Since many based their knowledge of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Melissa Joan Hart's early '00s series Sabrina the Teenage Witch, the character of Ambrose Spellman may seem like he was an addition to the Netflix series. But, the character did actually originate from the Sabrina comics in the '70s. 

The comic book version of Ambrose bears only a slight similarity to the warlock present on our screens, but it's clear that the creators of the Netflix show were inspired by the book. 

In the comics, Ambrose is Sabrina's fashion-savvy cousin. But, Ambrose in the comics is a middle aged man who only sporadically visits the Spellman house.

On the show, Ambrose has taken on a role similar to Salem the cat in the '00s sitcom. He serves as Sabrina's closest ally, and his dry wit is reminiscent of the cat.

Unlike any character from the comics, CAOS's Ambrose is pansexual. The fan-favorite's role was also written with actor Chance Perdomo in mind. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who writes for the series and also for Riverdale (which exists in the same universe), created Ambrose's character traits after Chance auditioned for the role of Jughead Jones on Riverdale.

"He was like, 'I'm going to keep this kid in mind,'" Chance said to Vulture  about learning Roberto wanted him on CAOS. "And he did, unbeknownst to me, even in the audition process when I was on the Warner lot in front of three sets of execs. He mentioned he remembered me from that audition, but I didn’t know that he’d written this character for me!"

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 3 is available to stream on Netflix beginning on Jan. 24.