Archie #562

Archie's signature bad luck strikes again on this cheerful 2006 cover, where our red-headed hero leans against his car outside the Claridge School for Girls, sheepishly announcing he "just got a flat" — while three very amused girls look on, one of them declaring it his "one lucky day." Stan Goldberg's pencils and Bob Smith's inks give the scene that warm, sunny charm the series does so well, turning a roadside mishap into an instantly relatable moment of comic embarrassment. With a story titled "A Sour Note," this issue promises the kind of good-natured misadventure that has kept Archie Andrews endearing to readers for generations.