Dilton Doiley
| Dilton Donald Doiley | |
|---|---|
| Archie character | |
 |
|
| First appearance | Pep Comics #78 |
| Created by | Bob Montana |
| Portrayed by | Major Curda (Riverdale) |
| Voiced by |
Howard Morris (The Archie Show) Ben Beck (Archie's Weird Mysteries, The Archies in Jugman) |
| Hometown | Riverdale |
| School | Riverdale High School |
| Information | |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Doiley (from #606-present) (wife) |
| Significant other(s) | Betty Cooper |
| Relatives | Mr. and Mrs. Doiley (parents) |
Dilton Doiley is a fictional character in the Archie Comics universe. He is the smartest teenager in Riverdale High School.
Characters resembling Dilton (in appearance and personality) appeared quite early in Archie stories—one can be seen, unnamed, in Archie Comics #1. In Pep Comics #27, a Dilton prototype was named Theodosious, and one named Dilbert was in Archie Comics #34. On February 16, 1948, Dilton Doiley proper first appeared in the Archie newspaper comic strip. The name Dilton was first used in a comic book in 1950's Pep Comics #78.
He carries with him all the stereotypical nerdy teen attributes. He is very studious, interested in all academic subjects especially science, speaks high flown language, wears glasses, and is shorter than his friends. It is also stated that he has an IQ of 198 when Archie and the gang all take part in a class IQ test. Yet while he is not particularly interested in dating, he is widely admired by Archie and the gang. Dilton uses his garage as a science laboratory. He is a skilled amateur inventor, but many of his creations do not work out as planned. His intelligence has also won him numerous science awards, and his teachers, particularly Professor Flutesnoot, are very proud of his achievements.
Though Dilton often spends much of his time in his lab, he has a secret ambition to be a Riverdale High athlete. Coach Kleats rarely has confidence in him, so Dilton more commonly ends up showing his school spirit by wearing the team mascot costume. However, he has been shown to be able to use his mathematical ability to pitch baseballs like a professional. Even when he is relegated to being Riverdale High's baseball team scorekeeper, he is still a valuable asset even though he once disappointed a girl interested in him who thought he was a regular player. This happened when he noticed that a team winning against Riverdale had committed a batting out of turn error, told Coach Kleats, who then informed the umpire as required in the rules for a judgement and the umpire declared the offending player was out, which allowed Riverdale to win with the opportunity.
Writer Alex de Campi was excited to include the character when she wrote the 2015 limited series Archie vs. Predator because she felt he was often overlooked in the regular Archie books.
...
Wikipedia