Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #222

A kitchen comedy plays out in two perfectly timed panels on Dan DeCarlo's cover: Miss Grundy praises Betty's baking skills and tells her she's ready to try a soufflé, then delivers the punchline to a mortified Veronica — she's ready to heat up a TV dinner, as a plume of black smoke billows dramatically in the background. George Gladir's writing talent is well matched by this warm, good-humored 1974 series that consistently found big laughs in everyday teenage life. At just 25 cents, issue #222 is a charming snapshot of Riverdale's favorite rivalry taken straight to the kitchen.