Betty and Me #59

A sunny 1974 afternoon on the water turns into prime comic drama on this Betty and Me cover, where Archie and Veronica are locked in a kiss in one canoe while a wide-eyed Betty and a bemused Jughead paddle nearby — the speech bubble asking "Their break-up didn't last very long, did it?" says everything. Dan DeCarlo's clean, expressive linework captures the whole awkward, good-humored scene perfectly, from the lovestruck couple to the reactions of their thoroughly unsurprised friends. It's exactly the kind of breezy, relatable teen comedy that made Archie titles such a staple of the spinner rack.