Cover: Dan DeCarlo

Life with Archie #79

Nov 1968 · Archie · 0.12 USD

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“The Expert”

The cover of Life with Archie #79 sets up a wonderfully comic situation: Archie, decked out in a vintage pinstripe zoot suit, leans proudly against his old jalopy at what appears to be a 1950s-themed contest, while Veronica holds a gleaming trophy and the punchline hits — it's not his retro outfit that won the prize, but the car itself. The whole Riverdale gang surrounds them in a lively mix of period costumes and late-1960s fashion, with a band strumming away in the background, making Dan DeCarlo's cover a bright, energetic snapshot of Archie humor at its best. Frank Doyle, Bill Vigoda, Mario Acquaviva, and Bill Yoshida bring the interior story "The Expert" to life in this cheerful 12-cent package from 1968.

writer Frank Doyle · artist Bill Vigoda · inker Mario Acquaviva · letterer Bill Yoshida · cover Dan DeCarlo

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Cast · 11 characters

Archie Andrews Betty Cooper Greg Jughead Jones Li'l Jinx Midge Klump Moose Mason Mr. Lodge Reggie Mantle Smithers Veronica Lodge

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writer Frank Doyle

artist Bill Vigoda

inker Mario Acquaviva

letterer Bill Yoshida

cover pencils Dan DeCarlo

Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers

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Archie yells at Betty and Veronica, and feels guilty about it, but Jughead warns him he'll only make things worse by apologizing.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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