Cover: Dan DeCarlo & Rudy Lapick

Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #48

Oct 1968 · Archie · 0.25 USD

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In "The Hard Way," Archie heads to the airport to meet a scientist claiming his orangoutang is the missing link in human evolution—only for the primate to escape and unexpectedly turn the tables on everyone’s assumptions. Written, drawn, and inked by Bob Bolling with lettering by Bill Yoshida, this 1968 classic blends Archie’s signature humor with a delightfully absurd premise, all framed by Dan DeCarlo’s iconic cover art with Rudy Lapick’s inks.

Contains 11 stories

The Hard Way

6 pp · Humor, Teen

Archie AndrewsJughead JonesVeronica Lodge

Dead Ringer (or If It Weren't For the Folks That Know You, You'd Be a Total Stranger)

6 pp · Humor, Teen

Betty CooperVeronica LodgeFlo FreelyThrobb TempleO.O. WellenmellenBruce Baby

Game Shame

6 pp · Humor, Teen

Archie AndrewsVeronica LodgeSmithersMr. Lodge

Dinner Date (or What Are You Going To Do With All That Butter When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder?)

6 pp · Humor, Teen

Archie AndrewsBetty CooperVeronica LodgeMr. Lodge

Archie’s suddenly thrust into the world of high society when Betty takes it upon herself to transform him into a polished gentleman—after Mr. Lodge dismisses him as a bumbling teenage bumpkin. With a crash course in etiquette and charm, Archie attempts to impress Veronica at a fancy dinner, but will his new polish hold up under the pressure of a very particular kind of butter?

Piece Meal!

1 pp · Humor, Children

Li'l Jinx

Great Balls of Fire

6 pp · Humor, Teen

Archie AndrewsJughead JonesVeronica LodgeMr. LodgePop Tate

Super-Smart Simian From Sumatra (or The Missing Link Was a Fink)

6 pp · Adventure, Humor, Teen

Archie AndrewsVeronica LodgeHiram LodgeProfessor Zag

In "Super-Smart Simian From Sumatra (or The Missing Link Was a Fink)," Archie heads to the airport to meet a scientist claiming his orangoutang is the missing link between apes and humans—only for the primate to escape and unexpectedly upend the whole theory. With a mix of slapstick chaos and clever twists, the story follows the unlikely creature’s antics as it stumbles into a mystery that may reveal more than anyone expected.

Swing King

1 pp · Humor, Teen

Archie AndrewsBetty CooperVeronica Lodge

Keen Machine

6 pp · Humor, Teen

Archie AndrewsBetty CooperDilton Doily: Pop TateJughead JonesMoose Mason

It's E-Z!

1 pp · Humor, Children

Li'l JinxMerry Holliday

For Whom the Poll Tolls

6 pp · Humor, Teen

Archie AndrewsBetty CooperVeronica LodgeJughead JonesMoose MasonMidge