Benjamin Flutesnoot

Benjamin Flutesnoot is a mild-mannered science and chemistry teacher at Riverdale High School, where he patiently endures the misadventures of Archie Andrews and his friends. He has been a familiar face in the halls of Riverdale since 1959.

Benjamin Flutesnoot has been a beloved fixture of Riverdale since his Silver Age debut in Archie Comics #101 in 1959, and the fact that he's still turning up in stories as recently as 2019 speaks to just how warmly readers have embraced him over six decades. A supporting stalwart of the Archie universe, he's shared countless pages with the gang's most iconic faces — Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, and Reggie Mantle — popping up most reliably in Life with Archie, Everything's Archie!, and the beloved Laugh Comics Digest line. With 30 catalogued appearances and two recognized key issues to his name, Flutesnoot is exactly the kind of enduring character that makes deep-diving into Archie back issues such a rewarding hunt for collectors who love the full, richly populated world of Riverdale.