Archie #147

Archie Andrews has a timeless knack for making a perfectly reasonable argument at exactly the wrong moment — and this 1964 cover captures that charm beautifully, with a gesturing, wide-eyed Archie pleading his case to a newspaper-reading father who seems decidedly unmoved. Bob White's clean, expressive linework brings the cozy living room scene to life, right down to the framed sailing ship on the wall and the television set in the corner. At twelve cents, this slice of Riverdale domestic comedy is a warm snapshot of the humor that made the Archie Series a staple of the early 1960s.