Archie's Pal Jughead Archives #1

In "Experiment Perilous!", Jughead's uncle's secret formula takes a wild turn when Reggie's teasing pushes Jughead to test it on him—leading to a chain reaction of chaos that spirals out of control. The story captures the classic Archie humor with a zany twist, as the consequences of a single prank unfold in unpredictable ways.

Jughead’s simple plan to buy a rubber plant for his mom spirals into a chaotic auction misadventure when he accidentally bids on an entire factory instead. With a surprising cash bonus on the line, he’s suddenly a reluctant industrialist—just in time for the next big twist.

Jughead’s convinced a rusty old penny is his ticket to fast cash—so he’s selling it to buy a stack of burgers, promising Pop he’ll pay for them later. But when the penny’s true value comes to light, even Jughead’s appetite can’t outsmart the truth.

Jughead’s latest attempt to avoid homework backfires when Miss Grundy mistakes his self-published novel-in-progress for a book report. Forced to finish the story under the watchful eye of Mr. Weatherbee, Jughead finds himself in a very different kind of predicament—writing a book he never meant to write.

In "The Sad Sock," Jughead takes a job as Mr. Lodge's house boy, where a simple errand—delivering his boss’s socks—unexpectedly lands him in the middle of a financial turnaround. When Mr. Lodge calls from home to check his stocks, Jughead’s timely delivery of the socks coincides with a surprising rebound in his employer’s fortune.

When Archie’s shirt gets tangled in the mimeograph during a class print run, Reggie snatches the chance to steal the test answers—only to discover the ink spill has turned the entire sheet into a blank, unrecognizable mess. Miss Grundy, unfazed, declares a brand-new test is in order, leaving the whole class scrambling.

In "The Run-Around," Jughead’s attempt to get new pants altered takes a ridiculous turn when his old ones are stolen—leaving him with only his boxer shorts. To avoid embarrassment, he dashes into a nearby race, using the chaos to hide in plain sight.

In "Femmes and Fowls," Jughead and Archie’s ambitious egg farm takes a bizarre turn when their rooster proves too much to handle—so they trade him for two ducks. Things get awkward when Veronica catches wind of their plan and isn’t thrilled about the direction things are headed, especially with a roast duck dinner on the horizon. Jughead’s quick reminder to keep her out of the guest list says it all.

In "Flyin' High," Jughead teams up with Betty to build a kite aimed at impressing Archie, but their trip to a field takes an unexpected turn when the kite catches the wind—sending Jughead soaring out of the back seat. With classic Archie-style humor and a dash of airborne chaos, the story captures the trio’s usual mix of friendship and misadventure.

In "A Hair Brained Plot!", Betty and Veronica team up to test Archie’s true feelings—convinced he’s been eyeing girls with short hair—only to both ditch their signature locks for the school dance, determined to prove long hair is the ultimate style. The real question isn’t who wins Archie’s attention, but whether either of them will regret their drastic new look.

In "Of Moose and Men," Jughead steps in to help Moose win over Midgie by writing poems on his behalf, but things spiral when the other girls mistake Jughead’s verses as genuine romantic gestures—leading to a tense standoff where they threaten to punish Moose unless he stops pursuing Midgie. When Jughead realizes the danger, he begs Moose to beat him up instead, fearing what the girls might do to his friend, but Moose is too afraid to stand up to them.

Jughead’s latest obsession takes a bizarre turn when he’s caught mid-lick in a bowl of cake batter—only to be told by a doctor that he’s somehow consumed an entire freshly baked cake without taking a single bite. The mystery of how he managed it unfolds in this delightfully absurd, single-page tale of hunger, logic, and the unexplained.

In "Animal Cracks," Jughead confidently matches zoo animals to celebrity look-alikes, turning a simple visit into a hilarious guessing game. When Archie points out that Jughead himself resembles a donkey pulling a cart outside the zoo, the moment lands with perfectly timed absurdity.

In "Feast or Famine," Jughead faces off against Reggie in a ridiculous bet: no hamburgers for a week. What starts as a test of willpower takes a strange turn when Jughead begins sleepwalking to the diner, devouring burgers in his sleep—without remembering. When he finally wins the bet and is treated to two dozen hamburgers, he’s shocked to find himself utterly uninterested, leading him to worry he’s fallen ill and rush to the doctor.

In "Ceiling Zero," Jughead’s paper airplanes accidentally spark a schoolwide panic when Miss Grundy swears Martians have landed—only to be proven wrong by the sheer absurdity of it all. When Mr. Weatherbee finds a note tucked in another plane, urging him to meet in the park, he’s left utterly bewildered by the strange turn of events that follow.

In "Cookie Caper," Archie fumes over Jughead’s apparent rudeness for scarfing down more cookies than anyone at Veronica’s house, insisting he’d have taken just the tiniest bite to be polite. Jughead calmly retorts that Archie ended up with the smallest piece anyway—no matter the plan.

In "A Fool for Food!", Jughead and Archie find themselves in hot water when Mr. Weatherbee catches Betty secretly passing snacks to them during Home Ec class. Determined to teach them a lesson, the principal retaliates by tampering with the next batch of food—setting off a deliciously chaotic chain of events.

In "The Apple of His Eye!", Jughead takes on the role of William Tell’s son for the school play, only to discover that nearsighted Mr. Weatherbee—playing William Tell—is dead set on using real arrows for the famous apple-on-the-head scene. With his usual appetite for chaos and a dash of misplaced confidence, Jughead’s trying to keep the performance from turning into a full-blown tragedy.