Archie's Joke Book Magazine #48

The cover of this 1960 issue captures a perfectly timed comedy of errors: Archie and Veronica are leaning in for a kiss on the living room sofa, blissfully unaware that Mr. Lodge is seated right there in his armchair, newspaper in hand, calling out "Veronica! Did Archie get there yet?" — to which Veronica coolly replies, "Not quite, Daddy!" Harry Lucey's clean, expressive linework wrings every drop of humor from the awkward moment, with Archie's letterman jacket and plaid pants doing their best to look charming under pressure. At just a dime, Archie's Joke Book Magazine #48 is a warm snapshot of the era's most endearing romantic tangles.