Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #201

Bumper cars have never been this complicated — Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #201 puts Archie squarely in the middle of a carnival collision course, frantically apologizing to a furious Veronica while Betty laughs nearby and the cars crash together in a shower of "BUMP" sound effects. Dan DeCarlo's cover captures the eternal Archie dilemma with his signature breezy charm, set against a colorful fairground backdrop complete with a fun house and a crowd of onlookers. It's a thoroughly entertaining October 1988 snapshot of the Riverdale gang at their most delightfully chaotic.