Life with Archie #17

Both halves of Archie's great romantic dilemma are on full, grinning display here — Betty beaming on the left, Veronica smirking on the right, with a triumphant Archie striking a flexing pose between them against a burst of blue rays. Norm Breyfogle's cover art gives each character a distinct personality that practically leaps off the page, capturing the playful tension at the heart of this title's dual-narrative format. With two complete "Archie Marries…" stories packed inside, issue #17 delivers exactly the kind of all-new Riverdale drama that earned it AOL Comics Alliance's praise as "the most fascinating Archie comic ever printed.