Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #69

The Riverdale gang's community spirit gets hilariously soggy in this 1972 Giant Series entry, as a Student Ecology Fund car wash descends into cheerful chaos — Archie and friends scrubbing away at a red car while an unsuspecting bystander gets thoroughly drenched in suds, prompting the perfectly timed quip, "That isn't all it wets!" At 25 cents, this oversized format gives plenty of room to enjoy the warm, bouncy artwork capturing everyone from the girls watching near the sign to the thoroughly soap-blasted man reeling in surprise. A fun snapshot of early-'70s Archie comics at their most endearingly comic.