Life with Archie #32

Fernando Ruiz delivers a moody, noir-drenched cover for this penultimate chapter of "The Married Life," casting Archie and a wide-eyed Betty in a tense street scene — gun drawn, a vintage sedan lurking below — while a glamorous Veronica looks on with cool confidence and a mysterious figure lingers in the doorway of a "Sam Hill, Private Eye" office. The "Two Worlds. Two Loves. Two Destinies." tagline perfectly captures the dramatic stakes this series has built across its run, and Ruiz's cinematic composition gives the whole thing the feel of a 1950s thriller poster. If you've been following Archie's parallel married lives, this 2013 issue promises the kind of tension the cover is practically radiating.