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64-712: The storyline concluded with Archie choosing neither Betty nor Veronica, but rather Cheryl Blossom . Blossom was then an obscure character, having made some sporadic appearances in the series in the mid-1980s. The arc contributed to Blossom's notoriety as a notable Archie Comics character, resulting in having her spun off into her own mini-series after the arc's conclusion. The storyline was also collected in trade paperback form, one of Archie Comics first attempts in compilation reprints. When Betty and Jughead see Archie acting all lovesick they think Veronica got to him, but when she arrives she denies even seeing him today. They decide to investigate and discover that some girl has written

128-452: A book at him. Reggie then tells her that she has gotten her edge back because he pushed her too far and then tells her to watch a video to learn new dance moves to dance circles around Betty. After memorizing all the moves on the tape, goes to Pop Tate's Veronica tells Betty that Mrs. Johnson's cat is stuck up in a tree to get her away from Archie. When Betty leaves, Veronica dances with Archie until he couldn't dance anymore. After Betty returns,

192-479: A competition. In many stories that feature a rivalry between Riverdale and Pembrooke, Pembrooke often loses despite their attempts to cheat to victory, or the two teams decide to come to a truce. Cheryl appears twice in the 2000–2002 Archie's Weird Mysteries comic series, despite not appearing in the TV series of the same name . She reprises her role as one of Archie's love interests alongside Betty and Veronica, although

256-423: A dating show. In a reader-poll event, Archie Comics finally gave Cheryl a new boyfriend, with readers voting on the potential boyfriends featured on the show: blond-haired fitness-guru Austin, dark-complected computer genius Brandon, and shaved-headed gourmet chef George. The winner of the 'contest' was George. Raj Patel's younger sister Tina Patel, who was introduced to Archie Comics in 2007, has been written into

320-468: A fool of himself, Cheryl dumps him and Betty and Veronica go to comfort Jason after he gives him a black eye. Then after having a nightmare depicting Jason and Betty so in love with each other, Archie decides that Betty is the only girl for him and vows to tell her before it is too late. Upon finding her at Riverdale High he learns that Jason got on her nerves so much she almost gave him another black eye. Before he can tell her how he feels he gets distracted by

384-511: A letter from Cheryl which states she will be returning to Riverdale . Archie, infatuated with girls as always, decides to keep Cheryl's return a secret from Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge . He merely acts in a typical Archie girl crush maneuver (looking dreamy, uttering nonsense). Unknown to Archie is that Betty and Veronica both think the other person did this to Archie, and they declare war on each other to win back Archie once and for all. Super Soakers, dirty dancing, and fraud are just some of

448-438: A letter to him. They try to find out who it is, but the letter is blown away by the wind and after running all over Riverdale it is burned in a fire. The girls then demand Archie to tell them who wrote the letter, but he has his father take him away by telling him to clean out the garage to keep them in suspense. Later, Reggie tricks both girls that the other one wrote the letter to Archie and before he can tell them who really wrote

512-563: A memorial for Superboy in Metropolis. Time traveler Booster Gold attends the memorial, but when Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman do not arrive, the change in history makes his robot sidekick Skeets malfunction. This results in Skeets reporting other incorrect historical data. Booster and Skeets search time traveler Rip Hunter 's desert bunker for answers, but find it littered with scrawled notes. The series continues, exploring many of

576-488: A movie, but discover that Cheryl has followed them. They then decide to make a snowman, but once again Cheryl shows up and causes trouble. They then learn from Brigitte that Cheryl is really filming a reality show and is following them around to get ratings for it. The girls decide not to act mad around Cheryl and after they tell her that they now know what she is up to, her reality show is canceled. A couple of weeks later Cheryl

640-515: A new girl, Savannah Smythe from Mississippi. Archie then gives her a tour of Riverdale High and tells Betty he will talk to her later. A sequel titled Love Showdown II was released in Betty and Veronica Spectacular #64 and Archie & Friends #79. After Betty and Veronica learn that a movie is going to be filmed in Riverdale they decide to try to get into it as extras. The girls find out that

704-623: A one-shot comic book, all of which were released prior to the series' fourth and final chapter. The popularity of Amalgam led to another 12 one-shots the following year. Some of the heroes included: Iron Lantern (Iron Man + Green Lantern), Challengers of the Fantastic (Challengers of the Unknown + Fantastic Four), Lobo the Duck (Lobo + Howard the Duck). The premise of the " Civil War " storyline

