Jughead #197

A sunny beach setting frames this October 1971 Archie Series gem, with Jughead — wearing a chef's hat and apron — tending a charcoal grill alongside a girl in pink, while Archie and another pal admire a flame-decorated surfboard nearby. When someone asks Jug who's the best flame maker on the beach, his enthusiastic answer — "Betty!" — gets a reaction from Veronica watching wide-eyed in the foreground, making for a wonderfully breezy bit of Riverdale rivalry. Cover art by Dan DeCarlo and Rudy Lapick brings all the warm, breezy charm you'd expect from a classic summer-at-the-beach issue.