Archie #404

Poor Archie has literally been knocked off the planet — the cover of issue #404 shows him spinning dizzily into outer space, a ringed Saturn and a passing flying saucer his unlikely neighbors, while a speech bubble pointedly notes, "Moose, maybe you were a little rough on Archie!" It's a wonderfully absurd, star-filled image that captures the lighthearted chaos Riverdale fans love, brought to life here by the cover pencils of Bill Golliher and inks by Dan Parent. Inside, writer Frank Doyle and artist Stan Goldberg deliver "The Beach Boss," promising the kind of breezy 1992 summer mischief that made this series a perennial favorite.