Archie #361

Archie's boundless confidence meets its match on this October 1988 cover, where a checkered kite has launched him tumbling spectacularly into the air — his breezy "Gee, I wonder why more people don't do this!" quickly answered by his own panicked "Now I know!" Betty and Veronica look on from the sidelines, skateboards at their feet, as the whole chaotic scene unfolds with the effortless comic timing that makes Dan DeCarlo's linework so endlessly appealing. A warm, funny snapshot of Riverdale life that captures everything fans love about Archie's cheerfully disaster-prone adventures.