Archie at Riverdale High #95

In a tense twist on school life, Mr. Weatherbee’s new surveillance system turns Riverdale High into a watchful maze, with cameras and intercoms making every student feel exposed. When Ms. Beazly resigns after being spied on, Archie and the gang begin to wonder if their world has become too much like the one in George Orwell’s *1984*—and they’re starting to question just who’s really in control.

In a 1984 Riverdale where machines seem to run everything, Archie and Dilton head to the bank after Mr. Andrews is turned down for a loan—only to find the system itself might be the real problem. When Dilton’s curiosity leads him to tamper with the ATM, a sudden glitch exposes a crack in the computer’s flawless facade.

In this sharp, satirical slice of 1984-era Archie at Riverdale High, Veronica learns from Mr. Lodge just how deeply the government has infiltrated even the smallest details of daily life—like a factory forced to paint its walls pink for morale, only to be told the color is toxic, then forbidden from removing it, leading to a bizarre, bureaucratic nightmare of hand-scraping and metal drum storage. The story unfolds with dry wit and a touch of surreal dread, grounding its absurdity in the very real anxieties of state overreach.

In this satirical 1984 installment from *Archie at Riverdale High*, Reggie finds himself in a courtroom showdown when his dad is jailed by the Pentagon over a controversial article about Mr. Lodge’s widgets. With Judge Bookum distracted and Miss Jones seemingly unbothered, Reggie takes a sharp turn from protest to photojournalism—snapping a picture of the judge’s eye and using it as leverage to free Mr. Mantle. The story’s blend of absurdity and small-town justice unfolds in just four pages, all with a wink to the era’s political climate.

In this brief, wry 1984 slice of life from *Archie at Riverdale High*, the high school’s surveillance system takes a dramatic end when it malfunctions during a routine pass by The Bee’s control room. With the cameras gone and the system scrapped, Mr. Weatherbee makes a surprisingly personal decision—turning his attention to bringing Ms. Beazly back into the fold.