Jughead #174

Jughead's talent for misreading a situation is on full display in this November 1969 issue, where the cover finds him arriving at a diplomatic party dressed head-to-toe in a monkey suit — complete with tail — while Archie and Veronica look on in mortified disbelief. His defense? The invitation said "tails should be worn," which is hard to argue with, even if it's impossible not to laugh. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo and inks by Rudy Lapick capture the gag with the crisp, expressive charm that made Archie comics a staple of the era.