Archie Giant Series Magazine #495

This oversized 1980 edition of Archie Giant Series Magazine spotlights Archie's Jokes, and the cover sets the playful tone perfectly — a comic-strip sequence shows Archie and friends bursting out of school with a jubilant "Whee! Today is the last day of school!" while the beleaguered faculty, including a bald principal and a white-haired teacher, react with gleeful celebration of their own once the students have all fled. The final panel captures the teachers cutting loose in their own exuberant fashion, making it clear the relief runs both ways. At 50 cents, this Giant Series entry promises a packed collection of gags and good-natured humor perfect for summer reading.