Archie #282

On the baseball diamond at Riverdale, Archie steps up to bat in his Riverdale uniform while Veronica in her cheerleader outfit and a laughing Betty look on — the cover gag landing perfectly as one fan declares him a "clutch player" and another quips he's "always clutching some girl." Dan DeCarlo Jr.'s cover art captures that breezy, warm charm that made the Archie Comics Group such a reliable staple of 1979 spinner racks. Paired with the story "Cool Hand Arch," this issue promises the kind of good-natured comedy that keeps Riverdale's favorite redhead perpetually in over his head — and loving every minute of it.