Archie Giant Series Magazine #139

This oversized 1966 summer treat from Archie Giant Series delivers a sun-soaked beach scene penciled by Dan DeCarlo, with the whole Riverdale gang enjoying a sandy afternoon — Archie and Reggie lounging against a dune, Betty and Veronica tossing a colorful beach ball, and a stylish redhead grinning in the foreground. A speech bubble wonders aloud whether the boys will be "too angry at being kept waiting," setting up the kind of breezy, good-natured comic tension the series does so well. At a quarter cover price, Archie's Jokes #139 captures mid-'60s Archie comics at their lighthearted, sun-splashed best.