Archie #599

The Archies are headed back to the festival stage in this 2009 issue, and the cover — penciled by Stan Goldberg and inked by Bob Smith — captures all the excitement with a colorful concert poster advertising the "Riverdale Music Festival" starring The Archies, alongside Josie and the Pussycats, Mustang Sally, and a caricature of Jimi Hendux. A crowd of enthusiastic fans clusters around the poster on the left, arms raised and faces lit up with that "WOW! WHAT A SHOW!" energy. It's a warm, joyful snapshot of Riverdale's rock-and-roll spirit, teasing "an exciting music adventure" in the story titled "Return to Riverstock.