Archie #597

A film crew has descended on Riverdale, and Archie #597 captures the chaos perfectly — a director with a clapperboard marked "School Day" watches wide-eyed as Archie barrels out of a school hallway trailed by Betty, Veronica, and a whole crowd of familiar Riverdale faces. The cover, penciled by Stan Goldberg and inked by Bob Smith, sells the joke beautifully: one crew member insists they're filming "a typical day," while another deadpans that for Archie, this is a typical day. It's a warm, funny snapshot of why this 2009 series remains such an enduring pleasure.