Archie at Riverdale High #42

Archie at Riverdale High #42 finds our freckle-faced hero in an awkward spot — crouched over a pile of street litter while a thoroughly unimpressed Veronica threatens to walk out on what she suspects is less a date and more a scavenger hunt. Stan Goldberg's cover pencils capture the comedic tension perfectly, with the familiar Pop's Chok'lit Shoppe sign framing the scene and a gaggle of teens visible in the background, blissfully unaware of the drama unfolding on the sidewalk. If Archie's civic-minded streak isn't exactly winning Veronica over, this January 1977 issue promises the kind of warm, breezy Riverdale humor that makes the series such a pleasure.