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768-494: A one-shot crossover comic with Marvel, Archie Meets the Punisher . The arc came shortly after Archie Comic Publications hired King Features to manage the licensing of their intellectual property, sparking a wave of Archie-branded merchandise such as clothing, stationary, and kitchenwares. An Archie movie and musical were planned for 1995, though they failed to materialize. Cheryl Blossom Cheryl Marjorie Blossom

832-402: A publisher's entire line while others only affected a "family" of interrelated titles. The X-Men and Batman franchises featured crossovers almost annually. Some of the most significant mid-1990s events, such as Spider-Man 's " Clone Saga ," Batman 's " Batman: Knightfall " and particularly, " The Death of Superman " caused dramatic changes to long-running characters and received coverage in

896-591: A relationship with Toni Topaz, thus joining the Southside Serpents gang in the season finale. Cheryl and Toni then proceed to move in together at Thistlehouse, the Blossom residence. In season three, her relationship with Toni progresses further, and she is confirmed as a lesbian. After being kicked out of the Serpents by Jughead, Cheryl thanks Toni for being the best girlfriend ever with a new gang, called

960-675: A smaller scale) with 1994's " Zero Hour " crossover storyline. In the late 1990s, the concept of Hypertime was introduced as an attempt to satisfy fans of alternate realities, by stating that all comics published by DC (whether pre- or post- Crisis ) had taken place in some corner of reality. In 2005, the Infinite Crisis series revived the idea of a multiverse. Following the events of the Infinite Crisis series, Superman , Batman and Wonder Woman have temporarily retired their costumed identities. The remaining heroes attend

1024-644: A storyline featuring the company's most prolific superheroes , which overlapped into a 12-issue limited series and many monthly comic books. A year later, DC Comics introduced its first large-scale crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths , which had long-term effects on the " DC Universe " continuity . In the early and mid-1990s, big events were regularly published by Marvel and DC, often leading to extra publicity and sales. These events helped fend-off competition from Image Comics , and such events were more likely to become "collector's items." Some events, such as DC's " Zero Hour " and Marvel's " Onslaught saga " spanned

1088-413: A vogue in the 1990s following the success of DC Comics' "Death of Superman" event in 1992–93, an event to which contemporary commentators and Archie Comic Publications compared "Love Showdown". According to Archie Comic Publications, sales of the series exceeded expectations, with reorders being filled at three times their normal rate. Just months before the "Love Showdown" arc, Archie Comics had released

1152-595: Is a fictional character of the Archie Comics universe. She is a wealthy and powerful teenage girl, the privileged daughter of a businessman. She is portrayed by Madelaine Petsch in Riverdale and Diya Gupta in The Archies . Cheryl Blossom was introduced in 1982 in Betty and Veronica #320 as a third love interest for Archie Andrews , but she and her twin brother Jason disappeared two years later. In

1216-446: Is enrolled at Riverdale High and tells the girls that her family has hit a financial snag, so she was filming the reality show to get them out of it. After school, Betty and Veronica learn from Mr. Lodge that Cheryl's father is his new employee. The storyline was the first time Archie Comics had attempted an " event "—a storyline with ostensibly lasting consequences which took place over the span of multiple titles. Such events experienced

1280-457: Is more handy to have around then Veronica. While working on the car, Veronica shows up for her date with Archie for the Lodge's Foundation Summer Charity Dance, and tells Betty she got tickets with the wrong date. After finishing fixing Archie's car, Betty goes to Pop Tate's and thanks to Jughead she learns that Veronica purposely had the false tickets made. Upon realizing this, Betty decides to crash

1344-434: Is revealed that her parents' constant emotional abuse among other traumas is the main cause of her mental instability, which leads to her attempting suicide & attempted murder of her mother in season one. In the second season, her mother forces her into conversion therapy at an institution called "The Sisters of Quiet Mercy", namely due to her attraction towards other girls, mainly Josie McCoy. After escaping, Cheryl begins

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1408-452: Is rude and condescending to the Riverdale "townies," and sometimes only appearing as an antagonist to Betty and Veronica. Other times, particularly in the stories in her eponymous series, Cheryl can be kind and caring. She cares for her dog, a Pomeranian named Sugar, and rescues animals in need. In stories featuring Betty, Veronica, and Cheryl, Cheryl is usually the most adventurous. Cheryl is popular within her Pembrooke crowd and popular with

