THOMAS "POP" TATE: (earlier Leo Tate and Terry Tate) Pop was another one of those characters who evolved over the years until settling into his current incarnation.  For the record, his first appearance was in PEP COMICS #46 (February, 1944).  After several false starts, Pop becomes the balding but dark-haired, mustachioed friend to the teens that everyone knows and loves.  He is very encouraging to them all, even though they often get on his nerves (especially Jughead).  At the end of the day, Pop loves and appreciates his best customers, and feels a tangible connection to the town through his relationship with the kids.

JELLYBEAN JONES: Jughead's baby sister.  She brings out the softer side of Jughead and leads him and her doting parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, on many a madcap adventure.  In recent years she’s been depicted as a walking, talking toddler. Her real name is Forsythia.

HOT DOG: Jughead’s dog Hot Dog is the sheepdog Jug has had since he was a boy.  Besides Archie, Hot Dog is Jughead’s best friend… and no wonder: he loves to sleep and eat as much as his owner!  Not the greatest watchdog, Hot Dog never the less does what he can to keep Jughead out of trouble.   

LITTLE AMBROSE (AMBROSE PIPPS): Down to earth and filled with whimsy and imagination, Ambrose was forever lamenting the fact that he wasn't as big and strong as the rest of the kids.  In fact, he was often referred to as "Little Archie's Pint-Sized Pal."  What he lacked in size, however, he made up for in wits and spirit.  Clever and wise beyond his years, Ambrose was always ready with a cutting quip, but when push came to shove, wouldn't think twice about coming to the aid of his friends.  This was a testament to his character, which was often bullied, put-upon and exploited by even the nicest kids in the group (including Little Archie).  In a modern-era follow-up story, a teenage Ambrose returns to Riverdale after a long absence and doesn’t hold a grudge against Archie, but rather begins their friendship anew.

Fangs Fogarty, older than Little Archie and the gang, he is the town's resident bully.

Weasel Willams, a rival of Little Archie's who never looses a bet.

Evelyn Evernever, a shy girl whose only close friend was her doll Minerva.

Spotty, Little Archie's faithful pet dog.

Caramel, Betty's golden-haired cat. She later often appeared in the main continuity.

Perhaps the most iconic magical character in comic books if not all of pop culture, Sabrina has been enchanting audiences for over 45 years.  Her popularity is timeless and worldwide awareness of the character remains consistent, making her the perfect “evergreen” property in the Archie portfolio.  It’s easy to see why when you get to the essence of the character as portrayed in her classic comic book persona: she embodies the “wish fulfillment” fantasies of young readers, especially girls who would love the ability to solve every puzzle and problem in life with a simple wave of the magic wand!  Rather than be an outcast among her teenage friends, Sabrina has learned to adopt, and tends to use her magic only in secret.  Her adventures cover wide ground.  Whether dealing with other supernatural creatures in a magical realm, keeping her talking enchanted cat out of trouble, doing her best to obey the kindly (and fellow-witch) characters, or simply navigating the same trials and triumphs that the other teenage characters in the Archieverse encounter, you can be sure Sabrina will approach all with confidence, optimism and more than a touch of white magic!

SABRINA SPELLMAN: As the “classic” Sabrina character has evolved, her adventures have taken place in several locations.  For a while, she lived in Riverdale alongside Archie and his friends, but has also lived in nearby towns like Midvale and Greendale.  While most of her adventures have taken place in suburbia alongside mortal characters, she once lived in a town populated with other supernatural beings called Gravestone Heights.  Sabrina is 16 or 17 years old, sweet, lovable, cute, your basic "Marlo Thomas" type girl, always wanting to do only good with her magic.  She uses her magic in gentle ways, leaving most people unaware of her powers.  In the popular, long-running sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart, the idea that Sabrina is half-witch and half-mortal was expanded upon, allowing Sabrina to continue learning about and refining her powers with the help of her aunts, and causing complications in her relationship with mortal boyfriend Harvey Kinkle.  While kept in the dark for a while, ultimately Harvey learns Sabrina’s secret.

