Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #8

A sunny beach scene sets the stage for this 256-page digest, as Betty gleefully brags to a skeptical Veronica that a lifeguard called her "charming and witty" — Veronica's sharp comeback ("What other lies did he tell you?") says everything about their enduring friendship-rivalry dynamic. Dan DeCarlo's cover pencils capture the Riverdale gang in full summer mode, with a redhead lounging in the foreground, Archie perched on the lifeguard stand behind them, and a crowd of beachgoers filling out the cheerful scene. At $2.25 and a whopping 256 pages, this 1988 digest is a genuinely generous package of Archie humor perfect for lazy summer reading.