Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #147

The Riverdale gang's athletic adventures take center stage on Stan Goldberg's lively cover for this 1981 installment of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals. The top panel shows Archie smugly boasting "I told you guys I'd get you to the right place in time!" while crammed into a red car with football-uniformed passengers — a school bus and the "Central High School Athletic Field" sign visible in the background. Below, the fun continues with a split scene: one side featuring players in blue-and-gold football uniforms, and the other showing a spirited soccer scuffle involving what looks like Archie, Veronica, and friends on the pitch. With interior work by writer-artist Dick Malmgren, inked by Jon D'Agostino and colored by Barry Grossman, this issue delivers the cheerful, sports-flavored comedy that made the series such a reliable good time.