Archie Comics Digest #202

In "Junk Mail," Riverdale's quirks shine as four familiar faces get hilariously mismatched ads: Mr. Lodge receives a get-rich-quick pitch, Jughead is handed an exercise equipment catalog, Cheryl is handed a dating advice book, and Moose gets an invitation to join Mensa—each ad utterly out of step with who they are.

Archie and the gang brace for a new rival when the gym's newest star, Mick, arrives—only to realize he's not after football glory, but the cheerleading squad. Their relief quickly fades when they witness the girls' enthusiastic reaction to Mick’s tryout, leaving the boys stunned and questioning their place in the spotlight.

When Archie leaves a prop scarecrow in his locker for the school play, he doesn’t expect Svenson to turn it into a prank with unexpected consequences—leaving Archie to fill in for the scarecrow when the play begins. The twist? The scarecrow’s new life is anything but quiet.

In "The Cookie Conspiracy!", Veronica sets a clever plan in motion, slipping custom fortune cookies into the hands of herself and Archie—each with a message meant to sway their fate. But when Reggie intercepts one, his prank turns her scheme upside down with a single, ordinary cookie.

In "The Big Sleep," Jughead Jones spends the night at Archie Andrews’ house, only to be repeatedly roused from his slumber by Archie’s endless questions about how to finally fall asleep. With Jughead’s patience tested and Archie’s insomnia in full swing, the two navigate a night of restless banter and sleepy logic.

In "Trick or Thief?", Archie finds himself in a sticky situation when he’s roped into wearing a ridiculous hippo costume for Veronica’s charity Halloween ball. With a mysterious guest scheming to steal the donations and an accomplice in a nearly identical outfit, Archie’s accidental disguise becomes his unexpected advantage—leading him to play along with a thief who thinks he’s a partner in crime.