AUNT HILDA:  In the comic books, Hilda is Sabrina's 500 year old orange-haired aunt, tall and lanky, and dressed in classic witch garb.  She is, in a fun way, always at odds with her niece whom she can't understand.  Hilda is a true witch, devoted to the loyal order of witchdom.  She rides brooms and stocks her kitchen with cauldrons.  Although she is a pure witch, she doesn't quite have the heart to zap Sabrina for her good-doing.  In the sitcom, she is attractive, frivolous and bubbly, constantly checking her appearance and avoiding any duties that she can that she finds boring or difficult.  She tends to wear mortal clothes unless involved in “official” witch business.

AUNT ZELDA: In the comic books, Hilda’s sister Zelda is short, plump, wears glasses and has green hair.  She also wears a witch costume.  She is a witch with a soft heart.  When she and Hilda collaborate to try to come up with the right spell, they usually fail and the result is hilarious.  In the sitcom, she is the wiser and more patient of the sisters and is usually the voice of reason in the household. She is also more responsible, older than Hilda and quite attractive.   Like Hilda, she also favors mortal clothes unless involved in a special “witch” project.

COUSIN AMBROSE: Ambrose is an adult male cousin who is a warlock and often comes to visit with Aunts Hilda and Zelda.  Sometimes he even lives in the household for periods.  He is of indeterminate age, but from a mortal standpoint appears to hover in the 45-50 age range.  He is tall and full-figured, with a bombastic sense of humor to match his girth – except when the joke’s on him! 

SALEM THE CAT: Salem is Sabrina's long-haired female tabby cat.  Salem is an adorable animal who is smarter than she looks.  With magical powers, Salem can play tricks on the local dogs.  She even helps Sabrina when she needs someone to come to her aid.  Like Sabrina, Salem exercises her powers subtly so that few people ever notice her magic.

YOUNG SALEM SABERHAGEN, A young boy of great power and potential.  He has an insatiable thirst for adventure and a little bit of an ego.  His story is of his many adventures and his eventual corruption – a good soul led astray.  Despite this, Salem is never truly “evil.” Salem is formerly a warlock turned into an American shorthair cat as punishment by the Witches' Council for attempting to take over the world. He has the ability to talk and possesses a sarcastic and somewhat self-centered (and self-preserving) attitude.

HARVEY KINKLE: Sabrina’s good natured boyfriend.  A boy of reasonably good looks but average intelligence, for most of their relationship Harvey is unsuspecting of Sabrina’s true nature, even though he senses there is something just a little bit “different” about her.  He is an average student and an above-average athlete.  Harvey is like one of the basic “good dudes” in any group of friends – he is someone everyone likes, and he gets along with everyone by being open-minded and obliging.  Some of the unusual situations that occur as the result of having a witch for a girlfriend sometimes get the best of him, resulting in fearful anxiety or confused agitation, but for the most part Harvey is even-keeled.  In the sitcom, he eventually learns of Sabrina’s powers on his own.

DELLA THE HEAD WITCH and ENCHANTRA: Della rules the Witches’ Council, and watches over the other witches to make sure things are in order.  Della is a stern ruler who often inspires fear in the other witches, who aim to please her as much as possible.   In the sitcom, her name was changed to Enchantra. 

Shinji Yamagi (witch): If Harvey is the good boy, then Shinji is the bad boy. Orphaned at a young age, he lives with his older brother Kenichi in the Magic Realm. They both share a mysterious past that, once revealed, becomes a defining moment in the overall story and is what spurs Shinji to start the Four Blades rebellion (His mother and father were the founders of the original Four Blade movement).  Shinji’s element is Fire, which means he is passionate (a ladies man!), hot-headed, impulsive, and a bit of an adrenaline junkie. He’s not afraid to bend the rules or take a chance. He always has feelings for Sabrina but isn’t always patient enough to wait for love to grow, especially when she’s fawning over Harvey. In the meantime he dates other girls, often to Sabrina’s chagrin. Shinji is a risk-taker, a bit of a show-off, and loves to have fun, (sometimes at the expense of real-life responsibilities like school work). However, once Shinji starts the new Four Blades, he finds a new purpose to his life and he matures quite a bit. Despite this, at times he can become single-minded to the point of fanatic obsession.

