Jughead with Archie Digest #193

In "The Big Countdown," Archie and Jughead tally the days until summer ends, only to flip their calendar when summer jobs turn their dread into a new kind of countdown—back to school. Written by a longtime collaborator and illustrated by the series' regular artist, the story captures the timeless, relatable grind of teenage anticipation, one sticky day at a time.

In "Can You Dig It?", Jo and her classmates trade summer fun for a fossil dig supervised by grad student Ben Alvarez, hoping to earn extra credit. When Archie and Reggie's antics inevitably derail the dig, they're kicked off the project—leaving Jo to navigate the excavation with the rest of the team.