Archie 80th Anniversary Jumbo Comics Digest #3

In "Clean-Up Hitter," Betty and Veronica stumble upon an unexpected visitor in Riverdale— an alien tasked with sprucing up the town’s environment ahead of Queen Zelda’s arrival from the planet Julius. As the duo teams up with the extraterrestrial cleaner, their usual rivalry takes a backseat to a shared mission that’s as messy as it is mysterious.

In "Destruct," Mr. Lodge and Smithers revel in the rare peace of Archie being away on vacation—only to spiral into paranoid panic at the thought that he might return at any moment and wreck everything. Written with sharp comedic timing and drawn in a playful, exaggerated style, the story captures the classic Archie dynamic with a hilarious twist on what happens when the chaos is finally gone.

In "The Price of Peace!", Jughead tries everything to work off his energy so he can finally get some rest—swatting Archie, splashing two boys, and accidentally sending Reggie face-first into a mud puddle. As a chaotic crowd rushes past him, Jughead finally starts to feel the exhaustion he’s been chasing.

In "Tropical Heat Rave," a scorching summer day pushes Archie to his limit as Reggie starts a ridiculous chant of "hot enough for you?"—only to drag the whole gang into an endless loop of the same tired joke. The heat, the laughs, and the escalating absurdity make for a perfectly silly, sun-soaked slice of teen chaos.

When Jughead’s lucky horseshoe sales land him in the hospital, a settlement with a wealthy homeowner gives Reggie an idea: why not turn the tables and play the injured party himself? Armed with a bandage and a flair for drama, Reggie sets out to exploit the same system—pretending to be hurt on the grounds of rich neighbors, all in the name of easy cash.

In "Sinker Swim!", Archie and Reggie are locked in a feud over who gets to take Veronica to the Jimmy Clax dance, until Mr. Lodge steps in with an unlikely solution: a trout fishing contest to settle the matter. With bait, patience, and plenty of sibling-style banter, the rivalry takes a splashy turn on the riverbank.