Archie #486

A sun-soaked summer scene sets the tone for this August 1999 issue, with cover art by Stan Goldberg and Rich Koslowski showing Archie running a very strategic "Free Sun Screen Applications" booth on the beach — an industrial-size bottle of sunscreen at his side — while a long line of girls in swimsuits stretches behind him and a dreamy Archie daydreams the whole scenario from his beach towel in the foreground. The quip "The line forms to the rear, girls!" says everything you need to know about our favorite redhead's summertime ambitions. It's a perfectly breezy slice of Riverdale fun, capturing the lighthearted charm that has made this series a perennial warm-weather favorite.