Archie at Riverdale High #88

Pop's soda shop becomes the center of small-town comedy in this 1982 installment of Archie at Riverdale High, where the cover finds Archie and his pals reacting with wide-eyed surprise as a red-haired server in a bikini explains to the amused proprietor that dressing soda jerks in bathing suits helps "take their minds off the high prices." Stan Goldberg's cover art captures the cheerful chaos of the counter scene perfectly, with customers gawking, sundaes being served, and the menu board advertising Banana Splits and Super Sundaes in classic Riverdale fashion. It's a warm, funny snapshot of early-'80s Archie humor at its most light-hearted.