Betty and Me #84

In "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper," the gang returns to Riverdale only to find Pop's shoppe eerily transformed—Veronica and Pop Tate replaced by wind-up dolls, while Jughead's soda has him shrinking to mouse size. With the familiar setting turned surreal, the kids must navigate the oddity before things spiral further.

In "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part II)," Betty and Archie rush to rescue Jughead from a barking dog, leading them to State University where they encounter the eccentric Dr. Jerkil. The doctor, convinced the teens are entangled in an alien conspiracy, takes Jughead under his care—only for the truth to unravel when the doctor transforms into the grotesque Mr. Clyde with a single potion.

In this delightfully absurd chapter of *Betty and Me*, Jughead stumbles into a bizarre secret when Mr. Clyde confesses he’s an alien collecting Earth samples—complete with a plan to replace them with androids. Before Jughead can process the truth, Clyde transforms into Jerkil and tucks him safely (and awkwardly) into his pocket, setting off a chain of mischievous events that leaves Ethel peering through a telescope, just in time to catch a glimpse of the whole strange situation.

In "Betty Cooper, Betty Cooper (Part IV)," Betty and Archie return to Dr. Jerkil’s lab only to discover the truth: Jughead is in danger, and Jerkil is no doctor—he’s an alien in disguise. With Ethel caught in the crossfire and the gang racing to save their friends, they follow the alien android to a spaceship hidden in plain sight as a diner. The real Jughead’s fate hangs in the balance as the truth about the figure in Jerkil’s pocket begins to unravel.