Cheryl Blossom #9

The holiday spirit gets a glamorous twist in this February 1998 installment of Cheryl Blossom's solo series. The cover by Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood captures a wonderfully chaotic seasonal scene: a cheerful Cheryl in a blue dress holds court amid a Christmas tree, a chef with a steaming pot, a kneeling assistant, and a delivery person hauling wrapped gifts — while Betty, in a festive snowman sweater, pleads for lessons in the "true meaning of the holiday season." Cheryl's reply, rattling off shopping, party planning, and holiday dress fittings, sets up a playful tension that makes this a thoroughly entertaining slice of Riverdale's most unapologetically extravagant redhead.