Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #143

This cheerful 1980 entry in Archie's long-running ensemble series delivers a perfectly timed two-panel gag right on the cover: Betty and Veronica scheme to pull Archie and Jughead away from a handheld baseball game, only for nature to do the job for them — a sudden downpour sends the boys huddling soaked on the ground while the girls triumphantly announce "Game called on account of rain!" Stan Goldberg's pencils and Jon D'Agostino's inks give the whole scene that warm, expressive energy the Riverdale gang is known for. With an interior story titled "The Jargon of Jealousy" and a creative team including writer George Gladir and artist Bob Bolling, this issue promises the kind of breezy, witty fun that made Archie's Pals 'n' Gals a staple of the spinner rack.