1472-480: Is terrorized by a gang of teenage murderers, the Mutants. Bruce Wayne, now 55, has been retired from crime fighting for ten years following the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd. Attempting to bury his guilt over Jason's death, Wayne has turned to alcoholism and near-suicidal recreational activities. In an effort to prove to the world (and himself) that one's personal demons can be bested, Wayne has generously funded

1536-489: Is the first character to appear on " Chapter One: The River's Edge ". She is portrayed as the most popular girl at Riverdale High School, a "rich, entitled, and manipulative girl who recently lost her twin brother by being shot in the head by their own father." She is also the daughter of Penelope and Clifford Blossom, who operate Blossom Maple Farms, which produces the town's main export, maple syrup, amongst other things, and niece to Claudius Blossom, Clifford's twin brother. It

1600-709: Is the introduction of a Super-human Registration Act in the United States. The catalyst is based on a battle involving the New Warriors and a group of villains (Nitro, Cobalt Man, Speedfreek, and Coldheart) in Stamford, Connecticut. This battle occurs while filming a reality television show. Nitro explodes, destroying a local school and the surrounding neighborhood and killing all of the New Warriors, except Speedball . The explosion also killed 612 citizens of

1664-527: Is the local private school in Pembrooke. The students who attend are frequently portrayed as antagonists to Riverdale High School, often disdaining Riverdale students as "townies." The Blossom twins are the only students who openly date Riverdale "townies," a practice that most Pembrooke students find barely tolerable were it not for the Blossom twins' wealth and popularity. Pembrooke Academy's athletics were not above using unfair tactics such as sabotage to win

1728-563: The DC Universe . In some ways, this helped revitalize DC's characters, though some fans debated (and continue to debate) whether such changes were necessary to begin with or truly beneficial. Events such as the deaths of Supergirl and Barry Allen augmented debate among many fans. Since Crisis , the trend of such retconning /revamping of characters' histories has increased in superhero comics, as has such large-scale crossover events. Even DC found cause to revamp its universe again (but on

1792-483: The 1980s, when a number of alternate universe series were published, Cheryl was a minor recurring character in the short-lived title Archie's Explorers of the Unknown . She appeared as Blaze Blossom and would brief the Explorers on their missions. The character was reintroduced into the main continuity and Archie Andrews' life during the " Love Showdown " four-part series in 1994. During the series, Archie receives

1856-514: The CW television series Riverdale , which is described as a subversive take on the Archie comics and the characters. Tina Patel is cast as one of Cheryl Blossom's best friends. Cheryl and Jason lived in the neighboring, upscale community of Pembrooke during her second stay in the comic books, which lasted until the quiet cancellation of her title series and her subsequent move to Paris. However, Cheryl

1920-554: The Pretty Poisons. After Cheryl breaks up with Toni, she stars in the high school musical production as Heather Chandler in "Heathers". Cheryl and Toni later get back together, but no sooner than that does she join The Farm, which is really an organ harvesting cult. Soon after her joining, Betty warns her about it. Cheryl saves Toni, but is still trapped there. While trying to break free she finds her dead brother Jason's body at

1984-513: The affordability of, and the right to, healthcare. Cheryl Blossom appeared in Archie No. 13, her first appearance in a new Riverdale series. She was introduced as Riverdale's queen bee who is not interested with making friends with the newly transferred Veronica Lodge. Cheryl Blossom appears in The CW 's teen drama series Riverdale as a series regular, played by Madelaine Petsch . She

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2048-683: The boys in Riverdale, but loathed by the girls for her flirtatious nature, her manipulations and her attractiveness. Cheryl Blossom was ranked 92nd in Comics Buyer's Guide ' s "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list. Cheryl has a twin brother, Jason , an arrogant rival of Archie. Jason is smitten with Betty Cooper, despite claiming that he only dates rich girls. Cheryl has never complained about his choice of girls. She often shows full support towards her brother, although sometimes, she warns Betty about Jason's womanizing behavior. At one point, in

