Archie Annual #23

In "Rough and Tough!", Jughead lends a hand to Moose over a tricky situation with Midge, and in gratitude, Moose vows to protect Jughead from bullies—no matter the cost. The promise quickly spirals into chaos as Moose’s over-the-top threats turn the school into a battlefield of exaggerated intimidation.

In "The Good Rumor Man," Archie’s offhand remark about wishing for no school tomorrow spirals into a nationwide sensation when a simple comment gets wildly misinterpreted. As the rumor spreads faster than a wildfire, the entire country begins to believe a new holiday has been declared—leaving Archie caught in the middle of a chain reaction he never intended.

In "Dates and Nuts," Jughead's candid take on Veronica's dating habits—shared with Betty, then Archie and Reggie—unintentionally sets off a chain of escalating mishaps that eventually come back to haunt him. What starts as a lighthearted observation spirals into a series of comedic complications, all landing squarely on Jughead’s doorstep.

In "Fortune's Folly," Veronica takes her horoscope seriously—when it warns she’ll lose Archie unless she’s more generous, she plans a lavish date and insists on paying for everything. Archie, feeling his pride challenged, decides to flip the script by mirroring her extravagance in the most painfully deliberate way possible.

In "The Handwriting on the Wall!", Fred is convinced Archie hid a mysterious letter he found tucked behind an old family portrait—until Miss Grundy reveals the truth: she wrote it years ago, addressed to Archie’s grandfather, and it’s not about Fred at all. The discovery sets off a chain of misunderstandings that only gets more tangled when the past comes knocking on the present.

In "Dressed to Spill!", Jughead Jones is handed fifty dollars by an aunt with the explicit purpose of buying new clothes—something he’s never done in his life. Veronica and Archie leap at the chance to take him shopping, turning the simple errand into a whirlwind of fashion chaos, with no regard for Jughead’s usual style or opinions.