The Queen (witch/elf): Queen Seles, who was orphaned and then adopted as a child by the pirate Nocturna, was extremely gifted with magic at a very young age. While she was still a teenager, she was elected to be the Queen of the Magic Realm due to her magical prowess and benevolence. She has had one of the longest reigns in Magic Realm history, spanning thousands of years. But when she meets and falls in love with a man named Vosblanc, she is deceived and loses her powers to him. Ashamed, she goes to great lengths to hide this fact, and allows the Magic Realm to slowly wither as a result. The original Four Blades learned her secret and aimed to help restore her magic, but were destroyed by Vosblanc, who then helped spread propaganda, accusing the Four Blades of treachery. Queen Seles felt terrible about the death of the Four Blades, but she kept quiet about the truth and continued to allow Vosblanc to exert control over her. When she first meets Sabrina she recognizes potential in the girl, and even recognizes that some of her own power runs through Sabrina’s veins. She then chooses Sabrina as the one who will both save her and help her restore the Magic Realm.

Llandra da Silva (witch): Llandra is Sabrina’s best friend. She lives in the mortal realm like Sabrina, but she attends a private school. Her family is originally from Brazil where her father was an accomplished Rainforest Shaman. As such, Llandra’s affinity is the Earth element, and her magic with plants and nature is especially strong. Being an Earth element, Llandra is grounded, strong, and patient. But she can also be notoriously stubborn, and slow to forgive when her feelings have been hurt. She is generally a very loyal friend and ally, and tends to be much more sensible and mature than Sabrina. Because of this, she often “grounds” Sabrina when needed. She initially fell in love with Shinji and dated him for a while, but broke up with him when she realized he had feelings for Sabrina. She harbored a long grudge over this, but she eventually got over it when she met the love of her life, a Merman named Narayan.

Narayan (witch/merman): He lives in a secluded underwater city which prefers to stay fairly uninvolved in matters of the land (including politics). As such, this society has formed its own rules and behaviors, and is largely ignorant of the outside world. It is an industrious society where architecture and creating tangible, useful objects is favored above all. Anything else is looked down upon and considered frivolous and wasteful. This is a problem for Narayan since his passion is to paint. A romantic and dreamer, he loves to paint beautiful murals on the ocean rocks – even though he knows that if he gets caught he would be charged with vandalism and for performing a wasteful activity. When he meets Llandra they fall in love with each other and theirs is a pure and lasting love, free of any of the drama and complications that seem to plague other couples. After meeting Llandra, he eventually ventures outside his restrictive society and becomes a land-dweller thanks to Sabrina who magically gives him the ability to have human legs when he touches air. Naturally, being a merman, Narayan’s element is Water. This means he is artistic, sensitive, pensive, empathetic towards others, and can be moody at times. He joins Shinji, Llandra and Hemlock as a member of the Four Blades.

Hemlock (witch/bat-girl): Like Shinji, she’s a bit of a bad-girl, which is what attracts her to him. He recruits her to join his Four Blades movement and they become a couple. However, Shinji does not realize that Hemlock actually works for Vosblanc, and is planning to betray Shinji and the Four Blades movement. Her mother was the pirate Nocturna, who also adopted Queen Seles when she was a child (thus making Seles her adopted sister). Hemlock was always jealous of Seles and her rise to power, and she gets seduced by Vosblanc and his talks of taking over the Magic Realm and making her his queen. In the final climatic issue, she realizes the error of her ways and sacrifices herself to bring Vosblanc down, and to save Shinji.

Batty Bartholomew (witch): When Sabrina’s magic powers become so advanced that regular Charm School is not enough for her, Hilda arranges for Bartholomew to personally tutor her. He is said to have been one of the best magicians of his time, but it seems that now all his marbles are lost and keeps confusing Sabrina for a maid…but is it all an act? It is later revealed that Bartholomew was once very active in the original Four Blades, but his memory was erased following his capture. This may explain why he seems so addled, but even once Sabrina restores his memory, he is still as batty as ever.

Vosblanc (witch/fox-spirit): The main villain of the series, although he is not revealed right away. He is a fox-spirit who longs to drain the magic realm of all its magic and channel it into himself, and then go on to conquer the mortal realm with his newly gained power. To achieve this he seduces Queen Seles, who not only is the most powerful witch in the realm, but also has exclusive access to the mana tree which is the source of all magical power. After gaining her trust, Vosblanc betrays her and steals all her magical ability and entraps it within a jewel which he wears at his neck in order to draw from its power. Then, with the queen’s magic, he is able to access the mana tree and slowly drain it of its power as well.

