Archie's Pal Jughead Archives #1
"Experiment Perilous!" kicks off Archie's Pal Jughead Archives #1 with a charmingly awkward twist on teenage romance, as Jughead Jones steps into the spotlight—not for his appetite, but for his pen. With art by George Frese and a cover that blends Frese’s modern style with the classic touch of Bob Montana, the issue captures the timeless charm of Riverdale’s most famously hungry teen navigating a heartfelt dilemma. When Jughead writes poems to impress Midgie, the girls misinterpret his kindness as a bold romantic move—and the consequences threaten to turn the schoolyard into a battlefield.
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Jughead helps Moose by writing poems for the new girl, Midgie. Other girls think Jughead is writing the poems on his own behalf and they threaten to beat up Moose if he hurts Jughead. Jughead begs Moose to beat him up rather than face girls who think Jughead is truly a romantic, but Moose is scared of what the girls might do to him.
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