Veronica Cecilia Lodge is one of the main characters in the Archie Comics franchise, and is the keyboardist and one of the three vocalists of rock band The Archies. She is from New York but currently resides in the veronica 2017 of Riverdale, with her parents Hiram Lodge and Hermione Lodge. Veronica Lodge is the only child of Hiram Lodge, the richest man in Riverdale, and his wife Hermione Lodge.
She is called both by her name “Veronica” and her nicknames “Ronnie” and “Ron”. Veronica is a beautiful young woman with raven hair, favoring expensive, up-to-the-minute fashion. Lodge claimed that he moved his family to Riverdale in order to avoid Veronica becoming spoiled, like many of the children he knew and grew up with. His plan did not succeed as well as he had hoped, as Veronica is often depicted on spending sprees, in which she maxes out her credit cards.
In the earliest Archie Comics, there were a few different ‘Veronica origin’ stories. 26, April 1942, Veronica was referred to as a ‘sub-debutante’, daughter of ‘Money Bags’ Lodge of Beacon Hill, who had just come to live in Riverdale. 31, September 1942, Veronica was revealed to have lived in Boston before coming to Riverdale. Lodge was introduced as a ‘big shot Boston politician’. Veronica’s emigration to Riverdale is depicted. In this story, Veronica was referred to as ‘the elusive sub-deb’ and ‘that girl from New York’.
Archie had never met this ‘society dame’, but kept daydreaming about her, and wrote letters to her he never sent. Veronica was ranked 87th in the Comics Buyer’s Guide’s “100 Sexiest Women in Comics” list created by Brent Frankenhoff. Veronica enjoys a very posh lifestyle, as her family are among the richest people in the world. She nevertheless chooses to hang out with her less affluent friends, including the boy she is in love with, Archie Andrews, whom she nicknames “Archiekins. Her level of interest in him varies, however.
Lodge often has nightmares that Veronica and Archie will marry. Betty Cooper, and the two enjoy countless activities and interests. However, they are also at constant competition for Archie’s affections. Her other friends include Ethel Muggs, Midge Klump and Nancy Woods, and they all enjoy having slumber parties and shopping at the mall together. Periodically, she can be cocky and snobbish, constantly looking down on those less fortunate than herself, or sees herself as the rules of common society don’t apply to her simply because she is wealthy, which causes her friends to be upset with her.
During those times, she derisively refers to the public at large as “the common horde. At other times, when she can be snobbish, her father will punish her with having her credit cards confiscated. Living in a house full of servants, Veronica often thinks that they are only there to serve her, and she doesn’t see them as people. She will often yell at her maids to bring her something and “to be quick about it. At one point, her mother forced her to do all her own chores and fetch her own snacks, throughout the entire summer.
Even though they’re great friends in the TV series, her relationship with Jughead Jones is less friendly in the comics. They constantly argue and are critical of each other’s lifestyles. She cannot stand his laid-back attitude and witticisms, and he considers her an uncaring snob and enjoys arousing her temper. However, Jughead and Veronica usually manage to stand being around each other for Archie’s sake.