Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #189
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "On the Ball!", Archie and Jughead face a surprisingly tough challenge: finding teammates for a touch football game, only to be met with empty fields and no takers—until Betty and Veronica step in, flipping the script and turning the quiet afternoon into a sudden, unexpected spectacle of interest. Written by Jim Ruth and illustrated by Rex Lindsey with inks by Rudy Lapick, this 1987 slice of Riverdale life captures the charm and humor of the classic comic with a fresh, energetic spin. The cover, penciled and inked by Dan DeCarlo, perfectly captures the lighthearted chaos of the moment.
In "On Second Thought," Archie and Jughead try to round up teammates for a touch football game, only to find no boys interested—until Betty and Veronica step in, flipping the script with a surprising surge of male enthusiasm. The story captures the classic Archie humor with a playful twist on who gets to play and why.
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Reprinted in Acke #11/1988 (1988), Archie Comics Digest #115 (1992), Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #101 (1992), Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #31 (1998), Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #42 (1999), Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree #[nn] (2013), Jughead's Double Digest #197 (2014), Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #26 (2017), Archie 1000 Page Comics Hoopla #[nn] (2017), Archie #10/1988
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