Life with Archie #173

When a mysterious idol arrives at the Riverdale Museum—donated by a shadowy figure with unclear motives—Archie finds himself wrongly accused after being caught near the theft. As the real culprit, the donor’s son, slips away, Archie must clear his name before the truth is lost in the museum’s ancient halls.

In "The Clutch of the Idol, Part II," Archie finds himself freed from suspicion—thanks to a lack of evidence—only for Veronica’s well-meaning mistake to unexpectedly unravel the Sleezie family’s scheme. With the stolen idol at the center of a web of deception, the teens must navigate the fallout before the truth is lost again.

In "The Seat of the Trouble, Part I," Archie and the gang accompany Mr. Lodge to his newly purchased rustic cabin, where a gruff Indian caretaker—secretly from the Bronx—shares a local legend about a mysterious creature known as Wide End. As the teens settle in, the eerie tale begins to stir unease, setting the stage for a summer of mystery and unexpected twists.