Charles "Chuck" Clayton[1] is a teenage fictional character published by Archie Comics.

Chuck was created as a means of adding diversity to the cast of Archie characters, although Valerie (of Josie and the Pussycats) predates him by several years.

By the early 1990s, Chuck's interest in cartooning was added to round out his character, and also serves to promote the comics he appears in.

Chuck recruits two men who own the local comic book store to be on his team, while Veronica has two professional artists on hers.

Chuck spends his winnings at the store owned by his two teammates; buying as many comic books in order to further research professional illustrators.