On The CW’s adaptation of the classic Archie comics, Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse) is the story’s narrator and one of the main characters. The series begins after the murder of a classmate, the dissolution of a friendship between himself and Archie (KJ Apa), and the entrance of a new girl at school. Jughead and Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart) start a relationship partway through Season 1. He’s rarely seen without his signature beanie.

Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray) is the lead singer in Riverdale’s own Josie and the Pussycats, and an ambitious musician in her own right. After the Pussycats won Rockland County’s Battle of the Bands, Josie decided to take music even more seriously and create a signature look for the band – hence the iconic cat ears and leopard print.

Calvin is an adventurous six-year-old boy with poor grades but a sharp wit. His best friend is Hobbes, a sarcastic tiger not afraid to give Calvin a dose of reality. Strangely, others seem to see Hobbes only as a stuffed toy.

Jon Arbuckle is the main human character and deuteragonist of the Garfield comic strip as well as its various TV shows, video games, and movies. He is the clumsy owner of Garfield and Odie, typically acting awkward trying to cure his frustrated boredom.

Dilbert is the main character in the eponymous comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams. He’s an engineer who suffers a micromanaged, bureaucratic office environment, at least from 9 to 5.

In Riverdale, Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) is the head cheerleader of the River Vixens and the self-proclaimed queen bee of Riverdale High School. Rich, entitled, and manipulative, she is the typical mean girl, and good friends with Josie McCoy.