Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #138

Poor Dilton gets a crash course in confidence in this cheerful 1980 installment of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, with the cover strip playing out a perfectly timed punchline: Archie urges Dilton to "think positive" about girls, and Dilton's honest reply — "I'm positive they'll turn me down!" — lands with gentle, relatable charm. Dan DeCarlo's cover pencils capture the whole gang in a lively soda-shop setting, complete with a roller-skating redhead gliding past and more teens dancing in the background. It's a warm, funny snapshot of Riverdale at its most endearing.