2112-494: The changes wrought by the events of "Infinite Crisis", introducing new characters, killing off old ones, and putting others in new situations. The series concludes when Rip Hunter reveals that a new multiverse exists, of exactly 52 universes, from Earth-0/New Earth (The primary Earth in continuity) to Earth-51. The new Multiverse is temporarily threatened by Mr. Mind, who has developed the ability to travel to each universe and "Eat" portions of it, altering its history. Each new universe

2176-580: The dance. While dancing with Archie, Veronica learns that Betty has come to the dance and is getting a lot of attention thanks to her dress. After Betty upstages Veronica due to her dance moves, Veronica decides she has to find new ways to get Archie's attention. She tries to make muffins for him, but they are so hard they break one of his teeth. Upon losing Archie to Betty again, Veronica begins to lose confidence in herself. Then, Reggie appears and she accepts his offers to help her get her edge back. While working with Reggie, Veronica gets so mad at him she throws

2240-439: The early 1960s, DC Comics maintained some aspects of its continuity through the use of a multiverse system of parallel Earths. A cosmic event in the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths merged all of these realities and their respective characters into one universe, allowing writers to rewrite from scratch such long-running characters as Batman , Superman and Wonder Woman and also as an attempt at simplifying

2304-494: The era of anti-heroes . But, more importantly, it was one of the most artistically ambitious and psychologically complex comic book series ever produced. It helped gather respect for the medium and set the bar for subsequent writers. The book is set in the 21st Century although it seems to retain many elements of the Cold War culture. It is a disturbing world where criminals have run amok in the absence of superheroes. Gotham City

2368-486: The farm. Alice Cooper helps Cheryl escape and meet up with Toni. Meanwhile, Veronica, Archie, and Betty are all being tortured and nearly killed by Penelope Blossom, Cheryl's mother. Cheryl and Toni round up the Pretty Poisons and Serpents to save their friends. In the fourth season, Toni and Cheryl continue their relationship. Veronica and Cheryl start their own rum business called Maple Rum, run in an old brothel club that Penelope Blossom used to run. After visiting Ms. Burble,

2432-542: The first issue of the 2015 crossover series Archie vs. Predator . Cheryl and Jason take a trip to Los Perdidos Resort for a spring break , until they both were killed by an alien creature hunter, known as the Predator . In 2010, Cheryl Blossom made a guest appearance in the first issue of the revival series, Life with Archie: The Married Life . She was seen as a washed-up actress waiting tables in Los Angeles. It

2496-455: The girls decide to have a super soakers duel at Pickens Park tomorrow and the winner gets Archie to herself. During the duel, right after they fired their water guns at each other they accidentally hit Archie and Cheryl Blossom . Archie tells them that her family moved back to town and discover that she was the one who sent the letter to Archie. Upon having enough of Betty and Veronica's immature behavior, Archie chooses Cheryl over them. Although

2560-560: The guidance counselor, and expressing all of her feelings including that she has her dead brother's body in her basement and is being haunted by a doll, she is replaced by a coach on the cheerleading squad. Events from the Modern Age of Comic Books One of the key aspects of the Modern Age of Comic Books was that it was the beginning of big events . In 1984, Marvel Comics debuted the first large crossover , Secret Wars ,

2624-431: The late 1990s, Cheryl began dating Dilton Doiley . They were paired together online, without knowing each other's true identity, fell in love, met in real life, and decided to continue their romantic relationship, though this was largely ignored in later stories. At one point, Reggie and Cheryl started dating because they both had devilish minds and were very alike. Their relationship was unsuccessful, so Cheryl appeared on

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2688-474: The letter they stop him. They then end their friendship and both decide to get Archie for herself. Betty decides to get rid of all the pictures she has of her and Veronica and gives back all the clothes she borrowed. Seeing her upset, Mr. Cooper gives her two tickets to the Lodge's Foundation Summer Charity Dance next week and advises her to invite Archie. Betty calls Archie to invite him to the dance, and he accepts. She even decides to help fix his car to prove she

2752-439: The mainstream media. These events led to significant sales boosts and publicity, but many fans began to criticize them as excessive and lacking compelling storytelling. They also complained that monthly series had become inaccessible because one had to follow a number of comics to understand the full storyline. By the end of the 1990s, the number of large crossovers decreased, but they were still launched sporadically. Starting in

