10 Best Archie Love Interests Who Aren’t Betty Or Veronica

Archie Andrews’ romantic history is usually dominated by his long-running affection for Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, whose rivalry has shaped countless stories. However, his dating life has never been limited to those two familiar faces, with several other girls capturing his attention across the comics’ many decades of publication.

Some romances were brief encounters, while others developed into meaningful relationships that challenged Riverdale’s familiar love triangle and attracted sustained attention from readers. From fellow students to characters connected with other Archie titles, these women reveal a broader dating history, including names readers might not immediately associate with the red-haired teenager.

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Alice Fleeble

Introduced in “Well Placed Point,” a six-page Archie story first published in February 1959, Alice Fleeble enters the series through a challenge between Archie and his friends. Archie insisted he could win a date with any girl, prompting Jughead to put that boast to a practical test during their conversation.

From a telephone directory, Jughead seemingly picked Alice’s name at random, leaving Archie to approach her himself. He met her under the guise of conducting a survey, and managed to win her over using his natural charm and smooth lines. Unfortunately for him, however, she had a particularly close connection to Veronica, which meant their little fling didn’t last long.

9

Lisi

In the 2000 comic story “When Your Dream Girl Becomes a Nightmare!” from Archie’s Weird Mysteries #9, Archie encountered a romantic prospect named Lisi, literally engineered to match his preferences. A scientist created her as an android after overhearing Archie wish he could combine Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge’s best qualities into one girlfriend.

The scientist studied Archie’s photographs and scrapbooks, programmed Lisi with both girls’ personalities, and sent her out to win his affection. Archie fell for her almost immediately, agreeing to a steady relationship after their first movie date without knowing the scientist had secretly programmed her specifically to appeal to him.

8

Dream Girl

Maria Noct, better remembered as the Dream Girl, appeared in the twenty-third episode of Archie’s Weird Mysteries, which aired in January 2000. The supernatural resident of another dimension first encountered Archie inside a dream, where she arranged an idyllic day at Pop Tate’s and announced that he had become her new boyfriend.

Her infatuation had begun after she spotted Archie during one of his dreams and abandoned her former boyfriend, Arnie, to pursue him. When Archie rejected her claim and insisted he preferred Betty and Veronica, Maria retaliated by haunting their dreams and filling his nights with nightmares, leaving him unable to sleep.

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Olga Karpuchi

Olga Karpuchi was a shy but intelligent girl from the Twelfth Dimension who attended Riverdale High as an exchange student in Archie’s Weird Mysteries. She joined Archie’s work on the school newspaper, and their shared enthusiasm for journalism accompanied her quiet crush on the young reporter during her stay in town.

The series never developed her crush on Archie into an actual romance, but their chemistry and potential remain undeniable. She also possessed a secret identity as Supreme Girl, a superheroine who had followed Doctor Arachnid from their home dimension. Archie would end up helping Supreme Girl stop the villain, while Veronica’s gossip threatened to reveal her secret.

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Sabrina Spellman

Sabrina Spellman first appeared in Archie’s Madhouse #22 in 1962 and became one of Archie Comics’ best-known fictional magical characters. Her romantic stories usually revolved around Harvey Kinkle, but Nick Spencer’s 2019 Archie run introduced a different development by revealing that she had secretly begun dating Archie during the summer.

Archie #700 revealed that Archie and Sabrina had kept their relationship secret from their Riverdale classmates while they spent the summer apart. The storyline continued through issues #705 to #707, which followed their public debut, revisited their courtship, and showed Sabrina rescuing Archie from wolves before they shared their first kiss.

5

Amisha Mehta

Amisha first crossed paths with Archie and his bandmates when the Archies took their world tour to India, where she was already a popular Bollywood actress. She appeared alongside the band in a music video filmed during the promotional tour, prompting tabloid speculation about a possible relationship with its red-haired frontman.

Her move to Riverdale extended their acquaintance beyond the tour, and Archie seized the chance to spend more time with her after her family relocated there that year. Their joint film-class assignment centred on a Bollywood production, but Amisha’s interest in Raj Patel greatly complicated Archie’s hopes of winning her over.

4

Cricket O’Dell

Cricket O’Dell first met Archie in “Passing the Buck,” an eleven-page story from Archie #133, published in December 1962. Her keen nose detected money and guided her toward anyone she believed had substantial wealth, which explained her brief interest in Riverdale’s redheaded teenager and his affluent connections at Lodge Manor.

Archie’s association with the wealthy Lodges initially convinced Cricket that he had plenty of money, so she pursued him with enthusiasm. Once he admitted that he was practically penniless, she redirected her attention toward Reggie, whose apparent riches appealed to her far more than Archie’s modest circumstances ever could have.

3

Ginger Lopez

After moving from New York to Riverdale with her family, Ginger balanced her school life with growing interests in fashion publishing and design. She edited Sparkle Magazine for teenagers, collaborated with models, and presented her own clothing lines at fashion shows, while remaining friendly with Betty and Veronica at school.

Although she was generally friendly with Betty and Veronica, Ginger occasionally competed with them for Archie’s affection in several Riverdale stories. Her appearances kept that interest within the wider Betty and Veronica rivalry, and no lasting romance with Archie followed from her occasional competition for his attention in their shared Riverdale stories.

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Cheryl Blossom

Cheryl Blossom made her debut in Betty and Veronica #320 in 1982, arriving from the wealthy community of Pembrooke along with her twin brother Jason. She soon joined Betty and Veronica in pursuing Archie, relying on her family’s privilege and personal charms to challenge their established hold on his attention.

Her return became central to the 1994 “Love Showdown” storyline, after Archie received a letter from Cheryl and concealed her impending arrival from his usual rivals. Betty and Veronica misread his dreamy behaviour as evidence of the other girl’s success, until Cheryl’s identity as the letter’s sender emerged and Archie ultimately chose her.

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Valerie Smith

Long before she became one of Archie’s romantic partners, Valerie had established herself as the thoughtful bassist and principal songwriter for Josie and the Pussycats. She first joined the group in 1969, after Alexandra Cabot refused to join Josie and Melody’s newly formed band, and her practical outlook often balanced her fellow musicians’ more impulsive decisions.

Archie and Valerie grew closer while their bands toured together, eventually spending an entire night writing a song after the others had gone to bed. Their collaboration ended with a kiss at sunrise, and the following instalments revealed that the two had begun dating despite the complications of their separate musical careers.