Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #109

The cover of this October 1976 issue captures a perfectly timed bit of Riverdale comedy: Reggie is cheerfully showing Midge his mood ring — "turning blue with love!" — while a furious, fist-clenched Moose looms behind him, turning purple with rage in a way no mood ring is needed to confirm. In the foreground, Archie and a blonde companion look on from the park setting, framed by the playful activity vignettes Stan Goldberg and Rudy Lapick packed along the top of the cover. It's a warm, funny snapshot of the Archie gang's endless romantic entanglements that makes this Pals 'n' Gals issue genuinely fun to flip open.