Jughead #343

The cover by Dan DeCarlo tells the story instantly: Betty asks Ethel how she ever got Jughead to come to the dance with her, and Ethel's grinning reply — "It wasn't easy, Betty!" — is illustrated perfectly by the sight of her physically hauling a very resistant Jughead away from a tree he's clinging to for dear life. It's a wonderfully funny setup that captures everything fans love about Jughead's legendary aversion to dates, rendered with DeCarlo's effortlessly expressive linework. A cheerful December 1985 read that delivers the warm, laugh-out-loud charm Archie Comics fans always counted on.