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In honor of the series finale of Riverdale, here are some Bughead moments from the show that also (sort of) happened in the comics:

♥ Betty asks Jughead to work with her at the Blue and Gold.

Comics: Clean Sweep, Jughead #43, 1993.

Show: S01E03: Body Double, 2017.

♥ Betty takes Jughead’s side in an argument.

Comics: Confession, Archie’s Girls Betty and Veronica #204, 1972.

Show: S02E04: The Last Picture Show, 2017.

♥ Jughead smiles like a proud boyfriend after Betty gives a suggestion.

Comics: Bye, Bye Birdie, Archie Comics Digest #141, 1996.

Show: S02E04: The Last Picture Show, 2017.

♥ Betty tells Jughead a secret.

Comics: Betty’s Bonnet, Archie’s Girls Betty and Veronica #256, 1977.

Show: S01E05: Heart of Darkness, 2017.

♥ Betty reacts positively after seeing Jughead dress up nicely.

Comics: The cover of Archie’s Pal Jughead #60, 1960.

Show: S01E05: Heart of Darkness, 2017.

♥ Bughead unleash their inner Sherlocks to look for clues.

Comics: Lt. Jugumbo, Archie’s Pal Jughead #74, 1995.

Show: S01E05: Heart of Darkness, 2017.

♥ Betty and Jughead stick together after being startled by something.

Comics: A Lesson in Logic, Laugh Comics #193, 1967.

Show: S01E05: Heart of Darkness, 2017.

♥ Jughead has a meal at the Coopers’.

Comics: Cookout Lookout, Betty’s Diary #13, 1987. 

Show: S01E06: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!, 2017.

♥ Betty and Jughead go full-detective through research.

Comics: The Mystery of the Missing Mentors, Archie’s Weird Mysteries #34 (2004).

Show: S01E06: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!, 2017.

♥ Bughead refuse to give Archie any details about what they were talking about.

Comics: Nose for News, Archie Comics Digest #240, 2008.

Show: S01E06: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!, 2017.

♥ Jughead climbs up Betty’s window.

Comics: The VCR Affair, Betty and Me #157, 1987.

Show: S01E06: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!, 2017.

♥ Jughead gives Betty a surprise kiss.

Comics: The Ol’ Bawl Game, Betty and Me #14 (1968).

Show: S01E06: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!, 2017.

BONUS: While it isn’t technically a “Hey there, Juliet” moment, Jughead was really the Romeo to Betty’s Juliet in a school production of the Shakespeare classic as featured on the cover of Jughead #315 (1981).

Another thing, in episode 4, Cheryl referred to the gang as “sad Breakfast Club” so here’s an alternative cover for Archie #28 (2018) that was illustrated by Dan Schoening. It that depicts the Riverdale gang as characters from the John Hughes classic (although this one features Reggie instead of Kevin).

Here are some additional Bughead moments in the comics that also happened on the first season of Riverdale:

♥ Bughead are married (in a dream sequence).

Comics: Early to Bed, Archie #43, 1950.

Show: S01E07: In A Lonely Place, 2017.

♥ Jughead puts his arm around Betty’s shoulder.

Comics: Shoe Shoe Baby, Laugh Comics #108, 1993.

Show: S01E07: In A Lonely Place, 2017.

♥ Archie realizes Jughead’s feelings for Betty.

Comics: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Betty #65, 1998.

Show: S01E07: In A Lonely Place, 2017.

♥ Betty tells Veronica how wonderful Jughead is.

Comics: The Real Me, Jughead #151, 1967.

Show: S01E07: In A Lonely Place, 2017.

♥ Bughead hold hands while walking down the street.

Comics: Concerted Effort, Archie’s Pal Jughead #111, 1964.

Show: S01E07: In A Lonely Place, 2017.

♥ Betty kisses Jughead.

Comics: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream, Betty’s Diary #16, 1988.

Show: S01E07: In A Lonely Place, 2017.

♥ FP asks his son Jughead about his feelings for Betty.

Comics: Man to Man, Jughead #312, 1981.

Show:  S01E07: In A Lonely Place, 2017.

♥ Betty pledges her undying support for Jughead.

Comics: It’s Friendship, Jughead #313, 1981.

Show:  S01E07: In A Lonely Place, 2017.

♥ Betty holds Jughead’s arm.

Comics: Do or Diet, Archie’s Pal Jughead #102, 1963.

