Betty #85

Betty's exasperated expression says it all on this cheerful 2000 cover from Stan Goldberg (pencils) and Rich Koslowski (inks): she's cozied up on the couch next to a completely oblivious Archie, who is far more interested in his handheld video game than in his very patient date. The speech bubbles — "Make up your mind… your handheld game or your handheld date!" — nail that timeless tension between screen time and real life with Archie Comics' signature warmth and humor. Inside, writer Kathleen Webb's story "Not-So-Private Eye" promises the kind of lighthearted Riverdale fun that made this series a genuine pleasure issue after issue.