| Jughead | |
|---|---|
 Cover ofArchie's Pal Jughead #114 (November1964) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Archie Comics |
| Schedule | (vol. 1-2) Bimonthly (vol. 3) Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | (vol. 1) January 1949 – June 1987 (vol. 2) August 1987 - September 2012 (vol. 3) October 2015 - June 2017 |
| No. of issues | (vol. 1) 352 (vol. 2) 214 (vol. 3) 16 |
| Main character | Jughead Jones |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Various(vol. 1-2) Chip Zdarsky(vol. 3 #1-8) Ryan North(vol. 3 #9-14) Mark Waid(vol. 3 #15-16) Ian Flynn(vol. 3 #15-16) |
| Artist(s) | Various(vol. 1-2) Erica Henderson(vol. 3 #1-6) Derek Charm(vol. 3 #7-16) |
Jughead (also known asArchie's Pal Jughead) is an ongoing comic book series featuring theArchie Comics character of thesame name. The character first appeared inPep Comics #22 (cover dated December1941). Jughead proved to be popular enough to warrant his own self-titled ongoing comic book series which began publication in January 1949.
Jughead first appeared inPep Comics #22 in 1941 (also Archie's first appearance) and later grew into his own titleArchie's Pal Jughead Comics in 1949, which also guest-starred Archie and his friends. Common story themes included Jughead's insatiable appetite for hamburgers, avoidingBig Ethel who has a crush on him and outsmarting his nemesisReggie Mantle.
The cover title was shortened toJughead with #122 in July 1965, though theindicia continued to listArchie's Pal Jughead until also changing in November's #126.[1][2] In #325,Cheryl Blossom made her second appearance after debuting inArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica that same month. The original Jughead series ended with #352 (June 1987).[3]
Jughead returned with a relaunched #1 in August 1987. With #46 (June 1993), the series was renamedArchie's Pal Jughead Comics, echoing the previous volume. In the same issue Jughead finds out that his mother is expecting a baby, and in #50, the baby girl, nicknamed "Jellybean" is born. The second volume ended in 2012 with issue #214.
A third series, titledJughead, was released in October 2015 as part of Archie Comics'New Riverdale. It is written byChip Zdarsky with artwork byErica Henderson.[4]Derek Charm took over as regular artist starting with issue #7.[5]
| Appearance | Volume/Issue Number | Month/Year |
|---|---|---|
| Moose Mason as Moose McGee | (vol. 1) #1 | January 1949 |
| Midge Klump | (vol. 1) #5 | April 1951 |
| Ethel Muggs | (vol. 1) #84 | May 1962 |
| Forsythia "Jellybean" Jones | (vol. 2) #50 | November 1993 |
| Trula Twyst | (vol. 2) #89 | February 1997 |
Volume 1
| Title | Issues Collected | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| Archie's Pal Jughead Archives vol. 1 | #1-8 | March 25, 2015[6] |
| Archie's Pal Jughead Archives vol. 2 | #9-16 | June 15, 2016[7] |
Volume 3
| Title | Issues Collected | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jughead vol. 1 | #1-6 | 28 July 2016 |
| Jughead vol. 2 | #7-11 | 16 March 2017 |
| Jughead vol. 3 | #12-16 | 16 November 2017 |
