Archie Comics Digest #23

When Betty panics after thinking she’s killed one of Professor Flutesnoot’s fish, Jughead offers a surprising fix: the fish might just need company. His solution? Introducing a larger, more aggressive fish into the tank—setting off a chain of chaos neither of them expected.

In a playful twist on a school fad, Archie and the gang get caught up in a wave of monster masks—until Archie’s bold move into a blind alley takes a surprising turn. When Betty and Veronica step in to defend a frightened girl, her quiet remark as she removes her mask hints at a deeper truth beneath the costume.

In "Feast Or Famine," Jughead takes on a challenge from Reggie to go a week without hamburgers—easy for him, or so he thinks. But when he starts sleepwalking to the diner and devouring burgers under the radar, the real test begins. The moment he wins the bet and is handed two dozen hamburgers, Jughead’s stomach rebels, leaving him worried he’s fallen ill—and that’s when things get strange.

In "Ludwig La Stanza, The Music Moppet," Ludwig’s passion for music hits a high note—literally—when Mr. Weatherbee tasks him with conducting the Good Ol' Gang’s orchestra for Parent-Teacher Night. Frustrated by the lack of harmony, Ludwig strikes on a wildly unorthodox solution: bringing in two chickens and a pig to join the band.

Archie accidentally swaps his homework printout with Mr. Lodge’s during a sneaky visit to the Lodge Industries prototype computer, setting off a chain of misunderstandings that could land him in hot water—especially when the real report ends up in the wrong hands.

In "Jungle Rot," Mr. Lodge sets off on a wild expedition to find the legendary Dr. Livingston—only to stumble upon a bizarre menagerie of misfits in the heart of the jungle, including a delusional white hunter Archie, a primal ape man Jughead, and the ever-dramatic jungle girls Betty and Veronica. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1977 comic delivers a delightfully absurd twist on adventure tropes, all wrapped in Archie’s signature humor.