Archie at Riverdale High #40

The cover of this 1976 Archie Comics entry sets up a tense drawing-room mystery, with an accusing man in red pointing at a stern Mr. Lodge while a horrified blonde girl and a wide-eyed Archie look on — all centered around the provocative tagline "To Catch a Thief." Stan Goldberg's pencils and Jon D'Agostino's inks bring plenty of expressive energy to the scene, capturing that classic Riverdale mix of comedy and mild melodrama. A small strip at the top even squeezes in a second vignette of teens in motion, hinting at the busy, fun-filled storytelling packed inside issue #40.