Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #27

Back to School finds Archie scrambling to make it to his first day of school on time, only to realize he’s running late after getting lost in memories of his summer adventures. With the clock ticking and his usual charm not quite cutting it, he’ll have to find a way to get to class before the bell rings—no matter how much he’d rather be reliving last summer’s fun.

Jo and Jughead face off in a high-stakes race when Coach Kleats bets a free pizza on Jughead’s speed—only to discover that Jo might be the real sprinter in town.

In "Spy-Type Guy," Reggie’s relentless pranks against the new student Sherman House backfire when Sherman, convinced he’s hunting a secret criminal, has turned the school into a trap-laden fortress—leaving Reggie tangled in his own schemes. With every attempt to outwit Sherman, Reggie finds himself caught in increasingly elaborate setups, turning the school into a chaotic playground of mistaken identity.

Archie’s sudden obsession with Eastern philosophy leads him down a delightfully absurd path, spouting cryptic phrases like "The sad snail slowly creeps toward eternity." In this lighthearted, five-page gem from Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #27, his new mystic-mumbling routine throws his friends into a whirlwind of confusion—and hilarity—without ever revealing where the nonsense might lead.

In "Jug's Heart is Afire...and It's Not Heartburn!", Jo finds herself behind the wheel of a flashy Super Wiener car, dishing out hot dogs as part of a new job, while Jughead, ever the connoisseur of all things edible, is smitten—though not just with the food. When they team up for a wild ride to an In Zinc (NSYNC) concert, the mix of music, mystery, and melting cheese creates a chaos only they could handle.

In "Madcap Riverdale Maladies," the citizens of Riverdale suffer from absurd, exaggerated ailments unique to their town—like Archieitis, a mysterious affliction tied to the ever-present teen heartthrob, and detentionitis, a condition that strikes just before the final bell. Each panel delivers a laugh with its silly diagnosis, turning everyday high school struggles into full-blown medical emergencies.