Riverdale is a fictional town that is the setting for most of the various characters that appear in Archie Comics. Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe Jughead Jones. ...

Notable places in Riverdale include Riverdale High School and Pop Tate's Chocklit Shoppe, a soda shop frequented by the teenaged cast. In the fictional realm of Archie Comics, Riverdale High School is the name of the local educational institution of Riverdale. ... Terry Pop Tate is a fictional character of the fictional Archie universe, is the owner and manager of the Chocklit Shoppe, a soda store and frequent hangout of Archies Gang. ... Zaharakos Confectionery in Columbus, Indiana Soda shop is a business akin to an ice cream parlor and a drugstore soda fountain. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ...

Riverdale is usually shown as being a medium-sized town, with all the usual amenities of such---a mall, restaurants, etc. The local populace is usually fairly friendly.

While Riverdale's location was never clearly defined, other nearby towns include Greendale, home of Sabrina the Teenage Witch (who once lived in Riverdale but eventually moved) and the hometown of Josie and the Pussycats. Riverdale and many of the characters and sites are based on Haverhill, Massachusetts, hometown of Archie creator Bob Montana. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is a fictional comic book character, and more recently, a US sitcom. ... Josie and the Pussycats are a fictitious rock band created by Dan DeCarlo. ... Seal of Haverhill, MA Haverhill is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Bob Montana was an American cartoonist who created the characters that launched Archie Comics. ...

Cultural references

• In the Simpsons episode "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (episode number [2F02]), several Archie Comics characters, including Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Moose Mason and Jughead Jones, make a brief cameo; they're shown pulling up to the Simpsons' house, tossing Homer Simpson out of their car and warning Homer to "stay out of Riverdale!".