Archie Comics Digest #234

Archie is front and center on this digest cover, furiously speed-stacking red plastic cups while Betty, Jughead, Reggie, and a couple of onlookers react with a mix of awe and skepticism — speech bubbles asking whether he'll become Riverdale's speed-stacking champion, with Reggie coolly noting the odds are stacked against him. Cover pencils by Fernando Ruiz and inks by Jon D'Agostino give the scene a lively, kinetic energy that perfectly suits the featured story, "Stacked Under Pressure." This 2007 digest packs in plenty of Riverdale fun, and the cover alone captures that warm, playful spirit Archie comics do so well.