Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #22

This charming 1956 Archie Series issue delivers a four-panel cover vignette set in a pet shop, where Betty and Veronica's outing takes a decidedly romantic turn. The sequence follows the girls — and a gentleman shopkeeper — browsing caged lovebirds, only for the final panel to reveal Archie stealing a kiss from dark-haired Veronica while a bemused Betty looks on, hearts floating in the air. At a dime a copy, this is a delightful snapshot of Riverdale's eternal romantic comedy, with writer Frank Doyle and artist Samm Schwartz turning a simple pet-shop errand into a perfectly timed punchline.