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Cheryl Blossom

Cheryl Blossom

327 appearances · Bronze Age · 1982–2025 · 2 key issues
Who is Cheryl Blossom?

Cheryl Blossom debuted as a flirtatious, wealthy socialite who arrived in Riverdale to shake up the social scene — and rivalry between Betty and Veronica — with her bold personality and striking red hair. She hails from the affluent Blossom family and quickly became one of Archie Andrews' most persistent pursuers.

Few characters in Archie Comics history have made an entrance quite like Cheryl Blossom, who burst onto the scene in 1982's Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #320 — a Bronze Age debut from the legendary creative team of Frank Doyle and Dan DeCarlo that immediately shook up Riverdale's social order. Over more than four decades of publication, she's grown from a scene-stealing guest into a star with her own dedicated series, Cheryl Blossom, and a commanding presence across the digest shelves in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest. With 327 catalog appearances and two collector-recognized key issues to her name, she's no mere supporting player — she's one of the most enduring figures the publisher has produced, sharing pages with fan favorites like Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, and Dilton Doiley across a run that stretches all the way to 2025. If you're exploring the full, rich world of Archie Comics, Cheryl Blossom is absolutely essential reading.

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
#320
★ First appearance
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #320
Oct 1982

Trivia

  • Felicia Hardy's mainstream continuity presence went dark after her early-1980s run, only to make her triumphant return in 1994 via the landmark 'Love Showdown' story arc.riverdale.fandom.com
  • Dan Parent has written more of Cheryl Blossom's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 78 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1982–2022

Everything's Archie #104 1982
Everything's Archie #104
Jughead with Archie Digest #86 1988
Jughead with Archie Digest #86
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #56 1989
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #56
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #84 1993
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #84
Archie #441 1995
Archie #441
Betty and Veronica #120 1998
Betty and Veronica #120
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #107 2002
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #107
Veronica #149 2004
Veronica #149
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #150 2007
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #150
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #179 2010
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #179
Jughead's Double Digest #189 2013
Jughead's Double Digest #189
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #5 2016
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #5
Archie Meets Batman '66 #6 2019
Archie Meets Batman '66 #6
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #326 2022
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #326

Appearances (301–327 of 327, oldest first)

Archie Giant Comics Flash (2022)
Bob Phantom (2022)
#1
Archie Showcase Digest (2020)
Archie: Love Showdown 30th Anniversary [Special Edition] (2023)
World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (2021)
Archie Modern Classics Mania (2023)
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (1987)
Archie's Comics Spectacular, FCBD Edition (2025)
#1
Archie Facsimile Edition (2024)
#4
B&V Friends Forever [Betty and Veronica Friends Forever] (2018)
Betty and Veronica: Summer Fun in the Sun (2025)
#1