversial Cheryl, who made his friendship with Cheryl River feel very meta.
Midge Klump was treated as disposable
The character had a long -term relationship with moose in comics
MIDGE KLUMP was introduced in the second season of River As a girlfriend of Moose Mason. The character mainly existed as an obstacle to the Moose-Kevin Keller relationship And to be a character major enough to be murdered by the Hood Black without the public too much. Despite the way the show treated it, Midge was much more important in the comics.
Character |
Belly cushion |
Actor |
Emilija Baranac (season 2) Abby Ross (season 7) |
First appearance (comics) |
Jughead’s comics # 5 (April 1951) |
First appearance (River)) |
Season 2, episode 1, “Chapter fourteen: a kiss before dying” |

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The Midge relationship with Moose comes directly from the comics, with her and Moose being a long -term couple. The moose often beats any boy who tries to flirt with Metge (generally regie mantle), But the two mainly seem to have a stable and healthy relationship. MIDGE is also characterized as a close friend of Betty and Veronica, but this friendship is not really described in the show.
Chuck Clayton has been described as bad
The caricaturist with a good heart has seen a lot of changes in the adaptation
Chuck Clayton was presented in the first season of RiverDescribed as a mean character who humiliates Veronica after making an appointment with her. It is revealed that Chuck has a story to do that with girls, Make him a rather unmanageable character. However, it is a divergence of its representation in the comics.
Character |
Chuck Clayton |
Actor |
Jordan Calloway |
First appearance (comics) |
Life with Archie # 110 (June 1971) |
First appearance (River)) |
Season 1, episode 2, “Chapter two: A Touch of Evil” |
Chuck in the Comics is a regular member of the group of friends, being remarkable for being the first great African-American character in comics. As indicated above, Chuck is often characterized as Nancy’s boyfriend But is also described as a qualified athlete and a talented designer, something River Referred to season 2 when the show tried to give it a redemption arc.
Evelyn Evernever came from Little Archie
The nasty character was a low challenges antagonist in the comics
Given what extent the third season of River was that many would be surprised to learn that Evelyn Evernever’s character came from Archie Comics. While his supposed father, Edgar Evernever (Chad Michael Murray), was an entirely original character, Evelyn made her comic book debut in the 1950s.
Character |
Evelyn Evernever |
Actor |
Grand House Zoé |
First appearance (comics) |
The adventures of Little Archie # 4 (September 1957) |
First appearance (River)) |
Season 3, episode 2, “Chapter thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men’s Eyes” |
Evelyn was introduced into the Little archy The comics, who took the teenagers and made them young children. Evelyn is described as being rather unpleasant, often making fun of Archie and his friends. As she often plays an antagonistic role in the comics, her representation River makes her a complete bad guy, being the wife of the chief of an organ harvesting cult.
Jellybean was less intense in the comics
Jughead’s sister was revealed as the author
When River started, very little known on the family of Jughead Jones. The first season portrays the separate relationship of Jughead with his father while his mother and sister live outside the city. However, Jughead’s sister, known as Jellybean, Finally appears in the series as a major character.
Character |
Forsythia “Jellybean” Jones |
Actor |
Trinity Likins |
First appearance (comics) |
Archie’s pal jughead comics # 50 (November 1993) |
First appearance (River)) |
Season 3, episode 8, “Chapter forty-three: epidemic” |

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While Jellybean’s introduction in season 3 begins simple, she ends up being the wicked revealed of the mystery author, Film scary videos to attract the attention of his older brother and prevent him from leaving the city for university. Although the Jellybean in the comics is rather playful, it was nothing compared to the representation of the show.
Geraldine Grundy has been transformed into a child’s predator
The adorable elderly professor of comics was completely changed for Riverdale
Geraldine Grundy was probably one of the most controversial aspects of the first season of Riverdale; Presented as a young teacher with a liaison with her student, Archie. While the show is doing a good job to clearly indicate that the case is wrong, for many theater fans for adolescents, it seemed very exaggerated, Especially since the character was radically modified compared to the comics.
Character |
Geraldine Grundy |
Actor |
Sarah Habel |
First appearance (comics) |
PEP Comics # 30 (April 1942) |
First appearance (River)) |
Season 1, episode 1, “Chapter one: The River’s Edge” |
In the comics, Geraldine Grundy is an older teacher at Riverdale High. Strict but just, she always had the interest of her students, something River I have not portrayed at all. The series tried to include the original character of the series, explaining that Geraldine had taken the name of an elderly teacher who died when she moved to Riverdale.
Katy Keene had her own comic strip series
The character of Archie Comics received a spin-off show
Katy Keene made her first appearance in River As Imi de Veronica de New York, Who Veronica meets during a university trip. The episode was really supposed to create the character, who then received his own show, Katy Keene. The CW series, unfortunately, lasted only one season, but some viewers would be surprised to learn that the character came from the comics.
Character |
Katy Keene |
Actor |
Lucy Hale |
First appearance (comics) |
Wilbur comics # 5 (summer 1945) |
First appearance (River)) |
Season 4, episode 12, “Chapter sixty-nine: men of honor” |

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Katy Keene was a series of comics separated from Archie ComicsBut it was implicit to take place in the same universe, with more recent comics with multisgments. The character was described as a model, with his live representation by doing his job in the fashion industry. River The character Josie McCoy actually joined the cast of Katy Keeneconsolidate the show that takes place in the same universe as Riverdale.
Nick St. Clair was another type of bad boy
The show revealed the nasty qualities of Nick
The second season of River presented the character of Nick St. Clair, a former boyfriend of Veronica Lodge who comes to visit Riverdale. The character is immediately described as bad, trying to enjoy a cheryl in intoxication Before the other girls save her. Nick appeared briefly in subsequent seasons, generally as bad, which makes sense, given his role in comics.
Character |
Nick St. Clair |
Actor |
Graham Phillips |
First appearance (comics) |
Betty & Veronica Double Digest # 151 (July 2007) |
First appearance (River)) |
Season 2, episode 5, “Chapter eighteen: when a foreigner calls” |
Nick was presented as a bad boy in the Archie: new look Series, which moves to Riverdale and is romantically involved with Betty and Veronica. While Nick in the comics has more than one typical bad boy look, the River The representation of him depicts him more as a type of privileged, rich and stuck villain.
Fangs Fogarty is unrecognizable by her comic stripping counterpart
Riverdale transformed the intimidator of the gaming area into a gang member
Riverdale ‘The second season strongly highlighted the South South South Gang, introducing the character of Fangs Fogarty. Fangs continued to be a regular character in the series, finally coming out with Kevin Keller and Toni Topaz in adulthood. The representation of Fangs in the show is very different from its comic counterpart, to the point of being unrecognizable even by the most devoted Archie Comics fans.
Character |
Fangs Fogarty |
Actor |
Drew Ray Tanner |
First appearance (comics) |
The adventures of Little Archie # 15 (June 1960) |
First appearance (River)) |
Season 2, Episode 4, “Chapter Seventeen: The Town that dreaid Sundown” |
Fangs, like Evelyn, was introduced into the Little archy The series as a typical archetype of childhood intimidation. He was much larger than other children, often trying to beat them. It is logical that River I chose to go in a different direction for the character, especially since the typical intimidator of the playground would not really work in high school.