2816-519: The more sexual aspects of her character are toned down, and Jason does not appear alongside her in this continuity. Cheryl along with her brother Jason appear in the 2013 adult zombie comics series Afterlife with Archie . Jason expresses jealousy with Archie. He later states that he wants to grow old together, alone with Cheryl with no one to bother or judge them. In issue 7, after scouting with her brother, she returns alone, covered in blood, and saying to call her "Blaze". Cheryl and Jason appeared in

2880-524: The movie is about a red haired boy named Arnie who is a love triangle with two girls, blonde Betsy and brunette Victoria. They both think that the plot is silly, but soon discover from Archie that it is based on their lives. They soon discover that Cheryl Blossom, whose family just moved back from England, is making the movie. Upon learning who Cheryl got to play them in the movie the girls decide to sabotage it, with no success. Wanting to not think about Cheryl's movie, Archie, Betty, and Veronica decide to go see

2944-523: The old days. He has had to accept that he has limitations. The episodes find Batman foiling a plot by Two-Face to blow up Gotham's twin towers, Joker appearing on a parody of the David Letterman talk show, killing everyone in the audience, and fighting Superman, who works for the President of the United States. Marvel vs. DC was a 1997 comic book mini-series by DC Comics and Marvel. The plot

3008-544: The option of working for S.H.I.E.L.D., earning a salary and benefits such as those earned by other American civil servants. Characters within the superhuman community in the Marvel Universe split into two groups: one advocating registration as a responsible obligation, and the other opposing the law on the grounds that it violates privacy rights. S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Maria Hill attempts to recruit Captain America for

3072-414: The popular band "The Spice Girls ") because Ginger Sugar had quit the group. In most stories, Cheryl behaves in a way that reflects her wealth and upbringing. She is very proud of her wealth and occasionally squabbles with Veronica over who leads the more extravagant lifestyle. She can be selfish and manipulative , sometimes plotting to lure Archie away from Betty and Veronica. There are stories where Cheryl

3136-465: The pre- Crisis Earths 2, X, S, etc. 52, World War 3, 1 Year Later, and Crisis Aftermath indirectly lead into " Countdown to Final Crisis ", which is confirmed to be counting down to the next big event, " Final Crisis ". In 1986, DC published two groundbreaking limited series : Watchmen by a British creative team led by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller . The Watchmen helped usher in

3200-583: The public once hailed Batman as a hero standing up for the citizens of Gotham, now there are some who cry out that Batman is violating the villains' civil rights. The media, the Mayor's office, and even police officers start to debate Batman's role in society. The one change that Batman notices the most is the change in himself. He's older now, not able to leap as easily from roof to roof on as little sleep as he used to. His body takes longer to recover from blows and he gets winded much quicker than he ever remembered in

3264-948: The publicity surrounding Love Showdown implied a resolution to the long-running Betty vs. Veronica dilemma, a 48-page follow-up story ( Archie's Love Showdown Special ) returned the love triangle to its former status quo. It was published in mid-November 1994, shortly before Thanksgiving. Desperate to get Archie back from Cheryl, the girls convince Ethel to disguise herself as a Pembrooke Academy student to convince her to stop seeing Archie. The plan backfires as it only convinces her that to be with him she has to attend Riverdale High with him. The girls then come up with another plan to break them up by making Archie jealous. Betty and Veronica invite Archie and Cheryl to go to Lodge's ski resort with them and plan to get him jealous by having him see them with Jughead and Reggie, respectively. However, Jughead asks Jason, Cheryl's twin brother, to be Betty's date and this causes Archie to become jealous. After Archie makes

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3328-570: The rehabilitation of Harvey Dent (a.k.a. Two-Face). There are two events that push Wayne back into the identity of Batman. The first instance was a chance meeting with two Mutant gang members on the very spot where his parents were killed years before, while the second was Two-Face's immediate return to crime, despite years of psychological and cosmetic rehabilitation. The criminals he now faces are not as organized as they had been, rather they are an unfocused band of kids who kill for money, drugs, or just for thrills. Gotham City has also changed. Whereas

3392-426: The series' storyline opted not to show one side victorious. The authors reserved calling the winner of six of the eleven matches so they could make the outcome seem close regardless of the votes. As voters voted Marvel the winner in three of the five "open to vote" matches (DC's Superman and Batman won their matches, whereas Marvel's Spider-Man, Storm, and Wolverine won theirs), this proved a prescient move. The outcome

