Laugh Comics / Laugh #246

In "Native Son," the Archies prepare for a dance celebrating Riverdale's foreign exchange students, each dressing in their home country's traditional attire. Archie, determined to stand out as bandleader, searches for a truly American outfit—only to find that the answer might be closer than he thinks, especially when Charley Greysmoke shares a story that stirs something unexpected in the group.

Dilton Doily insists that Archie’s popularity stems from a mysterious natural charisma, a theory Reggie Mantle scoffs at—until he witnesses two unlikely events that seem to prove it. When an elderly woman hands Archie cash to deliver a small package, and a striking stranger suddenly kisses him in the middle of the street, Reggie starts to wonder if there’s more to Archie’s charm than meets the eye.