Pep #145

A stern teacher in purple stands over a dreamy-eyed Archie, who sits at his desk murmuring "Yes'm!" while his thought bubble reveals he's actually imagining a romantic moment with a dark-haired girl, hearts floating all around them. The classroom gag is perfectly timed — she's asking about the shortest distance between two points, and Archie has his own very different answer in mind. Harry Lucey's cover pencils capture that effortless Riverdale charm that made Pep a perennial favorite in 1961.