Archie vs. Predator #4

The four-issue crossover event wraps up with this finale, and Andrew Pepoy's cover makes the stakes unmistakably clear: Betty and Veronica — battered, mud-splattered, and each gripping blades — face each other across a flickering torch in a dark forest clearing, while the looming silhouette of the Predator watches from the shadows behind them. That tagline, "Frenemies No More!", says everything about how far Riverdale's favorite rivalry has been pushed by 2015's wildest mashup. It's a genuinely gripping image that caps off Alex de Campi, Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski, and Jason Millet's boundary-pushing series on a note of real tension.