Jughead Jones

Character History 

 Jughead Jones real name is Forsythe Pendleton Jones lll, although in the comics, he is often referred to as Jug, Juggy, or mainly Jughead.  His

Forsythe Jones lll

 Jughead also is very intelligent.  He is 2nd in intelligence to dilton and is often shown outsmarting and tricking reggie mantle. Often during the toughest of times, he speaks out fixing the situation with a few simple words.  At school he tends to stay out of trouble, but he frustrates the teachers with his nonchalant attitude.  They find it odd that he does well in school without putting in any type of serious effort.  Jughead remains unfazed by the exasperated teachers and remains true to his nonchalant nature.  For a long time the mystery in the Archie comics was what was Jughead’s real name.  Jughead was trying to hide the fact that his name was Forsythe after his ancestor a great American hero.   

Food

 Jughead has quite the obsession with food.  In almost all of his appearances he is eating or about to eat something.  Despite his eating habits,

Jughead Stuffing himself

 History of Jughead’s Trademark Beanie

 Jughead and his trademark beanie

It is rare to see a comic issue that doesn’t have Jughead wearing his signature Beanie.  Nowadays the hat is not popular but among the 1930s -40s the hat was in style.  The dot and dash that adorn the hat are Morse code for the letter “A”.It is revealed that he has a large collection of these hats for fear of getting one lost. In one story, the hat he wears changes his personality. 

The "S" Sweater

Is it S for...Secret? 

The Archies 

Relationships

Jughead’s number one friend is Archie Andrews.  Upon his arrival at Riverdale, that was his first friend.  They both bale each other out of trouble although Jughead is the one doing the baling most of the time.    Jughead also really likes Betty Cooper, but in a strictly platonic way.  Betty often cooks Jughead good meals and she often confides in him when she has trouble with Archie.  Jughead oftens advises archie to date betty instead of veronica. He also has a love hate relationship with Veronica Lodge.  Veronica claims to dislike him because of his laidback demeanor and smart-alecky comments, but it is revealed that after sharing an onstage kiss that Veronica fell in love with Jughead.  It was short lived, but showed that the two did have a deeper bond.  

Love Relationships  

In most of the issues Jughead displays his dislike of girls.  However, he does not hates girls. Often he calls them complicated and over  confrontational.  Although he chooses to stay away from girls, often they end up being pulled towards him.  Jughead has four girls in his life:  

 Ethel Muggs: Also known as  Big Ethel, falls into that category the most.  She is tall and awkward often seen warding off any girls that show interest in Jughead. 

Debbie: Debbie  is Jughead's classmate and they become close the moment they met. 

Joanie Jumpp: Joanie is Jughead's first girlfriend ever. They were in the same nursery together when Joanie and her parents moved out of RIverdale and was never heard from again. The two reunited many many years later.  

January Andrews: January is the great descendant of Archie whom Jughead met her in a time travelling incident.

Hot Dog

 Jughead and Hot Dog