Archie #587

Step back to the fall of 2008, when Riverdale's most lovable redhead tackled an all-new chapter: Freshman Year, a five-part story kicking off right here. Bill Galvan and Bob Smith's cover captures Archie, Veronica, Betty, Jughead, and Reggie crossing what looks like a school courtyard, each lost in their own thought bubbles — prom queen dreams, lunchroom excitement, class president ambitions, and pure wide-eyed wonder at that very first day of high school. It's a warm, character-packed snapshot of the gang on the cusp of something new, and Batton Lash's story promises to take us all the way back to where it began.