Archie and Me #119

Right outside the principal's office, a fellow student poses Archie a loaded question — "What's the best way to disagree with the principal?" — and Archie's one-word answer, "Secretly!", says it all, especially with the oblivious principal seated just a few feet away at his desk. Stan Goldberg's cover pencils capture that perfect Riverdale awkwardness, with Archie caught mid-gesture in his trademark letterman sweater while the bulletin board behind them adds to the unmistakably scholastic setting. It's a charming slice of high-school mischief from 1980 that sets up the interior story "Help!" with exactly the right mix of humor and tension.