Archie Comics Digest #87

Celebrating Archie Comics' 45th anniversary, this 128-page digest packs in plenty of Riverdale fun. Dan DeCarlo's cover captures a wonderfully chaotic backyard football moment: Betty is charging forward with the ball, stiff-arming a dark-haired player while a grinning Archie — football tucked under his arm — marvels at her blocking technique, with a fourth figure tumbling out of the way. It's a lively, perfectly timed gag that shows exactly why DeCarlo's clean, expressive linework defined the look of these characters for generations.