Archie's Pal Jughead #56

This November 1959 installment of Archie's Pal Jughead delivers a perfectly timed bit of Riverdale relationship comedy right on the cover: Betty, dressed smartly in a gray-and-red frock, asks Jughead whether Archie will like her new outfit — only for Jughead to deliver the delightfully awkward news that Veronica was wearing the exact same dress that very morning. Harry Lucey's pencils and Terry Szenics' inks give the scene a lively, expressive charm, with a green display gown visible in the Chic Shoppe window behind them adding a nice touch of irony to the mix. As a bonus, the issue promises a feature on television star Efrem Zimbalist Jr., making this a fun slice of 1959 pop culture alongside Samm Schwartz's interior art.