The Fonz

The Fonz is a comics adaptation of the iconic leather-jacketed, motorcycle-riding character Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli from the hit TV series 'Happy Days,' transplanted into Riverdale to interact with Archie Andrews and the gang.

Cool enough to land in the pages of Archie Comics, The Fonz made his four-color debut in Archie at Riverdale High #47 in 1977, brought to life by the classic Bronze Age team of Frank Doyle and Stan Goldberg. Popping up across beloved Archie titles like Laugh Comics and Archie and Me, this leather-jacketed figure shares the page with the whole Riverdale gang — Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Jughead Jones among them. A fun artifact of the late '70s moment when pop culture and comics collided, The Fonz is a genuine curiosity for collectors who love the era when Archie's world opened its doors to the wider cultural moment.