Jughead #272

The cover of this January 1978 issue says it all: Jughead is at the diner counter, gleefully gesturing toward a towering, overstuffed sandwich while a bemused counterman holds it up, and Archie and Betty look on — with the speech bubble delivering the perfectly Riverdale-worthy punchline that Jughead is "the only one I know who buys a sandwich by the inch!" Stan Goldberg and Jon D'Agostino bring the gang's easy, warm charm to life in a scene that captures exactly why Jughead has always been such an endearing center of his own series. At just 35 cents, this 1978 Archie Comics entry is a cheerful snapshot of Riverdale at its most fun.