Pep #214

Pep #214 delivers a perfectly timed punchline right on the cover, where a smug Mr. Lodge fires back at Archie's innocent jigsaw-puzzle question with the zinger: "Only one — what is it that Veronica sees in YOU?" Veronica sits nearby looking amused while a grinning redhead in the foreground and a crowd of Riverdale regulars perched along the top banner round out this lively scene. At 12 cents, this February 1968 issue captures the warm, witty energy that made Archie comics a staple of the era.