<Li> Captain Sprocket: A bungling but victorious superhero who appeared for many issues . For a time, he was the closest thing the series had to a main character; most of the stories featured one - time character . </Li> <Li> Clyde Didit: A hippie / musician who served as a mascot for a while until he and his friends took over the series . At this point, he was the drummer and leader of a band called the Madhouse Glads . </Li> <Li> Clyde's gang: Clyde has three brothers, Dan, Dick and Dippy, who each play a guitar (Dan has bass guitar, Dick has lead guitar, and Dippy has rhythm guitar) in the Madhouse Glads . Dick is also Clyde's best friend . Fran the Fan is their obsessed groupie, and the fashion - obsessed Rod the Mod competes with Clyde for her affections . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Wilbur Wilkin: Despite debuting three months before Archie, this self - absorbed blond teenager is typically called an Archie clone . Wilbur has more of a tendency to play dirty to get what he wants than the more well - meaning Archie, and did not share Archie's popularity . </Li> <Li> Laurie Lake: Wilbur's steady sweet, blonde and beautiful girlfriend . Typically a sensible girl, but can be somewhat ditzy . She is comparable to Betty Cooper, although Wilbur prefers to her rich arrogant rival, unlike Archie and his girlfriends . </Li> <Li> Linda Moore: A sassy, well - off brunette girl with a bit of a mean streak . She adores Wilbur and constantly schemes to get between him and Laurie . When displeased, she will not hesitate to make this known . Laurie and Linda resemble Betty and Veronica with the roles reversed . </Li> <Li> Red: Wilbur's best friend and confidante, with a personality to match Jughead . Marked by his glasses and red hair, he is content to watch the dating scene from the sidelines . Near the end of the series run, he was re-imagined into the shorter, fatter Sheldon . </Li> <Li> Slats: The role of Wilbur's rival has varied over the years (Lester, Alec, Bolo), but most of the time, Slats filled the role . Slats is a low - down, devious schemer who is constantly trying to pull pranks on Wilbur or take the girls from him . </Li> </Ul>

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