Life with Archie #217

A classic Riverdale hangout comes to life on this 1980 cover, as Archie pulls up to the Burger Palace in his red jalopy — a wide-eyed Jughead beside him in the passenger seat already eyeing the menu — while a carhop in her blue-and-yellow uniform delivers a tray loaded with burgers and milkshakes. Meanwhile, a carefree Archie lookalike (sporting suspenders and a crown) strolls up cheerfully calling out "Hi, gang! What's up?" — and Jughead's reply, "Every single item on this menu, Jug!", promises the kind of food-focused fun this series does so well. Cover art by Stan Goldberg and Jon D'Agostino captures the era's breezy, good-natured charm, and the interior tale, "Flea Market Folly," written by Frank Doyle, keeps the Riverdale crew's lighthearted adventures going strong.