Archie Giant Series Magazine #249

The skateboarding craze of 1976 gets the full Riverdale treatment on this giant-sized issue, with Archie and Chuck proudly boasting speed and slalom records on their boards — while a battered, bandage-covered Archie standing nearby sheepishly claims the Band-Aid record, much to the amusement of Betty and Veronica looking on. Stan Goldberg's cover pencils capture the gang's easy humor and period-perfect style beautifully. With a generous giant-series page count and a story by writer Frank Doyle and artist Harry Lucey inside, this is a warm, fun snapshot of Riverdale at its most endearingly goofy.