Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #218

This February 1974 issue captures a delightfully relatable slice of Riverdale life, with Betty and Veronica striding in wearing their trendiest hot pants — Veronica's speech bubble making their mission amusingly clear: "If hot pants won't tear the boys away from the game, nothing will!" Meanwhile, Archie and Jughead remain completely transfixed by the TV, blissfully unaware of the girls' grand entrance. Dan DeCarlo's cover art, inked by Dan DeCarlo himself, delivers that signature warmth and charm that made this series such a staple of early '70s comics.