Betty and Veronica #42

A perfectly timed gag sets the scene on this 1991 entry in the Archie Series: Veronica stands holding an old-fashioned rotary wall phone with a bewildered expression, while a sheepish Mr. Lodge walks in behind her and a relaxed Betty looks on from the foreground — all tied together by Veronica's exasperated speech bubble lamenting that this is not quite the new phone Daddy promised. The cover by Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood captures that warm, breezy Riverdale humor that made this series such a reliable treat, and the Archie 50th Anniversary badge reminds us just how much mileage this gang had already logged by the time this issue hit stands.