Archie #462

A summer beach day has Archie looking thoroughly overwhelmed — seated on a towel with headphones around his neck, he's surrounded by a dazzling array of young women in swimsuits, including Veronica lounging nearby and Betty approaching in the foreground in a green bikini, all set against a bright sunny shoreline. Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli bring their signature warmth to the cover, capturing that quintessential Riverdale charm where Archie's good fortune somehow always looks more stressful than it sounds. If you've ever wondered what it's like to have too much of a good thing, this 1997 issue of Archie makes a pretty compelling visual argument.