Show:  S01E07: In A Lonely Place, 2017.

♥ Veronica ships Bughead.

Comics: Splitsville, Betty and Me #11, 1967.

Show:  S01E08: The Outsiders, 2017.

♥ Lazy Jughead helps Betty prepare for an event.

Comics: Thrills and Spills, Archie’s Pal Jughead #183, 2007.

Show:  S01E08: The Outsiders, 2017.

♥ Jughead puts a protective arm around Betty.

Comics: Rhythm and Blues, The Jughead Jones Comics #100, 1996.

Show:  S01E08: The Outsiders, 2017.

♥ Jughead comforts a crying Betty with a hug.

Comics: Worlds Apart, Betty and Veronica #274 (2015).

Show: S01E09: La Grande Illusion, 2017.

♥ Bughead watch a movie at The Bijou.

Comics: Conform and Reform, Archie’s Pal Jughead #75, 1961.

Show: S01E10: The Lost Weekend. 2017.

♥ Betty and the gang throw a surprise birthday party for Jughead.

Comics: A Surprised Party, Archie’s Pal Jughead #86, 1996.

Show: S01E10: The Lost Weekend, 2017.

♥ Jughead declares that Betty and Archie are his only best friends.

Comics: The Beginning of the End, Betty and Veronica #272, 2014.

Show: S01E10: The Lost Weekend, 2017.

♥ Jughead kisses Betty’s hand.

Comics: Noble Nibble, Archie Annual #8 (1957).

Show: S01E10: The Lost Weekend, 2017.

♥ Bughead give Archie a hard time because of his sappy music.

Comics: Dancing Fool, Betty and Veronica Double Digest #122, 2004.

Show: S01E11: To Riverdale and Back Again, 2017.

♥ Betty gets busy with school dance preparations (and Jughead sort of helped).

Comics: Prom Promise, Betty #7, 1993.

Show: S01E11: To Riverdale and Back Again, 2017.

♥ Betty and Jughead attend a school dance together.

Comics: Walking Baby Back Home, Archie’s Pal Jughead Annual #4 (1956).

Show: S01E11: To Riverdale and Back Again, 2017.

♥ Betty scolds Archie and Ronnie for doubting Jughead.

Comics: Tall Tale Test, Archie Double Digest #151, 2004.

Show: S01E11: To Riverdale and Back Again, 2017.

♥ Jughead tells Betty and the gang that his family is planning to move to Ohio.

Comics: My Friend Jughead, Jughead #1, 1987.

Show: S01E11: To Riverdale and Back Again, 2017.

♥ Betty finds sad Jughead at Pop’s chock'lit shoppe.

Comics: Silver Bromide, Betty #98, 2001.

Show: S01E12: Anatomy of a Murder, 2017.

♥ Jughead calls Betty on the phone.

Comics: Nice Slice, Jughead’s Jokes #11, 1969.

Show: S01E12: Anatomy of a Murder, 2017.

♥ Betty insists that Jughead belongs in Riverdale.

Comics: A Moving Experience, Archie’s Pal Jughead #98, 1997.

Show: S01E13: The Sweet Hereafter, 2017.

♥ Bughead share a hug (near a car).

Comics: Double Trouble, Archie Meets Riverdale #1, 2022.

Show: S01E13: The Sweet Hereafter, 2017.

* Not sure if this counts though because the comic, which was obviously based on the actors on the TV show, was released later than the episode.

♥ Bughead and the gang save someone who fell down a frozen lake.

Comics: Catch 2, Laugh Comics Digest #58, 1985.

Show: S01E13: The Sweet Hereafter, 2017.

♥ Bughead are having a laugh at the chock'lit shoppe.

Comics: Tomato Surprise, The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #97, 1995.

Show: S01E13: The Sweet Hereafter, 2017.

♥ Jughead tells Betty he loves her.

Comics: Splitsville, Betty and Me #11, 1967.

Show: S01E13: The Sweet Hereafter, 2017.

♥ Betty tells Jughead that she loves him.

Comics: A Lesson in Logic, The Adventures of Little Archie #48 (1968).

Show: S01E13: The Sweet Hereafter, 2017.

♥ Bughead make out in the kitchen.

Comics: Study Buddy, Archie’s Pal Jughead Annual #3, 1955.

Show: S01E13: The Sweet Hereafter, 2017.