3456-451: The story "Undercover Blossom", Cheryl decided that she would try to get into Riverdale High under false pretenses. She chose the alias "Shirley Merriwether"; at first nobody thought anything amiss, until she decided to cause trouble, (i.e., sending fake love letters; and stealing a couple of term papers) and then she'd frame Archie for it, almost turning his friends against him. She had almost succeeded in destroying their friendship forever, but

3520-493: The tactics that the girls use on each other. Cheryl returns to Riverdale, leaving readers wondering whom Archie will choose in the end. Cheryl has appeared in several comic book stories over the years, including her own series. In one story, it was revealed that an ancestor of Archie once fell in love with an ancestor of Cheryl's back in Scotland . In another story, she decides to join a band titled "The Sugar Girls", (a spoof of

3584-402: The three-part story and loved her dearly. "Friendly Fire" in an issue of Cheryl's title series after Veronica humiliated Cheryl on Betty and Veronica's local public-access television cable TV show, which alienated Betty from Veronica. Veronica, for no other reason than missing Betty's friendship, eventually very publicly apologized to Cheryl, winning back Betty's friendship in the process. Cheryl

3648-570: The town, including the children at the school. The "Stamford Incident" turns public opinion against superheroes, giving momentum to the Superhuman Registration Act. Angry civilians attack Johnny Storm, the Human Torch. A bereaved mother spits on Tony Stark. The act requires any person in the United States with superhuman abilities to register with the federal government and receive proper training. Those who sign also have

3712-737: Was a 6–5 Marvel "victory". After Batman defeated Captain America, it was revealed that the Amalgam universe would be used to settle the dispute, making the Marvel victory an ambiguous one. Ultimately, the Brothers decided to "settle things in their own way" by temporarily creating a new universe. This new universe, called the Amalgam universe, saw a merging of each company's most popular heroes into new ones: Dark Claw (Batman + Wolverine), Spider-Boy (Spider-Man + Superboy), etc. Each new hero starred in

3776-501: Was initially identical to New Earth, but Mr. Mind's rampage altered the history of each universe, altering them all and restoring the DC Multiverse . Once Mr. Mind is stopped, and 52's World War 3 crossover concludes, it is revealed that new Monitors exist for each of the new universes, making 52 monitors in all. Many of the new universes resemble either popular Elseworlds Earths (Kingdom Come, Batman and Dracula) or are similar to

3840-442: Was revealed that her parents cut her off financially because they disapproved of her moving there to become an actress. Her brother, Jason, was revealed to be working for Mr. Lodge. Cheryl returned to Life with Archie in issue 21 (July 2012). In this issue, Cheryl returns to Riverdale; however, unknown to her family and friends back home, she was being treated for breast cancer. Part of this storyline features an underlying issue on

3904-547: Was shown to still be friends with Betty in a later issue, inviting Betty over to her house. It is unclear how much Archie writers other than Holly Golightly (the writer of "Friendly Fire") portrayed Betty and Cheryl as friends, but a story in Archie & Friends in early 2006 involves Betty suggesting that she, Veronica, and Cheryl go to Pop Tate's Chock'lit Shoppe and hang out. Veronica and Cheryl accept and walk off with Betty, indicating that Betty and Cheryl are still friends. In

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3968-460: Was soon brought back by popular demand from her fans. Cheryl now lives in Riverdale, and no longer attends Pembrooke, although in some stories she and her brother return to visit friends there. (After her family almost lost all their wealth in one story, the Blossom family decide to make their son and daughter attend Riverdale High for the same reasons that the Lodge family make Veronica attend public school instead of private school). Pembrooke Academy

4032-539: Was that two "Brothers" personify the universes that comics fans know as DC and Marvel. After becoming aware of the other's existence, the brothers challenge each other to a series of duels involving each universe's respective superheroes. The series was four comics in total. Dan Jurgens (who wrote the Death of Superman) scripted the series and the outcome was determined by votes sent in by readers. Despite Marvel achieving more votes than its rival, and thus winning more matches,

4096-459: Was thwarted when Mr. Weatherbee discovered her fraudulent enrollment papers. At a dance, the following evening, Cheryl's parents, who had been informed of her deceit by Mr. Weatherbee, exposed the entire scam to Cheryl's embarrassment. Her punishment was that she would attend Riverdale High. Her parents thought that since she got in by less than honest means, she would stay there and finish out her school year there. Betty became Cheryl's best friend in

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