Editing Veronica Lodge (section)

==Interests and personality==
Self-absorbed, insensitive, shallow, and easily succumbing to jealousy, the fashion-conscious Lodge stars the ''Archie'' spin-offs ''[[Betty and Veronica Magazine]]'' and ''Betty and Veronica Spectacular,'' as well as her own series, ''Veronica''. Her foibles are commonly featured in stories. When upset, she has an extremely bad temper, which it is unwise to arouse. She is an impulsive shopper who cannot go long without buying clothes.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

For example, she bought out every shoe store in Riverdale so she could have all the shoes which amounted to 200 pairs and so she could be totally exclusive and nobody else could have any shoes. This act of unbridled selfishness angers her father who grounds her indefinitely, orders her to return the shoes and cancels a party she wanted to throw, and she has a nightmare where she remade Riverdale in her own image, calling it Veronicaville. At first the idea of running the town her way, and basically being the queen was fun, but when Betty wore the same outfit she did, she naturally got upset and banished everyone out of town. When they leave for a new town to live in, and finally losing her father, when he leaves for greener pastures and she is left alone, she wakes up and finally wises up. She gives Betty the 200 pairs of shoes and throws the party she scheduled as a birthday party for her. (This was in a story called "The Me-ning of life").{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

[[File:Veronica 167.png|thumb|The cover of ''Veronica #167'' featuring Veronica, Archie and The Veronicas|alt=|249x249px]]She is often addicted to gossip, which tends to aggravate Betty. Though commonly a [[cheerleader]], her athletic abilities vary from superior to nonexistent, and she lacks domestic talents and many other skills that Betty has mastered. In fact, her cooking skills are so notoriously poor that the other characters literally fear for their lives when she tries to prepare a meal. Several stories portray Veronica as an expert at [[billiards]], the reason being that her family owns a pool table, and she has been playing since she was a child.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

At various times, she will take a common situation (for example being named the Most Popular Student in the Riverdale High School Yearbook) and make it into a full-blown situation aimed at increasing her already inflated ego.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

Her best school subject is economics, and it is implied that she will eventually take over her father's business. She also has worked as a [[fashion model]]. By 1968, Betty and Veronica join Archie's band, [[The Archies]]. Betty plays the [[tambourine]], Veronica plays the [[Electronic organ|organ]], and both sing accompaniment. In the 2000s, Veronica appeared a few times as Powerteen – a comic book character created by [[Chuck Clayton]]. She also enjoys traveling to exotic places, which was the basis for ''[[Alternate Universes in Archie Comics#Veronica's Passport|Veronica's Passport]]''.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=November 2017}}

Besides being in The Archies, Veronica also appeared alongside indirect namesakes [[The Veronicas]] (Australian twins [[Lisa Origliasso|Lisa]] and [[Jessica Origliasso|Jess Origliasso]]) on the ''Veronica #167'' cover and in the feature story, ''What's in a Name?'', which includes the duo performing in Riverdale and explaining to Veronica how she was an influence on their name. (The issue had been enabled after Archie Comics and [[Warner Music Group]] had settled their legal battle over the duo's name by agreeing to a cross-promotion deal).