Archie's Pal Jughead #5

In "Femmes and Fowls," Jughead and Archie’s ambitious egg farm takes a wobbly turn when their rooster proves less than cooperative—so they trade him for two ducks. But when Veronica catches wind of their plan, she’s furious at the idea of the ducks being used for dinner, especially since she’s not invited to the roast. Jughead, ever the pragmatist, makes a pointed note to exclude her from future meals.

In "Flyin' High," Jughead teams up with Betty to build a kite meant to impress Archie, but their trip to fly it takes a wild turn when the kite catches the wind—sending Jughead tumbling out of the back seat. A perfectly paced slice of 1951 humor, this five-page tale captures the classic chaos of Riverdale’s teens with a whimsical, lighthearted twist.

In "A Hair Brained Plot!", Betty and Veronica grow suspicious when Archie seems unusually distracted—only to realize his attention is caught by girls with short hair. Convinced that long hair is the true standard of beauty, the two rivals unite in a playful pact, both showing up to the dance with a dramatic new short-cut.

In "Of Moose and Men," Jughead tries to help Moose win over the new girl, Midgie, by writing sweet poems on his behalf—only to find himself caught in a whirlwind of mistaken romance. When other girls believe Jughead is secretly in love with Midgie, they threaten to punish Moose unless he stops pursuing her, forcing Jughead to beg Moose to beat him up to avoid worse trouble.

In "The Cake Eater," Jughead’s obsession with cake batter leads to a bizarre misunderstanding when he’s mistaken for having devoured a whole cake—after all, he’s been licking a bowl. The story unfolds with classic Archie humor as the doctor’s diagnosis turns a simple snack into a full-blown mystery.

In "Animal Cracks," Jughead amuses himself by matching zoo animals to people he knows—until Archie delivers a punchline that turns the joke back on him, suggesting Jughead himself looks like a donkey pulling a cart outside the zoo.