Archie Annual #5

In "Hits and Misses," Betty and Veronica take Archie’s sexist remarks about women in baseball too seriously—so seriously they recruit him to coach their girls’ team, all while plotting to make him look foolish. With a mix of playful sabotage and unexpected athleticism, the trio finds themselves in a whirlwind of laughs and misfires on the diamond.

In "The Finishing Touch," Betty gets swept up in romantic anticipation when she hears Archie has planned a moonlight dinner—only to discover her efforts were meant for Veronica, not her. The story captures the classic Archie charm with a lighthearted mix of mistaken intentions and teenage drama.

In "Strenuos Strategy," Betty puts her romantic ambitions to the test by following advice from the self-help book *How To Get Your Man*, diving headfirst into Archie’s favorite pastimes—complete with a day of strenuous exercise. As she matches his energy and tries to win his approval through shared activities, the results are as unpredictable as they are entertaining.

Jughead stumbles into a mix-up when he takes his deposit bottles to the grocer in a baby carriage—only to accidentally swap it with another, unknowingly wheeling a real baby home. What starts as a simple errand quickly turns into a chaotic chase as he tries to return the little one without getting caught.