Archie #474

A soaking-wet Archie stands on a floating lake raft, grinning sheepishly at Veronica — who's sunbathing in a bikini — and insisting he "just happened to be walking by" in this breezy 1998 summer installment. Stan Goldberg's pencils and Henry Scarpelli's inks capture the classic Riverdale charm perfectly, with a mountain lodge backdrop and Archie's dripping clothes selling the joke beautifully. With Barbara Slate's "Club Hopping" story inside, this issue promises the kind of warm-weather fun that's always made Archie Comics such an easy favorite.