Due to the fact that all of Vosblanc’s power is contained within the jewel, whenever he is separated from it, he reverts to his child-form which is named Kit. As Kit, he is not able to use any magic, but he is still clever as ever and can continue to trick people into helping him out. He got Sabrina to assist him in returning the jewel to him when he was in Kit form. She had no idea of the repercussions of this action, but neither of them realized that by touching the jewel, Sabrina would absorb some of its power, which explains her sudden spike in magical power. The original Four Blades learned of Vosblanc’s doings and attempted to stop him, but failed. The new Four Blades eventually succeed in separating him from his jewel, thus reverting him to his Kit form, but he escapes to the mortal realm at the end of the story.

Josie McCoy is the Archie of her universe in that she is the central character to whom all the other characters interact with and relate.  Bright, confident and with a great disposition, Josie is a master musician, singer and songwriter.  Her adventures encompass some of the typical trials and triumphs of teenage life a la Archie, as well as the jet-setting world of popular music as she leads her all-girl rock ‘n roll trio, Josie & the Pussycats.  The comic book and cartoon adventures of the Pussycats band have historical significance as being the first big pop culture depiction of an all-girl band who played their own instruments (all the more amazing since there were only two such bands at the time of the Pussycats’ debut, and those bands were quite obscure). 

JOSIE McCOY: A sassy redhead who is bright and self-assured, Josie is friendly and vivacious, someone everyone wants to be around.  She has amazing musical talent which she uses as the guitarist of the Pussycats band.  While smart, she often defers to Valerie in matters relating to the music biz.  When things get tense between her friends, she is often the voice of reason, the diplomat.  She has a whimsical attitude toward boyfriends – sometimes she goes ga-ga for certain boys, while she’s happy to have less intense romantic friendships with other boys.

Mr. McCoy, Josie’s highly supportive father.

VALERIE SMITH: As if the fact that the Pussycats were an early depiction of and influence on all-girl rock groups wasn’t enough, the series was also historical for casting the African-American character Valerie as the group’s super-smart voice of reason.  Throughout the various comic book and animated adventures of the band, Valerie is shown in a leadership role, often controlling the destiny of the band.  Playing bass, she is also hip and quick to spot the latest musical trends as well the newest rock star fashions.

MELODY VALENTINE: What Melody lacks in brains she more than makes up for in beauty!  The platinum blonde is simply a stunner.  In her world, “bubblegum rock” means banging out the beat on her drums for the Pussycats.  She also talks in sing-song fashion, hence her name.  Melody is the member of the group mostly likely to get everyone in trouble, whether with her reckless boy-chasing ways, her tendency to be a klutz or her general lack of common sense.  Her sweet, good-natured, bubbly attitude makes it hard for anyone to stay angry with her. 

ALEXANDER CABOT III: Alexander is the untrustworthy manager of the Pussycats, guaranteed to secure just the wrong gig for the band… although sometimes he comes through.  Like Reggie Mantle, he can be obnoxious and bratty.  He is a spoiled coward, but he does have all the connections.

SEBASTIAN THE CAT: Alexandra’s cat Sebastian shares the same white stripe down the middle of his hair… and he also shares the name of the Cabot’s ancestor, who was accused of consorting with witches and had a matching white stripe!  Could it be that’s where Sebastian gets his sometimes-magical powers?  Is it possible the spell casting feline is the living reincarnation of the infamous Cabot ancestor?  Hmmmm….

Alexander Cabot II, Alex and Alexandra’s rich father.

ALAN M. (Mayberry): All-American, hunky roadie Alan is endowed with muscles, blonde hair and natural good-natured charm.  He is also a talented folk singer in his own right.

PEPPER: A Jughead-like female who is always a few steps ahead of the rest.  Her fashion sense leans toward geek-chic meets beatnik. 

ALBERT: A good-natured, though sometimes rascally beatnik. Josie's ex-boyfriend, a guitarist who was replaced by Alan in the late 1960s.

SOCRATES "SOCK": An ironically-named big dumb jock reminiscent of Big Moose. Pepper's athletic boyfriend, a friend of Albert.

Mr. Tuttle, Josie and the gang's high school principal.