Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #277

A backyard football scene sets the stage for this 1979 Archie Comics gem, with Betty tumbling after a missed tackle while Veronica stands her ground — cool, composed, and clearly unwilling to throw herself at any boy, as her speech bubble proudly declares. Archie scrambles away in the background as Jughead and Reggie look on in amusement, capturing that cheerful, lighthearted Riverdale energy that made this series a staple of the era. Dan DeCarlo's cover art brings it all together with his signature clean linework and expressive characters that fans of the series know and love.